Memphis Weather in 1956

Historical record of Memphis, Tennessee weather for the year 1956 based on NOAA data.

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1956 Memphis Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	103 °F	August 17
Lowest temperature	20 °F	November 30
Highest daily low	77 °F	August 17
Lowest daily high	32 °F	January 24
Most daily precipitation	2.3 inches	February 2
Most daily snow	5.2 inches	January 23
Total annual precipitation	44.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	5.2 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Memphis in 1956?

The highest temperature recorded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1956 was 103 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Memphis in 1956

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	103 °F	Aug 17
1	103 °F	Aug 6
3	101 °F	Aug 5
4	100 °F	Aug 16
4	100 °F	Aug 14
4	100 °F	Aug 9
4	100 °F	Aug 4
8	99 °F	Aug 19
8	99 °F	Aug 18
8	99 °F	Aug 13
8	99 °F	Aug 8

What was the coldest temperature in Memphis in 1956?

The lowest temperature recorded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1956 was 20 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Memphis in 1956

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	20 °F	November 30
1	20 °F	January 14
3	21 °F	January 24
4	22 °F	January 13
5	23 °F	November 29
5	23 °F	January 23
5	23 °F	January 10
8	24 °F	January 17
8	24 °F	January 16
8	24 °F	January 9
8	24 °F	January 8

January 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	57	34	0.00	0.0
January 2	62	36	0.00	0.0
January 3	60	31	0.00	0.0
January 4	60	29	0.00	0.0
January 5	68	39	0.00	0.0
January 6	70	41	0.00	0.0
January 7	49	28	0.00	0.0
January 8	45	24	0.00	0.0
January 9	45	24	0.00	0.0
January 10	44	23	0.00	0.0
January 11	38	31	0.00	0.0
January 12	35	29	0.00	0.0
January 13	46	22	0.00	0.0
January 14	50	20	0.00	0.0
January 15	48	31	0.00	0.0
January 16	32	24	0.00	0.0
January 17	35	24	0.00	0.0
January 18	35	32	0.98	0.0
January 19	37	32	0.02	0.0
January 20	38	31	0.00	0.0
January 21	50	33	0.00	0.0
January 22	43	38	0.14	0.0
January 23	39	23	0.80	5.2
January 24	32	21	0.00	0.0
January 25	38	29	0.00	0.0
January 26	40	32	0.05	0.0
January 27	46	35	0.14	0.0
January 28	68	46	0.01	0.0
January 29	66	39	2.00	0.0
January 30	39	29	0.00	0.0
January 31	47	25	0.00	0.0

February 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	52	39	0.76
February 2	54	37	2.30
February 3	40	36	0.58
February 4	42	39	0.29
February 5	44	40	0.04
February 6	44	31	0.04
February 7	55	28	0.00
February 8	49	39	0.72
February 9	49	43	0.00
February 10	43	35	0.30
February 11	43	31	0.00
February 12	48	32	0.00
February 13	63	29	0.00
February 14	70	55	0.00
February 15	64	48	0.89
February 16	68	48	0.76
February 17	75	54	1.57
February 18	54	44	0.00
February 19	58	46	0.02
February 20	50	33	0.00
February 21	58	29	0.00
February 22	59	34	0.00
February 23	58	47	0.75
February 24	70	56	0.08
February 25	69	42	0.29
February 26	62	39	0.00
February 27	75	45	0.00
February 28	50	34	0.00
February 29	63	31	0.00

March 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	60	45	0.17
March 2	70	48	0.00
March 3	65	44	0.00
March 4	70	39	0.00
March 5	74	55	0.00
March 6	80	65	0.00
March 7	77	34	0.25
March 8	51	31	0.00
March 9	63	41	0.00
March 10	68	42	0.00
March 11	60	41	0.00
March 12	44	37	0.22
March 13	46	38	1.21
March 14	46	40	0.00
March 15	52	39	0.45
March 16	46	34	0.01
March 17	65	35	0.00
March 18	60	42	0.00
March 19	45	33	0.00
March 20	49	28	0.00
March 21	54	31	0.00
March 22	60	42	0.00
March 23	70	39	0.00
March 24	58	40	0.00
March 25	66	35	0.00
March 26	79	55	0.00
March 27	77	59	0.00
March 28	70	43	0.23
March 29	67	37	0.00
March 30	63	36	0.00
March 31	65	43	0.00

