Memphis Weather Records (USC00235492)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Memphis (USC00235492), Missouri, United States, with 97 years of record.

Key Facts for Memphis

Memphis (USC00235492) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 40.46 latitude and -92.18 longitude, 212 m (696 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 2026, 97 years of record.
1,464 records set at Memphis still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Memphis set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 2 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Missouri, United States, 40.46 latitude, -92.18 longitude.
Elevation: 212 m (696 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 2026, 97 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

11 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Memphis. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Memphis, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Feb	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Memphis still stand. 1939 holds the most, with 36.

Standing records at Memphis by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1938	1
1939	36
1940	31
1941	22
1942	27
1943	20
1944	17
1945	22
1946	17
1947	29
1948	13
1949	15
1950	33
1951	20
1952	28
1953	30
1954	25
1955	14
1956	20
1957	9
1958	19
1959	4
1960	4
1961	14
1962	21
1963	27
1964	18
1965	21
1966	25
1967	17
1968	13
1969	10
1970	14
1971	17
1972	18
1973	14
1974	19
1975	11
1976	18
1977	13
1978	5
1979	11
1980	14
1981	14
1982	9
1983	26
1984	6
1985	2
1986	6
1987	11
1988	11
1989	22
1990	25
1991	25
1992	19
1993	10
1994	5
1995	9
1996	19
1997	18
1998	19
1999	13
2000	19
2001	11
2002	17
2003	19
2004	4
2005	4
2006	15
2007	10
2008	10
2009	14
2010	4
2011	14
2012	32
2013	10
2014	27
2015	15
2016	7
2017	23
2018	29
2019	17
2020	13
2021	21
2022	18
2023	18
2024	15
2025	11
2026	22

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Memphis between 26 January 1967 and 2 February 2011. Each dot is a new record.

When Memphis set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1967-01-26	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1999-01-05	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2011-02-02	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 191.8 mm (7.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Memphis. The most was 191.8 mm (7.6 in) on 17 July 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Memphis
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 January 1996
Feb	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	9 February 2001
Mar	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	15 March 1944
Apr	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	24 April 1976
May	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	14 May 2001
Jun	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	29 June 1933
Jul	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	17 July 1946
Aug	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	6 August 1970
Sep	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	20 September 1986
Oct	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 October 2001
Nov	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 November 1938
Dec	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	15 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1938 to 2026

89 years of record at Memphis, 1938 to 2026. 26 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1938, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1976, 1977 and others.

Days with data per year at Memphis
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1938	51	14%	No
1939	362	99%	Yes
1940	365	100%	Yes
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	348	95%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	353	97%	Yes
1954	350	96%	Yes
1955	324	89%	No
1956	345	94%	Yes
1957	318	87%	No
1958	346	95%	Yes
1959	25	7%	No
1960	141	39%	No
1961	356	98%	Yes
1962	346	95%	Yes
1963	362	99%	Yes
1964	354	97%	Yes
1965	295	81%	No
1966	332	91%	Yes
1967	339	93%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	360	99%	Yes
1970	342	94%	Yes
1971	356	98%	Yes
1972	353	96%	Yes
1973	356	98%	Yes
1974	348	95%	Yes
1975	332	91%	Yes
1976	324	89%	No
1977	306	84%	No
1978	256	70%	No
1979	269	74%	No
1980	246	67%	No
1981	236	65%	No
1982	253	69%	No
1983	294	81%	No
1984	185	51%	No
1985	29	8%	No
1986	185	51%	No
1987	334	92%	Yes
1988	342	93%	Yes
1989	330	90%	Yes
1990	332	91%	Yes
1991	339	93%	Yes
1992	332	91%	Yes
1993	322	88%	No
1994	278	76%	No
1995	313	86%	No
1996	293	80%	No
1997	315	86%	No
1998	348	95%	Yes
1999	358	98%	Yes
2000	351	96%	Yes
2001	353	97%	Yes
2002	331	91%	Yes
2003	318	87%	No
2004	269	73%	No
2005	162	44%	No
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	363	99%	Yes
2012	363	99%	Yes
2013	364	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	358	98%	Yes
2016	362	99%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	363	99%	Yes
2019	364	100%	Yes
2020	348	95%	Yes
2021	359	98%	Yes
2022	362	99%	Yes
2023	363	99%	Yes
2024	352	96%	Yes
2025	342	94%	Yes
2026	273	75%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Memphis
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2026	Memphis, US	daily rain (Provisional)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026	Memphis, US	daily high min (Provisional)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026	Memphis, US	daily rain (Provisional)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2026	Memphis, US	daily rain (Provisional)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026	Memphis, US	daily high max (Tie, Provisional)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2026	Memphis, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	25 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026	Memphis, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026	Memphis, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026	Memphis, US	daily low max (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2026	Memphis, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2026	Memphis, US	daily low max (Tie)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	17 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026	Memphis, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	57 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2026	Memphis, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2026	Memphis, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 2026	Memphis, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2026	Memphis, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2026	Memphis, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2026	Memphis, US	daily high min (Tie)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	87 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2026	Memphis, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2026	Memphis, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

