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Oak Ridge, TN

36.023°N, 84.234°W · station OQTthr · 80 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Oak Ridge.
73°WED9/274°THU9/374°FRI9/473°SAT9/570°SUN9/669°MON9/768°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#69 / 79
coldest Sep 8 in 79 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

49°F
set in 1984

Mildest Sep 8 ever

72°F
set in 2018
Forecast low 68°F — 69th coldest Sep 8 of 79 years · record 49°F (1984) · coldest since 2025.
1947: 70°F1948: 66°F1949: 60°F1950: 60°F1951: 51°F1952: 53°F1953: 51°F1954: 67°F1955: 59°F1956: 61°F1957: 65°F1958: 52°F1959: 70°F1960: 68°F1961: 66°F1962: 66°F1963: 59°F1964: 57°F1965: 62°F1966: 60°F1967: 60°F1968: 51°F1969: 68°F1970: 67°F1971: 65°F1972: 58°F1973: 69°F1974: 64°F1975: 61°F1976: 57°F1977: 66°F1978: 61°F1979: 57°F1980: 64°F1981: 57°F1982: 57°F1983: 67°F1984: 49°F1985: 66°F1986: 58°F1987: 64°F1988: 54°F1989: 68°F1990: 70°F1991: 66°F1992: 66°F1993: 64°F1994: 53°F1995: 60°F1996: 64°F1997: 62°F1998: 57°F1999: 59°F2000: 63°F2001: 66°F2002: 63°F2003: 66°F2004: 69°F2005: 59°F2006: 61°F2007: 64°F2008: 61°F2009: 65°F2010: 68°F2011: 60°F2012: 67°F2013: 66°F2014: 66°F2015: 67°F2016: 65°F2017: 49°F2018: 72°F2019: 63°F2020: 59°F2021: 70°F2022: 62°F2023: 66°F2024: 59°F2025: 53°F68° forecast4550556065707519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 868°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record49°F
This-date rank#69 of 79
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-17°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1947–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Oak Ridge in each calendar month, and for the whole 1947–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°FJan 22, 1999-17°FJan 21, 1985
Feb82°FFeb 23, 2023-13°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar87°FMar 21, 20261°FMar 3, 1980
Apr92°FApr 26, 198620°FApr 1, 1987
May96°FMay 12, 194830°FMay 4, 1976
Jun105°FJun 30, 201239°FJun 8, 1977
Jul105°FJul 28, 195249°FJul 23, 1947
Aug103°FAug 22, 198350°FAug 8, 1989
Sep102°FSep 5, 195433°FSep 30, 1967
Oct98°FOct 3, 201921°FOct 30, 1952
Nov85°FNov 1, 20160°FNov 25, 1950
Dec78°FDec 4, 1982-7°FDec 25, 1983
All-time105°FJul 28, 1952-17°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (87°F)

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

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 8, 1998

Coldest high ever

10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 12, 1962
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 12, 201310°FJan 21, 1985
Feb65°FFeb 21, 201818°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar64°FMar 20, 194825°FMar 8, 1996
Apr72°FApr 4, 202536°FApr 3, 1987
May72°FMay 23, 195349°FMay 11, 1960
Jun78°FJun 16, 202260°FJun 8, 1955
Jul78°FJul 25, 201068°FJul 3, 1976
Aug81°FAug 8, 199862°FAug 15, 1964
Sep75°FSep 1, 196154°FSep 29, 1967
Oct71°FOct 9, 201742°FOct 29, 2017
Nov66°FNov 2, 197118°FNov 25, 1950
Dec61°FDec 8, 195110°FDec 12, 1962
All-time81°FAug 8, 199810°FDec 12, 1962

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

49 days
record run, ended Feb 21 1985

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Oak Ridge's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 64°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 30°FFeb: 53°FFeb: 33°FMar: 62°FMar: 39°FApr: 72°FApr: 47°FMay: 80°FMay: 57°FJun: 86°FJun: 65°FJul: 89°FJul: 69°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 83°FSep: 61°FOct: 72°FOct: 49°FNov: 60°FNov: 38°FDec: 51°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:05 PM
Solar noon11:37 AM
Daylight12h 56m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.02°N, 84.23°W

Nearby Stations

Knoxville, TN19 mi SEChattanooga, TN87 mi SWAsheville, NC103 mi EBristol-Johnson City, TN107 mi EJackson, KY119 mi NENashville, TN137 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Oak Ridge'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.
Oak Ridge, TN — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Oak Ridge's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Oak Ridge, TN — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1947

Each cell is one day's low at Oak Ridge, coloured by temperature — 80 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Oak Ridge, TN daily low heat map 1947–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Oak Ridge — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
43 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 57th most in 80 years. Normal for this point: 48. Record: 72 in 1985.

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