Birmingham Weather in 1940

Historical record of Birmingham, Alabama weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Birmingham Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	97 °F	August 16
Lowest temperature	1 °F	January 27
Highest daily low	78 °F	July 26
Lowest daily high	20 °F	January 26
Most daily precipitation	3.0 inches	February 5
Most daily snow	9.5 inches	January 23
Total annual precipitation	53.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	10.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Birmingham in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Birmingham, Alabama in 1940 was 97 °F which happened on August 16.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Birmingham in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	97 °F	Aug 16
2	96 °F	Jul 28
3	95 °F	Sep 22
3	95 °F	Sep 9
3	95 °F	Aug 27
3	95 °F	Aug 18
3	95 °F	Aug 17
3	95 °F	Aug 15
3	95 °F	Jul 29
3	95 °F	Jul 27
3	95 °F	Jul 26
3	95 °F	Jul 24
3	95 °F	Jul 23
3	95 °F	Jul 22

What was the coldest temperature in Birmingham in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Birmingham, Alabama in 1940 was 1 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Birmingham in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	1 °F	January 27
1	1 °F	January 26
3	2 °F	January 19
4	5 °F	January 28
5	8 °F	January 25
5	8 °F	January 20
7	14 °F	January 24
7	14 °F	January 18
9	16 °F	January 21
9	16 °F	January 3

January 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	39	21	0.00	0.0
January 2	33	18	0.00	0.0
January 3	37	16	0.00	0.0
January 4	39	28	0.26	0.0
January 5	37	23	0.02	0.0
January 6	46	19	0.03	0.0
January 7	38	33	0.88	0.0
January 8	38	26	0.00	0.0
January 9	44	22	0.00	0.0
January 10	50	32	0.00	0.0
January 11	52	40	1.21	0.0
January 12	54	45	0.80	0.0
January 13	55	45	0.43	0.0
January 14	65	33	0.48	0.0
January 15	45	27	0.00	0.0
January 16	51	26	0.00	0.0
January 17	57	33	0.00	0.0
January 18	43	14	0.02	0.0
January 19	20	2	0.01	0.5
January 20	30	8	0.00	0.0
January 21	37	16	0.00	0.0
January 22	42	19	0.10	0.0
January 23	34	24	1.15	9.5
January 24	24	14	0.00	0.0
January 25	20	8	0.00	0.0
January 26	20	1	0.00	0.0
January 27	25	1	0.00	0.0
January 28	34	5	0.00	0.0
January 29	39	25	0.00	0.0
January 30	40	23	0.00	0.0
January 31	43	18	0.00	0.0

February 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	52	30	0.00
February 2	44	28	0.00
February 3	48	22	0.00
February 4	46	35	0.48
February 5	59	43	3.01
February 6	60	39	0.02
February 7	43	35	0.00
February 8	60	34	0.00
February 9	62	50	1.10
February 10	59	35	0.79
February 11	57	31	0.00
February 12	63	41	0.00
February 13	63	34	0.19
February 14	48	32	0.00
February 15	48	34	0.00
February 16	52	40	0.04
February 17	46	40	1.62
February 18	53	41	0.38
February 19	41	36	0.03
February 20	38	34	0.03
February 21	40	34	0.04
February 22	44	32	0.00
February 23	50	28	0.00
February 24	46	40	0.37
February 25	43	31	0.00
February 26	57	27	0.00
February 27	58	44	0.17
February 28	72	41	0.00
February 29	69	40	0.00

March 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	74	56	0.00
March 2	75	60	0.03
March 3	64	43	0.13
March 4	57	42	0.00
March 5	58	41	0.00
March 6	60	33	0.00
March 7	55	43	0.29
March 8	48	34	0.03
March 9	57	29	0.00
March 10	68	42	0.00
March 11	72	52	0.25
March 12	61	55	0.34
March 13	63	47	1.98
March 14	49	35	0.07
March 15	59	31	0.00
March 16	74	44	0.00
March 17	73	51	0.00
March 18	73	52	0.37
March 19	54	45	0.00
March 20	69	40	0.00
March 21	70	46	0.00
March 22	62	45	0.00
March 23	60	37	0.00
March 24	45	31	0.22
March 25	46	27	0.00
March 26	64	32	0.00
March 27	58	47	0.17
March 28	76	57	0.64
March 29	76	59	1.89
March 30	67	54	0.05
March 31	80	51	0.00

