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Memphis, TN

35.056°N, 89.986°W · station MEMthr · 152 years of record
100°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Memphis.
99°TUE9/199°WED9/2100°THU9/399°FRI9/499°SAT9/599°SUN9/698°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Memphis — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#4 / 151
warmest Sep 3 in 151 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

101°F
set in 2000

Coolest Sep 3 ever

68°F
set in 1891
Forecast high 100°F — 4th warmest Sep 3 of 151 years · record 101°F (2000) · warmest since 2000.
1875: 92°F1876: 80°F1877: 74°F1878: 92°F1879: 83°F1880: 89°F1881: 95°F1882: 82°F1883: 91°F1884: 89°F1885: 88°F1886: 86°F1887: 90°F1888: 80°F1889: 89°F1890: 79°F1891: 68°F1892: 78°F1893: 86°F1894: 90°F1895: 90°F1896: 94°F1897: 95°F1898: 92°F1899: 94°F1900: 88°F1901: 84°F1902: 86°F1903: 85°F1904: 84°F1905: 78°F1906: 87°F1907: 78°F1908: 82°F1909: 94°F1910: 85°F1911: 88°F1912: 90°F1913: 93°F1914: 80°F1915: 82°F1916: 84°F1917: 84°F1918: 87°F1919: 81°F1920: 73°F1921: 90°F1922: 92°F1923: 86°F1924: 74°F1925: 99°F1926: 89°F1927: 81°F1928: 80°F1929: 91°F1930: 90°F1931: 83°F1932: 79°F1933: 90°F1934: 77°F1935: 81°F1936: 88°F1937: 88°F1938: 85°F1939: 95°F1940: 85°F1941: 82°F1942: 88°F1943: 90°F1944: 89°F1945: 89°F1946: 87°F1947: 95°F1948: 94°F1949: 87°F1950: 91°F1951: 91°F1952: 77°F1953: 95°F1954: 100°F1955: 85°F1956: 86°F1957: 87°F1958: 91°F1959: 88°F1960: 95°F1961: 90°F1962: 93°F1963: 94°F1964: 88°F1965: 82°F1966: 91°F1967: 75°F1968: 90°F1969: 83°F1970: 90°F1971: 88°F1972: 87°F1973: 89°F1974: 70°F1975: 98°F1976: 80°F1977: 95°F1978: 88°F1979: 91°F1980: 96°F1981: 85°F1982: 85°F1983: 92°F1984: 92°F1985: 86°F1986: 90°F1987: 91°F1988: 90°F1989: 88°F1990: 100°F1991: 89°F1992: 85°F1993: 85°F1994: 83°F1995: 86°F1996: 80°F1997: 81°F1998: 93°F1999: 98°F2000: 101°F2001: 86°F2002: 93°F2003: 81°F2004: 88°F2005: 90°F2006: 76°F2007: 95°F2008: 86°F2009: 87°F2010: 87°F2011: 96°F2012: 94°F2013: 90°F2014: 91°F2015: 94°F2016: 86°F2017: 87°F2018: 92°F2019: 94°F2020: 88°F2021: 90°F2022: 95°F2023: 92°F2024: 89°F2025: 91°F100° forecast65707580859095100105188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 3100°F
Hottest this date since2000
This-date record101°F
This-date rank#4 of 151
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1980)
Odds to tie/break22.0% (daily)
Period of record1875–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Memphis in each calendar month, and for the whole 1875–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 12, 1890-8°FJan 9, 1886
Feb81°FFeb 13, 1962-11°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar87°FMar 28, 189512°FMar 3, 1943
Apr94°FApr 21, 198727°FApr 1, 1881
May99°FMay 30, 197736°FMay 4, 2013
Jun104°FJun 28, 195248°FJun 1, 1966
Jul108°FJul 13, 198052°FJul 23, 1947
Aug107°FAug 30, 200048°FAug 31, 1946
Sep103°FSep 6, 192536°FSep 29, 1942
Oct98°FOct 3, 201925°FOct 29, 1952
Nov86°FNov 1, 20009°FNov 25, 1950
Dec81°FDec 2, 1982-13°FDec 24, 1963
All-time108°FJul 13, 1980-13°FDec 24, 1963

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Memphis so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 24, 1934

Coldest high ever

6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 10, 1962
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan68°FJan 25, 19506°FJan 10, 1962
Feb67°FFeb 14, 19498°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar71°FMar 12, 200625°FMar 9, 1932
Apr74°FApr 28, 197039°FApr 4, 1886
May78°FMay 29, 198253°FMay 1, 1907
Jun82°FJun 17, 202262°FJun 1, 1903
Jul84°FJul 24, 193469°FJul 18, 2014
Aug84°FAug 3, 201069°FAug 23, 1891
Sep82°FSep 9, 192556°FSep 18, 1875
Oct77°FOct 3, 198637°FOct 29, 1925
Nov71°FNov 2, 193625°FNov 29, 1911
Dec71°FDec 2, 19828°FDec 22, 1989
All-time84°FJul 24, 19346°FJan 10, 1962

Hot Streaks

Current run

7 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

54 days
record run, ended Sep 16 1980

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Memphis's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Jan: 51°FJan: 34°FFeb: 55°FFeb: 37°FMar: 64°FMar: 44°FApr: 73°FApr: 53°FMay: 82°FMay: 63°FJun: 89°FJun: 71°FJul: 92°FJul: 74°FAug: 91°FAug: 73°FSep: 86°FSep: 66°FOct: 75°FOct: 54°FNov: 62°FNov: 43°FDec: 53°FDec: 36°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight12h 55m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.06°N, 89.99°W

Nearby Stations

Jonesboro, AR65 mi NWTupelo, MS88 mi SEGreenwood, MS107 mi SPoplar Bluff, MO119 mi NGreenville, MS121 mi SWPine Bluff, AR126 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Memphis'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.
Memphis, TN — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Memphis's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Memphis, TN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1875

Each cell is one day's high at Memphis, coloured by temperature — 152 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Memphis, TN daily high heat map 1875–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Memphis — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
61 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 42nd most in 152 years. Normal for this point: 52. Record: 88 in 1977.

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