Tennessee · THREADEX · 1879–2026

Chattanooga, TN

35.034°N, 85.200°W · station CHAthr · 148 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Chattanooga.
83°MON7/1384°TUE7/1488°WED7/1591°THU7/1693°FRI7/1793°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#39 / 147
warmest Jul 17 in 147 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

105°F
set in 1980

Coolest Jul 17 ever

76°F
set in 1891

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Chattanooga. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
76901051879: 96°F1880: 89°F1881: 96°F1882: 88°F1883: 92°F1884: 86°F1885: 91°F1886: 83°F1887: 93°F1888: 86°F1889: 88°F1890: 89°F1891: 76°F1892: 89°F1893: 92°F1894: 80°F1895: 88°F1896: 86°F1897: 81°F1898: 91°F1899: 93°F1900: 93°F1901: 87°F1902: 98°F1903: 90°F1904: 89°F1905: 90°F1906: 78°F1907: 92°F1908: 88°F1909: 87°F1910: 86°F1911: 82°F1912: 84°F1913: 95°F1914: 89°F1915: 92°F1916: 86°F1917: 76°F1918: 90°F1919: 89°F1920: 88°F1921: 91°F1922: 88°F1923: 83°F1924: 90°F1925: 85°F1926: 87°F1927: 91°F1928: 87°F1929: 84°F1930: 87°F1931: 96°F1932: 97°F1933: 87°F1934: 97°F1935: 95°F1936: 81°F1937: 94°F1938: 93°F1939: 92°F1940: 85°F1941: 90°F1942: 95°F1943: 94°F1944: 98°F1945: 85°F1946: 86°F1947: 90°F1948: 92°F1949: 83°F1950: 86°F1951: 95°F1952: 93°F1953: 85°F1954: 97°F1955: 92°F1956: 92°F1957: 92°F1958: 93°F1959: 86°F1960: 91°F1961: 88°F1962: 93°F1963: 87°F1964: 85°F1965: 89°F1966: 83°F1967: 81°F1968: 91°F1969: 92°F1970: 91°F1971: 87°F1972: 81°F1973: 85°F1974: 90°F1975: 88°F1976: 89°F1977: 100°F1978: 90°F1979: 89°F1980: 105°F1981: 91°F1982: 88°F1983: 93°F1984: 85°F1985: 92°F1986: 96°F1987: 92°F1988: 97°F1989: 85°F1990: 91°F1991: 81°F1992: 85°F1993: 96°F1994: 89°F1995: 96°F1996: 89°F1997: 91°F1998: 93°F1999: 89°F2000: 90°F2001: 89°F2002: 93°F2003: 90°F2004: 85°F2005: 88°F2006: 94°F2007: 85°F2008: 91°F2009: 89°F2010: 88°F2011: 88°F2012: 96°F2013: 94°F2014: 83°F2015: 93°F2016: 92°F2017: 90°F2018: 89°F2019: 87°F2020: 96°F2021: 88°F2022: 94°F2023: 92°F2024: 94°F2025: 95°F93° forecast187920251980

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1793°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record105°F
This-date rank#39 of 147
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1879–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Chattanooga in each calendar month, and for the whole 1879–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°F1949-10°F1966
Feb82°F2023-10°F1899
Mar89°F19072°F1899
Apr93°F194225°F1881
May99°F194134°F1879
Jun107°F201239°F1889
Jul107°F201251°F1967
Aug105°F194750°F1946
Sep104°F192536°F1967
Oct100°F201922°F1952
Nov86°F20164°F1950
Dec78°F1951-2°F1962
All-time107°F2012-10°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Chattanooga so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

38 days
record run, ended Aug 2 1993

So far in 2026

21 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Chattanooga's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 91°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 51°FJan: 32°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 35°FMar: 64°FMar: 42°FApr: 74°FApr: 50°FMay: 81°FMay: 59°FJun: 88°FJun: 67°FJul: 90°FJul: 71°FAug: 90°FAug: 70°FSep: 84°FSep: 63°FOct: 74°FOct: 51°FNov: 62°FNov: 40°FDec: 54°FDec: 35°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:37 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Solar noon11:46 AM
Daylight14h 20m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.03°N, 85.20°W

Nearby Stations

Knoxville, TN87 mi NEOak Ridge, TN87 mi NEHuntsville, AL93 mi WAtlanta, GA106 mi SENashville, TN111 mi NWAthens, GA130 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Chattanooga's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Chattanooga, TN — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Chattanooga's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Chattanooga, TN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1879

Each cell is one day's high at Chattanooga, coloured by temperature — 148 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Chattanooga, TN daily high heat map 1879–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Chattanooga — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
21 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 59th most in 148 years. Normal for this point: 18. Record: 41 in 1936.

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