Alabama enjoys a lengthy growing season of up to 300 days in the southern part of the state.
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Alabama was under military rule from the end of the war in May 1865 until its official restoration to the Union in 1868.
The first Constitutional Convention for Alabama was held in Huntsville from July 5 to August 2, 1819.
Alabama’s highest recorded temperature is 112 Β°F (44 Β°C), recorded on September 5, 1925, in Centerville.
An 1842 article in the Jacksonville Republican proposed that “Alabama” meant ‘Here We Rest’, a notion popularized in the 1850s through the writings of Alexander Beaufort Meek.
Originally, many native tribes inhabited present-day Alabama.
A company of cavalry soldiers from Huntsville, Alabama, joined Nathan Bedford Forrest’s battalion in Kentucky. Their uniforms had yellow trim, leading to them being nicknamed “Yellowhammer,” a name later applied to all Alabama troops in the Confederate Army.
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Snowfall is less frequent along Alabama’s Gulf Coast, sometimes going several years without any snowfall.
Alabama has four National Forests: Conecuh, Talladega, Tuskegee, and William B. Bankhead.
Alabamaβs highest recorded temperature is 112Β°F (44.4Β°C). This was recorded on September 6, 1925, in Centerville, Alabama. Fun context: Alabama generally has a humid subtropical climate, so summer highs often reach the upper 90s, but hitting 112Β°F is extremely rare. Top 5 Highest Temperatures RecordRead more
Alabamaβs highest recorded temperature is 112Β°F (44.4Β°C).
This was recorded on September 6, 1925, in Centerville, Alabama.
Fun context: Alabama generally has a humid subtropical climate, so summer highs often reach the upper 90s, but hitting 112Β°F is extremely rare.
Top 5 Highest Temperatures Recorded in Alabama
Interesting Notes
- Most of these extreme temperatures occurred in the 1920sβ1930s, during periods of severe heatwaves in the southeastern U.S.
- Locations like Cordova and Centerville are inland, where temperatures spike more than near the Gulf Coast due to lower humidity moderation.
- Modern-day Alabama summers are hot, but reaching 110Β°F+ is very uncommon today thanks to improved weather forecasting and regional climate monitoring.
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