A Welcome Change to Typical July

Saturday and Sunday have been cool during the afternoon hours but especially cool for July in the early morning hours. Here are some of the low temperatures that were reached on both days. Data is from the NSSTC Collaborative Weather Blog site, a collaborative between the University of Alabama-Huntsville, NASA and the National Weather Service.

Saturday Morning Lows

52°F – Hytop
53°F – Desoto SP, Lynchburg
54°F – Belvidere, Crossville (CRN), Valley Head
55°F – Cullman (HCN), Grove Oak 5 W, Huntsville (Alabama A&M), Meridianville, Park City, Russellville (Airport), Sardis Springs
56°F – Anderson (AL), Cullman (COOP), Fayetteville [Record 51, set in 1976], Florette, Harvest, Hazel Green, Ider, Madison, Scottsboro, Vinemont
57°F – Bridgeport [Record 56, set in 1970], Decatur (Airport)* [Record 58, set in 1967], Fort Payne (Airport), Hanceville, Huntland, Muscle Shoals (TVA Reservation), Russellville (COOP) [Record 50, set in 1970], West Point
58°F – Courtland, Ford City, Fort Payne (COOP), Moulton [Record 55, set in 1967], Muscle Shoals (Airport) [Record 56, set in 1967]
59°F – Athens, Fyffe, Huntsville (Airport)* [Record 59, set in 1967]
61°F – Albertville, Huntsville (UAH)
62°F – Bankhead Forest, Guntersville, Decatur (COOP) Union Grove

*New record low (Note: Record low temperatures at sites other than the Huntsville and Muscle Shoals airports are unofficial)

Sunday Morning Lows

49°F – Desoto State Park
52°F – Valley Head
53°F – Crossville, Hytop, Russellville (Airport)
54°F – Grove Oak 3 W
55°F – Anderson, Lynchburg
56°F – Belvidere, Bridgeport [Record 55°F, set in 1984], Cullman (COOP), Florette, Fort Payne, Hazel Green, Ider, Muscle Shoals (TVA Reservation), Owens Crossroads, Sardis Springs, Scottsboro, Vinemont
57°F – Courtland, Cullman (HCN), Ford City, Meridianville, Moulton [Record 56°F, set in 1967], Muscle Shoals (Airport)* [Record 58°F, set in 1976], Russellville (COOP) [Record 52, set in 1967]
58°F – Decatur (Airport)* [Record 59°F, set in 1967], Huntsville (Alabama A&M), Park City, Union Grove
59°F – Albertville
60°F – Guntersville, Huntsville (Airport) [Record 58°F, set in 1911 & 1984]
61°F – Bankhead Forest, Huntsville (UAH)

*New record low (Note: Record low temperatures at sites other than the Huntsville and Muscle Shoals airports are unofficial)

Dale Bader / Meteorologist, Storm Force 31