All-time weather records — Memphis, MO

Record high
1488.9°F
March 31, 1948
Record low
-24.0°F
January 5, 1999
Wettest day
7.55 in
July 17, 1946

Climate change signal in Memphis

13.1%

of Memphis's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (48 of 366 records since 2015).

8.7%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (32 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1930s
21
1
1940s
63
53
1950s
76
38
1960s
32
83
1970s
19
76
1980s
30
36
1990s
30
24
2000s
24
6
2010s
43
36
2020s
28
13

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1939, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1930-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 70.0°F — Jan 25, 1950 -24.0°F — Jan 5, 1999 3.00 in — Jan 4, 1996
February 78.1°F — Feb 28, 2024 -23.1°F — Feb 6, 2015 2.40 in — Feb 9, 2001
March 1488.9°F — Mar 31, 1948 -13.0°F — Mar 1, 1962 2.76 in — Mar 15, 1944
April 91.0°F — Apr 28, 1956 6.1°F — Apr 3, 2018 5.36 in — Apr 24, 1976
May 99.0°F — May 28, 2018 25.0°F — May 11, 1981 4.30 in — May 14, 2001
June 102.0°F — Jun 19, 1953 35.1°F — Jun 6, 1998 6.06 in — Jun 29, 1933
July 106.0°F — Jul 15, 1954 42.1°F — Jul 31, 1971 7.55 in — Jul 17, 1946
August 105.1°F — Aug 1, 1999 39.9°F — Aug 28, 1986 4.20 in — Aug 6, 1970
September 102.9°F — Sep 9, 1947 25.0°F — Sep 29, 1942 5.97 in — Sep 20, 1986
October 98.1°F — Oct 3, 1953 15.1°F — Oct 19, 1972 2.93 in — Oct 22, 2001
November 88.0°F — Nov 1, 1950 -13.0°F — Nov 30, 1964 2.76 in — Nov 5, 1938
December 75.0°F — Dec 16, 2021 -23.1°F — Dec 26, 1962 3.23 in — Dec 15, 1971

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