Is this June hotter than usual – even for Alabama?

It’s not even formally summer time but, however most of Alabama is within the grip of a heatwave this week.

Temperatures haven’t been record-breaking to date (although that might change at this time), however they’re effectively above what’s typical for this time of yr, in accordance with information from the Nationwide Climate Service.

Highs on Tuesday have been anticipated to peak within the mid- to even higher 90s throughout the state. The remainder of the week may carry extra of the identical.

June is often very heat in Alabama, however not that heat.

Listed here are the common excessive temperatures for some Alabama cities in the course of the month of June.

Birmingham: 88 levels

Cullman: 84.8 levels

Clanton: 88.4 levels

Dauphin Island: 86.2 levels

Demopolis: 89.5 levels

Evergreen: 89 levels

Fort Payne: 87.7 levels

Hamiliton: 88.5 levels

Huntsville: 89.1 levels

Guntersville: 86.1 levels

Livingston: 89.3 levels

Cellular: 89.4 levels

Montgomery: 91.5 levels

Muscle Shoals: 88.9 levels

Talladega: 87.9 levels

Troy: 88.6 levels

Tuscaloosa: 89.2 levels

Mid- to higher 90s in June usually are not typical however not unusual.

For instance, a few of the excessive temperature information for June 14 are within the triple digits.

Listed here are a couple of:

Birmingham: 98 levels in 1971

Clanton: 99 levels in 1977

Cullman: 93 levels in 2010

Dauphin Island: 92 levels – at this time

Demopolis: 100 levels in 1953

Evergreen: 103 levels in 1963

Fort Payne: 94 levels in 2010

Guntersville: 98 levels in 1977

Huntsville: 101 levels in 1914

Livingston: 100 levels in 2011

Cellular: 102 levels in 1952

Montgomery: 100 levels in 1963

Muscle Shoals: 103 levels in 1914

Talladega: 101 levels in 1914

Troy: 103 levels in 1963

Tuscaloosa: 102 levels in 1963

Sadly, there isn’t a break from the warmth across the nook. Each the 6- to 10-day and the 8- to 14-day outlooks from NOAA’s Local weather Prediction Heart present a excessive chance that above-average temperatures will proceed in Alabama by June 27.

The 6- to 10-day outlook is on the high of this put up. Right here is the 8- to 14-day outlook: