Knoxville, TN: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Knoxville, TN: 105°F on Sunday 1 July 2012 and Saturday 30 June 2012.

The record begins: 1871

All-time records

The coldest night on record in Knoxville, TN: a low of -24°F on Monday 21 January 1985.
The wettest day on record in Knoxville, TN: 6.14 in on Monday 16 July 1917.
The warmest night on record in Knoxville, TN: a low of 80°F on Sunday 25 July 2010.
The coldest day on record in Knoxville, TN: a high of 6°F on Monday 13 February 1899.

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	77°F 1 January 2022, 11 January 2020, 25 January 1950	-24°F 21 January 1985	3.77 in 15 January 1954
February	83°F 23 February 1996, 26 February 1977	-10°F 14 February 1905, 14 February 1899	5.08 in 23 February 2019
March	88°F 25 March 1929	1°F 3 March 1980	5.75 in 27 March 1994
April	93°F 24 April 1925	22°F 1 April 1987	3.61 in 21 April 2006
May	96°F 31 May 2011, 22 May 1941	32°F 4 May 1986	3.36 in 30 May 1974
June	105°F 30 June 2012	42°F 13 June 1903	3.18 in 12 June 1929
July	105°F 1 July 2012	49°F 2 July 1988	6.14 in 16 July 1917
August	102°F 23 August 2007, 29 August 1948	49°F 31 August 1946	3.25 in 24 August 1959
September	103°F 5 September 1954	35°F 30 September 1888	5.49 in 5 September 2011
October	96°F 3 October 2019, 2 October 2019	24°F 30 October 1910	3.17 in 14 October 1925
November	85°F 1 November 2016	5°F 25 November 1950	4.87 in 30 November 2016
December	80°F 4 December 1982	-6°F 25 December 1983	4.70 in 30 December 1969

Streaks, months and years

The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Knoxville, TN: 30 days, from Tuesday 31 July to Wednesday 29 August 2007.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Knoxville, TN: 12 days, from Tuesday 5 February to Saturday 16 February 1895.
The wettest month on record in Knoxville, TN: April 1874, with 17.62 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Knoxville, TN: October 2000, with a trace of precipitation (shared with 1 other month).
The wettest year on record in Knoxville, TN: 1875, with 73.77 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Knoxville, TN: 1986, with 32.48 in of precipitation.

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Knoxville, TN by decade since the 1900s: the most record highs, 108, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 68, in the 1900s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1870s	0	0	9
1880s	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	102	68	10
1910s	72	42	10
1920s	61	34	10
1930s	108	26	10
1940s	59	27	10
1950s	48	30	10
1960s	19	42	10
1970s	15	25	10
1980s	40	67	10
1990s	20	19	10
2000s	19	5	10
2010s	43	9	10
2020s	13	2	7

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