35.818°N, 83.986°W · station TYSthr · 1871–2026 · 156 years of record
The Almanac Ribbon
Every day of the year at Knoxville: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
Record highRecord lowNormal high–low band (1991–2020)hottest ever 105°F · coldest ever -24°F
Records by Month
Month
Record high
Record low
Jan
77°Jan 25, 1950
-24°Jan 21, 1985
Feb
83°Feb 26, 1977
-10°Feb 14, 1899
Mar
88°Mar 25, 1929
1°Mar 3, 1980
Apr
93°Apr 24, 1925
22°Apr 1, 1987
May
96°May 22, 1941
32°May 4, 1986
Jun
105°Jun 30, 2012
42°Jun 13, 1903
Jul
105°Jul 1, 2012
49°Jul 2, 1988
Aug
102°Aug 29, 1948
49°Aug 31, 1946
Sep
103°Sep 5, 1954
35°Sep 30, 1888
Oct
96°Oct 2, 2019
24°Oct 30, 1910
Nov
85°Nov 1, 2016
5°Nov 25, 1950
Dec
80°Dec 4, 1982
-6°Dec 25, 1983
All-time
105°Jun 30, 2012
-24°Jan 21, 1985
Longest-Standing Records
The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Knoxville on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.
Oldest-standing record highs
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Apr 7
84°
1873
153yrs
Jul 19
99°
1874
152yrs
Jan 28
74°
1876
150yrs
May 17
94°
1877
149yrs
Oct 11
86°
1879
147yrs
Nov 12
78°
1879
147yrs
Nov 13
80°
1879
147yrs
Jan 2
70°
1880
146yrs
Feb 28
75°
1880
146yrs
May 12
93°
1881
145yrs
May 13
91°
1881
145yrs
Aug 11
100°
1881
145yrs
Oldest-standing record lows
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Dec 3
12°
1871
155yrs
Dec 4
7°
1871
155yrs
Dec 5
9°
1871
155yrs
Feb 1
6°
1872
154yrs
Mar 21
19°
1872
154yrs
Oct 15
27°
1872
154yrs
Nov 21
15°
1872
154yrs
Nov 30
10°
1872
154yrs
Feb 24
5°
1873
153yrs
Mar 4
10°
1873
153yrs
Apr 25
34°
1873
153yrs
Oct 28
25°
1873
153yrs
All-Time Extremes
Hottest ever
105°F
2012-06-30
Coldest ever
-24°F
1985-01-21
Longest heat streak
30 days
≥ 90°F · ended 1993-07-29
The Warming Trend
Knoxville's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
Days Above / Below the Mark
39 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 34 · record 78 in 1936
40 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 68 · record 101 in 1988
The Full Record
Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.