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Knoxville Weather Records (USC00134502)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Knoxville (USC00134502), Iowa, United States, with 131 years of record.

Key Facts for Knoxville

  • Knoxville (USC00134502) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 41.32 latitude and -93.10 longitude, 273 m (895 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2023, 131 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Knoxville still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Knoxville set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 14 May 2023.

About the Station

  • Location: Iowa, United States, 41.32 latitude, -93.10 longitude.
  • Elevation: 273 m (895 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2023, 131 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Knoxville, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Knoxville. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Knoxville. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Knoxville, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.1 C (70.0 F)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)n/an/a
Feb25.6 C (78.1 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)n/an/a
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-28.3 C (-18.9 F)n/an/a
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)n/an/a
May41.1 C (106.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
Jul45.0 C (113.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)n/an/a
Aug45.6 C (114.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Oct36.1 C (97.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a
Nov28.3 C (82.9 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a
Dec23.3 C (73.9 F)-32.2 C (-26.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Knoxville by the year they were set 1,464 records at Knoxville still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 38. 0102030401893: 81894: 111895: 171896: 101897: 141898: 101899: 171900: 91901: 131902: 61904: 41905: 81906: 81907: 121908: 71909: 181910: 121911: 231912: 161913: 81914: 71915: 81916: 61917: 241918: 251919: 91920: 101921: 121922: 51923: 131924: 171925: 241926: 101927: 101928: 101929: 131930: 311931: 141932: 81933: 141934: 371935: 61936: 381937: 181938: 221939: 301940: 131941: 161942: 71943: 61944: 101945: 91946: 151947: 231948: 81949: 111950: 151951: 111952: 121953: 91954: 81955: 61956: 91957: 51958: 91959: 111960: 91961: 31962: 91963: 131964: 111965: 101966: 181967: 71968: 91969: 81970: 141971: 41972: 111973: 71974: 81975: 101976: 101977: 61978: 41979: 31980: 81981: 81982: 21983: 221984: 131985: 51986: 91987: 161988: 161989: 171990: 171991: 141992: 101993: 81994: 71995: 61996: 121997: 61998: 151999: 92000: 162001: 92002: 82003: 52004: 52005: 32006: 92007: 112008: 102009: 62010: 32011: 122012: 202013: 52014: 122015: 62016: 42017: 112018: 142019: 102020: 82021: 112022: 71893190719201933194619591972198519982011
1,464 records at Knoxville still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Knoxville by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18938
189411
189517
189610
189714
189810
189917
19009
190113
19026
19044
19058
19068
190712
19087
190918
191012
191123
191216
19138
19147
19158
19166
191724
191825
19199
192010
192112
19225
192313
192417
192524
192610
192710
192810
192913
193031
193114
19328
193314
193437
19356
193638
193718
193822
193930
194013
194116
19427
19436
194410
19459
194615
194723
19488
194911
195015
195111
195212
19539
19548
19556
19569
19575
19589
195911
19609
19613
19629
196313
196411
196510
196618
19677
19689
19698
197014
19714
197211
19737
19748
197510
197610
19776
19784
19793
19808
19818
19822
198322
198413
19855
19869
198716
198816
198917
199017
199114
199210
19938
19947
19956
199612
19976
199815
19999
200016
20019
20028
20035
20045
20053
20069
200711
200810
20096
20103
201112
201220
20135
201412
20156
20164
201711
201814
201910
20208
202111
20227

