Memphis, TN: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 85°F in Memphis, TN, the warmest August since 2010, tied 5th warmest of 152 (with 1954).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 85°F; Warmest since 2010; 5th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 0.79 in; Driest since 2000; 15th driest of 155

A normal August in Memphis, TN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 81.8°F, between 79.4°F and 84.9°F in eight years of ten and 2.73 in of precipitation, between 1.74 in and 5.76 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Memphis, TN since 1875: 85°F in 2026; the highest is 88.4°F, in 2007.

Normal range, 79.4 to 84.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Memphis, TN from 1872 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	85	5	94.7	8	75.4	9	0.79	141	0
2025	81.4	56	91.2	42	71.6	77	1.05	135	0
2024	82.6	27	92.4	26	72.8	45	2.52	88	0
2023	82.6	27	91.4	39	73.8	24	2.82	77	0
2022	83	22	91.8	32	74.1	21	5.95	16	0
2021	83	22	91.5	36	74.5	18	2.40	91	0
2020	80.7	74	89.6	73	71.7	73	6.47	12	0
2019	82.2	35	91.1	43	73.2	37	4.48	42	0
2018	81.3	59	90.3	55	72.4	58	2.07	107	0
2017	79.4	102	87.5	117	71.3	86	9.29	4	0
2016	84.6	11	92.5	24	76.7	4	5.53	24	0
2015	80.7	74	90.4	52	71	92	4.11	51	0
2014	82.5	32	91.7	33	73.4	33	1.80	116	0
2013	81.1	64	89.6	73	72.5	54	2.17	103	0
2012	82.7	25	92.7	20	72.7	47	2.64	83	0
2011	83.9	15	93	17	74.9	12	3.08	68	0
2010	86.6	3	95.8	7	77.3	2	2.32	93	0
2009	79.9	90	88.7	94	71.1	90	1.21	131	0
2008	80.4	79	88.8	92	71.9	65	7.45	7	0
2007	88.4	1	98.9	1	78	1	2.81	78	0
2006	84.8	9	94.5	9	75.2	11	2.99	70	0
2005	84.8	9	94	13	75.5	8	5.68	20	0
2004	77.9	134	87.6	112	68.2	144	2.97	72	0
2003	81.4	56	89.9	66	72.9	43	2.22	101	0
2002	81.9	42	90.5	50	73.4	33	5.26	28	0
2001	81.8	44	90.2	57	73.4	33	2.25	97	0
2000	86.2	4	97.2	2	75.3	10	0.77	142	0
1999	82.7	25	93	17	72.3	60	1.18	133	0
1998	81.7	47	91	44	72.5	54	2.54	87	0
1997	79.2	109	88.5	97	70	115	4.01	54	0
1996	79.6	99	89.4	80	69.8	117	2.07	107	0
1995	84.5	12	94.2	11	74.8	14	3.63	58	0
1994	79.4	102	89.4	80	69.3	129	2.00	112	0
1993	83.6	17	92.8	19	74.4	20	3.69	57	0
1992	76.8	144	85.5	141	68.1	145	2.44	90	0
1991	80.9	68	90.7	48	71.1	90	2.06	109	0
1990	82	39	92.1	29	71.8	71	1.18	133	0
1989	81.2	61	90.9	46	71.5	81	1.43	127	0
1988	83.7	16	93.3	15	74.1	21	0.85	138	0
1987	83.6	17	93.3	15	73.9	23	4.12	50	0
1986	79.2	109	88.8	92	69.6	123	2.74	79	0
1985	80.1	85	87.9	110	72.4	58	3.50	60	0
1984	79.8	95	87.4	119	72.1	63	5.00	32	0
1983	84.9	7	94.2	11	75.6	7	0.61	148	0
1982	82.9	24	89.5	75	76.3	5	3.11	66	0
1981	81.7	47	90.3	55	73.2	37	4.21	48	0
1980	87.2	2	97.2	2	77.2	3	1.23	130	0
1979	80.9	68	89.1	88	72.6	51	5.92	17	0
1978	80.9	68	89	90	72.7	47	9.65	3	0
1977	82.6	27	91.4	39	73.8	24	1.62	124	0
