TENNESSEE — Tennessee’s highest-ever recorded temperature is a scorching 113 °F, tied on two days in Perryville: July 29 and August 9, 1930. This remains the official all-time high for the state, according to the National Weather Service.
Close behind is Nashville’s record of 109 °F, reached on June 29, 2012.
The extreme heat during the late June–early July 2012 North American heat wave saw several Tennessee cities hit all-time highs: Knoxville reached 105 °F, Memphis 108 °F, and Chattanooga 107 °F…