KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — While the weather in Knoxville continues be hot, the highs this week still aren’t quite high enough to break records.
On Friday, the high temperature in Knoxville is expected to be 97 degrees, which is only four degrees cooler than the National Weather Service’s hottest temperature recorded in the Knoxville area for September 4. However, the record high temperature for the entire month of September was set on September 5, 1954, when the temperature reached 103 degrees.
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The 1950s currently hold the record temperatures for several September days, with September 1’s record temperature of 100 being recorded in 1951, the hottest temperatures for September 4-6 being recorded in 1954, and the hottest temperatures for September 21 and 22 (95 and 96 degrees, respectively,) being set in 1955.
On the other end of the spectrum, September has also historically seen some much colder temperatures. NWS records state that the coldest low temperature recorded during the month happened on September 30, 1888, when temperatures reached 35 degrees.
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On average, high temperatures for early- through mid-September tend to be around the mid 80s, with average highs starting out the month around 86 degrees and followed by average highs in the upper 70s by the end of the month. Average lows follow the same trend, according to NWS data, with minimum lows at the start of September averaging around 65 degrees before tapering down to an average of 56 by the end of the month…