Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Chattanooga weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Chattanooga, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 103°F on 2012-07-01; its coldest fell to -15°F on 1985-01-21.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
75°F2022-01-01
16°F1985-01-21
64°F2022-01-01
-15°F1985-01-21
February
79°F2023-02-22
14°F1996-02-04
68°F2023-02-23
0°F1996-02-04
March
85°F2026-03-22
24°F1980-03-02
66°F2026-03-11
6°F1980-03-03
April
89°F1995-04-10
38°F1987-04-03
70°F2017-04-30
24°F1992-04-03
May
93°F2022-05-19
53°F1992-05-08
73°F2011-05-31
39°F2026-05-03
June
103°F2012-06-29
67°F1997-06-07
78°F2022-06-14
49°F1985-06-14
July
103°F2012-07-01
70°F1984-07-30
78°F2010-07-25
56°F2014-07-30
August
101°F1983-08-21
66°F1986-08-31
79°F2007-08-17
54°F1992-08-29
September
98°F2019-09-13
57°F1995-09-23
74°F2022-09-04
40°F2001-09-26
October
99°F2019-10-03
40°F1993-10-31
73°F2017-10-10
27°F1987-10-22
November
85°F2016-11-01
33°F2014-11-18
68°F2020-11-11
18°F2014-11-19
December
75°F2025-12-24
15°F1983-12-25
65°F2015-12-27
-1°F1983-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
79°F2023-02-22
14°F1996-02-04
68°F2023-02-23
-15°F1985-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
93°F2022-05-19
24°F1980-03-02
73°F2011-05-31
6°F1980-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
103°F2012-07-01
66°F1986-08-31
79°F2007-08-17
49°F1985-06-14
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
99°F2019-10-03
33°F2014-11-18
74°F2022-09-04
18°F2014-11-19

All-time records

The most extreme value Chattanooga has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 103°F 2012-07-01
Lowest 14°F 1996-02-04

Low

Highest 79°F 2007-08-17
Lowest -15°F 1985-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 146°F 1980-07-09
Lowest -34°F 1985-01-21

Humidity

Highest 24.2 g/m³ 1980-07-09
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 1985-01-21

Wind

Highest 24 mph 1993-03-13
Lowest 2 mph 1981-09-12

Gust

Highest 73 mph 2022-02-18
Lowest 6 mph 2004-11-17

Precip

Wettest 4.64 in 2011-09-05
Driest 16-day dry spell 2001-11-04

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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