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Bristol-Johnson City, TN

36.480°N, 82.399°W · station TRIthr · 90 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Bristol-Johnson City.
69°WED9/270°THU9/370°FRI9/468°SAT9/565°SUN9/663°MON9/762°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#58 / 88
coldest Sep 8 in 88 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

44°F
set in 2017

Mildest Sep 8 ever

69°F
set in 1960
Forecast low 62°F — 58th coldest Sep 8 of 88 years · record 44°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
1938: 66°F1939: 59°F1940: 54°F1941: 64°F1942: 64°F1943: 55°F1944: 57°F1945: 66°F1946: 61°F1947: 66°F1948: 63°F1949: 58°F1950: 62°F1951: 47°F1952: 53°F1953: 51°F1954: 67°F1955: 58°F1956: 57°F1957: 59°F1958: 52°F1959: 65°F1960: 69°F1961: 66°F1962: 58°F1963: 57°F1964: 55°F1965: 54°F1966: 51°F1967: 55°F1968: 50°F1969: 64°F1970: 62°F1971: 65°F1972: 54°F1973: 63°F1974: 61°F1975: 62°F1976: 55°F1977: 65°F1978: 61°F1979: 53°F1980: 63°F1981: 58°F1982: 56°F1983: 65°F1984: 47°F1985: 65°F1986: 53°F1987: 66°F1988: 47°F1989: 64°F1990: 66°F1991: 59°F1992: 61°F1993: 59°F1994: 51°F1995: 60°F1996: 58°F1997: 55°F1998: 56°F1999: 56°F2000: 54°F2001: 57°F2002: 59°F2003: 59°F2004: 69°F2005: 50°F2006: 56°F2007: 59°F2008: 60°F2009: 57°F2010: 63°F2011: 60°F2012: 65°F2013: 59°F2014: 65°F2015: 62°F2016: 57°F2017: 44°F2018: 66°F2019: 56°F2020: 54°F2021: 65°F2022: 57°F2023: 66°F2024: 54°F2025: 45°F62° forecast40455055606570194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 862°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record44°F
This-date rank#58 of 88
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-21°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1937–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bristol-Johnson City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1937–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 25, 1950-21°FJan 21, 1985
Feb82°FFeb 21, 2018-15°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar85°FMar 18, 1943-2°FMar 3, 1980
Apr90°FApr 19, 194121°FApr 1, 1964
May94°FMay 22, 194130°FMay 5, 1940
Jun103°FJun 30, 201238°FJun 1, 1966
Jul102°FJul 28, 195245°FJul 23, 1947
Aug101°FAug 18, 198843°FAug 29, 1986
Sep100°FSep 6, 195433°FSep 29, 1942
Oct94°FOct 3, 201920°FOct 27, 1962
Nov84°FNov 6, 20225°FNov 25, 1950
Dec78°FDec 7, 1951-9°FDec 13, 1962
All-time103°FJun 30, 2012-21°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Bristol-Johnson City so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

10 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 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

79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 6, 1943

Coldest high ever

2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan58°FJan 11, 20202°FJan 21, 1985
Feb60°FFeb 21, 201811°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar62°FMar 15, 199019°FMar 2, 1980
Apr70°FApr 3, 202531°FApr 4, 1987
May71°FMay 31, 195346°FMay 7, 1958
Jun72°FJun 14, 195855°FJun 1, 1967
Jul79°FJul 6, 194365°FJul 9, 1979
Aug73°FAug 5, 198760°FAug 27, 1944
Sep72°FSep 5, 201247°FSep 29, 1967
Oct68°FOct 1, 193737°FOct 31, 1993
Nov65°FNov 3, 196110°FNov 25, 1950
Dec63°FDec 9, 19668°FDec 12, 1962
All-time79°FJul 6, 19432°FJan 21, 1985

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

49 days
record run, ended Jan 31 1986

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Bristol-Johnson City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 59°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 46°FJan: 27°FFeb: 51°FFeb: 29°FMar: 59°FMar: 36°FApr: 69°FApr: 44°FMay: 77°FMay: 52°FJun: 84°FJun: 61°FJul: 86°FJul: 65°FAug: 86°FAug: 63°FSep: 80°FSep: 57°FOct: 70°FOct: 44°FNov: 58°FNov: 34°FDec: 49°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:01 AM
Sunset6:58 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight12h 57m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.48°N, 82.40°W

Nearby Stations

Asheville, NC72 mi SBluefield, WV86 mi NEJackson, KY91 mi NWKnoxville, TN99 mi SWOak Ridge, TN107 mi WGreenville-Spartanburg, SC109 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Bristol-Johnson City'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.
Bristol-Johnson City, TN — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bristol-Johnson City's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bristol-Johnson City, TN — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1937

Each cell is one day's low at Bristol-Johnson City, coloured by temperature — 90 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bristol-Johnson City, TN daily low heat map 1937–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Bristol-Johnson City — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
57 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 49th most in 90 years. Normal for this point: 57. Record: 74 in 1960.

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