Average Temperature in Tennessee by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of 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 Hottest Year in Tennessee History?

1921 was the warmest year in Tennessee history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 72.5 °F, and the average low was 48.8 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Tennessee History?

1917 was the coolest year in Tennessee history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 67.5 °F, and the average low was 43.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	5	71.1	48.9
2022	41	69.9	47.1
2021	21	69.7	48.4
2020	14	69.7	48.9
2019	8	70.7	49.0
2018	19	69.2	49.0
2017	5	70.8	49.1
2016	2	71.7	48.9
2015	21	69.7	48.3
2014	112	67.5	45.8
2013	95	67.4	46.8
2012	2	71.9	48.8
2011	24	69.9	47.9
2010	60	69.2	46.7
2009	73	68.1	47.1
2008	73	69.1	46.2
2007	7	71.9	48.0
2006	24	70.3	47.5
2005	28	69.9	47.6
2004	41	69.0	48.0
2003	82	68.1	46.9
2002	33	69.6	47.8
2001	51	69.6	46.9
2000	55	69.5	46.5
1999	14	71.4	47.2
1998	4	70.8	49.5
1997	102	67.6	46.0
1996	112	67.5	45.6
1995	84	68.7	46.2
1994	73	68.8	46.5
1993	91	68.1	46.2
1992	98	67.6	46.4
1991	19	69.8	48.4
1990	11	71.0	47.8
1989	112	67.3	45.9
1988	106	69.0	44.5
1987	46	70.0	46.6
1986	28	70.1	47.6
1985	89	68.1	46.4
1984	82	68.9	46.1
1983	106	67.8	45.5
1982	73	68.7	46.5
1981	106	68.2	45.1
1980	91	68.8	45.6
1979	124	66.6	45.1
1978	120	67.7	44.6
1977	89	68.8	45.8
1976	128	67.6	43.4
1975	62	68.8	46.8
1974	65	68.8	46.5
1973	48	69.2	47.3
1972	91	68.3	46.1
1971	65	69.1	46.2
1970	95	68.5	45.6
1969	120	67.6	44.6
1968	120	67.8	44.3
1967	106	68.3	45.0
1966	116	67.6	44.7
1965	62	69.6	45.9
1964	84	69.5	45.4
1963	123	68.5	43.6
1962	91	68.9	45.5
1961	106	68.1	45.3
1960	124	67.2	44.5
1959	62	69.3	46.3
1958	127	67.0	44.2
1957	41	69.4	47.6
1956	37	70.4	46.8
1955	55	69.8	46.3
1954	21	71.3	46.8
1953	24	71.6	46.4
1952	41	70.6	46.3
1951	73	69.3	46.0
1950	95	68.0	46.1
1949	28	69.9	47.6
1948	65	69.2	46.2
1947	102	68.3	45.3
1946	24	70.6	47.2
1945	65	68.9	46.5
1944	52	69.7	46.4
1943	73	69.8	45.5
1942	84	69.2	45.7
1941	33	70.6	46.8
1940	126	67.5	43.9
1939	28	70.8	46.8
1938	11	71.1	47.6
1937	73	68.7	46.5
1936	48	70.2	46.3
1935	55	69.1	46.9
1934	46	70.2	46.6
1933	10	71.2	47.8
1932	33	70.1	47.2
1931	14	71.1	47.5
1930	52	70.1	46.1
1929	84	68.4	46.4
1928	98	68.5	45.6
1927	14	70.9	47.7
1926	84	69.0	45.7
1925	14	71.5	47.0
1924	116	68.1	44.3
1923	55	69.4	46.6
1922	11	71.0	47.9
1921	1	72.5	48.8
1920	101	68.2	45.6
1919	28	70.2	47.3
1918	55	69.8	46.3
1917	129	67.5	43.2
1916	65	69.8	45.6
1915	73	69.0	46.2
1914	65	69.4	46.0
1913	33	70.9	46.6
1912	115	67.8	44.8
1911	9	71.2	48.1
1910	102	68.5	45.0
1909	52	69.8	46.3
1908	37	70.4	46.8
1907	60	69.5	46.4
1906	65	69.0	46.4
1905	98	68.0	45.9
1904	106	68.5	44.8
1903	102	68.4	45.2
1902	73	68.9	46.4
1901	116	67.7	44.6
1900	41	69.6	47.4
1899	65	69.2	46.2
1898	48	69.3	47.2
1897	37	70.4	46.7
1896	37	69.8	47.4
1895	116	67.5	44.8