DRIESTSINCE
Alabama · precipitation record 1895–2026

Birmingham, AL

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2025
19.79in
11th wettest of 132 years · normal 12.98"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.04in
45th wettest of 131 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
7.84in
17th wettest of 132 yrs
170% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
19.79in
11th wettest of 132 yrs
152% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
38.86in
30th wettest of 131 yrs
114% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.75in
on Sep 16, 2004 · in 132 years

Dry Streak

0days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 61 days (to Nov 18, 2016)

Wet Streak

4days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

114%
38.86" of a normal 34.23" · wettest 53.5" (2020) · driest 15.01" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 130-year record (1896–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 54.17" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1192981.82in
2196176.48in
3190076.21in
4193275.36in
5202073.12in

Driest Years on Record

1200728.86in
2190434.32in
3193136.14in
4194336.94in
5189636.99in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Mar (~5.57") and driest in Oct (~2.41"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1916, 20.12".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Birmingham — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.48in
set in 1977

Rain on Jul 28

40%
of 131 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.05″1900: 0.50″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.06″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.45″1905: 0.28″1906: 0.34″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.11″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.01″1914: 0.33″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.02″1923: 0.90″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.06″1926: 0.09″1927: 0.06″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.03″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.19″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.44″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.12″1943: 0.18″1944: 0.27″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.52″1948: 0.24″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.11″1951: 1.38″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 1.08″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.08″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.01″1962: 0.26″1963: 0.18″1964: 0.27″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.61″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.12″1971: 0.60″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 1.63″1977: 2.48″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.34″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.32″1985: 0.06″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 1.23″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.39″1996: 0.51″1997: 0.82″1998: 0.47″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.03″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.30″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.04″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.19″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.11″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.73″2024: 1.22″2025: 0.04″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Birmingham's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Birmingham, AL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Birmingham's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Birmingham, AL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Birmingham's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Birmingham, AL — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:56 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight13h 54m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.56°N, 86.75°W

Nearby Stations

Huntsville, AL74 mi NMontgomery, AL89 mi SMuscle Shoals, AL95 mi NWTupelo, MS125 mi WColumbus, GA127 mi SEAtlanta, GA132 mi E

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