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Chattanooga, TN

35.034°N, 85.200°W · station CHAthr · 148 years of record
71°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Chattanooga.
75°WED9/275°THU9/375°FRI9/475°SAT9/573°SUN9/672°MON9/771°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Chattanooga — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#132 / 147
coldest Sep 8 in 147 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

52°F
set in 1953

Mildest Sep 8 ever

75°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 71°F — 132nd coldest Sep 8 of 147 years · record 52°F (1953) · coldest since 2025.
1879: 63°F1880: 69°F1881: 66°F1882: 66°F1883: 62°F1884: 70°F1885: 70°F1886: 64°F1887: 70°F1888: 66°F1889: 59°F1890: 70°F1891: 57°F1892: 58°F1893: 65°F1894: 71°F1895: 64°F1896: 55°F1897: 64°F1898: 57°F1899: 70°F1900: 67°F1901: 66°F1902: 64°F1903: 72°F1904: 62°F1905: 67°F1906: 68°F1907: 66°F1908: 64°F1909: 66°F1910: 69°F1911: 66°F1912: 70°F1913: 67°F1914: 69°F1915: 64°F1916: 69°F1917: 71°F1918: 59°F1919: 65°F1920: 61°F1921: 70°F1922: 69°F1923: 64°F1924: 53°F1925: 75°F1926: 70°F1927: 69°F1928: 61°F1929: 72°F1930: 69°F1931: 70°F1932: 63°F1933: 72°F1934: 59°F1935: 61°F1936: 68°F1937: 73°F1938: 71°F1939: 67°F1940: 65°F1941: 67°F1942: 69°F1943: 60°F1944: 63°F1945: 65°F1946: 65°F1947: 69°F1948: 66°F1949: 64°F1950: 63°F1951: 56°F1952: 54°F1953: 52°F1954: 67°F1955: 60°F1956: 65°F1957: 66°F1958: 55°F1959: 72°F1960: 68°F1961: 68°F1962: 66°F1963: 58°F1964: 58°F1965: 62°F1966: 61°F1967: 67°F1968: 54°F1969: 65°F1970: 69°F1971: 69°F1972: 54°F1973: 72°F1974: 66°F1975: 68°F1976: 66°F1977: 74°F1978: 63°F1979: 61°F1980: 67°F1981: 63°F1982: 59°F1983: 68°F1984: 52°F1985: 67°F1986: 59°F1987: 66°F1988: 57°F1989: 67°F1990: 72°F1991: 70°F1992: 67°F1993: 69°F1994: 59°F1995: 62°F1996: 67°F1997: 63°F1998: 68°F1999: 64°F2000: 66°F2001: 68°F2002: 65°F2003: 64°F2004: 71°F2005: 61°F2006: 64°F2007: 65°F2008: 65°F2009: 65°F2010: 72°F2011: 59°F2012: 70°F2013: 68°F2014: 70°F2015: 68°F2016: 70°F2017: 52°F2018: 72°F2019: 63°F2020: 62°F2021: 72°F2022: 68°F2023: 66°F2024: 65°F2025: 61°F71° forecast505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 871°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#132 of 147
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-10°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1879–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Chattanooga in each calendar month, and for the whole 1879–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 10, 1949-10°FJan 31, 1966
Feb82°FFeb 22, 2023-10°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar89°FMar 21, 19072°FMar 7, 1899
Apr93°FApr 30, 194225°FApr 2, 1881
May99°FMay 29, 194134°FMay 1, 1879
Jun107°FJun 30, 201239°FJun 1, 1889
Jul107°FJul 1, 201251°FJul 15, 1967
Aug105°FAug 4, 194750°FAug 31, 1946
Sep104°FSep 5, 192536°FSep 30, 1967
Oct100°FOct 2, 201922°FOct 30, 1952
Nov86°FNov 1, 20164°FNov 25, 1950
Dec78°FDec 7, 1951-2°FDec 13, 1962
All-time107°FJun 30, 2012-10°FFeb 13, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Chattanooga so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

4 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

86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 9, 1888

Coldest high ever

10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 11, 1886
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 22, 193710°FJan 11, 1886
Feb66°FFeb 21, 201813°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar68°FMar 20, 190723°FMar 2, 1980
Apr69°FApr 28, 189938°FApr 5, 1891
May75°FMay 25, 190248°FMay 7, 1917
Jun84°FJun 29, 193661°FJun 2, 1907
Jul86°FJul 9, 188868°FJul 9, 1892
Aug80°FAug 4, 193566°FAug 27, 1944
Sep80°FSep 4, 192553°FSep 30, 1920
Oct75°FOct 10, 201740°FOct 31, 1890
Nov68°FNov 1, 197119°FNov 25, 1950
Dec66°FDec 7, 195112°FDec 12, 1962
All-time86°FJul 9, 188810°FJan 11, 1886

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

27 days
record run, ended Feb 11 1977

So far in 2026

34 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Chattanooga's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 66°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 51°FJan: 32°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 35°FMar: 64°FMar: 42°FApr: 74°FApr: 50°FMay: 81°FMay: 59°FJun: 88°FJun: 67°FJul: 90°FJul: 71°FAug: 90°FAug: 70°FSep: 84°FSep: 63°FOct: 74°FOct: 51°FNov: 62°FNov: 40°FDec: 54°FDec: 35°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:13 AM
Sunset6:08 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight12h 55m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.03°N, 85.20°W

Nearby Stations

Knoxville, TN87 mi NEOak Ridge, TN87 mi NEHuntsville, AL93 mi WAtlanta, GA106 mi SENashville, TN111 mi NWAthens, GA130 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Chattanooga's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Chattanooga, TN — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Chattanooga's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Chattanooga, TN — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1879

Each cell is one day's low at Chattanooga, coloured by temperature — 148 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Chattanooga, TN daily low heat map 1879–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Chattanooga — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
34 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 81st most in 148 years. Normal for this point: 36. Record: 63 in 1968.

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