Tennessee · THREADEX · 1871–2026

Knoxville, TN

35.818°N, 83.986°W · station TYSthr · 156 years of record
91°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Knoxville.
83°MON7/1386°TUE7/1488°WED7/1591°THU7/1691°FRI7/1790°SAT7/1889°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#52 / 155
warmest Jul 16 in 155 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

98°F
set in 1980

Coolest Jul 16 ever

70°F
set in 1917

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Knoxville. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7084981871: 90°F1872: 80°F1873: 88°F1874: 89°F1875: 84°F1876: 89°F1877: 84°F1878: 96°F1879: 96°F1880: 86°F1881: 90°F1882: 88°F1883: 89°F1884: 84°F1885: 92°F1886: 79°F1887: 95°F1888: 84°F1889: 83°F1890: 89°F1891: 83°F1892: 87°F1893: 90°F1894: 84°F1895: 87°F1896: 86°F1897: 80°F1898: 94°F1899: 94°F1900: 93°F1901: 94°F1902: 90°F1903: 83°F1904: 94°F1905: 91°F1906: 88°F1907: 90°F1908: 83°F1909: 85°F1910: 86°F1911: 84°F1912: 90°F1913: 94°F1914: 80°F1915: 92°F1916: 82°F1917: 70°F1918: 91°F1919: 86°F1920: 87°F1921: 85°F1922: 84°F1923: 83°F1924: 86°F1925: 95°F1926: 83°F1927: 90°F1928: 86°F1929: 90°F1930: 85°F1931: 96°F1932: 96°F1933: 93°F1934: 91°F1935: 92°F1936: 96°F1937: 94°F1938: 92°F1939: 85°F1940: 80°F1941: 83°F1942: 92°F1943: 97°F1944: 94°F1945: 80°F1946: 93°F1947: 83°F1948: 89°F1949: 87°F1950: 84°F1951: 95°F1952: 95°F1953: 85°F1954: 93°F1955: 86°F1956: 87°F1957: 94°F1958: 86°F1959: 91°F1960: 88°F1961: 82°F1962: 91°F1963: 76°F1964: 84°F1965: 86°F1966: 87°F1967: 80°F1968: 91°F1969: 90°F1970: 87°F1971: 84°F1972: 85°F1973: 79°F1974: 88°F1975: 88°F1976: 91°F1977: 96°F1978: 83°F1979: 86°F1980: 98°F1981: 91°F1982: 85°F1983: 94°F1984: 86°F1985: 89°F1986: 93°F1987: 86°F1988: 97°F1989: 75°F1990: 84°F1991: 90°F1992: 82°F1993: 92°F1994: 86°F1995: 96°F1996: 82°F1997: 90°F1998: 87°F1999: 88°F2000: 86°F2001: 88°F2002: 89°F2003: 86°F2004: 82°F2005: 85°F2006: 92°F2007: 89°F2008: 86°F2009: 84°F2010: 96°F2011: 82°F2012: 88°F2013: 91°F2014: 80°F2015: 88°F2016: 88°F2017: 89°F2018: 90°F2019: 93°F2020: 95°F2021: 92°F2022: 92°F2023: 86°F2024: 97°F2025: 95°F91° forecast187120251980

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1691°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record98°F
This-date rank#52 of 155
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1871–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F1950-24°F1985
Feb83°F1977-10°F1899
Mar88°F19291°F1980
Apr93°F192522°F1987
May96°F194132°F1986
Jun105°F201242°F1903
Jul105°F201249°F1988
Aug102°F194849°F1946
Sep103°F195435°F1888
Oct96°F201924°F1910
Nov85°F20165°F1950
Dec80°F1982-6°F1983
All-time105°F2012-24°F1985

2026 Records So Far

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

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

30 days
record run, ended Jul 29 1993

So far in 2026

18 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: 88°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 30°FFeb: 53°FFeb: 33°FMar: 61°FMar: 40°FApr: 71°FApr: 48°FMay: 79°FMay: 57°FJun: 86°FJun: 65°FJul: 88°FJul: 69°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 82°FSep: 61°FOct: 72°FOct: 49°FNov: 60°FNov: 38°FDec: 51°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:30 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight14h 24m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.82°N, 83.99°W

Nearby Stations

Oak Ridge, TN19 mi NWAsheville, NC85 mi EChattanooga, TN87 mi SWBristol-Johnson City, TN99 mi NEGreenville-Spartanburg, SC118 mi SEJackson, KY128 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Knoxville, TN — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Knoxville, TN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1871

Each cell is one day's high at Knoxville, coloured by temperature — 156 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Knoxville, TN daily high heat map 1871–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Knoxville — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
18 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 37th most in 156 years. Normal for this point: 13. Record: 39 in 1936.

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