May 2025 will rank as the top 10 rainiest for several Alabama cities, according to National Weather Service data.
Saturday, the last day of the month, is expected to be dry, but several cities have already gotten enough rain to put May 2025 in the record books.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham said May of 2025 “will go down in the books as one of the wettest on record across central Alabama.”
The weather service said that “a large chunk of the state has picked up 10-15 inches of rain, with some isolated 15 to 20-inch amounts.”
“When you look at Departure from Normal we’re off the charts, greater than 8″ showing up in many locations," the weather service said.
According to weather service data, Tuscaloosa has had its rainiest May on record by a long shot.
Tuscaloosa, as of midnight, had a whopping 14.45 inches of rain in May 2025, putting it at No. 1 for wettest May on record, and records for the city in this case go back to 1948.
No. 2 was 1976 with 11.13 inches.
Huntsville came in at No. 2 for all-time rainiest Mays -- and it was only a few tenths short of No. 1 status. Huntsville got 11.21 inches of rain in May 2025. No. 1 on record was 1983 with 11.88 inches (data go back to 1894).
Birmingham’s rain in May 2025 also ranks as No. 2 on record with 11.29 inches. No. 1 was 2003 with 17.22 inches (records go back to 1895).
Montgomery made the top 5. May 2025 will be No. 4 on record, with 9.65 inches. According to weather service data No. 1 is 2017 with 12.74 inches (records go back to 1948).
Dothan comes in at No. 9 on record with 6.12 inches. No. 1 was 11.93 inches in 2018 (records go back to 1965).
Mobile missed its top 10 but still got more than 10 inches of rain. The city got 10.23 inches of rain in May 2025, coming in at No. 13 (records go back to 1871). No. 1 is 1980 with 15.08 inches.
June is expected to start off on a drier note.
There could be a few showers or storms in north and north-central Alabama on Sunday, but widespread, soaking rain is not expected.
Below is a look at expected precipitation over the next week, and most spots in Alabama are forecast to get less than an inch (with north Alabama potentially seeing more).