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Knoxville set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Knoxville between 28 July 1930 and 2 February 1996. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperature28 July 1930: Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)8 August 1934: Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)17 November 1952: Record daily precipitation 154.4 mm (6.1 in)2 February 1996: Record low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)1930194019501960197019801990
4 all-time records were set at Knoxville between 28 July 1930 and 2 February 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When Knoxville set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1930-07-28Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1934-08-08Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1952-11-17Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1996-02-02Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 154.4 mm (6.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Knoxville The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Knoxville. The most was 154.4 mm (6.1 in) on 17 November 1952. 050100150200 Jan: 61.2 mm (2.4 in), 12 January 1960 Jan Feb: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 24 February 2001 Feb Mar: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 16 March 1919 Mar Apr: 106.2 mm (4.2 in), 18 April 2013 Apr May: 99.8 mm (3.9 in), 7 May 2007 May Jun: 138.7 mm (5.5 in), 10 June 2011 Jun Jul: 111.8 mm (4.4 in), 29 July 2015 Jul Aug: 97.3 mm (3.8 in), 15 August 1908 Aug Sep: 142.2 mm (5.6 in), 14 September 1914 Sep Oct: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 9 October 2018 Oct Nov: 154.4 mm (6.1 in), 17 November 1952 Nov Dec: 47.5 mm (1.9 in), 14 December 2015 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Knoxville. The most was 154.4 mm (6.1 in) on 17 November 1952.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Knoxville
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan61.2 mm (2.4 in)12 January 1960
Feb108.0 mm (4.3 in)24 February 2001
Mar47.0 mm (1.9 in)16 March 1919
Apr106.2 mm (4.2 in)18 April 2013
May99.8 mm (3.9 in)7 May 2007
Jun138.7 mm (5.5 in)10 June 2011
Jul111.8 mm (4.4 in)29 July 2015
Aug97.3 mm (3.8 in)15 August 1908
Sep142.2 mm (5.6 in)14 September 1914
Oct108.0 mm (4.3 in)9 October 2018
Nov154.4 mm (6.1 in)17 November 1952
Dec47.5 mm (1.9 in)14 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2023
Days with data per year at Knoxville 131 years of record at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1909, 1913, 1914 and others. 1893: 203 of 365 days1894: 293 of 365 days1895: 349 of 365 days1896: 357 of 366 days1897: 354 of 365 days1898: 362 of 365 days1899: 360 of 365 days1900: 363 of 365 days1901: 356 of 365 days1902: 149 of 365 days1903: 31 of 365 days1904: 241 of 366 days1905: 330 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 333 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 304 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 364 of 365 days1912: 364 of 366 days1913: 210 of 365 days1914: 273 of 365 days1915: 153 of 365 days1916: 273 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 334 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 363 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 365 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 363 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 364 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 315 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 362 of 365 days1944: 364 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 353 of 365 days1947: 361 of 365 days1948: 363 of 366 days1949: 356 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 363 of 365 days1952: 361 of 366 days1953: 359 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 363 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 334 of 365 days1972: 364 of 366 days1973: 361 of 365 days1974: 361 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 364 of 366 days1977: 333 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 364 of 366 days1981: 363 of 365 days1982: 359 of 365 days1983: 361 of 365 days1984: 328 of 366 days1985: 362 of 365 days1986: 355 of 365 days1987: 363 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 359 of 365 days1992: 339 of 366 days1993: 359 of 365 days1994: 361 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 362 of 366 days1997: 359 of 365 days1998: 352 of 365 days1999: 346 of 365 days2000: 354 of 366 days2001: 358 of 365 days2002: 332 of 365 days2003: 277 of 365 days2004: 259 of 366 days2005: 274 of 365 days2006: 328 of 365 days2007: 316 of 365 days2008: 337 of 366 days2009: 306 of 365 days2010: 292 of 365 days2011: 291 of 365 days2012: 340 of 366 days2013: 360 of 365 days2014: 343 of 365 days2015: 348 of 365 days2016: 351 of 366 days2017: 350 of 365 days2018: 346 of 365 days2019: 344 of 365 days2020: 328 of 366 days2021: 350 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 212 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
131 years of record at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1909, 1913, 1914 and others.
Days with data per year at Knoxville
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189320356%No
189429380%No
189534996%Yes
189635798%Yes
189735497%Yes
189836299%Yes
189936099%Yes
190036399%Yes
190135698%Yes
190214941%No
1903318%No
190424166%No
190533090%Yes
1906365100%Yes
190733391%Yes
1908366100%Yes
190930483%No
1910365100%Yes
1911364100%Yes
191236499%Yes
191321058%No
191427375%No
191515342%No
191627375%No
1917365100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
192033491%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922364100%Yes
192336399%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929364100%Yes
1930364100%Yes
1931364100%Yes
1932365100%Yes
1933364100%Yes
1934364100%Yes
193536399%Yes
1936365100%Yes
1937364100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
194131586%No
194236399%Yes
194336299%Yes
194436499%Yes
1945364100%Yes
194635397%Yes
194736199%Yes
194836399%Yes
194935698%Yes
1950365100%Yes
195136399%Yes
195236199%Yes
195335998%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958364100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
196336399%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
196936399%Yes
1970365100%Yes
197133492%Yes
197236499%Yes
197336199%Yes
197436199%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197636499%Yes
197733391%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198036499%Yes
198136399%Yes
198235998%Yes
198336199%Yes
198432890%No
198536299%Yes
198635597%Yes
198736399%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
199135998%Yes
199233993%Yes
199335998%Yes
199436199%Yes
1995364100%Yes
199636299%Yes
199735998%Yes
199835296%Yes
199934695%Yes
200035497%Yes
200135898%Yes
200233291%Yes
200327776%No
200425971%No
200527475%No
200632890%No
200731687%No
200833792%Yes
200930684%No
201029280%No
201129180%No
201234093%Yes
201336099%Yes
201434394%Yes
201534895%Yes
201635196%Yes
201735096%Yes
201834695%Yes
201934494%Yes
202032890%No
202135096%Yes
2022365100%Yes
202321258%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Knoxville
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 May 2023Knoxville, USdaily rain56.9 mm (2.2 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)77 years42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2023Knoxville, USdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)127 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2023Knoxville, USdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)113 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2022Knoxville, USdaily high max (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie92 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2022Knoxville, USdaily low max (Tie)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)tie39 years5 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2022Knoxville, USdaily snowfall4.3 cm (1.7 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)124 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2022Knoxville, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)112 years40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2022Knoxville, USdaily rain61.7 mm (2.4 in)26.1 mm (1.0 in)116 years60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2022Knoxville, USdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)73 years32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2022Knoxville, USdaily low max (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie123 years10 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2022Knoxville, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)40 years23 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2022Knoxville, USdaily high max (Tie)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie81 years8 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2022Knoxville, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)52 years27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2022Knoxville, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)111 years40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2022Knoxville, USdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)68 years33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2022Knoxville, USdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2022Knoxville, USdaily snowfall7.1 cm (2.8 in)5.8 cm (2.3 in)115 years48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2022Knoxville, USdaily snow depth2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)73 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2022Knoxville, USdaily low max (Tie)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie83 years8 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2022Knoxville, USdaily snow depth2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)120 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

