All-time weather records — Vernon, AL

Record high
109.0°F
August 30, 2000
Record low
-11.0°F
January 30, 1966
Wettest day
12.50 in
December 31, 2004

Climate change signal in Vernon

23.2%

of Vernon's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (85 of 366 records since 2015).

1.1%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (4 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 #
1930s
·
·
1940s
·
·
1950s
16
22
1960s
96
94
1970s
49
70
1980s
39
116
1990s
14
48
2000s
46
8
2010s
70
6
2020s
36
2

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 1956, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1938-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 82.0°F — Jan 2, 2022 -11.0°F — Jan 30, 1966 6.95 in — Jan 4, 1982
February 84.9°F — Feb 24, 1996 1.0°F — Feb 4, 1996 7.00 in — Feb 24, 2003
March 89.1°F — Mar 5, 1976 6.1°F — Mar 3, 1980 6.33 in — Mar 19, 1970
April 93.9°F — Apr 19, 1976 19.9°F — Apr 4, 1987 6.23 in — Apr 21, 1995
May 100.0°F — May 25, 2000 30.0°F — May 4, 1976 6.70 in — May 19, 1983
June 104.0°F — Jun 25, 2024 37.9°F — Jun 1, 1966 4.00 in — Jun 7, 2001
July 105.1°F — Jul 18, 1980 48.9°F — Jul 15, 1967 3.75 in — Jul 28, 1996
August 109.0°F — Aug 30, 2000 39.0°F — Aug 18, 2004 4.32 in — Aug 7, 1982
September 104.0°F — Sep 2, 2000 33.1°F — Sep 30, 1967 4.30 in — Sep 28, 2002
October 102.0°F — Oct 4, 2019 21.0°F — Oct 21, 1987 5.70 in — Oct 17, 2006
November 89.1°F — Nov 8, 2022 9.0°F — Nov 30, 1976 4.05 in — Nov 28, 1984
December 81.0°F — Dec 4, 1978 -2.9°F — Dec 24, 1989 12.50 in — Dec 31, 2004

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