Memphis Threshold Days by Year (USW00093839)

17 fixed thresholds counted per year at Memphis (USW00093839): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Memphis Thresholds

Memphis: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 44 years, most in 1987 with 129.
Memphis: days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 44 years, most in 1954 with 102.
Memphis: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 44 years, most in 1960 with 79.
Memphis: nights with a minimum temperature at or above 20 C (68 F) in 44 years, most in 1991 with 119.
17 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Memphis.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

44 years with a qualifying day

Days per year at Memphis with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 129 in 1987.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at Memphis
Year	Days	Decade average
1952	117	106.9
1953	112	106.9
1954	118	106.9
1955	112	106.9
1956	107	106.9
1957	85	106.9
1958	104	106.9
1959	100	106.9
1960	99	89.5
1961	89	89.5
1962	96	89.5
1963	92	89.5
1964	84	89.5
1965	101	89.5
1966	74	89.5
1967	64	89.5
1968	95	89.5
1969	101	89.5
1970	93	92.8
1971	99	92.8
1972	98	92.8
1973	98	92.8
1974	75	92.8
1975	93	92.8
1976	77	92.8
1977	122	92.8
1978	106	92.8
1979	67	92.8
1980	119	104.9
1981	102	104.9
1982	111	104.9
1983	105	104.9
1984	99	104.9
1985	91	104.9
1986	109	104.9
1987	129	104.9
1988	103	104.9
1989	81	104.9
1990	116	106.4
1991	117	106.4
1992	88	106.4
1993	107	106.4
1994	104	106.4
2026	104	104

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Memphis meeting 30 C (86 F).

First to last qualifying date each year at Memphis
Year	First date	Last date
1952	1952-04-28	1952-10-01
1953	1953-05-21	1953-10-22
1954	1954-04-26	1954-10-11
1955	1955-04-17	1955-10-06
1956	1956-05-06	1956-10-11
1957	1957-04-29	1957-09-20
1958	1958-05-14	1958-10-06
1959	1959-05-01	1959-10-10
1960	1960-04-22	1960-10-03
1961	1961-05-21	1961-10-30
1962	1962-05-07	1962-10-14
1963	1963-05-08	1963-10-14
1964	1964-05-17	1964-09-10
1965	1965-04-21	1965-10-17
1966	1966-05-07	1966-09-03
1967	1967-04-05	1967-10-06
1968	1968-04-18	1968-09-24
1969	1969-04-16	1969-10-12
1970	1970-04-30	1970-09-23
1971	1971-04-19	1971-10-28
1972	1972-04-12	1972-10-16
1973	1973-05-10	1973-10-09
1974	1974-05-10	1974-09-12
1975	1975-04-26	1975-10-14
1976	1976-05-12	1976-10-04
1977	1977-04-14	1977-10-01
1978	1978-04-07	1978-10-12
1979	1979-05-10	1979-10-21
1980	1980-04-22	1980-10-10
1981	1981-04-27	1981-10-05
1982	1982-03-17	1982-10-09
1983	1983-06-04	1983-10-07
1984	1984-04-27	1984-09-25
1985	1985-04-21	1985-10-13
1986	1986-04-30	1986-10-04
1987	1987-04-20	1987-09-28
1988	1988-04-23	1988-09-23
1989	1989-04-18	1989-09-09
1990	1990-04-23	1990-10-16
1991	1991-05-11	1991-10-03
1992	1992-04-14	1992-09-20
1993	1993-05-06	1993-10-06
1994	1994-04-17	1994-10-03
2026	2026-04-01	2026-10-11

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Memphis
Threshold	Years with a qualifying day	Most days in a year	Year	Latest year days
30 C (86 F): Days	44	129	1987	104
35 C (95 F): Days	43	69	1954	36
40 C (104 F): Days	5	7	1954	1
90 F (32.2 C): Days	44	102	1954	62
100 F (37.8 C): Days	26	26	1954	7
0 C (32 F): Ice days (max	42	26	1978	4
0 C (32 F): Frost days (min	44	79	1960	24
-10 C (14 F): Days with min	36	16	1963	3
-20 C (-4 F): Days with min	4	2	1963	1
20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min	44	119	1991	102
25 C (77 F): Days with min	43	39	1980	12
10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain	43	56	1991	40
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain	43	24	1991	11
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain	42	9	1979	3
100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain	9	2	1982	1
10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall	10	2	1960	2
25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall	2	1	1963	1

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1952.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Memphis Threshold Days by Year (USW00093839)

Key Facts for Memphis Thresholds

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

Every Fixed Threshold

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