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Was September normal in Alabama?

September 2026 · 67 counties · data family: climatedata.dev

Much warmer than normal

79.1°FStatewide average temperature, September 2026

+4.3°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 74.8°F
6th warmest September of 132 since 1895
Of 67 counties: 58 much warmer, 9 warmer
Furthest above normal: Lauderdale County (+6.2°F); least: Escambia County (+1.3°F)
Precipitation 2.06 in, 51% of normal: drier than normal

Every Alabama county, September 2026September 2026 was warmer than normal in every county with a figure: 58 much warmer, 9 warmer; furthest above normal Lauderdale County (+6.2°F), least Escambia County (+1.3°F).Choose a county to see its answer. The colour shows how far each county was from its own 1991–2020 normal.

+4°F or more 45
+3 to +4°F 11
+2 to +3°F 9
+1 to +2°F 2
within 1°F 0
−1 to −2°F 0

Much warmer than normal 58
Warmer than normal 9
Near normal 0
Cooler than normal 0
Much cooler than normal 0

Every September since 1895, Alabama statewideSeptember 2026 averaged 79.1°F, +4.3°F against the 1991–2020 normal: the 6th warmest September of 132 since 1895.

Show the numbers (132 rows)

Year	September average
2026	79.1°F
2025	75.8°F
2024	75.6°F
2023	75.7°F
2022	73.7°F
2021	73.9°F
2020	74.3°F
2019	80.2°F
2018	79.4°F
2017	73.4°F
2016	78.6°F
2015	74.4°F
2014	76.3°F
2013	75.0°F
2012	73.0°F
2011	72.1°F
2010	76.9°F
2009	75.0°F
2008	74.5°F
2007	76.0°F
2006	72.8°F
2005	76.9°F
2004	73.8°F
2003	73.1°F
2002	77.3°F
2001	71.9°F
2000	73.9°F
1999	73.3°F
1998	77.4°F
1997	74.8°F
1996	72.1°F
1995	73.7°F
1994	72.2°F
1993	74.0°F
1992	73.4°F
1991	74.4°F
1990	76.3°F
1989	72.9°F
1988	74.5°F
1987	73.6°F
1986	76.4°F
1985	72.7°F
1984	72.5°F
1983	72.0°F
1982	72.2°F
1981	71.5°F
1980	78.1°F
1979	72.6°F
1978	76.9°F
1977	75.7°F
1976	72.0°F
1975	70.4°F
1974	70.9°F
1973	76.5°F
1972	77.2°F
1971	75.2°F
1970	77.4°F
1969	72.0°F
1968	72.3°F
1967	68.8°F
1966	72.9°F
1965	74.8°F
1964	74.6°F
1963	73.1°F
1962	74.6°F
1961	74.4°F
1960	74.6°F
1959	74.7°F
1958	75.1°F
1957	73.8°F
1956	72.1°F
1955	76.8°F
1954	78.2°F
1953	73.7°F
1952	72.1°F
1951	75.6°F
1950	72.1°F
1949	72.4°F
1948	72.5°F
1947	76.1°F
1946	72.4°F
1945	77.1°F
1944	75.3°F
1943	71.7°F
1942	72.4°F
1941	77.3°F
1940	72.6°F
1939	76.4°F
1938	74.2°F
1937	72.8°F
1936	77.7°F
1935	74.1°F
1934	74.0°F
1933	78.8°F
1932	74.3°F
1931	78.9°F
1930	76.4°F
1929	74.4°F
1928	72.9°F
1927	77.1°F
1926	79.0°F
1925	83.1°F
1924	72.4°F
1923	75.8°F
1922	77.0°F
1921	80.9°F
1920	76.8°F
1919	75.1°F
1918	70.4°F
1917	73.2°F
1916	73.6°F
1915	76.4°F
1914	73.2°F
1913	73.2°F
1912	76.9°F
1911	80.2°F
1910	77.4°F
1909	75.3°F
1908	74.5°F
1907	75.2°F
1906	78.3°F
1905	76.2°F
1904	77.0°F
1903	73.2°F
1902	73.6°F
1901	72.4°F
1900	77.6°F
1899	72.8°F
1898	75.2°F
1897	75.6°F
1896	75.9°F
1895	77.8°F

All 67 counties, September 2026

Record rank: 1 is the warmest September on record for that county.


