Here’s how this week’s cold temps compare to all time lows in Alabama

Snow fell on the Alabama Gulf Coast this past week and we saw temperatures fall to the single digits in some spots in the state, which prompted us to wonder just how cold temperatures got here in Alabama — historically speaking.

Well, despite this week’s brutal cold, we actually did not see any low temperature records broken. Although some cities got close:

Cold temps in Alabama

We saw single-digit low temperatures in many cities in Alabama this past week, but none that approached record lows, believe it or not. Here is how cold temperatures fell this past week, compared to the lowest temps recorded in these Alabama cities:

• Birmingham: 9 degrees (record is -6 on January 21, 1985)
• Huntsville: 10 degrees (record is -11 on January 21, 1985)
• Montgomery: 15 degrees (record is -5 on Feb. 13, 1899)
• Mobile: 6 degrees (record is -1 on Feb. 13, 1899)
• Anniston: 8 degrees (record is -5 on January 21, 1985)
• Gadsden: 7 degrees (record is -13 on Feb. 13, 1899)
• Tuscaloosa: 12 degrees (record is -5 on January 27, 1940)
• Dothan: 18 degrees (record is 4 on January 21, 1985)
• Florence: 12 degrees (record is -11 on January 21, 1985)
• Mentone: 13 degrees (record is -2 on January 21, 1985)

Warming up this weekend

According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to rise this weekend throughout the state, with highs in the 50s for most of Alabama, and lows above freezing.

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