Tennessee · THREADEX · 1947–2026

Oak Ridge, TN

36.023°N, 84.234°W · station OQTthr · 80 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Oak Ridge.
68°TUE7/1469°WED7/1571°THU7/1673°FRI7/1773°SAT7/1873°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#33 / 79
coldest Jul 14 in 79 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

57°F
set in 1953

Mildest Jul 14 ever

77°F
set in 1954

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Oak Ridge. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5767771947: 65°F1948: 68°F1949: 69°F1950: 64°F1951: 67°F1952: 63°F1953: 57°F1954: 77°F1955: 71°F1956: 65°F1957: 71°F1958: 69°F1959: 63°F1960: 64°F1961: 67°F1962: 68°F1963: 64°F1964: 60°F1965: 70°F1966: 69°F1967: 60°F1968: 66°F1969: 71°F1970: 69°F1971: 69°F1972: 64°F1973: 69°F1974: 58°F1975: 57°F1976: 65°F1977: 69°F1978: 67°F1979: 67°F1980: 70°F1981: 70°F1982: 62°F1983: 67°F1984: 69°F1985: 66°F1986: 66°F1987: 63°F1988: 72°F1989: 64°F1990: 68°F1991: 68°F1992: 70°F1993: 70°F1994: 70°F1995: 71°F1996: 68°F1997: 67°F1998: 70°F1999: 68°F2000: 71°F2001: 57°F2002: 69°F2003: 64°F2004: 71°F2005: 70°F2006: 71°F2007: 62°F2008: 71°F2009: 62°F2010: 73°F2011: 73°F2012: 69°F2013: 68°F2014: 73°F2015: 68°F2016: 68°F2017: 73°F2018: 74°F2019: 72°F2020: 66°F2021: 71°F2022: 64°F2023: 76°F2024: 70°F2025: 71°F68° forecast194720251953

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1468°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record57°F
This-date rank#33 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°F1999-17°F1985
Feb82°F2023-13°F1996
Mar87°F20261°F1980
Apr92°F198620°F1987
May96°F194830°F1976
Jun105°F201239°F1977
Jul105°F195249°F1947
Aug103°F198350°F1989
Sep102°F195433°F1967
Oct98°F201921°F1952
Nov85°F20160°F1950
Dec78°F1982-7°F1983
All-time105°F1952-17°F1985

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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: 69°F · forecast is -1° 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

Sunrise4:30 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight14h 25m · losing 6 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 Jul 14 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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