However, an examination of Table 2, which lists the years in which late season snows occurred, reveals some interesting trends. Our recent Springs have been a lot snowier, however. Since 1980, the Magic City has recorded measurable snow after March 1st in 5 of the past 18 years , which works out to one snow every 3.6 years. In fact, two of Birmingham's biggest and most memorable snows have been recent late season affairs. Years in which measurable snowfall occurred.
Monthly totals are in parenthesis.
Indeed, measurable snow has occurred in this Tennessee Valley city in 5 of the past 18 years . The 0.8 inches recorded in April 1987 represented the first measurable post-February snow in Montgomery since 1932, while the 3.8 inches received during the March 1993 Superstorm was one of the largest snowfalls to occur in the city in the past 100 years. Let's consider Birmingham first, since it has the longest period of record. However, keep in mind that this finding is based on a small, statistically- insignificant sample size, and therefore should be considered inconclusive. Table 4 depicts the average monthly temperatures for Huntsville, Birmingham, and Montgomery for each of the Februaries preceding the late season snowfall events listed in Table 2.