35.818°N, 83.986°W · station TYSthr · 156 years of record
97°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 2011
forecast high · Sep 3
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Knoxville.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Knoxville — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#11 / 154
warmest Sep 1 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
100°F
set in 1951
Coolest Sep 1 ever
68°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 94°F — 11th warmest Sep 1 of 154 years · record 100°F (1951) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#5 / 155
warmest Sep 2 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
98°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 2 ever
67°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 95°F — 5th warmest Sep 2 of 155 years · record 98°F (1953) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#3 / 155
warmest Sep 3 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
98°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 3 ever
69°F
set in 1909
Forecast high 97°F — 3rd warmest Sep 3 of 155 years · record 98°F (1925) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#3 / 155
warmest Sep 4 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
101°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 4 ever
70°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 97°F — 3rd warmest Sep 4 of 155 years · record 101°F (1954) · warmest since 1954.
Ranks
#7 / 155
warmest Sep 5 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
103°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 5 ever
68°F
set in 1877
Forecast high 95°F — 7th warmest Sep 5 of 155 years · record 103°F (1954) · warmest since 1998.
Ranks
#9 / 155
warmest Sep 6 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
101°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 6 ever
65°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 93°F — 9th warmest Sep 6 of 155 years · record 101°F (1925) · warmest since 1998.
Ranks
#24 / 155
warmest Sep 7 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
102°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 7 ever
61°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 90°F — 24th warmest Sep 7 of 155 years · record 102°F (1925) · warmest since 2018.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Knoxville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1871–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
77°FJan 25, 1950
-24°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
83°FFeb 26, 1977
-10°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar
88°FMar 25, 1929
1°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
93°FApr 24, 1925
22°FApr 1, 1987
May
96°FMay 22, 1941
32°FMay 4, 1986
Jun
105°FJun 30, 2012
42°FJun 13, 1903
Jul
105°FJul 1, 2012
49°FJul 2, 1988
Aug
102°FAug 29, 1948
49°FAug 31, 1946
Sep
103°FSep 5, 1954
35°FSep 30, 1888
Oct
96°FOct 2, 2019
24°FOct 30, 1910
Nov
85°FNov 1, 2016
5°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
80°FDec 4, 1982
-6°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
105°FJun 30, 2012
-24°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Knoxville so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
1 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
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
80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 25, 2010
Coldest high ever
6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
67°FJan 23, 1920
7°FJan 30, 1966
Feb
65°FFeb 23, 2023
6°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
68°FMar 20, 1948
20°FMar 4, 1873
Apr
71°FApr 3, 2025
34°FApr 4, 1891
May
73°FMay 30, 1941
46°FMay 19, 1894
Jun
79°FJun 30, 1936
60°FJun 2, 1956
Jul
80°FJul 25, 2010
67°FJul 4, 1922
Aug
77°FAug 3, 1935
62°FAug 15, 1964
Sep
76°FSep 10, 1925
52°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
72°FOct 3, 1898
40°FOct 24, 1917
Nov
66°FNov 1, 1971
14°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
66°FDec 8, 1951
13°FDec 28, 1894
All-time
80°FJul 25, 2010
6°FFeb 13, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
4 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
30 days
record run, ended Jul 29 1993
So far in 2026
39 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Knoxville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Knoxville'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Knoxville's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.