Memphis May 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Memphis, Tennessee for the date of May 21.
May 21 All-Time Records
1928–2024
Highest temperature 94 °F 1987
Lowest temperature 46 °F 1954
Lowest daily high 62 °F 1967
Highest daily low 73 °F 2019
Most precipitation 4.18 inches 2013
Most snow none -
May 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 83.1 °F
Average low 64.4 °F
Chance precipitation 32.3%
Chance snow 0%
Memphis May 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 57 0.00 0.0
2022 89 68 1.22 0.0
2021 85 70 0.00 0.0
2020 82 59 0.00 0.0
2019 90 73 0.00 0.0
2018 81 69 0.42 0.0
2017 80 64 0.00 0.0
2016 80 59 0.00 0.0
2015 64 52 0.00 0.0
2014 86 71 0.00 0.0
2013 80 64 4.18 0.0
2012 84 65 0.01 0.0
2011 86 66 0.30 0.0
2010 84 68 0.00 0.0
2009 87 66 0.00 0.0
2008 79 60 0.00 0.0
2007 86 56 0.00 0.0
2006 87 68 0.00 n/a
2005 87 64 0.00 n/a
2004 90 69 0.00 n/a
2003 74 59 0.04 n/a
2002 71 50 0.00 0.0
2001 80 57 2.01 0.0
2000 79 61 0.00 n/a
1999 86 63 0.00 n/a
1998 92 72 0.00 0.0
1997 74 60 0.00 0.0
1996 88 73 0.00 0.0
1995 79 58 0.00 0.0
1994 83 57 0.00 0.0
1993 74 48 0.00 0.0
1992 89 70 0.00 0.0
1991 81 69 0.00 0.0
1990 78 59 0.38 0.0
1989 87 59 0.38 0.0
1988 88 68 0.70 0.0
1987 94 73 0.00 0.0
1986 76 51 0.00 0.0
1985 84 67 1.11 0.0
1984 81 68 0.00 0.0
1983 74 64 2.37 0.0
1982 88 71 0.00 0.0
1981 80 52 0.00 0.0
1980 82 62 0.00 0.0
1979 74 66 0.32 0.0
1978 85 67 0.00 0.0
1977 90 68 0.00 0.0
1976 84 56 0.00 0.0
1975 88 70 0.00 0.0
1974 86 72 0.02 0.0
1973 85 56 0.00 0.0
1972 89 63 0.00 0.0
1971 84 54 0.00 0.0
1970 87 65 0.00 0.0
1969 89 66 0.00 0.0
1968 73 55 0.00 0.0
1967 62 59 0.18 0.0
1966 85 68 0.00 0.0
1965 86 64 0.00 0.0
1964 91 66 0.00 0.0
1963 83 63 0.02 0.0
1962 91 70 0.03 0.0
1961 84 61 0.00 0.0
1960 80 54 0.00 0.0
1959 88 67 0.00 0.0
1958 87 59 0.00 0.0
1957 87 71 0.00 0.0
1956 90 67 0.00 0.0
1955 80 62 0.46 0.0
1954 74 46 0.00 0.0
1953 86 69 0.00 0.0
1952 79 51 0.00 0.0
1951 93 62 0.00 0.0
1950 85 65 0.01 0.0
1949 84 71 0.00 0.0
1948 88 54 0.00 0.0
1947 72 55 0.52 0.0
1946 76 51 0.00 0.0
1945 80 66 0.00 0.0
1944 82 66 0.00 0.0
1943 n/a 57 0.00 0.0
1942 75 53 0.00 0.0
1941 94 65 0.00 0.0
1940 83 62 0.00 0.0
1939 n/a 63 2.31 0.0
1938 87 73 0.00 0.0
1937 87 73 0.00 0.0
1936 90 69 0.00 0.0
1935 64 55 0.00 0.0
1934 87 72 0.00 0.0
1933 88 72 0.00 0.0
1932 81 67 0.00 0.0
1931 72 53 0.00 0.0
1930 82 62 0.00 0.0
1929 68 52 0.00 0.0
1928 78 61 0.33 0.0
What's the all-time high for Memphis on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Memphis history is 94 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1987.
Highest Temperatures in Memphis on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 94 °F 1941
1 94 °F 1987
3 93 °F 1951
4 92 °F 1998
5 91 °F 1962
5 91 °F 1964
7 90 °F 2004
7 90 °F 1977
7 90 °F 1956
7 90 °F 2019
7 90 °F 1936
What's the all-time low for Memphis on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Memphis history is 46 °F which happened in 1954.
Lowest Temperatures in Memphis on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1954
2 48 °F 1993
3 50 °F 2002
4 51 °F 1952
4 51 °F 1986
4 51 °F 1946
7 52 °F 1981
7 52 °F 1929
7 52 °F 2015
10 53 °F 1942
10 53 °F 1931
Lowest High Temperatures in Memphis on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 62 °F 1967
2 64 °F 2015
2 64 °F 1935
4 68 °F 1929
5 71 °F 2002
6 72 °F 1947
6 72 °F 1931
8 73 °F 1968
9 74 °F 1993
9 74 °F 1997
9 74 °F 1983
9 74 °F 1954
9 74 °F 1979
9 74 °F 2003
What's the most it has ever rained in Memphis on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Memphis history is 4.18 inches which happened in 2013.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Memphis on May 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.18 inches 2013
2 2.37 inches 1983
3 2.31 inches 1939
4 2.01 inches 2001
5 1.22 inches 2022
6 1.11 inches 1985
7 0.70 inches 1988
8 0.52 inches 1947
9 0.46 inches 1955
10 0.42 inches 2018
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1940–2024 Memphis International Airport location
1928–1939 Memphis Post Office location