All-time weather records — Franklin, AL

Record high
107.1°F
August 18, 2007
Record low
-2.9°F
January 21, 1985
Wettest day
10.98 in
August 31, 1961

Climate change signal in Franklin

0%

of Franklin's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

0%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1900s
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1910s
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1920s
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1930s
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1940s
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1950s
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1960s
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1970s
3
7
1980s
137
124
1990s
99
115
2000s
81
83
2010s
46
37

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1979, the latest in 2013. Period of observation: 1902-2016.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 80.1°F — Jan 3, 2006 -2.9°F — Jan 21, 1985 4.40 in — Jan 16, 1925
February 82.9°F — Feb 16, 1989 9.0°F — Feb 5, 1996 9.27 in — Feb 25, 1961
March 87.1°F — Mar 18, 2002 15.1°F — Mar 3, 1980 5.78 in — Mar 17, 1990
April 91.0°F — Apr 22, 1987 27.0°F — Apr 1, 1987 5.54 in — Apr 8, 1964
May 97.0°F — May 24, 1996 39.0°F — May 5, 2013 4.90 in — May 4, 1978
June 102.0°F — Jun 7, 1985 45.0°F — Jun 1, 1984 4.34 in — Jun 5, 1928
July 106.0°F — Jul 30, 1986 57.0°F — Jul 2, 2008 4.75 in — Jul 8, 1996
August 107.1°F — Aug 18, 2007 55.9°F — Aug 29, 1992 10.98 in — Aug 31, 1961
September 100.9°F — Sep 17, 1980 37.9°F — Sep 22, 1983 5.70 in — Sep 25, 1956
October 93.0°F — Oct 8, 1990 28.0°F — Oct 29, 2001 6.60 in — Oct 5, 1995
November 88.0°F — Nov 1, 1984 19.0°F — Nov 28, 2013 9.33 in — Nov 27, 1948
December 81.0°F — Dec 3, 1982 7.0°F — Dec 24, 1989 5.58 in — Dec 4, 1953

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Franklin.