Is this weather normal in Knox County?

Tennessee · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Knox County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 66°, lows near 42°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Knox County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.8°OctNov: +1.8°NovDec: +1.1°DecJan 2026: -0.7°JanFeb: -0.4°FebMar: +7.7°MarApr: +5.6°AprMay: +0.5°MayJun: +0.5°JunJul: +2.2°JulAug: +1.4°AugSep: +5.8°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.3 inOctNov: -0.9 inNovDec: -3.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.6 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -2.0 inMarApr: -1.6 inAprMay: +1.6 inMayJun: +0.8 inJunJul: +0.5 inJulAug: +1.2 inAugSep: -2.2 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Knox County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January47° / 29°4.9 in50.3° 195024.4° 1940
February52° / 32°5.1 in49.4° 201829.4° 1895
March61° / 38°5.1 in59.4° 201235.1° 1960
April71° / 46°4.8 in64.0° 202651.5° 1901
May78° / 55°3.9 in72.5° 201860.2° 1917
June85° / 63°4.4 in80.3° 195268.9° 1955
July88° / 68°4.7 in81.1° 199372.1° 1967
August87° / 66°3.7 in82.0° 200772.6° 1927
September82° / 60°3.9 in78.4° 192564.4° 1918
October72° / 48°3.4 in67.6° 191951.6° 1917
November60° / 37°4.3 in57.1° 198540.7° 1976
December50° / 32°5.6 in51.8° 201529.6° 1963

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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