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Bristol-Johnson City, TN

36.480°N, 82.399°W · station TRIthr · 90 years of record
75°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bristol-Johnson City.
56°SAT10/1765°SUN10/1867°MON10/1971°TUE10/2073°WED10/2173°THU10/2275°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#24 / 89
warmest Oct 23 in 89 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

82°F
set in 1947

Coolest Oct 23 ever

43°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 75°F — 24th warmest Oct 23 of 89 years · record 82°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
1937: 43°F1938: 68°F1939: 75°F1940: 72°F1941: 77°F1942: 55°F1943: 66°F1944: 60°F1945: 65°F1946: 72°F1947: 82°F1948: 53°F1949: 70°F1950: 71°F1951: 77°F1952: 66°F1953: 76°F1954: 71°F1955: 76°F1956: 72°F1957: 67°F1958: 72°F1959: 70°F1960: 62°F1961: 71°F1962: 60°F1963: 81°F1964: 70°F1965: 58°F1966: 71°F1967: 73°F1968: 72°F1969: 51°F1970: 71°F1971: 65°F1972: 72°F1973: 74°F1974: 66°F1975: 79°F1976: 58°F1977: 74°F1978: 80°F1979: 70°F1980: 71°F1981: 60°F1982: 60°F1983: 60°F1984: 75°F1985: 71°F1986: 68°F1987: 66°F1988: 53°F1989: 71°F1990: 60°F1991: 79°F1992: 71°F1993: 71°F1994: 72°F1995: 77°F1996: 80°F1997: 59°F1998: 62°F1999: 48°F2000: 78°F2001: 80°F2002: 72°F2003: 56°F2004: 71°F2005: 64°F2006: 43°F2007: 79°F2008: 64°F2009: 77°F2010: 75°F2011: 66°F2012: 76°F2013: 55°F2014: 59°F2015: 79°F2016: 57°F2017: 70°F2018: 64°F2019: 64°F2020: 82°F2021: 66°F2022: 75°F2023: 73°F2024: 77°F2025: 65°F75° forecast40455055606570758085194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2375°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record82°F
This-date rank#24 of 89
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record103°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break—
Period of record1937–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bristol-Johnson City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1937–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 25, 1950-21°FJan 21, 1985
Feb82°FFeb 21, 2018-15°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar85°FMar 18, 1943-2°FMar 3, 1980
Apr90°FApr 19, 194121°FApr 1, 1964
May94°FMay 22, 194130°FMay 5, 1940
Jun103°FJun 30, 201238°FJun 1, 1966
Jul102°FJul 28, 195245°FJul 23, 1947
Aug101°FAug 18, 198843°FAug 29, 1986
Sep100°FSep 6, 195433°FSep 29, 1942
Oct94°FOct 3, 201920°FOct 27, 1962
Nov84°FNov 6, 20225°FNov 25, 1950
Dec78°FDec 7, 1951-9°FDec 13, 1962
All-time103°FJun 30, 2012-21°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Bristol-Johnson City so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

13 broke
plus 8 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 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

79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 6, 1943

Coldest high ever

2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan58°FJan 11, 20202°FJan 21, 1985
Feb60°FFeb 21, 201811°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar62°FMar 15, 199019°FMar 2, 1980
Apr70°FApr 3, 202531°FApr 4, 1987
May71°FMay 31, 195346°FMay 7, 1958
Jun72°FJun 14, 195855°FJun 1, 1967
Jul79°FJul 6, 194365°FJul 9, 1979
Aug73°FAug 5, 198760°FAug 27, 1944
Sep72°FSep 5, 201247°FSep 29, 1967
Oct68°FOct 1, 193737°FOct 31, 1993
Nov65°FNov 3, 196110°FNov 25, 1950
Dec63°FDec 9, 19668°FDec 12, 1962
All-time79°FJul 6, 19432°FJan 21, 1985

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

20 days
record run, ended Aug 25 2007

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Bristol-Johnson City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 67°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 46°FJan: 27°FFeb: 51°FFeb: 29°FMar: 59°FMar: 36°FApr: 69°FApr: 44°FMay: 77°FMay: 52°FJun: 84°FJun: 61°FJul: 86°FJul: 65°FAug: 86°FAug: 63°FSep: 80°FSep: 57°FOct: 70°FOct: 44°FNov: 58°FNov: 34°FDec: 49°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset5:52 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight11h 15m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.48°N, 82.40°W

Nearby Stations

Asheville, NC72 mi SBluefield, WV86 mi NEJackson, KY91 mi NWKnoxville, TN99 mi SWOak Ridge, TN107 mi WGreenville-Spartanburg, SC109 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Bristol-Johnson City'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.
Bristol-Johnson City, TN — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bristol-Johnson City's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bristol-Johnson City, TN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1937

Each cell is one day's high at Bristol-Johnson City, coloured by temperature — 90 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bristol-Johnson City, TN daily high heat map 1937–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Bristol-Johnson City — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
42 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 11th most in 90 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 62 in 2016.

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