Tennessee · THREADEX · 1875–2026

Memphis, TN

35.056°N, 89.986°W · station MEMthr · 152 years of record
95°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Memphis.
90°MON7/1388°TUE7/1489°WED7/1590°THU7/1693°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1895°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#40 / 151
warmest Jul 18 in 151 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

104°F
set in 1954

Coolest Jul 18 ever

69°F
set in 2014

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Memphis. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
69861041875: 94°F1876: 95°F1877: 81°F1878: 95°F1879: 86°F1880: 85°F1881: 90°F1882: 90°F1883: 83°F1884: 92°F1885: 95°F1886: 90°F1887: 96°F1888: 89°F1889: 94°F1890: 90°F1891: 84°F1892: 83°F1893: 90°F1894: 87°F1895: 92°F1896: 86°F1897: 80°F1898: 86°F1899: 88°F1900: 89°F1901: 97°F1902: 91°F1903: 92°F1904: 91°F1905: 91°F1906: 87°F1907: 92°F1908: 94°F1909: 87°F1910: 81°F1911: 87°F1912: 88°F1913: 94°F1914: 91°F1915: 92°F1916: 94°F1917: 86°F1918: 76°F1919: 88°F1920: 83°F1921: 94°F1922: 84°F1923: 88°F1924: 92°F1925: 92°F1926: 91°F1927: 87°F1928: 87°F1929: 90°F1930: 97°F1931: 87°F1932: 94°F1933: 88°F1934: 101°F1935: 94°F1936: 90°F1937: 85°F1938: 86°F1939: 93°F1940: 88°F1941: 95°F1942: 94°F1943: 101°F1944: 98°F1945: 92°F1946: 95°F1947: 92°F1948: 96°F1949: 90°F1950: 90°F1951: 95°F1952: 95°F1953: 93°F1954: 104°F1955: 86°F1956: 97°F1957: 91°F1958: 95°F1959: 87°F1960: 88°F1961: 93°F1962: 88°F1963: 93°F1964: 91°F1965: 95°F1966: 98°F1967: 86°F1968: 93°F1969: 81°F1970: 90°F1971: 95°F1972: 90°F1973: 92°F1974: 95°F1975: 91°F1976: 85°F1977: 97°F1978: 93°F1979: 88°F1980: 104°F1981: 97°F1982: 95°F1983: 89°F1984: 81°F1985: 92°F1986: 100°F1987: 93°F1988: 96°F1989: 86°F1990: 89°F1991: 93°F1992: 83°F1993: 97°F1994: 89°F1995: 92°F1996: 92°F1997: 93°F1998: 97°F1999: 92°F2000: 95°F2001: 91°F2002: 86°F2003: 94°F2004: 89°F2005: 89°F2006: 99°F2007: 93°F2008: 95°F2009: 81°F2010: 91°F2011: 94°F2012: 96°F2013: 95°F2014: 69°F2015: 97°F2016: 97°F2017: 96°F2018: 90°F2019: 92°F2020: 95°F2021: 82°F2022: 92°F2023: 95°F2024: 86°F2025: 94°F95° forecast187520251954

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1895°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#40 of 151
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1980)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (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°F1890-8°F1886
Feb81°F1962-11°F1951
Mar87°F189512°F1943
Apr94°F198727°F1881
May99°F197736°F2013
Jun104°F195248°F1966
Jul108°F198052°F1947
Aug107°F200048°F1946
Sep103°F192536°F1942
Oct98°F201925°F1952
Nov86°F20009°F1950
Dec81°F1982-13°F1963
All-time108°F1980-13°F1963

2026 Records So Far

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

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

4 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

54 days
record run, ended Sep 16 1980

So far in 2026

19 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: 92°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise4:56 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon12:06 PM
Daylight14h 20m · losing 6 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 Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
19 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 97th most in 152 years. Normal for this point: 23. Record: 49 in 1977.

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