DRIESTSINCE
Tennessee · precipitation record 1871–2026

Knoxville, TN

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
26.97in
year to date · normal 30.43"
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Accumulation

TODAY
1.12in
8th wettest of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.41in
61st wettest of 156 yrs
116% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.09in
56th wettest of 156 yrs
108% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
26.97in
50th driest of 156 yrs
89% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.14in
on Jul 16, 1917 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 39 days (to Nov 3, 2000)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

89%
26.97" of a normal 30.43" · wettest 50.55" (1994) · driest 13.58" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 48.43" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1187573.77in
2201369.35in
3188266.36in
4202066.1in
5201964.29in

Driest Years on Record

1198632.48in
2193033.67in
3200733.89in
4198734.66in
5198834.66in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Mar (~4.58") and driest in Oct (~2.45"). Wettest calendar month ever: Apr 1874, 17.62".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Knoxville — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.60in
set in 2008

Rain on Jul 28

41%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.00″1872: 0.05″1873: 0.20″1874: 0.52″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.25″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.37″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.04″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.16″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.08″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.01″1890: 0.11″1891: 0.04″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.12″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.06″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.20″1901: 0.01″1902: 1.12″1903: 0.00″1904: 1.43″1905: 0.09″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.20″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.37″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.01″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.07″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 1.54″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.25″1934: 0.24″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.03″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.20″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.24″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 1.18″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.09″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.52″1957: 0.02″1958: 0.08″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.06″1963: 0.50″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 1.55″1968: 0.26″1969: 0.14″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.44″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.39″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.16″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.22″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.50″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.02″1995: 0.09″1996: 0.38″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.16″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.05″2001: 0.03″2002: 0.72″2003: 0.09″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.48″2007: 1.11″2008: 1.60″2009: 1.31″2010: 0.53″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.01″2015: 0.01″2016: 0.04″2017: 0.65″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.83″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.62″2025: 1.12″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Knoxville's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Knoxville, TN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Knoxville's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Knoxville, TN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Knoxville's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Knoxville, TN — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:40 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight14h 04m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.82°N, 83.99°W

Nearby Stations

Oak Ridge, TN19 mi NWAsheville, NC85 mi EChattanooga, TN87 mi SWBristol-Johnson City, TN99 mi NEGreenville-Spartanburg, SC118 mi SEJackson, KY128 mi N

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