Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tellico Plains (USC00408886), Tennessee, United States, with 131 years of record.
Key Facts for Tellico Plains
Tellico Plains (USC00408886) is a weather station in Tennessee, United States at 35.33 latitude and -84.23 longitude, 261 m (855 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2026, 131 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tellico Plains still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tellico Plains tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 31 March 2026.
About the Station
Location: Tennessee, United States, 35.33 latitude, -84.23 longitude.
Elevation: 261 m (855 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2026, 131 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
7 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tellico Plains. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Tellico Plains, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Tellico Plains still stand. 1899 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Tellico Plains by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1896
21
1897
50
1898
37
1899
65
1900
52
1901
38
1902
41
1903
40
1904
24
1905
33
1906
22
1907
51
1908
35
1909
8
1999
22
2000
44
2001
46
2002
42
2003
28
2004
24
2005
33
2006
52
2007
36
2008
29
2009
39
2010
57
2011
47
2012
28
2013
41
2014
30
2015
33
2016
35
2017
45
2018
51
2019
32
2020
22
2021
18
2022
35
2023
19
2024
25
2025
24
2026
10
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Tellico Plains between 12 December 1961 and 4 July 2016. Each dot is a new record.
When Tellico Plains set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1961-12-12
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2011-09-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 169.4 mm (6.7 in)
2016-07-04
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 169.4 mm (6.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tellico Plains. The most was 169.4 mm (6.7 in) on 5 September 2011.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tellico Plains
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
21 January 1954
Feb
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
4 February 1936
Mar
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
9 March 1928
Apr
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
12 April 2020
May
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2 May 2010
Jun
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
29 June 1943
Jul
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
9 July 1942
Aug
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
14 August 2021
Sep
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
5 September 2011
Oct
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
3 October 1961
Nov
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
13 November 1935
Dec
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
12 December 1961
Period of Record Coverage
1896 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
42 years of record at Tellico Plains, 1896 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1901, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1999 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Tellico Plains, 1897 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.3 C (59.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 14.6 C (58.2 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 16.5 C (61.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Tellico Plains as warming stripes, 1897 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1897
15.6 C
+0.31 C
1898
15.5 C
+0.17 C
1899
15.2 C
-0.05 C
1900
15.8 C
+0.53 C
1902
15.0 C
-0.28 C
1903
14.9 C
-0.42 C
1904
15.0 C
-0.33 C
2000
14.7 C
-0.54 C
2001
14.6 C
-0.69 C
2002
15.2 C
-0.08 C
2003
14.6 C
-0.64 C
2004
15.2 C
-0.12 C
2005
15.0 C
-0.26 C
2013
14.8 C
-0.50 C
2014
14.6 C
-0.72 C
2016
16.5 C
+1.18 C
2017
15.9 C
+0.58 C
2018
15.6 C
+0.32 C
2019
16.3 C
+1.06 C
2022
15.7 C
+0.38 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1896 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Tellico Plains: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2012
36.7 C (98.1 F)
42
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1899
-13.0 C (8.5 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
2011
68.2 mm (2.7 in)
78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
223.6 mm (8.8 in)
2021
117.2 mm (4.6 in)
78
Longest dry spell (CDD)
61 days
2016
18 days
78
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Tellico Plains, 1896 to 2026. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Tellico Plains by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1899
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1900
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1902
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1905
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
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
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2014
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2015
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2017
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2018
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2019
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2020
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2021
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2022
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2023
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2024
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2025
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2026
28.3 C (82.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Tellico Plains, 1896 to 2026. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.0 C (8.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Tellico Plains by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1896
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1897
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1898
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1899
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1900
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1901
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1902
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1903
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1904
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1905
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1906
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1907
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1908
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1909
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
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
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1999
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2000
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2001
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2003
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2004
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2005
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2006
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2007
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2008
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2009
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2010
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2012
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2013
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2014
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2016
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2018
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2019
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2020
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2021
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2022
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2023
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2024
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2025
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2026
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Tellico Plains, 1896 to 2026. The record is 169.4 mm (6.7 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.2 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tellico Plains by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1897
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1898
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1899
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1900
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1902
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1903
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1904
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1905
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1906
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1907
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1908
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1909
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1928
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1929
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1935
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1936
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1937
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1939
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1940
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1941