April 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	85	57	0.00
April 2	84	60	0.00
April 3	80	67	0.23
April 4	71	62	1.41
April 5	68	49	0.00
April 6	68	45	0.00
April 7	71	56	0.21
April 8	65	48	0.00
April 9	65	45	0.00
April 10	73	45	0.00
April 11	72	56	0.08
April 12	56	31	0.10
April 13	57	27	0.00
April 14	74	41	0.00
April 15	79	55	0.00
April 16	76	60	0.00
April 17	72	63	0.00
April 18	71	61	0.47
April 19	61	46	0.14
April 20	62	43	0.00
April 21	67	41	0.00
April 22	68	46	0.00
April 23	71	58	0.00
April 24	70	49	0.00
April 25	70	56	0.00
April 26	80	52	0.00
April 27	79	58	0.00
April 28	77	59	0.00
April 29	71	56	0.07
April 30	64	58	0.43

May 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	68	54	0.65
May 2	61	45	0.00
May 3	72	44	0.00
May 4	68	40	0.00
May 5	81	48	0.00
May 6	86	61	0.00
May 7	87	63	0.00
May 8	88	65	0.00
May 9	86	63	0.04
May 10	77	59	0.00
May 11	77	51	0.00
May 12	80	52	0.00
May 13	84	57	0.00
May 14	81	59	0.00
May 15	79	59	0.02
May 16	77	52	0.00
May 17	84	54	0.00
May 18	89	67	0.00
May 19	86	65	0.00
May 20	85	58	0.00
May 21	84	60	0.00
May 22	91	65	0.11
May 23	79	66	0.25
May 24	69	56	0.11
May 25	77	55	0.70
May 26	70	59	0.02
May 27	73	57	0.26
May 28	69	59	0.33
May 29	76	62	0.53
May 30	80	59	0.00
May 31	81	57	0.00

June 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	82	60	0.00
June 2	82	59	0.00
June 3	85	61	0.00
June 4	88	68	0.00
June 5	88	71	0.00
June 6	89	68	0.00
June 7	84	70	0.03
June 8	86	70	0.41
June 9	87	68	0.00
June 10	86	69	0.01
June 11	86	70	0.03
June 12	87	68	0.09
June 13	82	68	0.17
June 14	81	68	0.45
June 15	75	67	0.38
June 16	79	70	0.92
June 17	90	71	0.00
June 18	89	73	0.00
June 19	90	72	0.30
June 20	88	71	0.00
June 21	87	66	0.00
June 22	87	66	0.00
June 23	87	74	0.10
June 24	87	66	0.35
June 25	82	63	0.00
June 26	88	62	0.00
June 27	89	68	0.00
June 28	90	68	1.00
June 29	83	66	0.03
June 30	83	59	0.00

July 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	85	61	0.00
July 2	79	70	0.24
July 3	72	68	2.76
July 4	79	65	0.01
July 5	72	66	0.12
July 6	69	62	0.59
July 7	71	62	0.11
July 8	86	66	0.28
July 9	83	70	0.23
July 10	83	69	0.19
July 11	82	66	0.12
July 12	85	69	0.49
July 13	84	68	0.09
July 14	84	70	1.82
July 15	82	69	1.21
July 16	85	68	0.01
July 17	87	69	0.00
July 18	85	64	0.00
July 19	87	68	0.00
July 20	90	73	0.00
July 21	92	73	0.00
July 22	95	73	0.00
July 23	95	74	0.00
July 24	95	74	0.00
July 25	93	76	0.00
July 26	95	78	0.00
July 27	95	75	0.00
July 28	96	75	0.00
July 29	95	76	0.00
July 30	93	75	0.00
July 31	92	72	0.00

