Tennessee August Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of August in Tennessee for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest August in Tennessee History?

1901 was the wettest August in Tennessee history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 10.08 inches.

What Was the Driest August in Tennessee History?

1953 was the driest August in Tennessee history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.20 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	7	6.56
2022	40	4.41
2021	5	7.17
2020	10	5.93
2019	61	3.97
2018	52	4.26
2017	26	4.90
2016	22	5.03
2015	32	4.53
2014	23	5.00
2013	53	4.25
2012	73	3.58
2011	125	1.58
2010	46	4.37
2009	77	3.34
2008	79	3.30
2007	128	1.35
2006	58	4.09
2005	14	5.74
2004	57	4.14
2003	41	4.41
2002	78	3.33
2001	55	4.21
2000	103	2.60
1999	127	1.38
1998	93	2.87
1997	68	3.73
1996	86	3.18
1995	47	4.37
1994	66	3.82
1993	64	3.88
1992	27	4.65
1991	75	3.45
1990	115	2.36
1989	82	3.26
1988	83	3.26
1987	113	2.40
1986	70	3.71
1985	13	5.75
1984	102	2.62
1983	118	2.32
1982	19	5.19
1981	69	3.72
1980	112	2.42
1979	31	4.54
1978	25	4.91
1977	59	3.99
1976	110	2.45
1975	65	3.83
1974	12	5.81
1973	108	2.54
1972	100	2.64
1971	21	5.06
1970	37	4.47
1969	44	4.38
1968	123	1.84
1967	38	4.47
1966	16	5.68
1965	114	2.39
1964	17	5.54
1963	74	3.57
1962	111	2.44
1961	87	3.18
1960	63	3.91
1959	51	4.27
1958	88	3.18
1957	101	2.64
1956	91	3.01
1955	106	2.57
1954	99	2.70
1953	129	1.20
1952	35	4.48
1951	122	2.03
1950	9	5.94
1949	39	4.44
1948	120	2.07
1947	84	3.21
1946	80	3.30
1945	90	3.07
1944	28	4.61
1943	105	2.58
1942	6	6.58
1941	45	4.38
1940	54	4.24
1939	89	3.12
1938	49	4.30
1937	29	4.58
1936	119	2.16
1935	98	2.72
1934	36	4.48
1933	42	4.40
1932	62	3.93
1931	30	4.55
1930	109	2.53
1929	117	2.33
1928	18	5.25
1927	67	3.76
1926	2	8.01
1925	126	1.56
1924	96	2.74
1923	8	6.22
1922	92	3.00
1921	15	5.72
1920	4	7.42
1919	20	5.17
1918	97	2.74
1917	60	3.99
1916	50	4.29
1915	3	7.52
1914	11	5.85
1913	116	2.34
1912	48	4.31
1911	24	4.98
1910	107	2.56
1909	104	2.59
1908	43	4.39
1907	81	3.29
1906	34	4.50
1905	33	4.51
1904	85	3.19
1903	72	3.61
1902	76	3.40
1901	1	10.08
1900	121	2.06
1899	95	2.75
1898	56	4.21
1897	94	2.81
1896	124	1.81
1895	71	3.70