Memphis January 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Memphis, Tennessee for the date of January 21.
January 21 All-Time Records
1928–2024
Highest temperature 75 °F 1999
Lowest temperature 1 °F 1985
Lowest daily high 21 °F 1970
Highest daily low 65 °F 1933
Most precipitation 2.82 inches 1937
Most snow 3.2 inches 1935
January 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 51.3 °F
Average low 33.7 °F
Chance precipitation 33.0%
Chance snow 3.3%
Memphis January 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 12 0.00 0.0
2023 53 32 0.11 0.0
2022 35 17 0.00 0.0
2021 53 44 0.25 0.0
2020 39 24 0.00 0.0
2019 44 24 0.00 0.0
2018 68 53 0.00 0.0
2017 72 59 0.01 0.0
2016 39 34 0.30 0.0
2015 60 35 0.00 0.0
2014 48 20 0.00 0.0
2013 45 28 0.00 0.0
2012 50 34 0.08 0.0
2011 33 19 0.00 0.0
2010 65 50 0.37 0.0
2009 44 21 0.00 0.0
2008 49 21 0.00 0.0
2007 48 37 0.95 0.0
2006 59 42 0.00 n/a
2005 60 45 0.00 n/a
2004 45 27 0.00 n/a
2003 62 35 0.00 n/a
2002 54 37 0.00 n/a
2001 40 22 0.00 0.0
2000 43 23 0.00 n/a
1999 75 64 0.10 0.0
1998 47 43 0.05 0.0
1997 64 50 0.05 0.0
1996 45 33 0.00 0.0
1995 42 29 0.00 0.0
1994 39 18 0.00 0.0
1993 53 42 0.18 0.0
1992 58 31 0.00 0.0
1991 35 21 0.00 0.0
1990 48 35 0.00 0.0
1989 49 27 0.00 0.0
1988 39 32 0.00 0.0
1987 42 25 0.00 0.0
1986 71 49 0.00 0.0
1985 24 1 0.00 0.0
1984 29 9 0.00 0.0
1983 38 34 0.40 1.7
1982 46 40 0.09 0.0
1981 44 39 0.00 0.0
1980 47 42 0.10 0.0
1979 36 27 0.05 0.4
1978 33 19 0.00 0.0
1977 48 23 0.00 0.0
1976 51 29 0.00 0.0
1975 47 27 0.00 0.0
1974 65 41 0.00 0.0
1973 65 48 2.15 0.0
1972 61 50 0.41 0.0
1971 46 36 0.10 0.0
1970 21 9 0.00 0.0
1969 51 43 0.02 0.0
1968 69 36 0.00 0.0
1967 61 39 0.01 0.0
1966 40 33 0.11 1.1
1965 69 34 0.00 0.0
1964 67 39 0.00 0.0
1963 36 14 0.00 0.0
1962 61 34 0.00 0.0
1961 27 12 0.00 0.0
1960 39 21 0.00 0.0
1959 72 21 0.86 0.0
1958 50 33 0.16 0.0
1957 65 54 0.01 0.0
1956 50 33 0.00 0.0
1955 47 36 0.16 0.0
1954 41 31 1.04 0.0
1953 44 39 0.00 0.0
1952 53 43 1.22 0.0
1951 39 27 0.00 0.0
1950 50 30 0.00 0.0
1949 49 39 0.94 0.0
1948 46 30 0.03 0.0
1947 39 24 0.00 0.0
1946 36 27 0.00 0.0
1945 51 39 0.05 0.0
1944 66 37 0.00 0.0
1943 53 26 0.00 0.0
1942 55 27 0.00 0.0
1941 59 38 0.00 0.0
1940 29 11 0.00 0.0
1939 64 48 0.00 0.0
1938 61 53 2.57 0.0
1937 52 34 2.82 0.0
1936 44 29 0.00 0.0
1935 44 13 0.20 3.2
1934 60 50 0.11 0.0
1933 72 65 0.03 0.0
1932 65 51 0.00 0.0
1931 47 31 0.00 0.0
1930 33 16 0.22 0.0
1929 51 39 0.07 0.0
1928 37 22 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Memphis on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Memphis history is 75 °F which happened in 1999.
Highest Temperatures in Memphis on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 75 °F 1999
2 72 °F 2017
2 72 °F 1959
2 72 °F 1933
5 71 °F 1986
6 69 °F 1965
6 69 °F 1968
8 68 °F 2018
9 67 °F 1964
10 66 °F 1944
What's the all-time low for Memphis on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Memphis history is 1 °F which happened in 1985.
Lowest Temperatures in Memphis on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 1 °F 1985
2 9 °F 1984
2 9 °F 1970
4 11 °F 1940
5 12 °F 1961
5 12 °F 2024
7 13 °F 1935
8 14 °F 1963
9 16 °F 1930
10 17 °F 2022
Lowest High Temperatures in Memphis on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 21 °F 1970
2 24 °F 1985
3 27 °F 1961
4 29 °F 1940
4 29 °F 1984
6 33 °F 1930
6 33 °F 2011
6 33 °F 1978
9 35 °F 2022
9 35 °F 1991
What's the most it has ever rained in Memphis on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Memphis history is 2.82 inches which happened in 1937.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Memphis on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.82 inches 1937
2 2.57 inches 1938
3 2.15 inches 1973
4 1.22 inches 1952
5 1.04 inches 1954
6 0.95 inches 2007
7 0.94 inches 1949
8 0.86 inches 1959
9 0.41 inches 1972
10 0.40 inches 1983
All-Time Most Snow in Memphis on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.2 inches 1935
2 1.7 inches 1983
3 1.1 inches 1966
4 0.4 inches 1979
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1940–2024 Memphis International Airport location
1928–1939 Memphis Post Office location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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