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Memphis, TN

35.056°N, 89.986°W · station MEMthr · 152 years of record
76°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Memphis.
79°WED9/279°THU9/380°FRI9/478°SAT9/577°SUN9/677°MON9/776°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#144 / 151
coldest Sep 8 in 151 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

50°F
set in 1988

Mildest Sep 8 ever

78°F
set in 1922
Forecast low 76°F — 144th coldest Sep 8 of 151 years · record 50°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
1875: 73°F1876: 74°F1877: 61°F1878: 73°F1879: 64°F1880: 63°F1881: 72°F1882: 64°F1883: 61°F1884: 75°F1885: 74°F1886: 70°F1887: 70°F1888: 69°F1889: 59°F1890: 71°F1891: 62°F1892: 57°F1893: 63°F1894: 74°F1895: 69°F1896: 58°F1897: 73°F1898: 57°F1899: 72°F1900: 72°F1901: 71°F1902: 67°F1903: 72°F1904: 68°F1905: 68°F1906: 72°F1907: 72°F1908: 69°F1909: 71°F1910: 75°F1911: 75°F1912: 76°F1913: 73°F1914: 75°F1915: 74°F1916: 75°F1917: 74°F1918: 56°F1919: 74°F1920: 65°F1921: 73°F1922: 78°F1923: 66°F1924: 63°F1925: 77°F1926: 76°F1927: 74°F1928: 62°F1929: 73°F1930: 72°F1931: 74°F1932: 59°F1933: 74°F1934: 56°F1935: 62°F1936: 72°F1937: 71°F1938: 77°F1939: 76°F1940: 67°F1941: 73°F1942: 72°F1943: 54°F1944: 63°F1945: 72°F1946: 63°F1947: 74°F1948: 73°F1949: 68°F1950: 61°F1951: 62°F1952: 59°F1953: 59°F1954: 72°F1955: 67°F1956: 58°F1957: 60°F1958: 61°F1959: 71°F1960: 73°F1961: 70°F1962: 68°F1963: 66°F1964: 73°F1965: 69°F1966: 59°F1967: 68°F1968: 56°F1969: 67°F1970: 74°F1971: 71°F1972: 68°F1973: 75°F1974: 68°F1975: 64°F1976: 67°F1977: 73°F1978: 72°F1979: 63°F1980: 76°F1981: 67°F1982: 70°F1983: 72°F1984: 64°F1985: 73°F1986: 56°F1987: 71°F1988: 50°F1989: 73°F1990: 73°F1991: 73°F1992: 73°F1993: 68°F1994: 61°F1995: 67°F1996: 69°F1997: 69°F1998: 69°F1999: 69°F2000: 67°F2001: 73°F2002: 75°F2003: 66°F2004: 69°F2005: 67°F2006: 66°F2007: 75°F2008: 63°F2009: 72°F2010: 75°F2011: 57°F2012: 72°F2013: 73°F2014: 69°F2015: 73°F2016: 76°F2017: 58°F2018: 73°F2019: 73°F2020: 69°F2021: 65°F2022: 69°F2023: 66°F2024: 64°F2025: 57°F76° forecast50556065707580188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 876°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record50°F
This-date rank#144 of 151
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-13°F (1963)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1875–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Memphis in each calendar month, and for the whole 1875–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 12, 1890-8°FJan 9, 1886
Feb81°FFeb 13, 1962-11°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar87°FMar 28, 189512°FMar 3, 1943
Apr94°FApr 21, 198727°FApr 1, 1881
May99°FMay 30, 197736°FMay 4, 2013
Jun104°FJun 28, 195248°FJun 1, 1966
Jul108°FJul 13, 198052°FJul 23, 1947
Aug107°FAug 30, 200048°FAug 31, 1946
Sep103°FSep 6, 192536°FSep 29, 1942
Oct98°FOct 3, 201925°FOct 29, 1952
Nov86°FNov 1, 20009°FNov 25, 1950
Dec81°FDec 2, 1982-13°FDec 24, 1963
All-time108°FJul 13, 1980-13°FDec 24, 1963

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 24, 1934

Coldest high ever

6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 10, 1962
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan68°FJan 25, 19506°FJan 10, 1962
Feb67°FFeb 14, 19498°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar71°FMar 12, 200625°FMar 9, 1932
Apr74°FApr 28, 197039°FApr 4, 1886
May78°FMay 29, 198253°FMay 1, 1907
Jun82°FJun 17, 202262°FJun 1, 1903
Jul84°FJul 24, 193469°FJul 18, 2014
Aug84°FAug 3, 201069°FAug 23, 1891
Sep82°FSep 9, 192556°FSep 18, 1875
Oct77°FOct 3, 198637°FOct 29, 1925
Nov71°FNov 2, 193625°FNov 29, 1911
Dec71°FDec 2, 19828°FDec 22, 1989
All-time84°FJul 24, 19346°FJan 10, 1962

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

27 days
record run, ended Feb 19 1905

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Memphis's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 69°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 51°FJan: 34°FFeb: 55°FFeb: 37°FMar: 64°FMar: 44°FApr: 73°FApr: 53°FMay: 82°FMay: 63°FJun: 89°FJun: 71°FJul: 92°FJul: 74°FAug: 91°FAug: 73°FSep: 86°FSep: 66°FOct: 75°FOct: 54°FNov: 62°FNov: 43°FDec: 53°FDec: 36°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight12h 55m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.06°N, 89.99°W

Nearby Stations

Jonesboro, AR65 mi NWTupelo, MS88 mi SEGreenwood, MS107 mi SPoplar Bluff, MO119 mi NGreenville, MS121 mi SWPine Bluff, AR126 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Memphis'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.
Memphis, TN — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Memphis's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Memphis, TN — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1875

Each cell is one day's low at Memphis, coloured by temperature — 152 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Memphis, TN daily low heat map 1875–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Memphis — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
28 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 89th most in 152 years. Normal for this point: 31. Record: 53 in 1968.

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