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Birmingham, AL

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2021
21.29in
9th wettest of 132 years · normal 13.39"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.04" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 12.36"
1.04in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 131 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.03in
37th wettest of 132 yrs
131% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
21.29in
9th wettest of 132 yrs
159% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
43.13in
30th wettest of 132 yrs
114% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.75in
on Sep 16, 2004 · in 132 years

Dry Streak

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

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

114%
43.13" of a normal 37.86" · wettest 58.46" (2020) · driest 16.18" (2007)

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 Aug 24 ever

2.51in
set in 2008

Rain on Aug 24

30%
of 131 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.03″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.24″1905: 0.42″1906: 0.01″1907: 0.02″1908: 0.14″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.01″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.27″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.75″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.37″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.79″1927: 0.04″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.04″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.03″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.02″1937: 0.07″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.72″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.16″1946: 0.00″1947: 2.48″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.01″1959: 0.01″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.16″1968: 0.04″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.76″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.01″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.18″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.35″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.21″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.08″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.65″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.33″2000: 0.39″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.06″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.59″2008: 2.51″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.03″2014: 0.03″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.94″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″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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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:16 AM
Sunset6:22 PM
Solar noon11:49 AM
Daylight13h 06m
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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