Mtn City Weather Records (USC00406287)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mtn City (USC00406287), Tennessee, United States, with 60 years of record.

Key Facts for Mtn City

Mtn City (USC00406287) is a weather station in Tennessee, United States at 36.47 latitude and -81.82 longitude, 763 m (2,503 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 1956, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Mtn City still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mtn City set a daily record precipitation of 10.2 mm (0.4 in) on 2 September 1956.

About the Station

Location: Tennessee, United States, 36.47 latitude, -81.82 longitude.
Elevation: 763 m (2,503 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 1956, 60 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mtn City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Mtn City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.3 C (91.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Mtn City still stand. 1918 holds the most, with 110.

Standing records at Mtn City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1898	55
1899	67
1900	53
1901	56
1902	60
1903	63
1904	47
1905	40
1906	38
1907	57
1908	100
1909	71
1910	71
1911	44
1912	56
1913	60
1914	70
1915	41
1916	66
1917	43
1918	110
1919	59
1920	50
1921	43
1922	44

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 96.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mtn City. The most was 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 23 October 1900.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mtn City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 January 1906
Feb	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 February 1902
Mar	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	6 March 1911
Apr	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	16 April 1956
May	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 May 1901
Jun	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 June 1902
Jul	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	2 July 1914
Aug	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 August 1952
Sep	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 September 1900
Oct	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 October 1900
Nov	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 November 1903
Dec	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 December 1901

Period of Record Coverage

1897 to 1923

27 years of record at Mtn City, 1897 to 1923. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1917 and others.

Days with data per year at Mtn City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1897	1	0%	No
1898	293	80%	No
1899	355	97%	Yes
1900	300	82%	No
1901	265	73%	No
1902	344	94%	Yes
1903	360	99%	Yes
1904	333	91%	Yes
1905	346	95%	Yes
1906	303	83%	No
1907	268	73%	No
1908	324	89%	No
1909	354	97%	Yes
1910	360	99%	Yes
1911	359	98%	Yes
1912	365	100%	Yes
1913	362	99%	Yes
1914	347	95%	Yes
1915	363	99%	Yes
1916	356	97%	Yes
1917	150	41%	No
1918	353	97%	Yes
1919	292	80%	No
1920	283	77%	No
1921	212	58%	No
1922	198	54%	No
1923	13	4%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Mtn City
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1956	Mtn City, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1956	Mtn City, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1956	Mtn City, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1956	Mtn City, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Mtn City, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1956	Mtn City, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1956	Mtn City, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1956	Mtn City, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	0 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1899 to 1918

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Mtn City, 1899 to 1918. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.5 C (52.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1902, at 10.7 C (51.2 F), and the warmest was 1911, at 12.7 C (54.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Mtn City as warming stripes, 1899 to 1918
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1899	11.0 C	-0.51 C
1902	10.7 C	-0.82 C
1903	10.8 C	-0.70 C
1905	10.7 C	-0.76 C
1909	11.7 C	+0.26 C
1910	11.2 C	-0.31 C
1911	12.7 C	+1.26 C
1912	11.2 C	-0.31 C
1913	12.3 C	+0.80 C
1914	11.3 C	-0.14 C
1915	11.4 C	-0.05 C
1916	11.5 C	+0.06 C
1918	12.6 C	+1.16 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1897 to 1956

Yearly extremes at Mtn City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1900	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1917	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	1900	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	1902	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	37 days	1915	17 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Mtn City, 1897 to 1956. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Mtn City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1897	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1898	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1899	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1900	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1901	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1902	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1903	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1904	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1905	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1906	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1907	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1908	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1910	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1911	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1912	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1913	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1914	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1915	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1917	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1918	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1919	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1920	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1922	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Mtn City, 1897 to 1956. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Mtn City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1897	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1898	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1900	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1901	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1902	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1903	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1904	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1905	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1906	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1907	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1908	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1909	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1910	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1911	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1912	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1913	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1914	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1915	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1916	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1917	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1918	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1919	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1920	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1921	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1922	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1923	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mtn City, 1897 to 1956. The record is 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mtn City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1898	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1899	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1900	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1901	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1902	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1903	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1904	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1905	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1906	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1908	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1909	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1910	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1911	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1912	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1913	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1915	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1917	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1919	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1920	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1921	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1953	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	67.1 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mtn City, 1897 to 1956. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.1 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mtn City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1898	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1899	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1900	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1901	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1902	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1903	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1904	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1905	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1906	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1907	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1908	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1909	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1910	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1911	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1912	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1913	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1914	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1915	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1916	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1917	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1918	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1919	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1920	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1921	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1922	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923	n/a
1949	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1951	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1953	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1954	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1955	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1956	89.5 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mtn City, 1897 to 1956. The record is 37 days in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mtn City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897	17 days
1898	14 days
1899	16 days
1900	14 days
1901	17 days
1902	15 days
1903	13 days
1904	27 days
1905	11 days
1906	22 days
1907	14 days
1908	14 days
1909	17 days
1910	31 days
1911	20 days
1912	17 days
1913	15 days
1914	20 days
1915	37 days
1916	21 days
1917	16 days
1918	15 days
1919	20 days
1920	25 days
1921	13 days
1922	32 days
1923	n/a
1949	17 days
1950	15 days
1951	18 days
1952	25 days
1953	25 days
1954	14 days
1955	24 days
1956	12 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).