Is this weather normal in Shelby County?

Alabama · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Shelby County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 70°, lows near 45°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Shelby County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.4°OctNov: +1.5°NovDec: +0.6°DecJan 2026: -0.9°JanFeb: +2.4°FebMar: +6.5°MarApr: +4.1°AprMay: 0.0°MayJun: +0.5°JunJul: +1.2°JulAug: +2.2°AugSep: +5.8°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.7 inOctNov: -1.8 inNovDec: -3.5 inDecJan 2026: +1.5 inJanFeb: -3.1 inFebMar: -1.0 inMarApr: -1.0 inAprMay: +0.9 inMayJun: +1.1 inJunJul: +0.7 inJulAug: -1.5 inAugSep: -1.6 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Shelby County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January55° / 33°5.3 in57.6° 195030.4° 1940
February60° / 36°5.5 in57.0° 192735.5° 1895
March68° / 43°5.5 in64.0° 201243.7° 1960
April75° / 49°5.0 in67.1° 189656.7° 1983
May82° / 58°4.2 in75.0° 189963.7° 1976
June88° / 66°4.8 in82.2° 191471.6° 1955
July91° / 69°4.8 in83.2° 190275.2° 1967
August90° / 69°4.2 in84.4° 200774.5° 1967
September86° / 63°3.9 in82.7° 192567.6° 1967
October76° / 51°3.4 in73.9° 191955.9° 1952
November65° / 40°4.5 in60.5° 198544.8° 1976
December57° / 36°5.2 in55.6° 201535.8° 1963

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Shelby County

Crime Radar: Hoover, Pelham, Alabaster, Helena, Calera, Leeds, Vestavia Hills, Columbiana

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