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Alabama Weather Records

9 official all-time records

The official all-time extremes for Alabama, as NOAA’s State Climate Extremes Committee lists them: from 112°F at Centerville to -27°F at New Market.

Maximum Temperature

RecordDateWhereStationStatus
112°FSeptember 6, 1925Centerville011520E: Value is unchanged from previous extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values.

Minimum Temperature

RecordDateWhereStationStatus
-27°FJanuary 30, 1966New Market015867E: Value is unchanged from previous extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values.

Greatest 24-Hour Precipitation

RecordDateWhereStationStatus
32.52 inchesJuly 19, 1997 to July 20, 1997Dauphin Island Sea Lab012172EA

Although higher amounts have been observed in other states, the 32.52 inches of rainfall that was observed in 24-hrs over July 19-20, 1997 at Dauphin Island Sea Lab in conjunction with Hurricane Danny is the greatest 24-hr rainfall that has been directly observed at an officially established observation station within the coterminous United States.

Maximum 24-Hour Snowfall

RecordDateWhereStationStatus
20 inchesMarch 13, 1993Walnut Grove018648N: Value is changed from extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values.

Maximum Snow Depth

RecordDateWhereStationStatus
22 inchesJanuary 24, 1940Reform016847N: Value is changed from extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values.

Hail: Weight

RecordDateWhereStationStatus
0.6125 poundsMarch 19, 2018WalterN/ANSA

Hail: Circumference

RecordDateWhereStationStatus
13.75 inchesMarch 19, 2018WalterN/ANSA

Hail: Diameter

RecordDateWhereStationStatus
5.38 inchesMarch 19, 2018WalterN/ANSA

Hail: Volume

RecordDateWhereStationStatus
19.8 cubic inchesMarch 19, 2018WalterN/ANSA

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State Climate Extremes Committee records.