Average Temperature in Alabama by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Alabama for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.
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What Was the Hottest Year in Alabama History?
1921 was the warmest year in Alabama history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 78.0 °F, and the average low was 53.4 °F.
What Was the Coldest Year in Alabama History?
1976 was the coolest year in Alabama history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 72.9 °F, and the average low was 48.4 °F.
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Year Rank High (°F) Low (°F)
2023 3 76.9 54.0
2022 29 75.7 52.4
2021 19 75.1 53.5
2020 12 75.7 54.0
2019 4 76.6 54.1
2018 16 75.2 53.7
2017 10 76.2 53.9
2016 5 77.3 53.4
2015 15 75.4 53.8
2014 111 73.7 50.4
2013 93 73.3 51.9
2012 12 76.5 53.3
2011 36 75.9 51.7
2010 89 74.6 50.7
2009 81 73.8 52.0
2008 81 74.7 51.1
2007 18 76.8 52.0
2006 21 76.6 51.7
2005 52 74.9 51.9
2004 61 74.2 52.4
2003 89 73.8 51.6
2002 44 74.8 52.4
2001 72 74.6 51.4
2000 44 76.0 51.2
1999 25 76.4 51.9
1998 8 76.3 53.9
1997 100 73.5 51.2
1996 106 73.7 50.6
1995 72 74.6 51.5
1994 72 74.1 52.0
1993 102 73.8 50.9
1992 106 73.2 51.0
1991 29 74.9 53.0
1990 12 77.3 52.5
1989 104 73.3 51.1
1988 106 74.1 50.0
1987 72 75.1 51.0
1986 25 75.8 52.4
1985 84 74.1 51.5
1984 84 74.9 50.8
1983 125 72.5 49.9
1982 61 74.8 51.9
1981 111 74.3 49.6
1980 96 74.5 50.5
1979 122 72.7 50.0
1978 114 73.9 49.8
1977 96 74.4 50.6
1976 129 72.9 48.4
1975 84 74.1 51.6
1974 68 75.0 51.2
1973 68 74.5 51.6
1972 72 74.7 51.2
1971 89 74.4 50.9
1970 106 74.0 50.2
1969 122 73.3 49.4
1968 128 73.4 48.6
1967 114 73.9 49.9
1966 119 73.2 50.1
1965 72 74.8 51.2
1964 100 74.2 50.7
1963 118 74.2 49.3
1962 72 75.3 50.8
1961 114 73.7 50.1
1960 121 73.3 49.7
1959 72 74.4 51.4
1958 125 72.8 49.7
1957 29 75.0 52.9
1956 44 75.9 51.2
1955 52 75.7 51.2
1954 21 77.2 51.1
1953 36 76.1 51.4
1952 61 75.8 50.9
1951 36 76.1 51.4
1950 68 74.7 51.5
1949 21 75.6 52.9
1948 52 75.1 51.7
1947 93 74.1 51.1
1946 25 75.6 52.6
1945 36 75.6 52.1
1944 44 75.5 51.7
1943 66 75.7 50.8
1942 96 74.7 50.3
1941 44 75.4 51.8
1940 125 73.0 49.4
1939 35 75.7 52.0
1938 16 76.7 52.3
1937 52 74.7 52.0
1936 36 75.8 51.8
1935 44 75.2 51.9
1934 52 75.2 51.6
1933 8 77.0 53.2
1932 29 75.5 52.6
1931 29 76.4 51.7
1930 61 75.1 51.4
1929 52 74.8 52.0
1928 96 74.2 50.7
1927 2 77.6 53.6
1926 81 74.6 51.2
1925 10 77.3 52.6
1924 104 74.5 49.9
1923 52 74.8 52.0
1922 7 76.4 53.9
1921 1 78.0 53.4
1920 102 73.6 51.0
1919 25 75.8 52.4
1918 36 75.5 52.0
1917 117 74.3 49.4
1916 52 75.8 51.1
1915 66 75.3 51.1
1914 84 74.7 50.9
1913 44 75.8 51.5
1912 106 73.7 50.6
1911 5 77.3 53.3
1910 89 75.1 50.2
1909 36 76.3 51.4
1908 29 76.3 51.8
1907 43 75.6 51.8
1906 61 75.1 51.4
1905 93 74.0 51.3
1904 84 75.3 50.2
1903 111 73.7 50.3
1902 44 75.5 51.6
1901 122 73.6 49.2
1900 52 74.8 52.0
1899 68 74.9 51.3
1898 72 74.2 51.7
1897 21 75.9 52.5
1896 19 75.8 52.8
1895 119 73.1 50.2