April 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	76	57	0.00
April 2	82	68	0.00
April 3	80	58	1.07
April 4	72	49	0.00
April 5	71	56	0.68
April 6	74	51	0.68
April 7	62	42	0.00
April 8	63	39	0.00
April 9	66	47	0.29
April 10	52	46	0.81
April 11	63	46	0.01
April 12	70	43	0.00
April 13	78	49	0.00
April 14	79	61	0.00
April 15	71	44	0.37
April 16	59	43	0.00
April 17	61	38	0.00
April 18	64	42	0.00
April 19	69	37	0.00
April 20	69	40	0.00
April 21	76	40	0.00
April 22	75	51	0.04
April 23	62	48	0.00
April 24	63	45	0.00
April 25	80	48	0.00
April 26	82	60	0.00
April 27	84	62	0.00
April 28	86	69	0.00
April 29	75	63	1.42
April 30	67	49	1.37

May 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	68	53	0.00
May 2	68	60	0.24
May 3	77	60	0.00
May 4	82	55	0.00
May 5	85	60	0.00
May 6	85	69	0.00
May 7	85	62	0.00
May 8	78	57	0.00
May 9	81	63	0.00
May 10	84	65	0.00
May 11	87	70	0.00
May 12	87	71	0.00
May 13	88	72	0.00
May 14	86	65	1.01
May 15	75	56	0.50
May 16	71	55	0.00
May 17	85	57	0.00
May 18	86	62	0.00
May 19	86	63	0.26
May 20	85	64	0.77
May 21	90	67	0.00
May 22	89	68	0.00
May 23	91	65	0.00
May 24	78	61	0.00
May 25	79	60	0.58
May 26	84	68	0.00
May 27	83	68	0.03
May 28	86	68	0.02
May 29	88	69	0.00
May 30	88	70	0.00
May 31	83	68	0.00

June 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	76	58	0.00
June 2	74	54	0.00
June 3	75	54	0.00
June 4	80	59	0.00
June 5	84	60	0.00
June 6	88	64	0.00
June 7	91	61	0.00
June 8	94	68	0.00
June 9	91	70	0.00
June 10	93	70	0.00
June 11	91	69	0.00
June 12	85	69	0.20
June 13	76	67	0.40
June 14	83	67	0.64
June 15	78	68	0.96
June 16	83	71	0.13
June 17	87	69	0.00
June 18	87	71	0.00
June 19	92	71	0.00
June 20	92	73	0.00
June 21	92	74	0.00
June 22	92	72	0.00
June 23	94	70	0.23
June 24	94	70	0.00
June 25	88	71	0.03
June 26	93	70	0.40
June 27	92	68	0.00
June 28	89	70	0.00
June 29	91	69	0.72
June 30	91	72	0.00

July 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	93	74	0.00
July 2	94	74	0.00
July 3	95	75	0.00
July 4	97	75	0.00
July 5	95	75	0.00
July 6	93	74	0.00
July 7	95	73	0.00
July 8	94	73	0.00
July 9	89	71	0.50
July 10	85	64	0.00
July 11	89	60	0.00
July 12	94	70	0.00
July 13	94	77	0.00
July 14	95	77	0.00
July 15	97	77	0.00
July 16	95	73	0.00
July 17	97	74	0.00
July 18	90	71	0.00
July 19	97	69	0.74
July 20	90	67	0.00
July 21	93	66	0.49
July 22	91	68	0.00
July 23	89	69	0.00
July 24	91	69	1.32
July 25	94	69	0.00
July 26	96	74	0.00
July 27	96	75	0.00
July 28	96	72	0.00
July 29	94	70	0.00
July 30	94	74	0.00
July 31	98	73	0.00

