WETTESTSINCE
Alabama · precipitation record 1893–2026

Muscle Shoals, AL

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
27.97in
year to date · normal 32.23"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.3in
20th wettest of 128 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.55in
62nd driest of 128 yrs
98% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.15in
47th wettest of 128 yrs
113% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.97in
37th driest of 130 yrs
87% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.01in
on Mar 15, 2025 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 40 days (to Oct 10, 1897)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

87%
27.97" of a normal 32.23" · wettest 58.69" (1939) · driest 14.51" (1914)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 121-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 52.33" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197578.78in
2199177.17in
3193276.21in
4199472.03in
5202071.16in

Driest Years on Record

1194330.92in
2194131.15in
3200737.31in
4194238.58in
5198739.18in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Mar (~5.12") and driest in Oct (~2.33"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 1990, 19.19".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Muscle Shoals — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

5.60in
set in 1972

Rain on Jul 28

34%
of 128 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.05″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.27″1900: 0.05″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.17″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.60″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.40″1918: 0.78″1919: 0.26″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.70″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.65″1926: 0.01″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.08″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.02″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.19″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.23″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.53″1942: 0.20″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.49″1946: 0.26″1947: 0.32″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.11″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.16″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.65″1962: 0.37″1963: 0.01″1964: 0.32″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.50″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.03″1972: 5.60″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.01″1977: 0.40″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.07″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.03″1994: 0.00″1997: 0.07″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.03″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.26″2007: 0.97″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.96″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.16″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.82″2017: 1.12″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.08″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.54″2025: 0.30″0″1″2″3″4″5″6″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Muscle Shoals's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Muscle Shoals, AL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Muscle Shoals's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Muscle Shoals, AL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:58 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon11:57 AM
Daylight13h 57m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.74°N, 87.60°W

Nearby Stations

Huntsville, AL46 mi ETupelo, MS74 mi WBirmingham, AL95 mi SENashville, TN107 mi NEMemphis, TN136 mi WChattanooga, TN137 mi E

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