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Knoxville, TN

35.818°N, 83.986°W · station TYSthr · 156 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Knoxville.
72°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 Knoxville — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#113 / 155
coldest Sep 8 in 155 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

47°F
set in 1984

Mildest Sep 8 ever

72°F
set in 1917
Forecast low 68°F — 113th coldest Sep 8 of 155 years · record 47°F (1984) · coldest since 2025.
1871: 63°F1872: 65°F1873: 62°F1874: 63°F1875: 63°F1876: 69°F1877: 57°F1878: 66°F1879: 50°F1880: 68°F1881: 66°F1882: 63°F1883: 59°F1884: 69°F1885: 66°F1886: 63°F1887: 65°F1888: 62°F1889: 59°F1890: 68°F1891: 54°F1892: 54°F1893: 64°F1894: 69°F1895: 66°F1896: 52°F1897: 60°F1898: 51°F1899: 68°F1900: 65°F1901: 63°F1902: 62°F1903: 68°F1904: 56°F1905: 65°F1906: 66°F1907: 60°F1908: 64°F1909: 62°F1910: 67°F1911: 66°F1912: 70°F1913: 67°F1914: 69°F1915: 63°F1916: 68°F1917: 72°F1918: 60°F1919: 68°F1920: 62°F1921: 70°F1922: 68°F1923: 63°F1924: 51°F1925: 72°F1926: 69°F1927: 68°F1928: 62°F1929: 70°F1930: 70°F1931: 63°F1932: 58°F1933: 70°F1934: 59°F1935: 63°F1936: 65°F1937: 66°F1938: 72°F1939: 68°F1940: 63°F1941: 70°F1942: 68°F1943: 62°F1944: 62°F1945: 69°F1946: 65°F1947: 71°F1948: 67°F1949: 63°F1950: 63°F1951: 56°F1952: 57°F1953: 53°F1954: 71°F1955: 61°F1956: 62°F1957: 65°F1958: 57°F1959: 68°F1960: 71°F1961: 64°F1962: 67°F1963: 60°F1964: 58°F1965: 61°F1966: 58°F1967: 63°F1968: 54°F1969: 68°F1970: 70°F1971: 67°F1972: 60°F1973: 70°F1974: 68°F1975: 64°F1976: 60°F1977: 71°F1978: 66°F1979: 64°F1980: 70°F1981: 66°F1982: 59°F1983: 69°F1984: 47°F1985: 65°F1986: 57°F1987: 64°F1988: 55°F1989: 66°F1990: 69°F1991: 65°F1992: 67°F1993: 63°F1994: 56°F1995: 65°F1996: 66°F1997: 64°F1998: 60°F1999: 59°F2000: 64°F2001: 65°F2002: 65°F2003: 63°F2004: 69°F2005: 59°F2006: 63°F2007: 65°F2008: 63°F2009: 64°F2010: 69°F2011: 58°F2012: 66°F2013: 66°F2014: 65°F2015: 68°F2016: 65°F2017: 50°F2018: 71°F2019: 62°F2020: 60°F2021: 71°F2022: 64°F2023: 68°F2024: 57°F2025: 55°F68° forecast45505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 868°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#113 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°FJan 25, 1950-24°FJan 21, 1985
Feb83°FFeb 26, 1977-10°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar88°FMar 25, 19291°FMar 3, 1980
Apr93°FApr 24, 192522°FApr 1, 1987
May96°FMay 22, 194132°FMay 4, 1986
Jun105°FJun 30, 201242°FJun 13, 1903
Jul105°FJul 1, 201249°FJul 2, 1988
Aug102°FAug 29, 194849°FAug 31, 1946
Sep103°FSep 5, 195435°FSep 30, 1888
Oct96°FOct 2, 201924°FOct 30, 1910
Nov85°FNov 1, 20165°FNov 25, 1950
Dec80°FDec 4, 1982-6°FDec 25, 1983
All-time105°FJun 30, 2012-24°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 25, 2010

Coldest high ever

6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan67°FJan 23, 19207°FJan 30, 1966
Feb65°FFeb 23, 20236°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar68°FMar 20, 194820°FMar 4, 1873
Apr71°FApr 3, 202534°FApr 4, 1891
May73°FMay 30, 194146°FMay 19, 1894
Jun79°FJun 30, 193660°FJun 2, 1956
Jul80°FJul 25, 201067°FJul 4, 1922
Aug77°FAug 3, 193562°FAug 15, 1964
Sep76°FSep 10, 192552°FSep 29, 1967
Oct72°FOct 3, 189840°FOct 24, 1917
Nov66°FNov 1, 197114°FNov 25, 1950
Dec66°FDec 8, 195113°FDec 28, 1894
All-time80°FJul 25, 20106°FFeb 13, 1899

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: 64°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:04 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight12h 56m · losing 15 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 Sep 8 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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