1	Lauderdale	78.0°F	+6.2°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
2	Lawrence	78.4°F	+6.2°F	3 of 132	Much warmer than normal
3	Limestone	78.5°F	+6.2°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
4	Colbert	78.2°F	+5.9°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
5	Jackson	77.6°F	+5.9°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
6	Madison	78.3°F	+5.9°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
7	Jefferson	80.0°F	+5.8°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
8	Shelby	79.9°F	+5.8°F	3 of 132	Much warmer than normal
9	Morgan	78.4°F	+5.7°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
10	Franklin	77.8°F	+5.6°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
11	Lamar	79.8°F	+5.6°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
12	Tuscaloosa	80.5°F	+5.6°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
13	Winston	78.1°F	+5.6°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
14	Bibb	80.2°F	+5.5°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
15	Chilton	80.0°F	+5.5°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
16	DeKalb	76.7°F	+5.5°F	6 of 132	Much warmer than normal
17	Pickens	80.5°F	+5.4°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
18	Walker	79.4°F	+5.4°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
19	Cullman	78.2°F	+5.3°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
20	Fayette	79.3°F	+5.3°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
21	Marion	78.2°F	+5.3°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
22	Marshall	78.1°F	+5.3°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
23	Talladega	78.8°F	+5.2°F	6 of 132	Much warmer than normal
24	St. Clair	78.6°F	+5.1°F	6 of 132	Much warmer than normal
25	Blount	78.2°F	+5.0°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
26	Cherokee	77.7°F	+5.0°F	7 of 132	Much warmer than normal
27	Etowah	78.2°F	+5.0°F	8 of 132	Much warmer than normal
28	Greene	80.7°F	+5.0°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
29	Hale	80.6°F	+5.0°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
30	Sumter	80.8°F	+5.0°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
31	Calhoun	78.1°F	+4.9°F	7 of 132	Much warmer than normal
32	Cleburne	76.7°F	+4.9°F	7 of 132	Much warmer than normal
33	Perry	80.4°F	+4.9°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
34	Autauga	80.6°F	+4.8°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
35	Marengo	80.9°F	+4.8°F	5 of 132	Much warmer than normal
36	Clay	76.9°F	+4.7°F	6 of 132	Much warmer than normal
37	Choctaw	80.6°F	+4.6°F	4 of 132	Much warmer than normal
38	Coosa	78.6°F	+4.6°F	6 of 132	Much warmer than normal
39	Dallas	80.8°F	+4.6°F	6 of 132	Much warmer than normal
40	Randolph	76.8°F	+4.6°F	6 of 132	Much warmer than normal
41	Wilcox	80.7°F	+4.4°F	6 of 132	Much warmer than normal
42	Elmore	79.7°F	+4.1°F	7 of 132	Much warmer than normal
43	Chambers	77.2°F	+4.0°F	8 of 132	Much warmer than normal
44	Lowndes	80.4°F	+4.0°F	6 of 132	Much warmer than normal
45	Tallapoosa	77.7°F	+4.0°F	9 of 132	Much warmer than normal
46	Clarke	80.0°F	+3.7°F	8 of 132	Much warmer than normal
47	Butler	79.1°F	+3.5°F	11 of 132	Much warmer than normal
48	Montgomery	79.8°F	+3.5°F	8 of 132	Much warmer than normal
49	Macon	79.1°F	+3.4°F	9 of 132	Much warmer than normal
50	Washington	80.0°F	+3.4°F	9 of 132	Much warmer than normal
51	Crenshaw	78.8°F	+3.3°F	14 of 132	Warmer than normal
52	Lee	77.9°F	+3.3°F	8 of 132	Much warmer than normal
53	Bullock	78.8°F	+3.2°F	11 of 132	Much warmer than normal
54	Pike	78.8°F	+3.2°F	13 of 132	Much warmer than normal
55	Barbour	78.9°F	+3.0°F	13 of 132	Much warmer than normal
56	Russell	78.8°F	+3.0°F	10 of 132	Much warmer than normal
57	Dale	79.3°F	+2.9°F	13 of 132	Much warmer than normal
58	Coffee	79.1°F	+2.8°F	14 of 132	Warmer than normal
59	Henry	79.3°F	+2.7°F	13 of 132	Much warmer than normal
60	Monroe	79.0°F	+2.7°F	16 of 132	Warmer than normal
61	Mobile	80.3°F	+2.6°F	9 of 132	Much warmer than normal
62	Houston	79.7°F	+2.4°F	15 of 132	Warmer than normal
63	Geneva	79.4°F	+2.3°F	19 of 132	Warmer than normal
64	Covington	78.6°F	+2.2°F	22 of 132	Warmer than normal
65	Conecuh	78.1°F	+2.0°F	27 of 132	Warmer than normal
66	Baldwin	79.7°F	+1.9°F	20 of 132	Warmer than normal
67	Escambia	78.0°F	+1.3°F	40 of 132	Warmer than normal

Get this data

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curl https://visualizedata.org/data/topics/climate/us-al.json

The climatedata.dev API it comes from (live, no key; every month since 1895 with its normal, anomaly and rank):

curl "https://api.climatedata.dev/v1/us-climate/tavg/us-al.json"

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What this can't tell you

A statewide average is not the average of its counties: NOAA computes it from its own grid, weighted by area.
The most recent months are preliminary and NOAA revises them in the next release.

How the answer is decided

Each month is ranked against the same month in every year on record (since 1895 for most places). The top tenth of the record is 'much warmer than normal', the top third 'warmer', the middle third 'near normal'. Counties are coloured by the same five words.

Sources

climatedata.dev us-climate, version 2026-10-25.6c7474e6d8 (U.S. public domain)
NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), statewide and national files (U.S. public domain)
climatedata.dev county-climate, version 2026-10-25.b4bbb5298a (U.S. public domain)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, counties (generalised) (U.S. public domain)
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