Tennessee · THREADEX · 1871–2026

Knoxville, TN

35.818°N, 83.986°W · station TYSthr · 156 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Knoxville.
68°TUE7/1470°WED7/1571°THU7/1673°FRI7/1773°SAT7/1873°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#57 / 155
coldest Jul 14 in 155 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

56°F
set in 1897

Mildest Jul 14 ever

78°F
set in 1954

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Knoxville. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5667781871: 75°F1872: 70°F1873: 72°F1874: 67°F1875: 69°F1876: 69°F1877: 65°F1878: 72°F1879: 72°F1880: 69°F1881: 70°F1882: 63°F1883: 71°F1884: 71°F1885: 66°F1886: 66°F1887: 70°F1888: 70°F1889: 70°F1890: 70°F1891: 67°F1892: 70°F1893: 70°F1894: 66°F1895: 66°F1896: 69°F1897: 56°F1898: 68°F1899: 65°F1900: 68°F1901: 69°F1902: 64°F1903: 57°F1904: 64°F1905: 65°F1906: 66°F1907: 67°F1908: 71°F1909: 67°F1910: 69°F1911: 67°F1912: 70°F1913: 71°F1914: 64°F1915: 70°F1916: 69°F1917: 65°F1918: 60°F1919: 74°F1920: 64°F1921: 68°F1922: 67°F1923: 68°F1924: 69°F1925: 66°F1926: 62°F1927: 68°F1928: 67°F1929: 70°F1930: 68°F1931: 72°F1932: 71°F1933: 69°F1934: 72°F1935: 69°F1936: 77°F1937: 72°F1938: 71°F1939: 71°F1940: 66°F1941: 71°F1942: 68°F1943: 67°F1944: 73°F1945: 69°F1946: 71°F1947: 69°F1948: 70°F1949: 72°F1950: 66°F1951: 72°F1952: 69°F1953: 59°F1954: 78°F1955: 72°F1956: 67°F1957: 72°F1958: 67°F1959: 65°F1960: 65°F1961: 67°F1962: 67°F1963: 65°F1964: 65°F1965: 71°F1966: 73°F1967: 58°F1968: 66°F1969: 71°F1970: 74°F1971: 69°F1972: 69°F1973: 71°F1974: 65°F1975: 60°F1976: 68°F1977: 70°F1978: 72°F1979: 70°F1980: 76°F1981: 73°F1982: 65°F1983: 68°F1984: 66°F1985: 67°F1986: 66°F1987: 65°F1988: 72°F1989: 65°F1990: 66°F1991: 69°F1992: 73°F1993: 71°F1994: 70°F1995: 71°F1996: 69°F1997: 69°F1998: 70°F1999: 67°F2000: 69°F2001: 59°F2002: 69°F2003: 65°F2004: 69°F2005: 71°F2006: 71°F2007: 62°F2008: 70°F2009: 64°F2010: 73°F2011: 74°F2012: 69°F2013: 68°F2014: 71°F2015: 68°F2016: 70°F2017: 72°F2018: 74°F2019: 71°F2020: 67°F2021: 70°F2022: 67°F2023: 75°F2024: 69°F2025: 70°F68° forecast187118972025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1468°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record56°F
This-date rank#57 of 155
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-24°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1871–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Knoxville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1871–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F1950-24°F1985
Feb83°F1977-10°F1899
Mar88°F19291°F1980
Apr93°F192522°F1987
May96°F194132°F1986
Jun105°F201242°F1903
Jul105°F201249°F1988
Aug102°F194849°F1946
Sep103°F195435°F1888
Oct96°F201924°F1910
Nov85°F20165°F1950
Dec80°F1982-6°F1983
All-time105°F2012-24°F1985

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

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

28 days
record run, ended Dec 23 1903

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Knoxville'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: 61°FMar: 40°FApr: 71°FApr: 48°FMay: 79°FMay: 57°FJun: 86°FJun: 65°FJul: 88°FJul: 69°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 82°FSep: 61°FOct: 72°FOct: 49°FNov: 60°FNov: 38°FDec: 51°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:30 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight14h 24m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.82°N, 83.99°W

Nearby Stations

Oak Ridge, TN19 mi NWAsheville, NC85 mi EChattanooga, TN87 mi SWBristol-Johnson City, TN99 mi NEGreenville-Spartanburg, SC118 mi SEJackson, KY128 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Knoxville's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Knoxville, TN — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1871

Each cell is one day's low at Knoxville, coloured by temperature — 156 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Knoxville, TN daily low heat map 1871–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Knoxville — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
40 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 86th most in 156 years. Normal for this point: 42. Record: 65 in 1986.

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