1976	78.9	117	89.4	80	68.4	139	0.86	137	0
1975	81.2	61	89.5	75	72.9	43	2.03	110	0
1974	79.2	109	87.4	119	71	92	4.78	34	0
1973	79.5	100	88.7	94	70.4	108	4.88	33	0
1972	79.7	97	89.2	86	70.1	113	1.94	114	0
1971	78.5	130	87.4	119	69.7	121	6.00	15	0
1970	81.2	61	89.7	70	72.7	47	1.78	117	0
1969	79.3	107	90	63	68.6	135	6.62	10	0
1968	82	39	91.4	39	72.5	54	1.61	125	0
1967	75.9	149	84.9	146	67	151	5.17	29	0
1966	76.8	144	85.3	144	68.4	139	4.28	46	0
1965	80.2	81	90.2	57	70.1	113	3.98	55	0
1964	78.6	125	87.4	119	69.8	117	5.76	19	0
1963	80.2	81	89.9	66	70.4	108	2.15	104	0
1962	80.8	71	91	44	70.6	101	4.18	49	0
1961	77.8	136	87.1	124	68.5	136	1.71	120	0
1960	81.5	54	91.6	35	71.5	81	7.84	5	0
1959	81	65	90.2	57	71.9	65	4.56	37	0
1958	79.9	90	90	63	69.8	117	4.05	53	0
1957	79	116	89.1	88	68.8	134	4.31	45	0
1956	82.5	32	94.5	9	70.5	104	2.48	89	0
1955	81.4	56	91.7	33	71.2	87	4.07	52	0
1954	85	5	96.8	4	73.2	37	2.66	82	0
1953	81	65	92.6	23	69.3	129	0.43	153	0
1952	81.7	47	92.3	28	71	92	2.97	72	0
1951	82.2	35	93.7	14	70.6	101	2.72	80	0
1950	76.1	147	85.5	141	66.7	152	5.61	23	0
1949	79.5	100	90.5	50	68.5	136	2.96	74	0
1948	78.9	117	89.7	70	68.1	145	1.69	122	0
1947	84.9	7	96.7	5	73	42	6.27	13	0
1946	78.4	132	89.4	80	67.4	149	1.64	123	0
1945	79.9	90	90.1	60	69.7	121	3.15	65	0
1944	80.6	76	90.1	60	71.2	87	2.90	76	0
1943	84	14	96	6	71.9	65	0.41	154	0
1942	78.6	125	88	108	69.3	129	5.36	26	0
1941	81.8	44	92.1	29	71.6	77	4.22	47	0
1940	78.9	117	88.3	101	69.5	125	4.69	35	0
1939	80.2	81	88.5	97	71.9	65	2.23	100	0
1938	84.2	13	92.5	24	75.8	6	0.97	136	0
1937	82.2	35	89.7	70	74.8	14	1.72	118	0
1936	83.6	17	92.4	26	74.9	12	0.40	155	1
1935	81.8	44	89.8	69	73.8	24	0.76	143	0
1934	83.4	21	92.1	29	74.7	16	2.19	102	0
1933	79.2	109	86.7	128	71.6	77	2.01	111	0
1932	81.7	47	89.9	66	73.5	31	2.27	96	0
1931	77.3	138	85.1	145	69.6	123	2.25	97	1
1930	81.6	52	91.5	36	71.6	77	0.49	150	1
1929	78.6	125	87	125	70.2	112	4.45	43	1
1928	81.7	47	89.5	75	73.5	31	3.91	56	1
1927	75.6	151	82.8	151	68.4	139	2.95	75	0
1926	80.6	76	88.5	97	72.7	47	4.40	44	0
1925	81.3	59	90.9	46	71.8	71	3.20	63	0
1924	81.5	54	90	63	73.1	41	0.67	145	0
1923	80.5	78	88.2	104	72.8	45	5.06	31	0
1922	79.7	97	87.7	111	71.7	73	0.76	143	0
1921	80.8	71	88.2	104	73.4	33	5.84	18	0
1920	77.3	138	84.8	147	69.9	116	2.32	93	0
1919	80.4	79	88.2	104	72.5	54	0.82	140	0
1918	82.6	27	91.5	36	73.8	24	2.56	85	0
1917	77.8	136	86	138	69.5	125	2.55	86	0
1916	80.8	71	88.9	91	72.6	51	2.98	71	0
1915	75.9	149	82.7	152	69.1	132	10.60	1	0
1914	78.7	122	85.9	139	71.5	81	7.31	8	0
1913	81	65	89.3	84	72.6	51	3.09	67	0
1912	78.6	125	86.3	134	70.8	96	3.41	62	0
1911	78.1	133	85.5	141	70.8	96	5.64	21	0
1910	78.9	117	87.3	123	70.5	104	1.26	129	0
1909	82.1	38	90.4	52	73.8	24	2.08	105	0