104 complete years, 1895 to 2022
Annual mean temperature at Knoxville as warming stripes, 1895 to 2022 One stripe for each of 104 complete years at Knoxville, 1895 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2008, at 8.3 C (47.0 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.4 C (54.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F). 1895: 9.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1896: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1897: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1898: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1899: 9.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1900: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1901: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1906: 10.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1908: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1910: 10.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1911: 11.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1912: 9.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1917: 8.5 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1918: 10.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1919: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1921: 12.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1922: 11.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1923: 10.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1924: 9.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1925: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1926: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1927: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1928: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1929: 9.1 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1930: 11.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1931: 12.4 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1932: 10.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1933: 11.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1934: 12.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1935: 9.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1936: 10.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1937: 9.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1938: 12.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1939: 11.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1940: 9.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1942: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 10.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1944: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1945: 9.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1946: 12.0 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1947: 11.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1948: 11.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1949: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1950: 9.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1951: 9.0 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1952: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1953: 11.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1954: 11.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1955: 10.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1956: 11.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1957: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1958: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1959: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1960: 9.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1961: 10.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1962: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1963: 10.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1964: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1965: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1966: 9.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1967: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1968: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1969: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1970: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1972: 9.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1973: 11.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1974: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1975: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1976: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1978: 9.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1979: 9.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1980: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1981: 11.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1982: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1983: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1985: 9.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1986: 11.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1987: 12.4 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1988: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1989: 9.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1990: 11.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1991: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1993: 9.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1994: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 9.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1996: 9.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1997: 9.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1998: 11.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2001: 10.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 11.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2008: 8.3 C, -2.1 C from the station mean2010: 10.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2012: 12.4 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2013: 9.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2014: 8.4 C, -2.0 C from the station mean2015: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2016: 11.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2017: 11.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2018: 9.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2019: 9.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2020: 10.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2021: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2022: 9.3 C, -1.2 C from the station mean18951900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 104 complete years at Knoxville, 1895 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2008, at 8.3 C (47.0 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.4 C (54.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Knoxville as warming stripes, 1895 to 2022
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18959.2 C-1.26 C
189610.2 C-0.17 C
189710.2 C-0.23 C
189810.1 C-0.36 C
18999.9 C-0.51 C
190010.6 C+0.14 C
190110.5 C+0.11 C
190610.4 C-0.02 C
190811.0 C+0.57 C
191010.8 C+0.34 C
191111.3 C+0.89 C
19129.4 C-1.04 C
19178.5 C-1.91 C
191810.8 C+0.37 C
191910.3 C-0.13 C
192112.1 C+1.72 C
192211.2 C+0.78 C
192310.5 C+0.05 C
19249.1 C-1.32 C
192510.2 C-0.19 C
192610.0 C-0.42 C
192710.5 C+0.12 C
192810.6 C+0.18 C
19299.1 C-1.35 C
193011.2 C+0.81 C
193112.4 C+2.03 C
193210.1 C-0.34 C
193311.5 C+1.13 C
193412.1 C+1.71 C
19359.9 C-0.47 C
193610.5 C+0.04 C
19379.7 C-0.67 C
193812.1 C+1.72 C
193911.8 C+1.39 C
19409.8 C-0.65 C
194210.7 C+0.26 C
194310.1 C-0.27 C
194410.7 C+0.31 C
19459.9 C-0.48 C
194612.0 C+1.58 C
194711.2 C+0.78 C
194811.2 C+0.80 C
194911.0 C+0.56 C
19509.5 C-0.93 C
19519.0 C-1.45 C
195210.7 C+0.26 C
195311.9 C+1.52 C
195411.8 C+1.42 C
195510.9 C+0.53 C
195611.1 C+0.72 C
195710.2 C-0.20 C
19589.8 C-0.57 C
19599.8 C-0.57 C
19609.2 C-1.25 C
196110.1 C-0.34 C
19629.8 C-0.59 C
196310.4 C-0.01 C
196411.0 C+0.58 C
19659.8 C-0.63 C
19669.0 C-1.40 C
196710.0 C-0.38 C
196810.6 C+0.18 C
196910.1 C-0.36 C
197010.5 C+0.06 C
19729.6 C-0.82 C
197311.2 C+0.80 C
197410.3 C-0.08 C
197510.3 C-0.07 C
197610.2 C-0.17 C
19789.3 C-1.07 C
19799.3 C-1.10 C
198011.0 C+0.63 C
198111.8 C+1.34 C
198210.1 C-0.36 C
198311.0 C+0.57 C
19859.9 C-0.56 C
198611.6 C+1.17 C
198712.4 C+1.95 C
198810.7 C+0.32 C
19899.5 C-0.92 C
199011.2 C+0.82 C
199111.0 C+0.62 C
19939.2 C-1.21 C
199410.2 C-0.21 C
19959.9 C-0.53 C
19969.0 C-1.38 C
19979.5 C-0.90 C
199811.5 C+1.10 C
200110.4 C+0.03 C
200210.7 C+0.26 C
200611.7 C+1.24 C
20088.3 C-2.08 C
201010.5 C+0.05 C
201212.4 C+1.94 C
20139.3 C-1.11 C
20148.4 C-2.02 C
201510.6 C+0.15 C
201611.3 C+0.87 C
201711.1 C+0.68 C
20189.6 C-0.85 C
20199.4 C-1.04 C
202010.3 C-0.16 C
202110.6 C+0.23 C
20229.3 C-1.16 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1895 to 2022 is -0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.13 to 0.06) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 104 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Knoxville
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.03) per decade-0.03 F (-0.13 to 0.06) per decade1895 to 2022104Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.08 C (-0.14 to -0.02) per decade-0.14 F (-0.25 to -0.03) per decade1895 to 2022104Fall
Mean daily minimum0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.09) per decade0.07 F (-0.02 to 0.16) per decade1895 to 2022104Not clearly different from zero

