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Rainfall totals Tennessee

No heavy-rain reports were filed in Tennessee in the last 24 hours. The state table below has the year to date totals for 2026.

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For normal annual precipitation from NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Memphis, Tennessee, is the highest placed Tennessee city in the ranking, at 13 of 145 tracked cities. Full city precipitation ranking

How much rain did Tennessee get?

Rainfall year to date for cities in Tennessee, 2026
CityYear to dateNormal to datevs normalRain daysLast rain
Knoxville36.35 inches40.64 inches-4.29 inches (-11%)931.79 inches Oct 3, 2026
Memphis33.08 inches41.81 inches-8.73 inches (-21%)610.86 inches Oct 2, 2026
Nashville28.56 inches39.73 inches-11.17 inches (-28%)780.68 inches Oct 2, 2026
Knoxville: 36.35″Knoxville 36.35″Memphis: 33.08″Memphis 33.08″Nashville: 28.56″Nashville 28.56″ALARGAKYMSMONCVA
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Each violet circle marks a tracked city, with area sized to its year to date rain total for 2026. 3 cities appear on the map, and the table above lists every figure.

Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

Rainfall records for Tennessee

All-time rainfall records by city in Tennessee
CityWettest dayWettest yearAverage year
Knoxville6.14 inches Jul 16, 191769.35 inches 201348.21 inches
Memphis5.88 inches Nov 28, 200176.85 inches 195753.71 inches
Nashville7.25 inches May 2, 201070.12 inches 197948.89 inches

Rain questions

How many inches of rain per year does Tennessee get?

48.2 inches at Knoxville to 53.7 inches at Memphis is the range of average annual rainfall among the cities measured here, based on 1991-2020 normals.

How do I find past rainfall totals for Tennessee?

This page has year-to-date totals and records for each station. Each city page keeps a day-by-day log. For older station history, use the NCEI past weather portal.

Recent days with reports in Tennessee

All Tennessee storm days

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