35.818°N, 83.986°W · station TYSthr · 156 years of record
68°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Knoxville.
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
#148 / 155
coldest Sep 2 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
48°F
set in 1987
Mildest Sep 2 ever
75°F
set in 1932
Forecast low 72°F — 148th coldest Sep 2 of 155 years · record 48°F (1987) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#155 / 155
coldest Sep 3 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
50°F
set in 1987
Mildest Sep 3 ever
74°F
set in 1981
Forecast low 74°F — 155th coldest Sep 3 of 155 years · record 50°F (1987) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#155 / 155
coldest Sep 4 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
53°F
set in 1893
Mildest Sep 4 ever
74°F
set in 1981
Forecast low 74°F — 155th coldest Sep 4 of 155 years · record 53°F (1893) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#154 / 155
coldest Sep 5 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
50°F
set in 2010
Mildest Sep 5 ever
74°F
set in 1979
Forecast low 73°F — 154th coldest Sep 5 of 155 years · record 50°F (2010) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#145 / 155
coldest Sep 6 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
52°F
set in 1950
Mildest Sep 6 ever
74°F
set in 1947
Forecast low 70°F — 145th coldest Sep 6 of 155 years · record 52°F (1950) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#127 / 155
coldest Sep 7 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
47°F
set in 1984
Mildest Sep 7 ever
75°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 69°F — 127th coldest Sep 7 of 155 years · record 47°F (1984) · coldest since 2025.
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.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
77°FJan 25, 1950
-24°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
83°FFeb 26, 1977
-10°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar
88°FMar 25, 1929
1°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
93°FApr 24, 1925
22°FApr 1, 1987
May
96°FMay 22, 1941
32°FMay 4, 1986
Jun
105°FJun 30, 2012
42°FJun 13, 1903
Jul
105°FJul 1, 2012
49°FJul 2, 1988
Aug
102°FAug 29, 1948
49°FAug 31, 1946
Sep
103°FSep 5, 1954
35°FSep 30, 1888
Oct
96°FOct 2, 2019
24°FOct 30, 1910
Nov
85°FNov 1, 2016
5°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
80°FDec 4, 1982
-6°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
105°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
67°FJan 23, 1920
7°FJan 30, 1966
Feb
65°FFeb 23, 2023
6°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
68°FMar 20, 1948
20°FMar 4, 1873
Apr
71°FApr 3, 2025
34°FApr 4, 1891
May
73°FMay 30, 1941
46°FMay 19, 1894
Jun
79°FJun 30, 1936
60°FJun 2, 1956
Jul
80°FJul 25, 2010
67°FJul 4, 1922
Aug
77°FAug 3, 1935
62°FAug 15, 1964
Sep
76°FSep 10, 1925
52°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
72°FOct 3, 1898
40°FOct 24, 1917
Nov
66°FNov 1, 1971
14°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
66°FDec 8, 1951
13°FDec 28, 1894
All-time
80°FJul 25, 2010
6°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.
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.
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.