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2023
Yearly extremes at Knoxville: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.6 C (114.1 F)193436.7 C (98.1 F)131
Coldest night (TNn)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)1912-25.6 C (-14.1 F)131
Wettest day (Rx1day)154.4 mm (6.1 in)195266.0 mm (2.6 in)131
Wettest five days (Rx5day)243.0 mm (9.6 in)191496.0 mm (3.8 in)130
Longest dry spell (CDD)56 days200223 days131

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Knoxville by year The hottest day of the year at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1934
The hottest day of the year at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Knoxville by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189336.1 C (97.0 F)
189440.0 C (104.0 F)
189536.1 C (97.0 F)
189636.1 C (97.0 F)
189736.7 C (98.1 F)
189836.1 C (97.0 F)
189936.7 C (98.1 F)
190035.6 C (96.1 F)
190142.8 C (109.0 F)
190234.4 C (93.9 F)
190313.3 C (55.9 F)
190433.9 C (93.0 F)
190533.9 C (93.0 F)
190635.6 C (96.1 F)
190736.7 C (98.1 F)
190836.1 C (97.0 F)
190935.6 C (96.1 F)
191036.7 C (98.1 F)
191142.8 C (109.0 F)
191236.7 C (98.1 F)
191338.3 C (100.9 F)
191437.2 C (99.0 F)
191531.1 C (88.0 F)
191640.0 C (104.0 F)
191738.9 C (102.0 F)
191845.0 C (113.0 F)
191938.9 C (102.0 F)
192035.0 C (95.0 F)
192136.7 C (98.1 F)
192235.6 C (96.1 F)
192336.1 C (97.0 F)
192436.1 C (97.0 F)
192539.4 C (102.9 F)
192637.2 C (99.0 F)
192737.8 C (100.0 F)
192834.4 C (93.9 F)
192935.6 C (96.1 F)
193042.2 C (108.0 F)
193140.0 C (104.0 F)
193235.0 C (95.0 F)
193338.3 C (100.9 F)
193445.6 C (114.1 F)
193536.1 C (97.0 F)
193644.4 C (111.9 F)
193738.9 C (102.0 F)
193840.6 C (105.1 F)
193940.0 C (104.0 F)
194042.2 C (108.0 F)
194139.4 C (102.9 F)
194236.7 C (98.1 F)
194336.7 C (98.1 F)
194437.8 C (100.0 F)
194536.1 C (97.0 F)
194636.7 C (98.1 F)
194740.6 C (105.1 F)
194840.0 C (104.0 F)
194935.0 C (95.0 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195136.1 C (97.0 F)
195237.8 C (100.0 F)
195336.7 C (98.1 F)
195439.4 C (102.9 F)
195541.7 C (107.1 F)
195640.0 C (104.0 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195834.4 C (93.9 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196033.3 C (91.9 F)
196134.4 C (93.9 F)
196235.0 C (95.0 F)
196337.2 C (99.0 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196536.7 C (98.1 F)
196637.8 C (100.0 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196836.1 C (97.0 F)
196935.0 C (95.0 F)
197037.8 C (100.0 F)
197136.1 C (97.0 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197438.3 C (100.9 F)
197536.1 C (97.0 F)
197635.6 C (96.1 F)
197739.4 C (102.9 F)
197837.2 C (99.0 F)
197937.2 C (99.0 F)
198041.7 C (107.1 F)
198135.6 C (96.1 F)
198236.7 C (98.1 F)
198340.6 C (105.1 F)
198440.0 C (104.0 F)
198538.3 C (100.9 F)
198635.6 C (96.1 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198840.0 C (104.0 F)
198937.8 C (100.0 F)
199036.1 C (97.0 F)
199136.7 C (98.1 F)
199233.3 C (91.9 F)
199336.7 C (98.1 F)
199435.6 C (96.1 F)
199537.8 C (100.0 F)
199635.6 C (96.1 F)
199736.1 C (97.0 F)
199836.1 C (97.0 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200036.1 C (97.0 F)
200138.3 C (100.9 F)
200235.6 C (96.1 F)
200338.9 C (102.0 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200537.8 C (100.0 F)
200638.3 C (100.9 F)
200734.4 C (93.9 F)
200833.9 C (93.0 F)
200936.1 C (97.0 F)
201035.6 C (96.1 F)
201137.8 C (100.0 F)
201241.1 C (106.0 F)
201338.9 C (102.0 F)
201433.3 C (91.9 F)
201535.0 C (95.0 F)
201635.6 C (96.1 F)
201737.2 C (99.0 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201935.6 C (96.1 F)
202035.6 C (96.1 F)
202135.6 C (96.1 F)
202236.7 C (98.1 F)
202336.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Knoxville by year The coldest night of the year at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F). -35-30-25-20-151900192019401960198020002020Record: -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1912
The coldest night of the year at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Knoxville by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1894-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1895-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1896-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1897-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1898-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1900-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1901-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1902-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1903-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1904-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1905-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1906-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1907-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1908-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1909-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1910-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1911-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1912-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