Ray weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Ray, Alabama: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at ALEXANDER CITY, 11 km from Ray; records cover 1969–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 57 in1448 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.7 in1.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 23
- First fall freeze
- Nov 7
- Heating degree days
- 2,684
- Cooling degree days
- 1,901
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 17°−8° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Ray in January
Highs average 56°13° and lows 32°0°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1975)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 650
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ray in February
Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°2°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2019)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 487
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Ray in March
Highs average 68°20° and lows 42°5°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1995)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 328
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Ray in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 48°9°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1987)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 141
- Cooling degree days
- 46
Ray in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 58°14°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1996)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 28
- Cooling degree days
- 184
Ray in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1985)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 365
Ray in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 70°21°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1977)
- Record low
- 55°13° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 479
Ray in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°20°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2007)
- Record low
- 53°12° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 446
Ray in September
Highs average 86°30° and lows 63°17°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2019)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 282
Ray in OctoberThis month
Highs average 77°25° and lows 51°10°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2019)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 115
- Cooling degree days
- 76
Ray in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 40°5°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1984)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 359
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Ray in December
Highs average 58°15° and lows 35°2°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1971)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 570
- Cooling degree days
- 2