text size: small medium large When it comes to weather we usually just remember the last week or two. Go way back and you'll find extremes in the Mobile area that may surprise you. This is information compiled from the Southeast Regional Climate Center, the Mobile National Weather Service, and the National Climatic Data Center. Keep in mind that extremes that occur away from populated areas are often not documented so this list is only for reports that have been verified by the National Weather Service. The temperature and precipitation extremes are only for Mobile.
Coldest Mornings
February 13th, 1899 = -1 F
January 21st, 1985 = 3 F
February 12th, 1899 = 6 F
January 11th, 1962 & 1982 = 7 F
January 6th, 1883, coldest afternoon in Mobile
Hottest Days
August 29th, 2000 105 F
July 25th, 1952 = 104 F
July 14th, 1980 = 103 F
July 24th, 1952 = 103 F
September 5th, 1925 = 103 F
Wettest Months
June 1900 = 26.67”
September 1998 = 24.12”
June 2003 = 20.66”
July 1916 = 20.50”
March 1929 = 20.23”
Driest Months
October 1874 = 0.00”
October 1978 = 0.01”
October 1987 = 0.02”
October 1971 = 0.03”
October 1946 = 0.05”
Wettest Years
1881 = 92.32”
1900 = 91.18”
1947 = 90.53”
1912 = 89.86”
1929 = 89.34”
Driest Years
1938 = 37.15”
1904 = 39.50”
1954 = 42.35”
1890 = 42.51”
1968 = 43.96”
Top 10 Snowfalls
Feb. 14th & 15th, 1895 = 6.0”
Jan. 23rd & 24th, 1881 = 5.0”
Feb. 9th, 1973 = 3.6”
Jan. 23rd, 1955 = 3.5”
March 12th & 13th, 1993 = 2.7”
Feb. 12th, 1899 = 2.0”
Feb. 5th, 1988 = 1.7”
March 6th, 1954 = 1.6”
Jan. 31st, 1977 & Feb. 12th, 1958 = 1.4”
Significant Tornadoes Since 1950
(those that had major impact)
04/18/1950 F3 Mobile Co. 15 injured
01/23/1953 F3 Clarke Co. 1 injured
05/05/1956 F3 Escambia Co. FL 1 injured
02/26/1958 F3 Greene Co.
12/10/1961 F3 Escambia AL 1 injured
03/31/1962 F3 Santa Rosa Co. 17 deaths, 100 injured. $2.5 million damage
01/05/1962 F2 Okaloosa Co. 1 death 30 injured. $2.5 million damage
12/25/1964 F3 Okaloosa Co. 4 injured. $2.5 millions dollars in damage
10/30/1967 F3 Escambia Co. FL 44 injured.
12/10/1967 F2 Okaloosa Co. 1 death 50 injured. $2.5 million damage
11/03/1968 F3 Mobile Co. 14 injured
11/03/1968 two F3 Baldwin Co. 4 injured
11/03/1968 F3 Escambia AL 1 injured
03/02/1971 Clarke Co.
04/23/1971 F4 Monroe Co.
12/20/1971 F3 Monroe Co. 1 injured.
02/07/1971 F3 Escambia Co. FL 112 injured. $2.5 million damage
03/27/1976 F3 George Co.
04/18/1978 F3 Monroe Co. 30 injured
05/19/1980 F3 George Co.
04/25/1982 F3 Mobile Co.
03/20/1983 F3 Green Co. 2.5 million damage
10/04/1995 F2 Crestview 1 death 3 injured
01/26/1996 F1 Gulfcrest 1 death 3 injured
03/18/1996 F1 Jackson Municipal Airport 15 injured. $1 million damage
11/21/1997 F3 Saraland
10/13/2001 F3 Foley
11/27/2004 F2 Summerdale and F1 Seminole
06/07/2005 F0 Semmes & Chunchula
11/15/2006 multiple tornadoes, one in Dyas
10/18/2007 EF1 Pensacola
10/22/2007 EF2 Coden
2/17/2008 EF1 Molino, FL & EF2 Dixie, AL
Significant Hail Events Since 1950
(reports greater than 1.5" & costly damage)
12/05/1977 3.5” Clarke Co.
05/08/1985 3.5” Mobile Co.
05/10/2006 2.75” Thomasville, Clarke Co. $100,000 damage
04/17/1998 2.75” Repton, Conecuh Co.
05/03/1998 2.75” Owassa, Conecuh Co.