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1942
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1943
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1944
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1945
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1946
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1947
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1948
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1949
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1951
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1952
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1953
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1955
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1957
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1960
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1962
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1999
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2000
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2001
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2002
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2003
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2004
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2005
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2006
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2007
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2008
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2009
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2010
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2011
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
2012
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2013
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2014
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2015
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2016
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2017
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2018
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2019
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2020
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2021
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2022
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2023
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2024
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2025
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2026
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Tellico Plains, 1896 to 2026. The record is 223.6 mm (8.8 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.2 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tellico Plains by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1897
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1898
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1899
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1900
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1901
170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1902
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1903
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1904
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1905
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1906
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1907
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1908
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1909
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1927
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928
170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1929
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1930
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1931
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1932
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1933
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1934
173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1935
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1936
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1937
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1938
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1939
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1940
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941
150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1942
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1943
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1944
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1945
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1946
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1947
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1948
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1949
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1950
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1951
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1952
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1953
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1955
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1956
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1957
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1958
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1959
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1960
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1961
184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1962
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1999
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
2000
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
2001
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2002
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2003
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
2004
118.3 mm (4.7 in)
2005
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
2006
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
2007
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
2008
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
2009
135.5 mm (5.3 in)
2010
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
2011
202.1 mm (8.0 in)
2012
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2013
185.6 mm (7.3 in)
2014
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2015
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
2016
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
2017
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
2018
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2019
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2020
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
2021
223.6 mm (8.8 in)
2022
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2023
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2024
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
2025
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2026
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Tellico Plains, 1896 to 2026. The record is 61 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tellico Plains by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896
26 days
1897
42 days
1898
20 days
1899
15 days
1900
16 days
1901
21 days
1902
21 days
1903
14 days
1904
43 days
1905
18 days
1906
20 days
1907
14 days
1908
20 days
1909
8 days
1927
26 days
1928
17 days
1929
29 days
1930
22 days
1931
56 days
1932
17 days
1933
17 days
1934
14 days
1935
24 days
1936
25 days
1937
15 days
1938
23 days
1939
25 days
1940
13 days
1941
19 days
1942
19 days
1943
25 days
1944
33 days
1945
16 days
1946
15 days
1947
15 days
1948
37 days
1949
11 days
1950
16 days
1951
13 days
1952
30 days
1953
19 days
1954
15 days
1955
24 days
1956
19 days
1957
16 days
1958
27 days
1959
13 days
1960
16 days
1961
15 days
1962
7 days
1999
22 days
2000
24 days
2001
25 days
2002
16 days
2003
13 days
2004
13 days
2005
18 days
2006
16 days
2007
27 days
2008
16 days
2009
12 days
2010
15 days
2011
15 days
2012
13 days
2013
14 days
2014
21 days
2015
25 days
2016
61 days
2017
23 days
2018
10 days
2019
29 days
2020
15 days
2021
16 days
2022
40 days
2023
12 days
2024
18 days
2025
18 days
2026
14 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
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tellico Plains falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 23 October, which leaves a median of 190 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Tellico Plains
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1897 to 2022)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
n/a
14 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
23 October
n/a
23 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
190 days
n/a
190 days
n/a
n/a
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
67 years, 1897 to 2024
A day with at least 67.0 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.1 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Tellico Plains: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
10 years
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
25 years
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
100 years
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1897 to 2024.
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: 169.4 mm (6.7 in) in 2011; 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1961; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 2020.
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Data for Tellico Plains standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Tellico Plains 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.