Plainview, TN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NORRIS, TN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Plainview has an annual average temperature of 55.6°F with about 57.7 inches of precipitation per year and 3.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.2°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.75 in) and October the driest (3.37 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,200
Cooling need
804

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

33 of 366 (9%) of Plainview's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1930s
49
1940s
34
1950s
52
1960s
48
1970s
55
1980s
39
1990s
19
2000s
26
2010s
31
2020s
13

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 44.4°F 25.2°F 34.8°F 5.11 in 1.1 in 12
February 49.8°F 27.8°F 38.8°F 5.35 in 1.5 in 12
March 59.6°F 33.3°F 46.5°F 5.48 in 0.1 in 13
April 70.1°F 41.1°F 55.6°F 5.75 in 11
May 77.0°F 50.9°F 64.0°F 4.31 in 12
June 82.7°F 59.4°F 71.1°F 4.87 in 13
July 85.1°F 63.4°F 74.2°F 5.38 in 13
August 84.5°F 62.5°F 73.5°F 4.27 in 10
September 79.8°F 56.3°F 68.0°F 4.06 in 8
October 69.5°F 43.8°F 56.6°F 3.37 in 8
November 57.4°F 33.8°F 45.6°F 4.03 in 9
December 47.5°F 28.7°F 38.1°F 5.69 in 0.4 in 12

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