The highest temperature ever recorded in Tennessee was 113°F on July 29 and August 9, 1930, both in Perryville. The National Weather Service reports that this is still the state’s official all-time high.
On June 29, 2012, Nashville set a record high temperature of 109°F.
During the 2012 North American heat wave, Knoxville, Memphis, and Chattanooga had record-breaking temperatures of 105 °F, 108 °F, and 107 °F, respectively…