1913-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1914-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1915-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1916-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1917-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1918-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1919-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1920-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1921-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1922-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1923-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1924-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1925-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1926-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1927-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1928-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1929-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1930-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1931-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1932-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1933-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1934-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1936-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1937-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1938-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1939-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1940-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1941-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1942-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1943-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1944-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1945-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1946-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1947-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1948-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1950-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1951-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1955-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1956-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1958-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1959-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1960-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1961-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1962-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1963-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1966-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1967-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1968-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1969-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1970-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1971-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1972-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1973-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1974-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1975-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1977-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1978-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1981-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1982-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1983-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1984-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1986-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1987-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1988-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1989-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1990-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1991-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1992-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1993-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1994-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1995-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1996-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1997-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1999-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2000-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2001-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2002-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2003-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2004-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2005-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2006-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2007-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2008-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2009-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2010-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2011-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2012-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2013-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2014-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2015-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2016-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2017-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2018-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2019-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2020-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2021-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2022-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2023-20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Knoxville by year The wettest day of the year at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. The record is 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1952
The wettest day of the year at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. The record is 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Knoxville by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189357.2 mm (2.3 in)
189453.3 mm (2.1 in)
189541.9 mm (1.6 in)
189686.4 mm (3.4 in)
189774.9 mm (2.9 in)
189850.8 mm (2.0 in)
189985.6 mm (3.4 in)
190085.3 mm (3.4 in)
190145.0 mm (1.8 in)
190266.0 mm (2.6 in)
19033.8 mm (0.15 in)
190448.3 mm (1.9 in)
190563.5 mm (2.5 in)
190682.6 mm (3.3 in)
190774.9 mm (2.9 in)
190897.3 mm (3.8 in)
190956.4 mm (2.2 in)
191049.3 mm (1.9 in)
191143.7 mm (1.7 in)
191261.0 mm (2.4 in)
191392.5 mm (3.6 in)
1914142.2 mm (5.6 in)
191567.3 mm (2.6 in)
191666.8 mm (2.6 in)
191767.3 mm (2.6 in)
191883.8 mm (3.3 in)
191963.5 mm (2.5 in)
192053.3 mm (2.1 in)
192178.7 mm (3.1 in)
192263.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923100.3 mm (3.9 in)
192447.8 mm (1.9 in)
192583.6 mm (3.3 in)
192661.0 mm (2.4 in)
192744.5 mm (1.8 in)
192847.0 mm (1.9 in)
192934.3 mm (1.4 in)
193072.4 mm (2.9 in)
193142.2 mm (1.7 in)
193269.9 mm (2.8 in)
193354.6 mm (2.1 in)
193467.8 mm (2.7 in)
193580.0 mm (3.1 in)
193644.5 mm (1.8 in)
193738.9 mm (1.5 in)
193845.2 mm (1.8 in)
193941.9 mm (1.6 in)
194050.8 mm (2.0 in)
194168.3 mm (2.7 in)
194258.7 mm (2.3 in)
194371.1 mm (2.8 in)
194476.2 mm (3.0 in)
194546.7 mm (1.8 in)
194687.6 mm (3.4 in)
194770.1 mm (2.8 in)
194846.5 mm (1.8 in)
194994.0 mm (3.7 in)
195054.6 mm (2.1 in)
195194.0 mm (3.7 in)
1952154.4 mm (6.1 in)
195349.0 mm (1.9 in)
195490.2 mm (3.6 in)
195551.3 mm (2.0 in)
195629.5 mm (1.2 in)
195772.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958111.5 mm (4.4 in)
195979.2 mm (3.1 in)
196065.5 mm (2.6 in)
196172.6 mm (2.9 in)
196263.5 mm (2.5 in)
196365.5 mm (2.6 in)
196445.5 mm (1.8 in)
196564.0 mm (2.5 in)
196656.6 mm (2.2 in)
196732.3 mm (1.3 in)
196852.1 mm (2.1 in)
196961.0 mm (2.4 in)
197073.9 mm (2.9 in)
197149.8 mm (2.0 in)
197290.2 mm (3.6 in)
197376.2 mm (3.0 in)
197468.6 mm (2.7 in)
197567.6 mm (2.7 in)
1976100.3 mm (3.9 in)
197768.8 mm (2.7 in)
197876.2 mm (3.0 in)
197966.0 mm (2.6 in)
198058.9 mm (2.3 in)
198142.2 mm (1.7 in)
1982101.6 mm (4.0 in)
198385.1 mm (3.4 in)
198478.0 mm (3.1 in)
198541.9 mm (1.6 in)
198662.5 mm (2.5 in)
198788.6 mm (3.5 in)
198857.2 mm (2.3 in)
198970.9 mm (2.8 in)
1990111.0 mm (4.4 in)
199156.4 mm (2.2 in)
199245.5 mm (1.8 in)
199372.4 mm (2.9 in)
199451.3 mm (2.0 in)
199548.3 mm (1.9 in)
199659.2 mm (2.3 in)
199778.0 mm (3.1 in)
199865.8 mm (2.6 in)
199951.1 mm (2.0 in)
200045.7 mm (1.8 in)
2001108.0 mm (4.3 in)
200294.0 mm (3.7 in)
200396.0 mm (3.8 in)
200451.8 mm (2.0 in)
200580.0 mm (3.1 in)
200648.5 mm (1.9 in)
2007114.3 mm (4.5 in)
200874.7 mm (2.9 in)
200986.9 mm (3.4 in)
201052.8 mm (2.1 in)
2011138.7 mm (5.5 in)
201239.4 mm (1.6 in)
2013106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2014100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2015111.8 mm (4.4 in)
201676.2 mm (3.0 in)
201749.8 mm (2.0 in)
2018108.0 mm (4.3 in)
201952.6 mm (2.1 in)
202082.6 mm (3.3 in)
202173.4 mm (2.9 in)
202261.7 mm (2.4 in)
202356.9 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Knoxville by year The wettest five days of the year at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. The record is 243.0 mm (9.6 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.0 mm (3.8 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 243.0 mm (9.6 in) in 1914
The wettest five days of the year at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. The record is 243.0 mm (9.6 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.0 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Knoxville by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189357.5 mm (2.3 in)
189496.4 mm (3.8 in)
189553.6 mm (2.1 in)
1896134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1897126.0 mm (5.0 in)
189877.8 mm (3.1 in)
1899125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1900219.9 mm (8.7 in)
190167.6 mm (2.7 in)
1902105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1903n/a
190491.3 mm (3.6 in)
190594.3 mm (3.7 in)
190687.7 mm (3.5 in)
190788.1 mm (3.5 in)
1908159.1 mm (6.3 in)
190980.6 mm (3.2 in)
191071.5 mm (2.8 in)
191192.0 mm (3.6 in)
191282.3 mm (3.2 in)
1913106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1914243.0 mm (9.6 in)
1915117.1 mm (4.6 in)
191666.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917135.2 mm (5.3 in)