1908	79.4	102	86.7	128	72.1	63	4.52	40	0
1907	81.6	52	89.5	75	73.8	24	0.49	150	0
1906	79.1	115	86.5	131	71.7	73	2.32	93	0
1905	79.4	102	87.6	112	71.2	87	5.28	27	0
1904	78.5	130	86.4	132	70.6	101	2.24	99	0
1903	79.3	107	86.6	130	71.9	65	1.55	126	0
1902	79.9	90	87.6	112	72.2	61	4.51	41	0
1901	79.2	109	87.5	117	71	92	6.78	9	0
1900	81.9	42	90.6	49	73.2	37	0.48	152	0
1899	82.6	27	90.4	52	74.7	16	2.08	105	0
1898	79.8	95	88	108	71.7	73	2.69	81	0
1897	80	86	89.2	86	70.8	96	2.64	83	0
1896	82.3	34	92.7	20	71.9	65	0.84	139	0
1895	80	86	89.3	84	70.7	100	0.64	146	0
1894	78.7	122	87.6	112	69.8	117	5.11	30	0
1893	78.9	117	88.6	96	69.1	132	0.62	147	0
1892	78.7	122	87	125	70.4	108	3.52	59	0
1891	76.7	146	85.6	140	67.8	147	3.18	64	0
1890	77.2	142	86.1	137	68.3	142	7.56	6	0
1889	77.3	138	86.4	132	68.3	142	5.62	22	0
1888	79.2	109	87.6	112	70.8	96	10.44	2	0
1887	80	86	89.5	75	70.5	104	1.21	131	0
1886	79.9	90	88.2	104	71.5	81	6.49	11	0
1885	80	86	88.5	97	71.5	81	1.70	121	0
1884	78.6	125	86.9	127	70.3	111	1.27	128	0
1883	77.3	138	86.2	136	68.5	136	1.85	115	0
1882	77.2	142	84.8	147	69.5	125	3.49	61	0
1881	83.6	17	92.7	20	74.5	18	1.97	113	0
1880	79.4	102	88.3	101	70.5	104	3.03	69	0
1879	76	148	84.7	149	67.3	150	4.55	38	0
1878	82	39	90.1	60	73.8	24	1.72	118	0
1877	77.9	134	86.3	134	69.5	125	6.05	14	0
1876	80.2	81	88.3	101	72.2	61	5.37	25	0
1875	75.5	152	83.4	150	67.5	148	2.39	92	0
1874							4.60	36	31
1873							4.53	39	31
1872							0.54	149	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2007	88.4
1980	87.2
2010	86.6
2000	86.2
2026	85
1954	85
1983	84.9
1947	84.9
2006	84.8
2005	84.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	75.5
1927	75.6
1967	75.9
1915	75.9
1879	76
1950	76.1
1891	76.7
1992	76.8
1966	76.8
1890	77.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1915	10.60
1888	10.44
1978	9.65
2017	9.29
1960	7.84
1890	7.56
2008	7.45
1914	7.31
1901	6.78
1969	6.62

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	0.40
1943	0.41
1953	0.43
1900	0.48
1930	0.49
1907	0.49
1872	0.54
1983	0.61
1893	0.62
1895	0.64

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 101°F; 16 August 2026
Coldest night: 68°F; 29 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.56 in; 22 August 2026

Every month, season and year

Months

Seasons

Years

Memphis, TN the day's answers

All-time records

Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 0.79 in of precipitation in Memphis, TN, the driest August since 2000, 15th driest of 155.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Memphis, TN: 101°F on Sunday 16 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Memphis, TN: a low of 68°F on Saturday 29 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Memphis, TN: 0.56 in on Saturday 22 August 2026.