EYES ON THE RECORD BOOK: The Alabama drought/late season “heat wave” continues, with temperatures in the 85-90 degree range for most communities this afternoon. This is the warmest November day on record for Birmingham; the temperature is 87 degrees at … Continue reading →

RECORDS GALORE: Yesterday’s official high at Birmingham was 87 degrees; that tied the record for October 31… last time it was that warm on Halloween was in 1984. New records were set yesterday at Anniston with 87 (the old record … Continue reading →

RECORD WATCH: Based on the hourly data, Birmingham’s high so far today is 86 degrees… one degree shy of the record for October 31, 87 set in 1984. But there is still time to creep up to tie that record, … Continue reading →

ALABAMA DROUGHT ROLLS ALONG: Exceptional drought conditions continue across Alabama. This will be the third year on record with no measurable rain during the month of October for Birmingham… it also happened in 1901 and 1924. Today will be the … Continue reading →

SAME STORY: Exceptional drought conditions continue across much of North and Central Alabama, and the situation won’t get any better over the next seven days. And, with no soil moisture, the solar energy will be all focused on heating the … Continue reading →

CLASSIC SOUTHERN DROUGHT: There is no doubt this is my least favorite kind of weather to deal with. Droughts, and the associated heat/warmth aren’t good for anything. For Birmingham, today marks the 40th consecutive day with no measurable rain. Soil … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: There is basically one shower in the state as I write this at 3:05 this afternoon… it is near Dogtown in DeKalb County, and it won’t last long… You could count the number of showers on one hand … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: There were actually two showers on radar early this morning, shortly after 5:00… But, as I write this around 6:00 those are long gone, and hope for any additional rain is very small today, despite an upper trough … Continue reading →

DROUGHT CONDITIONS: I hear it all the time… why has it stopped raining in Alabama? Well, actually, parts of Alabama had 3/4 of an inch of rain last Thursday, up in the Tennessee Valley, but some of the larger cities … Continue reading →

DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO WORSEN: Today will be the 38th consecutive day without measurable rain for Birmingham (based on data from the airport), and with the lack of soil moisture the stage is set for very warm afternoons for the … Continue reading →