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

Snow is rare in much of Alabama, but areas north of Montgomery may receive a dusting of snow a few times each winter, with occasional heavy snowfalls every few years.

There are 73 amphibian species in Alabama.

Alabama enjoys a lengthy growing season of up to 300 days in the southern part of the state.

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

The first capitol building in Montgomery burned down in 1849, but it was rebuilt on the same site in 1851. The second capitol building, designed by Barachias Holt of Exeter, Maine, remains to the present day.

The Rosenwald Fund helped fund the construction of schools for African American children in Alabama. Between 1913 and 1937, 387 schools, seven teachers’ houses, and several vocational buildings were built with partial funding from the Rosenwald Fund.

While part of the same large language family, the Muskogean-speaking tribes in Alabama developed distinct cultures and languages.

Historic snowfall events in Alabama include the New Year’s Eve 1963 snowstorm and the 1993 Storm of the Century.