Tennessee · THREADEX · 1937–2026

Bristol-Johnson City, TN

36.480°N, 82.399°W · station TRIthr · 90 years of record
61°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Bristol-Johnson City.
63°TUE7/1461°WED7/1566°THU7/1668°FRI7/1769°SAT7/1868°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#14 / 88
coldest Jul 15 in 88 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

49°F
set in 1967

Mildest Jul 15 ever

71°F
set in 1954

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Bristol-Johnson City. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4960711938: 65°F1939: 56°F1940: 59°F1941: 67°F1942: 67°F1943: 66°F1944: 70°F1945: 63°F1946: 65°F1947: 61°F1948: 69°F1949: 68°F1950: 67°F1951: 68°F1952: 64°F1953: 61°F1954: 71°F1955: 70°F1956: 66°F1957: 66°F1958: 68°F1959: 65°F1960: 64°F1961: 67°F1962: 65°F1963: 64°F1964: 62°F1965: 69°F1966: 70°F1967: 49°F1968: 66°F1969: 64°F1970: 69°F1971: 66°F1972: 63°F1973: 68°F1974: 59°F1975: 67°F1976: 57°F1977: 64°F1978: 63°F1979: 66°F1980: 69°F1981: 70°F1982: 66°F1983: 67°F1984: 64°F1985: 67°F1986: 69°F1987: 60°F1988: 71°F1989: 63°F1990: 62°F1991: 61°F1992: 67°F1993: 68°F1994: 69°F1995: 69°F1996: 68°F1997: 62°F1998: 62°F1999: 64°F2000: 64°F2001: 51°F2002: 68°F2003: 61°F2004: 65°F2005: 70°F2006: 68°F2007: 62°F2008: 60°F2009: 62°F2010: 63°F2011: 65°F2012: 69°F2013: 65°F2014: 66°F2015: 67°F2016: 67°F2017: 66°F2018: 70°F2019: 67°F2020: 60°F2021: 66°F2022: 63°F2023: 66°F2024: 64°F2025: 67°F61° forecast193819672025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1561°F
Coldest this date since2020
This-date record49°F
This-date rank#14 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°F1950-21°F1985
Feb82°F2018-15°F1996
Mar85°F1943-2°F1980
Apr90°F194121°F1964
May94°F194130°F1940
Jun103°F201238°F1966
Jul102°F195245°F1947
Aug101°F198843°F1986
Sep100°F195433°F1942
Oct94°F201920°F1962
Nov84°F20225°F1950
Dec78°F1951-9°F1962
All-time103°F2012-21°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Bristol-Johnson City so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 1 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 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: 65°F · forecast is -4° 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

Sunrise5:22 AM
Sunset7:49 PM
Solar noon12:35 PM
Daylight14h 27m · losing 6 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 Jul 15 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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