04/17/1998 2.75” Frisco City $60,000 in damage
05/03/1998 2.75” Mineola $80,000 in damage
03/05/1998 2.75” Mc Lain, Greene Co. $100,000 damage
04/17/1998 2.75” Leakesville $60,000 in damage
04/17/1998 2.75” Deer Park, Washington Co. $85,000 damage
04/25/2003 1.75” Fruitdale 10,000 in damage
05/02/2003 2.5” Chatom $1.4 million in damage
05/02/2003 1.75” Walnut Hill, Escambia FL $15,000 damage
03/26/2005 2.75” Milton, Santa Rosa $2.5 million damage
Significant Wind Events Since 1950
(not hurricane and not tornado winds)
06/05/1998 80mph Greene, Countywide $1.4 million damage
06/05/1998 90mph Washington, Countywide $1.5 million damage
03/12/2001 85mph McIntosh $1 million damage
03/12/2001 105mph Huxford, Escambia Co AL $1 million damage
03/12/2001 60mph Evergreen, Conecuh Co. $1.2 million damage
Central Gulf Coast Tornado Outbreak, October 13th, 2001 … 9 Tornadoes:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/101301Tor/101301main.html
New Year Snow, 2002
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/2002Snow/newyearssnow.htm
Hole Punch Cloud, December 11th 2003
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/121103hole_punch/holepunch-main.html
Snow, December 18th 2006
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/121896Snow/18Dec96main.html
Find more historic storm reports by state and by county from the National
Climatic Data Center for tornadoes,
severe thunderstorms, high wind and hail
The first freeze of the fall season is defined as when the temperature hits 32 degrees for the first time. When this occurs depends entirely on where the temperature is measured in any given city and it is influenced by elevation, land cover, proximity to buildings, amount of land and building development, and proximity to water. In the News 5 area our inland areas freeze earlier since they are farther away from the moderating waters of the coastline.
This list of earliest, latest, and average freezes is compiled
and provided by the Mobile
Office of the National Weather Service.The average first and last
freeze dates come from a 1971-2000 database. The first and last freeze
dates are from the entire length of the database record.
| Location | First Freeze |
Freeze |
Freeze |
Last Freeze |
| Alabama | ||||
| MOBILE (MOB) | 10-28-1957 | NOV 29 | FEB 28 | 04-05-1987 |
| ANDALUSIA | 10-02-1998 | NOV 4 | APR 1 | 04-24-1986 |
| ATMORE | 10-27-1957 | NOV 21 | MAR 11 | 04-13-1940 |
| BAY MINETTE | 10-20-1989 | NOV 23 | MAR 4 | 04-05-1987 |
| BREWTON | 09-30-1967 | NOV 2 | MAR 30 | 04-30-1992 |
| CHATOM | 10-03-1984 | NOV 9 | MAR 27 | 04-27-1976 |
| CODEN | 10-27-1982 | NOV 24 | MAR 8 | 04-10-2000 |
| DAUPHIN ISLAND | 11-30-1979 | DEC 27 | FEB 6 | 03-10-1996 |
| EVERGREEN | 10-20-1989 | NOV 17 | MAR 17 | 04-26-1910 |
| FAIRHOPE | 10-24-1937 | DEC 1 | FEB 22 | 04-13-1940 |
| FRISCO CITY | 10-20-1989 | NOV 19 | MAR 12 | 04-11-1973 |
| GREENVILLE | 10-20-1989 | NOV 17 | MAR 21 | 04-19-1983 |
| HIGHLAND HOME | 10-16-1987 | NOV 15 | MAR 15 | 04-20-1983 |
| JACKSON | 10-20-1989 | NOV 13 | MAR 10 | 04-05-1987 |
| ROBERTSDALE | 10-21-1989 | NOV 25 | MAR 4 | 04-13-1940 |
| THOMASVILLE | 10-17-1977 | NOV 14 | MAR 16 | 04-26-1910 |
| WHATLEY | 10-08-1991 | NOV 6 | MAR 31 | 04-21-1983 |
| Florida | ||||
| PENSACOLA (PNS) | 10-31-1993 | DEC 10 | FEB 22 | 03-27-1955 |
| JAY | 10-20-1989 | NOV 21 | MAR 7 | 04-11-1973 |
| NICEVILLE | 10-20-1989 | NOV 17 | MAR 13 | 04-21-1953 |
| CRESTVIEW (CEW) | 10-20-1989 | NOV 12 | MAR 20 | 04-23-1993 |
| Mississippi | ||||
| RICHTON | 10-08-1987 | NOV 1 | MAR 28 | 04-18-1997 |
| MERRILL | 10-01-1984 | OCT 30 | MAR 18 | 04-11-1989 |
| WAYNESBORO | 09-30-1967 | OCT 27 | MAR 28 | 04-18-2001 |
| WIGGINS | 10-20-1964 | NOV 21 | MAR 10 | 04-11-1973 |
