All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Nashville, Tennessee since 1873. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Nashville since 1873.

Mainly due to its moderate elevation levels, ranging from 550 to 1,100 feet, the city of Nashville tends to have a slightly milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the state of Tennessee. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Nashville, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Tennessee.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Nashville is 126 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Tennessee is 145 degrees; a difference of 19 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Nashville is 109 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever recorded in the city of Nashville is 109 degrees, which occurred on June 29, 2012. Nashville had a very hot summer in 2012. In addition to setting its all-time hottest temperature on June 29th, it was also 107 degrees on June 30th, and it was 105 degrees on both June 28th and July 1st.

So Nashville had four consecutive days of extreme heat in the early part of the summer of 2012. It also hit 105 degrees on July 6th in 2012. Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are certainly not rare in Nashville.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Nashville of 109 degrees is exactly nine degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Nashville is some 900 miles north of Miami, and has an elevation that is 550 to 1,100 feet higher.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Tennessee is 113 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Tennessee is 113 degrees, which occurred on August 9, 1930, in Perryville. The town of Perryville is located right along the Tennessee River, about 100 miles southwest of Nashville.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Nashville (109) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Tennessee (113) is four degrees. Not much of a difference at all.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Nashville is -17 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Nashville is -17 degrees, which occurred on January 21, 1985. Below zero temperature days are not that common in Nashville, but they do occur in some winters, and only in the months of December, January and February. Plus one occurrence in November.

When a cold snap does reach Nashville, though, it can get pretty cold in the city. Since 1873, it has been -10 degrees or colder in Nashville over 10 times.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Tennessee is -32 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Tennessee is -32 degrees, which occurred on December 30, 1917, in Mountain City. 

The small city called Mountain City is located about 300 miles east of Nashville, in the northeastern part of Tennessee. Mountain City has an elevation of 2,418 feet, which is over 1,300 feet higher than Nashville's highest elevation.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Nashville (-17) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Tennessee (-32) is 15 degrees. A large difference, and even though it can get pretty cold in Nashville, it has gotten much colder in other parts of Tennessee.

Overall, Nashville can get just about as hot as any other part of Tennessee, but due to its lower elevation, the city does not get as cold as the extremes that can be found in the Volunteer State.