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

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Knoxville, Tennessee since 1871. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Knoxville since 1871.

Located in eastern Tennessee along the banks of the Tennessee River, the city of Knoxville has a slightly milder climate than the extremes found in the Volunteer State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Knoxville, 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 Knoxville is 129 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Tennessee is 145 degrees; a difference of 16 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Knoxville, Tennessee

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Knoxville is 105 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Knoxville is 105 degrees, which has occurred on two different dates. The first time it was a record 105 degrees in Knoxville was on June 30, 2012, and the second time was one day later on July 1, 2012.

While Tennessee is generally though of as a warm weather state, Knoxville has not had an excessive number of 100 degree weather temperature days since 1871. In fact, the city only averages 29 days a year when the temperature reaches 90 degrees or above.

Home to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a fun city to visit. There are plenty of great restaurants, bars and hang-out spots in the area, and when the Tennessee Volunteers play at home, it's not unusual for 100,000 or more people to show up at Neyland Stadium for a college football game.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Knoxville of 105 degrees is five degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Knoxville is about 850 miles north of Miami.

• 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, which is located about 300 miles west of Knoxville.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Knoxville (105) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Tennessee (113) is eight degrees. Not a huge statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Knoxville is -24 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in Knoxville is -24 degrees, which occurred on January 21, 1985, when a huge cold snap from the Arctic spread record low temperatures throughout the southeastern United States.

Below zero weather temperature days are not common in Knoxville, but the city has gotten pretty cold at times during winter. Since 1871, Knoxville has had seven days when the temperature dipped to -10 degrees or lower. Knoxville averages 73 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

• 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, which is located in extreme northeastern Tennessee, about 120 miles from Knoxville.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Knoxville (-24) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Tennessee (-32) is eight degrees. Not a huge statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Knoxville has a slightly milder climate than the extremes found in the state of Tennessee. Knoxville stays a little cooler than the extremes in the Volunteer State in the summer, and a little warmer than the extremes in the winter.