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Weather extremes

How extreme does Huntsville's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Huntsville has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Huntsville Intnl Ap station 21 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Huntsville has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
106°F Jun 29, 2012

That is about 17°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Huntsville (typical high near 89°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 106°F Jun 29, 2012
2 105°F Aug 15, 2007
3 105°F Aug 16, 2007
❄️ Coldest night
-11°F Jan 21, 1985

About 44°F colder than a normal January night in Huntsville (typical low near 33°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -11°F Jan 21, 1985
2 -9°F Jan 20, 1985
3 -4°F Jan 17, 1982
🌧️ Most rain in one day
9.07 in Dec 22, 1990

More rain in a single day than Huntsville usually gets in the whole month of December (typical December total about 5.9 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 9.07 in Dec 22, 1990
2 5.34 in Dec 25, 2015
3 5.24 in Mar 16, 1973
Most snow in one day
8.1 in Feb 25, 2015

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Huntsville averages about 1 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 8.1 in Feb 25, 2015
2 7.1 in Jan 7, 1988
3 6.5 in Jan 9, 2011

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 106°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Huntsville's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 106°F is about 17°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Huntsville's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 106°F and as low as −11°F. A single day has delivered over 9 inches of rain or close to 8 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Huntsville Intnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00003856), about 21 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →