Alabama receives an average of 56 inches (1,400 mm) of rainfall annually.

Invertebrates in Alabama include 97 crayfish species and 383 mollusk species.

The peak tornado season varies across Alabama, with a primary season in the spring and a secondary season in November and December.

Alabama has 93 reptile species.

The largest city in Alabama by population and area is Huntsville.

Baldwin and Mobile counties became part of Spanish West Florida in 1783, part of the independent Republic of West Florida in 1810, and finally part of the Mississippi Territory in 1812.

The climate in Alabama is classified as humid subtropical (Cfa) under the Köppen Climate Classification.

Industrial development related to World War II brought prosperity to Alabama. Rural workers moved to cities for better jobs, significantly increasing populations in cities like Mobile.

The 1901 Constitution of Alabama included provisions for voter registration that effectively disenfranchised large portions of the population, including nearly all African Americans, Native Americans, and tens of thousands of poor European Americans. It also required racial segregation of ...Read more

Notable civil rights events in Alabama included the Montgomery bus boycott (1955–1956), Freedom Rides in 1961, and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. These events contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting ...Read more