Ripley, TN

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ripley has an annual average temperature of 60.2°F with about 56.8 inches of precipitation per year and 2.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (7.20 in) and September the driest (3.50 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,282
Cooling need
1,542

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

32 of 366 (8.7%) of Ripley'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.

1960s
64
1970s
71
1980s
126
1990s
32
2000s
24
2010s
49

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 47.7°F 29.4°F 38.5°F 4.15 in 0.9 in 9
February 53.0°F 33.2°F 43.1°F 4.80 in 0.4 in 8
March 61.1°F 40.2°F 50.6°F 5.10 in 1.1 in 10
April 71.6°F 49.4°F 60.5°F 5.11 in 10
May 79.9°F 58.7°F 69.3°F 7.20 in 11
June 87.0°F 66.7°F 76.8°F 4.94 in 8
July 89.8°F 69.8°F 79.8°F 4.52 in 8
August 88.8°F 67.9°F 78.3°F 3.61 in 7
September 83.4°F 61.0°F 72.2°F 3.50 in 6
October 73.4°F 49.5°F 61.4°F 4.06 in 8
November 60.1°F 39.8°F 49.9°F 4.57 in 8
December 51.0°F 32.3°F 41.6°F 5.28 in 10

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