Memphis August 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Memphis, Tennessee for the date of August 20.
August 20 All-Time Records
1928–2024
Highest temperature 100 °F 2006
Lowest temperature 59 °F 1940
Lowest daily high 74 °F 1956
Highest daily low 81 °F 2005
Most precipitation 2.09 inches 1960
Most snow none -
August 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 91.0 °F
Average low 72.5 °F
Chance precipitation 24.9%
Chance snow 0%
Memphis August 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 97 74 0.00 0.0
2022 90 74 0.00 0.0
2021 88 74 0.21 0.0
2020 89 68 0.01 0.0
2019 94 75 0.00 0.0
2018 85 71 1.08 0.0
2017 95 76 1.29 0.0
2016 86 74 0.44 0.0
2015 84 66 0.00 0.0
2014 96 77 0.00 0.0
2013 90 71 0.64 0.0
2012 89 69 0.00 0.0
2011 92 73 0.74 0.0
2010 97 79 0.00 0.0
2009 87 68 0.08 0.0
2008 77 71 0.94 0.0
2007 95 79 0.00 0.0
2006 100 76 0.23 n/a
2005 100 81 0.00 n/a
2004 87 71 0.21 n/a
2003 96 75 0.40 n/a
2002 93 76 0.00 n/a
2001 90 66 0.00 n/a
2000 89 71 0.00 0.0
1999 88 69 0.00 n/a
1998 91 74 0.00 0.0
1997 89 73 0.62 0.0
1996 93 71 0.00 0.0
1995 96 76 0.00 0.0
1994 85 69 1.13 0.0
1993 99 80 0.00 0.0
1992 81 67 0.32 0.0
1991 83 65 0.00 0.0
1990 98 78 0.00 0.0
1989 93 76 0.00 0.0
1988 90 75 0.00 0.0
1987 93 74 0.00 0.0
1986 89 70 0.00 0.0
1985 80 69 0.00 0.0
1984 89 73 0.00 0.0
1983 97 76 0.00 0.0
1982 91 73 0.00 0.0
1981 82 72 0.00 0.0
1980 99 80 0.00 0.0
1979 93 77 0.00 0.0
1978 89 73 0.00 0.0
1977 87 70 0.00 0.0
1976 91 67 0.00 0.0
1975 93 73 0.00 0.0
1974 90 70 0.00 0.0
1973 93 72 0.00 0.0
1972 95 72 0.00 0.0
1971 91 72 0.00 0.0
1970 90 75 0.00 0.0
1969 95 75 0.04 0.0
1968 93 74 0.00 0.0
1967 86 67 0.00 0.0
1966 88 73 0.00 0.0
1965 91 74 0.00 0.0
1964 89 68 0.00 0.0
1963 79 69 0.01 0.0
1962 98 76 0.00 0.0
1961 81 64 0.00 0.0
1960 90 67 2.09 0.0
1959 91 71 0.00 0.0
1958 89 65 0.00 0.0
1957 85 65 0.00 0.0
1956 74 63 0.70 0.0
1955 95 72 0.00 0.0
1954 96 71 0.58 0.0
1953 87 62 0.00 0.0
1952 98 74 0.00 0.0
1951 94 70 0.00 0.0
1950 80 62 0.00 0.0
1949 82 68 0.12 0.0
1948 95 67 0.00 0.0
1947 94 72 0.00 0.0
1946 86 63 0.00 0.0
1945 90 71 0.00 0.0
1944 93 61 0.00 0.0
1943 92 61 0.00 0.0
1942 88 70 0.00 0.0
1941 85 63 0.00 0.0
1940 76 59 0.00 0.0
1939 89 70 0.00 0.0
1938 94 76 0.00 0.0
1937 86 76 0.18 0.0
1936 99 81 0.00 0.0
1935 90 77 0.00 0.0
1934 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1933 89 69 0.00 0.0
1932 81 62 0.00 0.0
1931 83 70 0.00 0.0
1930 84 65 0.00 0.0
1929 87 66 0.00 0.0
1928 89 75 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Memphis on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Memphis history is 100 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2006.
Highest Temperatures in Memphis on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 100 °F 2005
1 100 °F 2006
3 99 °F 1980
3 99 °F 1936
3 99 °F 1993
6 98 °F 1962
6 98 °F 1990
6 98 °F 1952
9 97 °F 2010
9 97 °F 1983
9 97 °F 2023
What's the all-time low for Memphis on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Memphis history is 59 °F which happened in 1940.
Lowest Temperatures in Memphis on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1940
2 61 °F 1944
2 61 °F 1943
4 62 °F 1932
4 62 °F 1953
4 62 °F 1950
7 63 °F 1946
7 63 °F 1956
7 63 °F 1941
10 64 °F 1961
Lowest High Temperatures in Memphis on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 1956
2 76 °F 1940
3 77 °F 2008
4 79 °F 1963
5 80 °F 1985
5 80 °F 1950
7 81 °F 1992
7 81 °F 1932
7 81 °F 1961
10 82 °F 1949
10 82 °F 1981
What's the most it has ever rained in Memphis on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Memphis history is 2.09 inches which happened in 1960.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Memphis on August 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.09 inches 1960
2 1.29 inches 2017
3 1.13 inches 1994
4 1.08 inches 2018
5 0.94 inches 2008
6 0.74 inches 2011
7 0.70 inches 1956
8 0.64 inches 2013
9 0.62 inches 1997
10 0.58 inches 1954
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1940–2024 Memphis International Airport location
1928–1939 Memphis Post Office location