What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nashville?

Nashville's hottest day on record reached 109°F, set on June 29, 2012. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 37°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 72°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.

What is the record high temperature in Nashville?

The all-time record high in Nashville is 109°F, recorded on June 29, 2012. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.

What is the coldest day ever recorded in Nashville?

Nashville's coldest day on record bottomed out at -17°F, set on January 21, 1985. Like the record high, it comes from the station's complete daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.

What is the record low temperature in Nashville?

The all-time record low in Nashville is -17°F, recorded on January 21, 1985. The gap between that and the 109°F record high — a span of 126°F — is the full range of temperatures Nashville has experienced across its long-term daily record.

Is it normal to be this hot in Nashville?

It depends on how far above Nashville's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 72°F; the all-time record of 109°F (set 2012) sits about 37°F above that. The anomaly readout at the top of this page compares the current temperature against this month's normal high, so you can see exactly how unusual today is rather than guessing.

When did Nashville set its temperature records?

Nashville's record high of 109°F was set in 2012 (June 29, 2012), and its record low of -17°F in 1985 (January 21, 1985). Both are pulled from the station's complete daily record going back to 1948, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.

Has Nashville been getting hotter?

Yes — Nashville's annual mean temperature has trended about 2.4°F warmer since 1948, in line with the long-term warming seen across nearly every US city. That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

Nashville, Tennessee Weather Records

The hottest and coldest days Nashville has ever recorded — and how today compares to normal

Nashville, TN · Today vs. normal

13°F below the June normal

Right now it’s 75°F in Nashville — about 13° below the June normal high of 88°F.

Nashville’s all-time temperature records

Hottest day on record: 109°Fset June 29, 2012
Coldest day on record: -17°Fset January 21, 1985

That is a 126°F span between the hottest and coldest days Nashville has ever recorded — the full range of what its weather has done across the station’s record back to 1948.

How extreme Nashville’s weather gets

Nashville’s weather is usually mild by its own standards — a typical year averages a daily high near 72°F, and the normal high for June runs about 88°F. The records sit well outside that everyday range. The hottest day on record reached 109°F in 2012 — roughly 37°F above a typical year’s average high, the kind of gap that turns an ordinary summer into a genuine heat event.

At the other end, Nashville has bottomed out at -17°F (1985). Together the two extremes span 126°F — the full width of what this place’s weather has done across the station’s daily record back to 1948. Those edges are exactly why the anomaly readout at the top of this page is worth a glance: it shows where today falls between the normal and the record, so a hot afternoon can be judged against the real history rather than a hunch. A reading a few degrees over the June normal is ordinary; one pushing toward the 109°F record is the rare event the record marks.

Frequently asked

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nashville?: Nashville's hottest day on record reached 109°F, set on June 29, 2012. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 37°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 72°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.
What is the record high temperature in Nashville?: The all-time record high in Nashville is 109°F, recorded on June 29, 2012. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.
What is the coldest day ever recorded in Nashville?: Nashville's coldest day on record bottomed out at -17°F, set on January 21, 1985. Like the record high, it comes from the station's complete daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.
What is the record low temperature in Nashville?: The all-time record low in Nashville is -17°F, recorded on January 21, 1985. The gap between that and the 109°F record high — a span of 126°F — is the full range of temperatures Nashville has experienced across its long-term daily record.
Is it normal to be this hot in Nashville?: It depends on how far above Nashville's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 72°F; the all-time record of 109°F (set 2012) sits about 37°F above that. The anomaly readout at the top of this page compares the current temperature against this month's normal high, so you can see exactly how unusual today is rather than guessing.
When did Nashville set its temperature records?: Nashville's record high of 109°F was set in 2012 (June 29, 2012), and its record low of -17°F in 1985 (January 21, 1985). Both are pulled from the station's complete daily record going back to 1948, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.
Has Nashville been getting hotter?: Yes — Nashville's annual mean temperature has trended about 2.4°F warmer since 1948, in line with the long-term warming seen across nearly every US city. That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

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