191892.7 mm (3.6 in)
1919152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1920106.4 mm (4.2 in)
192195.9 mm (3.8 in)
192297.0 mm (3.8 in)
1923131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1924112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1925104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1926132.6 mm (5.2 in)
192786.2 mm (3.4 in)
192885.8 mm (3.4 in)
192956.7 mm (2.2 in)
193073.7 mm (2.9 in)
193188.6 mm (3.5 in)
1932103.6 mm (4.1 in)
193365.8 mm (2.6 in)
1934122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1935134.7 mm (5.3 in)
193657.9 mm (2.3 in)
193759.0 mm (2.3 in)
193873.5 mm (2.9 in)
193961.5 mm (2.4 in)
1940116.0 mm (4.6 in)
194182.2 mm (3.2 in)
194258.7 mm (2.3 in)
194391.9 mm (3.6 in)
1944119.8 mm (4.7 in)
194583.6 mm (3.3 in)
1946186.4 mm (7.3 in)
194789.7 mm (3.5 in)
194884.4 mm (3.3 in)
1949137.7 mm (5.4 in)
195079.0 mm (3.1 in)
195194.3 mm (3.7 in)
1952154.4 mm (6.1 in)
195361.4 mm (2.4 in)
1954127.0 mm (5.0 in)
195576.5 mm (3.0 in)
195644.5 mm (1.8 in)
195787.6 mm (3.4 in)
1958209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1959103.1 mm (4.1 in)
196086.0 mm (3.4 in)
1961106.1 mm (4.2 in)
196276.2 mm (3.0 in)
196397.8 mm (3.9 in)
196496.0 mm (3.8 in)
196595.9 mm (3.8 in)
196686.5 mm (3.4 in)
196778.6 mm (3.1 in)
196882.1 mm (3.2 in)
1969119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1970117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1971111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1972163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1973140.9 mm (5.5 in)
197480.3 mm (3.2 in)
1975140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1976146.7 mm (5.8 in)
197789.9 mm (3.5 in)
1978124.9 mm (4.9 in)
197978.4 mm (3.1 in)
198083.3 mm (3.3 in)
198160.7 mm (2.4 in)
1982207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1983102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1984105.2 mm (4.1 in)
198575.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1987135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1988101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1989172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1990144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1991116.6 mm (4.6 in)
199276.5 mm (3.0 in)
1993103.9 mm (4.1 in)
199478.5 mm (3.1 in)
199576.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996117.1 mm (4.6 in)
199752.4 mm (2.1 in)
1998111.8 mm (4.4 in)
199959.7 mm (2.4 in)
2000132.0 mm (5.2 in)
200169.0 mm (2.7 in)
2002116.3 mm (4.6 in)
200396.0 mm (3.8 in)
2004107.2 mm (4.2 in)
200555.4 mm (2.2 in)
200661.2 mm (2.4 in)
2007129.1 mm (5.1 in)
2008109.9 mm (4.3 in)
200993.3 mm (3.7 in)
2010104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2011195.5 mm (7.7 in)
201262.5 mm (2.5 in)
2013152.9 mm (6.0 in)
2014110.3 mm (4.3 in)
2015227.5 mm (9.0 in)
201687.1 mm (3.4 in)
201763.8 mm (2.5 in)
2018217.5 mm (8.6 in)
201996.8 mm (3.8 in)
2020114.1 mm (4.5 in)
202186.9 mm (3.4 in)
202269.8 mm (2.7 in)
202377.5 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Knoxville by year The longest dry spell of the year at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. The record is 56 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 02040601900192019401960198020002020Record: 56 days in 2002
The longest dry spell of the year at Knoxville, 1893 to 2023. The record is 56 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Knoxville by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189317 days
189440 days
189522 days
189624 days
189728 days
189821 days
189931 days
190019 days
190131 days
190210 days
19031 day
190414 days
190517 days
190619 days
190725 days
190828 days
190920 days
191027 days
191118 days
191218 days
191328 days
191417 days
191516 days
191618 days
191723 days
191819 days
191926 days
192017 days
192114 days
192217 days
192317 days
192421 days
192525 days
192616 days
192721 days
192835 days
192918 days
193025 days
193145 days
193221 days
193330 days
193435 days
193518 days
193620 days
193720 days
193824 days
193919 days
194021 days
194118 days
194235 days
194327 days
194425 days
194538 days
194626 days
194729 days
194830 days
194927 days
195031 days
195119 days
195255 days
195328 days
195450 days
195516 days
195618 days
195729 days
195831 days
195917 days
196016 days
196116 days
196217 days
196325 days
196421 days
196520 days
196632 days
196729 days
196835 days
196936 days
197021 days
197135 days
197226 days
197317 days
197424 days
197524 days
197634 days
197716 days
197823 days
197921 days
198034 days
198131 days
198217 days
198319 days
198422 days
198519 days
198634 days
198741 days
198824 days
198923 days
199019 days
199123 days
199222 days
199329 days
199445 days
199523 days
199623 days
199715 days
199826 days
199954 days
200018 days
200124 days
200256 days
200317 days
200423 days
200516 days
200634 days
200714 days
200823 days
200930 days
201036 days
201115 days
201223 days
201316 days
201419 days
201524 days
201625 days
201725 days
201821 days
201914 days
202024 days
202134 days
202226 days
202317 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