August 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	94	74	0.04
August 2	91	73	0.00
August 3	89	70	0.00
August 4	90	70	0.00
August 5	91	75	0.00
August 6	91	72	0.00
August 7	94	71	0.55
August 8	89	72	0.00
August 9	89	70	0.77
August 10	87	71	0.00
August 11	90	71	0.00
August 12	81	72	0.07
August 13	87	72	0.01
August 14	94	73	0.00
August 15	95	72	0.00
August 16	97	73	0.00
August 17	95	74	0.05
August 18	95	72	0.00
August 19	83	66	0.00
August 20	85	59	0.00
August 21	86	64	0.01
August 22	86	68	0.00
August 23	90	69	0.00
August 24	93	70	0.00
August 25	93	72	0.00
August 26	93	72	0.00
August 27	95	73	0.00
August 28	93	73	0.02
August 29	92	71	0.62
August 30	88	70	0.00
August 31	91	69	0.00

September 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	91	65	0.00
September 2	92	69	0.00
September 3	93	64	0.00
September 4	94	70	0.65
September 5	92	69	0.00
September 6	92	71	0.00
September 7	91	71	0.00
September 8	89	71	0.05
September 9	95	68	0.00
September 10	91	63	0.03
September 11	74	53	0.00
September 12	74	46	0.00
September 13	80	50	0.00
September 14	84	59	0.00
September 15	88	59	0.00
September 16	91	63	0.00
September 17	94	69	0.00
September 18	94	71	0.00
September 19	92	67	0.00
September 20	90	69	0.00
September 21	93	66	0.00
September 22	95	67	0.00
September 23	94	72	0.00
September 24	79	66	0.66
September 25	75	54	0.00
September 26	59	50	0.00
September 27	72	46	0.00
September 28	77	49	0.00
September 29	81	54	0.00
September 30	81	54	0.00

October 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	80	54	0.00
October 2	81	52	0.00
October 3	83	55	0.00
October 4	85	60	0.00
October 5	90	62	0.00
October 6	86	66	0.00
October 7	72	55	0.84
October 8	73	49	0.00
October 9	75	47	0.00
October 10	77	54	0.00
October 11	78	57	0.00
October 12	81	54	0.00
October 13	84	58	0.00
October 14	85	59	0.00
October 15	69	52	0.12
October 16	59	47	0.00
October 17	71	40	0.00
October 18	73	44	0.00
October 19	84	50	0.00
October 20	81	54	0.00
October 21	81	48	0.00
October 22	80	54	0.00
October 23	75	56	0.00
October 24	82	58	0.00
October 25	81	57	0.00
October 26	85	55	0.00
October 27	88	58	0.00
October 28	84	62	0.00
October 29	77	63	1.24
October 30	75	62	0.36
October 31	81	62	0.01

November 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	73	52	0.35
November 2	73	48	0.00
November 3	81	49	0.00
November 4	75	54	0.00
November 5	68	55	0.29
November 6	62	43	0.00
November 7	62	40	0.00
November 8	61	37	0.00
November 9	62	40	0.00
November 10	64	49	0.51
November 11	67	46	1.62
November 12	60	38	0.00
November 13	54	36	0.00
November 14	41	25	0.00
November 15	35	19	0.00
November 16	45	19	0.00
November 17	67	35	0.00
November 18	68	40	0.00
November 19	68	47	0.00
November 20	72	55	0.00
November 21	75	56	0.00
November 22	77	61	0.00
November 23	75	60	0.00
November 24	66	61	0.16
November 25	61	55	0.30
November 26	70	47	0.44
November 27	47	33	0.00
November 28	50	30	0.00
November 29	59	35	0.00
November 30	58	47	0.14

December 1940 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	55	36	1.39
December 2	52	30	0.00
December 3	40	28	0.00
December 4	56	26	0.00
December 5	55	40	0.00
December 6	60	33	0.00
December 7	54	44	0.13
December 8	58	35	0.00
December 9	65	38	0.00
December 10	68	46	0.00
December 11	71	52	0.00
December 12	64	59	0.40
December 13	66	59	0.32
December 14	63	58	0.00
December 15	63	54	0.33
December 16	58	38	0.17
December 17	52	32	0.00
December 18	62	34	0.00
December 19	51	42	0.24
December 20	56	43	0.00
December 21	61	43	0.00
December 22	64	40	0.00
December 23	62	44	0.00
December 24	58	49	0.11
December 25	55	50	0.04
December 26	65	51	0.07
December 27	65	55	1.07
December 28	59	45	0.03
December 29	49	41	0.02
December 30	55	36	0.00
December 31	57	40	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1930–2024	Birmingham Airport	location