All-time weather records — Muscle Shoals, AL
Climate change signal in Muscle Shoals
of Muscle Shoals's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (298 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (260 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 226 | 236 | ||
| 2020s | 140 | 130 |
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 2012, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 2012-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79.0°F — Jan 2, 2022 | 0.0°F — Jan 17, 2024 | 3.42 in — Jan 12, 2020 |
| February | 84.9°F — Feb 24, 2023 | 8.1°F — Feb 19, 2015 | 4.40 in — Feb 23, 2019 |
| March | 87.1°F — Mar 23, 2026 | 14.0°F — Mar 6, 2015 | 5.20 in — Mar 16, 2025 |
| April | 88.0°F — Apr 5, 2023 | 28.9°F — Apr 8, 2018 | 3.10 in — Apr 15, 2018 |
| May | 93.0°F — May 16, 2018 | 39.0°F — May 10, 2020 | 2.59 in — May 30, 2018 |
| June | 104.0°F — Jun 30, 2012 | 51.1°F — Jun 2, 2012 | 2.37 in — Jun 24, 2017 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 1, 2012 | 55.9°F — Jul 5, 2014 | 2.87 in — Jul 9, 2014 |
| August | 99.0°F — Aug 17, 2024 | 53.1°F — Aug 27, 2025 | 4.81 in — Aug 26, 2019 |
| September | 97.0°F — Sep 17, 2019 | 45.0°F — Sep 24, 2012 | 4.51 in — Sep 18, 2012 |
| October | 97.0°F — Oct 4, 2019 | 28.9°F — Oct 20, 2022 | 3.28 in — Oct 26, 2019 |
| November | 87.1°F — Nov 1, 2016 | 17.1°F — Nov 13, 2019 | 3.75 in — Nov 23, 2019 |
| December | 75.9°F — Dec 14, 2015 | 1.0°F — Dec 24, 2022 | 3.90 in — Dec 1, 2019 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Muscle Shoals.