104 years with a frost

Across 104 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Knoxville falls on 22 April and the median first autumn frost on 12 October, which leaves a median of 172 days between them.

In 1983 to 2022 the median growing season was 180 days. That is 14 days more than in 1895 to 1935.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Knoxville
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1895 to 1935)Recent period (1983 to 2022)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost22 April27 April19 April8 days earlier-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost12 October8 October15 October7 days later+0.8 days per decade
Growing days172 days166 days180 days14 days more+1.5 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

106 years, 1895 to 2022

A day with at least 64.9 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.6 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Knoxville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years64.9 mm (2.6 in)
5 years84.5 mm (3.3 in)
10 years96.7 mm (3.8 in)
25 years111.4 mm (4.4 in)
50 years121.8 mm (4.8 in)
100 years131.6 mm (5.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 106 years of values from 1895 to 2022.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1952; 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 2015; 111.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1958.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Knoxville, at 1938, 1957 and 1978. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1938 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1957 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1978 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Knoxville, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1938+0.2+0.4likely5
1957-0.4-0.7possible5
1978+0.4+0.7likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2002 to 2022 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2002 to 2022, Knoxville had a mean temperature of 10.2 C (50.4 F) and 895.4 mm (35.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are General Wayne A Downing Intl A (United States, 296 km away), Plattsburg (United States, 227 km away) and Hennepin Wtr Trmt Plt (United States, 314 km away).

Climate twins of Knoxville: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2002 to 2022 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
PlattsburgUnited States227 km (141 mi)10.5 C (50.9 F)941.6 mm (37.1 in)0.71
General Wayne A Downing Intl AUnited States296 km (184 mi)10.2 C (50.4 F)921.4 mm (36.3 in)0.71
Hennepin Wtr Trmt PltUnited States314 km (195 mi)9.8 C (49.7 F)867.3 mm (34.1 in)0.74

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Knoxville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Knoxville threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).