61 complete years, 1939 to 2025

One stripe for each of 61 complete years at Memphis, 1939 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.9 C (51.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 8.8 C (47.8 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 12.5 C (54.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Memphis as warming stripes, 1939 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1939	11.7 C	+0.88 C
1940	9.9 C	-1.00 C
1941	12.0 C	+1.09 C
1942	10.6 C	-0.31 C
1943	9.9 C	-0.96 C
1944	10.7 C	-0.19 C
1945	9.9 C	-0.93 C
1946	11.9 C	+0.99 C
1947	10.6 C	-0.23 C
1948	10.8 C	-0.03 C
1949	11.0 C	+0.11 C
1950	9.4 C	-1.43 C
1951	9.3 C	-1.60 C
1952	11.0 C	+0.11 C
1953	12.0 C	+1.12 C
1954	11.6 C	+0.74 C
1956	11.2 C	+0.31 C
1961	10.2 C	-0.63 C
1962	10.3 C	-0.61 C
1963	10.7 C	-0.21 C
1964	11.2 C	+0.35 C
1966	10.5 C	-0.34 C
1967	10.1 C	-0.73 C
1968	10.6 C	-0.26 C
1969	10.2 C	-0.71 C
1970	10.6 C	-0.27 C
1971	10.9 C	+0.07 C
1972	10.2 C	-0.68 C
1973	11.4 C	+0.54 C
1974	10.7 C	-0.17 C
1976	10.4 C	-0.48 C
1977	10.6 C	-0.24 C
1987	12.4 C	+1.52 C
1988	11.3 C	+0.43 C
1990	12.2 C	+1.32 C
1991	12.1 C	+1.28 C
1992	11.3 C	+0.45 C
1993	10.6 C	-0.30 C
1996	10.2 C	-0.65 C
1997	10.5 C	-0.41 C
1998	12.0 C	+1.14 C
1999	11.5 C	+0.62 C
2006	11.5 C	+0.65 C
2007	11.0 C	+0.16 C
2008	9.6 C	-1.28 C
2009	9.9 C	-0.92 C
2010	10.6 C	-0.24 C
2011	10.9 C	-0.01 C
2012	12.3 C	+1.46 C
2013	9.7 C	-1.16 C
2014	8.8 C	-2.07 C
2015	10.8 C	-0.03 C
2016	11.8 C	+0.95 C
2017	11.5 C	+0.63 C
2018	10.3 C	-0.58 C
2019	10.1 C	-0.81 C
2021	11.5 C	+0.60 C
2022	10.4 C	-0.47 C
2023	12.1 C	+1.28 C
2024	12.5 C	+1.65 C
2025	11.6 C	+0.70 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1939 to 2025 is 0.05 C (-0.03 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 61 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Memphis
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.05 C (-0.03 to 0.12) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	1939 to 2025	61	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.04 C (-0.12 to 0.05) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade	1939 to 2025	61	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.13 C (0.04 to 0.21) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1939 to 2025	61	Rise

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

1930 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Memphis: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1954	37.2 C (99.0 F)	89
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1999	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	89
Wettest day (Rx1day)	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	1946	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	97
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	1970	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	96
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1956	24 days	97

