Reviewed by: Caleb Turrentine
Birmingham breaks April heat records
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Birmingham set high temperature records on April 2-3 this week.
According to the U.S. National Weather Service Birmingham Office, the Magic City set a new record on Wednesday, April 2 with a high temp of 87 beating the previous record of 86 in 2012.
Birmingham also set a record high minimum (low) temperature of 68, surpassing the record of 67 set in 2024.
On April 3, Birmingham tied a record high minimum (low) temperature of 70. This tied the old record of 70 from 1974.
The April “mini-heat wave” this week saw high temp records fall in several Alabama cities.
From the Weather Service:
On April 2:
- Montgomery set a record high of 89, breaking the record of 88 from 2006 and 2017
- Tuscaloosa tied a record high of 88, first set in 2006
- Tuscaloosa set a record high minimum (low) of 71, breaking the record of 66 from 1982
- Anniston tied a record high of 87, first set in 1978.
On April 3:
- Montgomery tied a record high of 87, set in 1999, 2014, and 2015
- Tuscaloosa set a record high of 87, breaking the record of 86 set in 1963 and 2018
On April 4:
- Tuscaloosa set a record high of 88, breaking the record of 87 set in 2023
- Anniston tied the record high of 86, set in 1969
Weather Sunday and next week in Alabama?
After another warm Saturday, the Weather Service expects us to have a stormy and rainy Sunday. Other than a brief chilly day on Monday, temps are expected to be back to normal the rest of the week.
