Memphis, TN: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Memphis, TN: 108°F on Sunday 13 July 1980.

The record begins: 1872

All-time records

Hottest day: 108°F; 13 July 1980
Coldest night: -13°F; 24 December 1963
Wettest day: 10.32 in; 21 November 1934
Warmest night: 84°F; 3 August 2010, 16 July 1980, 10 July 1980, 7 July 1980, 24 July 1934
Coldest day: 6°F; 10 January 1962

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Memphis, TN by decade since the 1900s: the most record highs, 116, came in the 1950s; the most record lows, 92, in the 1940s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1870s	0	0	8
1880s	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	45	32	10
1910s	56	70	10
1920s	59	53	10
1930s	83	32	10
1940s	66	92	10
1950s	116	60	10
1960s	28	72	10
1970s	25	18	10
1980s	55	23	10
1990s	13	13	10
2000s	45	6	10
2010s	42	8	10
2020s	23	6	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	79°F 1 January 2022, 31 January 2002, 12 January 1890	-8°F 12 January 1918, 9 January 1886	4.53 in 7 January 1930
February	81°F 13 February 1962	-11°F 2 February 1951	4.10 in 14 February 1989
March	87°F 9 March 1911, 28 March 1895	12°F 3 March 1943	9.30 in 16 March 1919
April	94°F 21 April 1987	27°F 2 April 1881, 1 April 1881	5.47 in 5 April 2025
May	99°F 30 May 1977	36°F 4 May 2013	4.29 in 4 May 1914
June	104°F 28 June 1954, 28 June 1952	48°F 1 June 1966	8.86 in 8 June 1877
July	108°F 13 July 1980	52°F 23 July 1947	4.56 in 12 July 2010
August	107°F 30 August 2000	48°F 31 August 1946	4.32 in 26 August 1947
September	103°F 6 September 2026, 5 September 1954, 7 September 1925 and 1 more	36°F 30 September 1949, 29 September 1942	4.66 in 14 September 1901
October	98°F 3 October 2019	25°F 29 October 1952	6.30 in 22 October 1935
November	86°F 1 November 2000	9°F 25 November 1950	10.32 in 21 November 1934
December	81°F 2 December 1982	-13°F 24 December 1963	5.42 in 3 December 1978

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	54 days	25 July to 16 September 1980	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	10 days	18 January to 27 January 1940	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	18.16 in	June 1877
Driest month	0.00 in	September 1897
Wettest year	76.85 in	1957
Driest year	33.44 in	1916

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Memphis, TN: a low of -13°F on Tuesday 24 December 1963.
The wettest day on record in Memphis, TN: 10.32 in on Wednesday 21 November 1934.
The warmest night on record in Memphis, TN: a low of 84°F on Tuesday 3 August 2010, Wednesday 16 July 1980, Thursday 10 July 1980 and 2 other days.
The coldest day on record in Memphis, TN: a high of 6°F on Wednesday 10 January 1962.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Memphis, TN: 54 days, from Friday 25 July to Tuesday 16 September 1980.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Memphis, TN: 10 days, from Thursday 18 January to Saturday 27 January 1940.
The wettest month on record in Memphis, TN: June 1877, with 18.16 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Memphis, TN: September 1897, with 0.00 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Memphis, TN: 1957, with 76.85 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Memphis, TN: 1916, with 33.44 in of precipitation.

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