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Memphis, 1930 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Memphis by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1939	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1985	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1986	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2001	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2006	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2013	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2014	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2015	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2016	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2017	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2019	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2021	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2023	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2024	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2025	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2026	38.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Memphis, 1930 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Memphis by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1939	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1940	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1941	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1942	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1943	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1944	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1945	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1946	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1947	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1948	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1950	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1951	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1953	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1955	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1956	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1957	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1958	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1959	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1961	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1963	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1964	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1965	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1966	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1967	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1968	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1970	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1971	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1972	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1973	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1975	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1977	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1979	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1980	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1981	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1982	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1983	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1984	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1985	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1987	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1989	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1991	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1993	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1995	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1996	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1997	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1998	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1999	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2000	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2001	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2002	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2003	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2004	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2005	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2006	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2007	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2008	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2009	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2010	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2011	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2012	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2013	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2014	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2015	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2016	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2017	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2018	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2019	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2020	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2021	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2022	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2023	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2024	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2025	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2026	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Memphis, 1930 to 2026. The record is 191.8 mm (7.6 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.9 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Memphis by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1932	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1933	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1934	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1936	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1939	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1941	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1942	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1943	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1945	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1946	191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1947	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1948	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1956	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1957	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1958	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1960	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1961	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1962	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1965	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1967	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1968	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1969	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1971	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1972	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1974	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1975	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1976	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1977	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1980	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1981	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1982	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1983	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1985	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1986	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1987	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1988	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1990	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1991	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1992	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1994	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1995	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1996	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1998	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1999	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2000	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2001	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2002	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2003	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2004	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2005	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2006	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2007	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2008	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2009	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2010	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2011	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2012	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2013	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2014	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2015	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2016	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2017	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2018	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2019	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2020	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2021	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2022	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2023	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2024	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2025	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
2026	73.2 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Memphis, 1930 to 2026. The record is 304.3 mm (12.0 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.4 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Memphis by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1932	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1933	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1934	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1935	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1936	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1937	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1938	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1939	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1940	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1941	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1942	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1943	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1944	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1945	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1946	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1947	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1948	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1949	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1950	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1951	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1952	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1953	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1954	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1955	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1957	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1958	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1959	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1960	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1961	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1962	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1963	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1965	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1966	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1967	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1968	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1969	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1970	304.3 mm (12.0 in)
1971	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1972	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1973	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1974	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1975	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	156.6 mm (6.2 in)
1977	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1978	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1979	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1980	195.8 mm (7.7 in)
1981	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1982	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1983	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1984	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1985	n/a
1986	216.2 mm (8.5 in)
1987	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1988	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1989	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1990	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1991	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1992	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1993	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1994	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1995	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1996	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1997	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1998	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1999	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
2000	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2001	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2002	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
2003	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
2004	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
2005	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
2006	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2007	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2008	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
2009	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2010	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2011	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2012	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2013	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
2014	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2015	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
2016	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2017	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2018	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
2019	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
2020	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2021	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2022	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2023	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2024	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2025	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
2026	100.1 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Memphis, 1930 to 2026. The record is 49 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Memphis by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	18 days
1931	28 days
1932	20 days
1933	30 days
1934	36 days
1935	17 days
1936	36 days
1937	19 days
1938	24 days
1939	36 days
1940	26 days
1941	19 days
1942	31 days
1943	26 days
1944	28 days
1945	24 days
1946	21 days
1947	29 days
1948	29 days
1949	20 days
1950	31 days
1951	19 days
1952	33 days
1953	23 days
1954	25 days
1955	31 days
1956	49 days
1957	17 days
1958	20 days
1959	18 days
1960	14 days
1961	16 days
1962	21 days
1963	23 days
1964	30 days
1965	20 days
1966	33 days
1967	29 days
1968	18 days
1969	20 days
1970	18 days
1971	25 days
1972	18 days
1973	14 days
1974	20 days
1975	16 days
1976	39 days
1977	15 days
1978	21 days
1979	26 days
1980	28 days
1981	35 days
1982	20 days
1983	30 days
1984	45 days
1985	2 days
1986	15 days
1987	19 days
1988	35 days
1989	30 days
1990	19 days
1991	41 days
1992	34 days
1993	35 days
1994	38 days
1995	37 days
1996	25 days
1997	23 days
1998	21 days
1999	37 days
2000	19 days
2001	25 days
2002	43 days
2003	32 days
2004	25 days
2005	13 days
2006	19 days
2007	20 days
2008	14 days
2009	22 days
2010	26 days
2011	17 days
2012	17 days
2013	29 days
2014	20 days
2015	20 days
2016	24 days
2017	28 days
2018	15 days
2019	17 days
2020	21 days
2021	22 days
2022	27 days
2023	22 days
2024	30 days
2025	26 days
2026	39 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

61 years with a frost

Across 61 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Memphis falls on 21 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 178 days between them.

In 1977 to 2025 the median growing season was 183 days. That is 18 days more than in 1939 to 1974.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Memphis
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1939 to 1974)	Recent period (1977 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	21 April	22 April	19 April	3 days earlier	-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost	15 October	11 October	19 October	8 days later	+1.3 days per decade
Growing days	178 days	165 days	183 days	18 days more	+1.7 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

78 years, 1931 to 2025

A day with at least 70.4 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 186.6 mm (7.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Memphis: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
10 years	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
50 years	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
100 years	186.6 mm (7.3 in)	Longer than the 78 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 78 years of values from 1931 to 2025.

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: 191.8 mm (7.6 in) in 1946; 153.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1933; 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 2025.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Memphis, at 2021. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2021 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Memphis, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
2021	+0.4	+0.7	likely	5

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

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Memphis had a mean temperature of 11.0 C (51.8 F) and 956.9 mm (37.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Rushville (United States, 142 km away), Lincoln (United States, 243 km away) and Champaign 3S (United States, 337 km away).

Climate twins of Memphis: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Rushville	United States	142 km (88 mi)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	989.7 mm (39.0 in)	0.64
Lincoln	United States	243 km (151 mi)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	951.0 mm (37.4 in)	0.67
Champaign 3S	United States	337 km (209 mi)	10.9 C (51.5 F)	1,008.5 mm (39.7 in)	0.69

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.

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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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).