I n this case, it was good not to get a perfect 100.

For only the fourth time since 1883, summer temperatures did not reach 100 degrees anywhere in Alabama, according to Dr. John Christy director of the Earth Systems Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

"We've looked at all the data since 1883 from all the weather stations in Alabama," Christy said.

After reporting that this summer was one of the coolest on record, Christy posted an updated August climate report this week showing the data on 100-degree temperatures. Read it here.

"Back in the 1800s, there were just a handful of stations but every year from then through 1964, somewhere in Alabama had 100 degrees," he said. "It wasn't until 1965 that there was no 100, then in 1994 and 2001, and now this summer."

No station in Alabama recorded a 100-degree temperature in the "meteorological summer," which is June, July and August and, at this point, it's unlikely temperatures will reach 100 before the end of the year, Christy said.

However, he pointed out that today marks the anniversary of the highest recorded temperature in the state: 112 degrees in Centreville in Bibb County in 1925. But because this year's cooling trend is expected to continue, Christy sees no signs that temperatures will reach similar extremes this month.

The summer of 1925 was one of the driest ever recorded statewide, which is not the case this year when rainfall has neared or broken records in many portions of the state.

Christy said the cool, wet summer gives no indication of what type of weather Alabamians will see in fall and winter.

"I've actually looked at that very closely," he said. "There is no predictive value whatsoever. We've had hot winters after cool summers and cold winters after hot summers."

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