Birmingham breaks April heat records

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.