August 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	94	73	0.00
August 2	94	73	0.00
August 3	97	73	0.00
August 4	100	76	0.00
August 5	101	75	0.00
August 6	103	74	0.00
August 7	98	74	0.00
August 8	99	70	0.00
August 9	100	73	0.00
August 10	95	73	0.18
August 11	94	72	0.00
August 12	97	73	0.00
August 13	99	75	0.00
August 14	100	76	0.00
August 15	98	70	0.00
August 16	100	69	0.00
August 17	103	77	0.00
August 18	99	75	0.00
August 19	99	74	0.02
August 20	74	63	0.70
August 21	80	60	0.00
August 22	83	56	0.00
August 23	89	60	0.00
August 24	97	63	0.00
August 25	95	70	0.00
August 26	94	70	0.00
August 27	84	70	0.00
August 28	88	68	0.00
August 29	91	73	0.04
August 30	92	72	0.00
August 31	92	67	1.54

September 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	84	67	0.42
September 2	86	59	0.00
September 3	86	58	0.00
September 4	89	61	0.00
September 5	91	64	0.00
September 6	79	64	0.00
September 7	77	58	0.00
September 8	80	56	0.00
September 9	83	54	0.00
September 10	85	56	0.00
September 11	87	58	0.00
September 12	90	61	0.00
September 13	91	64	0.00
September 14	92	68	0.00
September 15	95	71	0.00
September 16	92	67	0.00
September 17	90	65	0.00
September 18	82	58	0.00
September 19	86	58	0.15
September 20	78	56	0.00
September 21	87	52	0.00
September 22	92	63	0.00
September 23	86	66	0.00
September 24	81	60	0.00
September 25	85	53	0.00
September 26	87	50	0.00
September 27	86	54	0.00
September 28	83	47	0.00
September 29	91	50	0.00
September 30	91	60	0.00

October 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	75	65	0.75
October 2	76	68	0.00
October 3	81	65	0.00
October 4	80	63	0.00
October 5	85	58	0.00
October 6	86	56	0.00
October 7	73	47	0.00
October 8	78	40	0.00
October 9	80	46	0.00
October 10	77	51	0.00
October 11	84	51	0.00
October 12	79	57	0.00
October 13	78	52	0.00
October 14	83	57	0.00
October 15	83	50	0.00
October 16	84	50	0.00
October 17	85	52	0.00
October 18	82	49	0.00
October 19	81	51	0.00
October 20	75	58	0.00
October 21	67	60	0.09
October 22	78	59	0.00
October 23	82	54	0.00
October 24	81	52	0.00
October 25	80	60	0.78
October 26	67	43	0.07
October 27	71	40	0.00
October 28	76	40	0.00
October 29	75	52	0.00
October 30	74	53	0.67
October 31	69	51	0.00

November 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	73	45	0.00
November 2	77	48	0.00
November 3	81	60	0.00
November 4	79	60	0.00
November 5	74	61	0.00
November 6	71	53	0.43
November 7	71	47	0.00
November 8	55	36	0.09
November 9	52	27	0.00
November 10	67	32	0.00
November 11	76	47	0.00
November 12	68	41	0.00
November 13	71	38	0.00
November 14	76	56	0.00
November 15	68	41	1.47
November 16	49	36	0.00
November 17	56	30	0.00
November 18	62	28	0.00
November 19	61	45	0.37
November 20	72	53	0.02
November 21	61	40	0.20
November 22	41	28	0.00
November 23	57	29	0.00
November 24	45	26	0.00
November 25	54	37	0.00
November 26	40	34	0.00
November 27	46	25	0.00
November 28	57	33	0.00
November 29	42	23	0.00
November 30	51	20	0.00

December 1956 Memphis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	59	26	0.00
December 2	69	32	0.00
December 3	74	43	0.00
December 4	68	49	0.00
December 5	74	59	0.01
December 6	74	64	0.00
December 7	71	46	1.01
December 8	58	40	0.20
December 9	40	31	0.05
December 10	48	26	0.00
December 11	55	41	0.05
December 12	62	44	0.57
December 13	51	39	0.32
December 14	50	40	0.11
December 15	57	42	0.00
December 16	55	35	0.00
December 17	65	36	0.00
December 18	50	39	0.00
December 19	65	42	0.64
December 20	65	56	0.16
December 21	56	45	0.00
December 22	60	43	0.65
December 23	62	43	0.00
December 24	50	34	0.00
December 25	45	27	0.00
December 26	56	34	0.00
December 27	66	35	0.00
December 28	56	36	0.02
December 29	47	31	0.00
December 30	59	32	0.00
December 31	64	39	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1940–2024	Memphis International Airport	location
1928–1939	Memphis Post Office	location