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ALABAMA · CULLMAN COUNTY

Berlin

531 people, 820 ft above sea level in Cullman County.

820 ftElevation, city center
531People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 52°
Sunny now Dew point 30° · NNE 10 mph · high 53°
City of Berlin River Interstate 2 miles
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The Berlin plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Berlin

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Cullman Regional Folsom Field (KCMD) · 12:55 PM
Sunny
52° Sunny Feels like 52° · high of 53° near 1 PM
WindNNE 10 mphno gusts
Humidity43%falling to 41% this afternoon
Pressure30.22 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dry39° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 20.02 in · 12 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Freeze WarningFreeze Warning issued November 14 at 8:07AM CST until November 15 at 8:00AM CST by NWS Huntsville AL
NWS Huntsville and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:18 AM4:44 PM ↓
10 h 25 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 39, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 30 to 39°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
53° 30°
0% rain — N 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 32°
0% rain — NE 6 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 33°
0% rain — ENE 4 B
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
62° 35°
0% rain — E 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 39°
0% rain — E 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
68° 43°
0% rain — E 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 44°
0% rain — ENE 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Berlin about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the Ohio Valley a day ago, about 1,320 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Tennessee Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific Northwest. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1999 Nov. 15, 1999

The hottest this week has been

78° on Nov. 15, 1999, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1994. Next is 76° in 2010.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Cullman 1.5 SE/Kress Farms record since 1994.
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THE GROUND

What Berlin stands on

Berlin’s center stands about 820 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 640 ft to 940 ft, a difference of 300 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Wornock Mountain, about 1,430 ft, 13 miles south-southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Pottsville Formation (lower part) (sandstone), from the Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old.

Garden City to Eva, cut in half

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft750 ft1,000 ft BERLIN820 ftGarden City510 ftHanceville590 ftBroglen Riverabout 570 ftEva1,070 ft ← S · Garden CityEva · N →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 30×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Pottsville Formation (lower part)

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Berlin’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Berlin reaches Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America by way of Polecat Branch, Brindley Creek, the Broglen, the Mulberry Fork, the Black Warrior, the Tombigbee and the Mobile: about 500 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Berlin≈ 500 mi · Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF BERLIN ≈ 500 mi to Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America Polecat Branch → Brindley Creek → … → Black Warrior → Tombigbee → Mobile

170 miles of the trip are on the Tombigbee.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Berlin; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Berlin’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1994 · Cullman 1.5 SE/Kress Farms, 3 mi west-northwest

Berlin has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 88° in July; winter nights fall to about 29° in January. About 62 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

50°29°55°32°62°38°71°46°78°55°85°63°88°67°87°66°83°59°73°47°62°38°53°32° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY BERLIN 61.7 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Rain by month Freezing
July, average88° / 67°high / low, the warmest month
January, average50° / 29°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year61.7 inwettest months: December and January
Snow a year0.6 insnowiest: February
Hottest on record104°FAugust 16, 2007
Coldest on record1°FJanuary 31, 2014
Wettest day on record7.10 inDecember 26, 2015
90° days a year41very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°74and 4 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 28, to the last in spring, about April 9 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingDec. 13 to Feb. 17; normal lows fall below 32°
MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high50°55°62°71°78°85°88°87°83°73°62°53°
Normal low29°32°38°46°55°63°67°66°59°47°38°32°
Rain, inches5.995.845.835.675.504.594.454.134.474.104.956.22

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1994 at Cullman 1.5 SE/Kress Farms, 3 miles west-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Huntsville AL · 36 MI 36 miles north Madison AL · 36 MI 36 miles north Atlanta GA · 137 MI 137 miles east Nashville TN · 137 MI 137 miles north Columbus GA · 158 MI 158 miles southeast Memphis TN · 194 MI 194 miles west
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ALABAMA · CULLMAN

Berlin

531 people, 820 ft above sea level in Cullman County.

820 ftElevation
531People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 52°
SunnyDew point 30°
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Today in Berlin

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 53° 0%
4p clear day 51° 0%
7p clear night 37° 0%
10p clear night 35° 0%
1a clear night 32° 0%
4a clear night 30° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1999 · NOV. 15, 1999

78°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1994.

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What Berlin stands on

Berlin’s center stands about 820 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 640 ft to 940 ft, a difference of 300 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Wornock Mountain, about 1,430 ft, 13 miles south-southeast.

Berlin, south to north Berlin820 ftBroglen Riverabout 570 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 57×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center820 ft
Within 3 miles640 to 940 ft
Lie of the landRolling (300 ft of relief)
High point nearbyWornock Mountain, 1,430 ft, 13 mi south-southeast
Rock at the surfacePottsville Formation (lower part)
Its ageCarboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old
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Berlin’s year

Berlin has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 88° in July; winter nights fall to about 29° in January. About 62 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 61.7 in
July, average88° / 67° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average50° / 29° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year61.7 in · wettest months: December and January
Snow a year0.6 in · snowiest: February
Hottest on record104°F · August 16, 2007
Coldest on record1°F · January 31, 2014
Wettest day on record7.10 in · December 26, 2015
90° days a year41 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°74 · and 4 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 28, to the last in spring, about April 9 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Dec. 13 to Feb. 17; normal lows fall below 32°
Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1994 at Cullman 1.5 SE/Kress Farms, 3 miles west-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 500 mito the GulfPolecat Branch → Brindley Creek → … → Black Warrior → Tombigbee → Mobile

A raindrop that lands in Berlin reaches Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America by way of Polecat Branch, Brindley Creek, the Broglen, the Mulberry Fork, the Black Warrior, the Tombigbee and the Mobile: about 500 river miles.

170 miles of the trip are on the Tombigbee.