FROSTY IN PLACES: It is colder than forecast in many places early this morning… these are temperatures reported just before sunrise… Black Creek (Etowah County, just northeast of Gadsden) 28 (with “moderate to heavy” frost) Valley Head 32 Cottondale 33 … Continue reading →

DAY 52: Today is the 52nd consecutive day with no measurable rain at Birmingham (records are kept at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport). Not a drop of rain during November so far; the total for the month of October was just a trace … Continue reading →

WE TIE THE RECORD TODAY: For Birmingham, today will be the 52nd consecutive day without measurable rain; that ties the record of 52 consecutive dry days set in 1924… and we will break that record tomorrow as drought conditions continue … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Just a few sprinkles over far Northeast Alabama this afternoon; the rest of the state is dry, and the low levels are very dry with dewpoints only in the 30s and 40s. You just can’t get any rain … Continue reading →

ALL 67 COUNTIES: This afternoon Alabama Governor Robert Bentley expanded the “drought emergency” to include all 67 counties. Here is some information from the afternoon news release… “Although 46 counties in North Alabama were already under the No Burn Order, … Continue reading →

LOOKING FOR RAIN: The last measurable rain at Birmingham was on September 18 with 0.32?. The last time we had over one inch in a 24 hour period came on July 30, when the total was 1.33?. No rain has … Continue reading →

NO DROUGHT RELIEF: New drought monitor data this morning shows an expanding area of exceptional/severe drought across Alabama… Let’s make it perfectly clear… if we do see a few showers along tonight’s cold front over North Alabama, it will be … Continue reading →

EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE: Today most likely will be the 46th consecutive day without measurable rain for Birmingham, and with no really significant chance showing up through the end of next week, it looks like we have a good chance … Continue reading →

DROUGHT UPDATE: Today is the 45th consecutive day without measurable rain for Birmingham, and with no really significant chance showing up through the end of next week, it looks like we have a good chance of breaking the record dry … Continue reading →

LONG TIME, NO RAIN: Today will be the 45th consecutive day without rain for Birmingham; the record streak is 52 days set in 1924, and unfortunately it sure looks like we have a good chance of beating that record as … Continue reading →