2010 Metro Mitigation Plan

EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES-1
No.
Location
Historical
Event
Time
Record
Highs /
Lows O F
Type
Death
(#)
Injury
(#)
Property
Damage
(in $1000)
Crop
Damage
(in $1000)
1 Statewide Summer 1816 Cold Unusually low temperatures Statewide
2 Statewide 1876-77 Cold
Comment
Source of
Information
Chronology of Disasters in TN (Including Natural and Man caused
Disasters, Epidemics and Civil Disturbances) Allen P. Coggins, 1993
3 Nashville 09-Jan-1886 7 / -8 Cold
4 Statewide January 1893 Cold Severe cold statewide
5 Nashville 28-Dec-1894 3 Low Cold 0 0 0 0
6 Nashville 10-Feb-1899 10 / -7 Cold 0 0 0 0
One of the coldest days in Nashville's history -- high temperature topped out
at 7 degrees, with a low of -8, which made a daily mean value of -1. All three
were records.
A cold snap brought record low temperatures to the mid state. Nashville's high
struggled to just 10 degrees after a low temperature of 3.
Temperature at Nashville dropped to -7 degrees during the second coldest
February on record. It was the lowest reading ever observed on this date. The
high temperature topped out at a mere 10 degrees, a record "cool high."
7 Nashville 13-Feb-1899 -13 Cold 0 0 0 0 Nashville's -13 set a record low for February
National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN;
Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm
Chronology of Disasters in TN (Including Natural and Man caused
Disasters, Epidemics and Civil Disturbances) Allen P. Coggins, 1991
National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN;
Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm
8 Nashville 15-Dec-01 -2 Low Cold 0 0 0 0
9 Nashville 2-Jan-04 59 / 13 Cold
10 Statewide 3-Feb-05 Cold
11 Nashville 11-Oct-06 29 Cold 0 0 0 0
A strong cold front ushered in a blast of arctic air. Nashville's temperature
sank to -2 degrees following the previous day's high of 42.
A powerful cold front dunked Nashville's temperature 46 degrees, from a
daytime high of 59 degrees, to a low of 13 the following morning.
An early freeze occured at Nashville, as the morning temperature bottoms out
at 29 degrees.
12 Nashville 9-Dec-17 0 Cold 0 0 0 0 It was a cold day in Middle Tennessee. Nashville, 0.
13 Nashville 10-Dec-17 15 / 1 Cold 0 0 0 0
14 Nashville 12-Jan-18 2 High Cold
15 Nashville 19-Dec-24 67 / 17 Cold 0 0 0 0
A record cold air mass penetrated Middle Tennessee. Nashville's low
temperature was 1 degree, with a high reaching just 15.
High temperature at Nashville reached just 2 degrees -- the lowest daily
maximum temperature on record.
The temperature at Nashville dropped from a high of 67 degrees to 17
degrees by midnight.
16 Nashville 29-Oct-25 26 Low Cold 0 0 0 0 Temperature at Nashville dropped to 26, setting a record low for the month.
Chronology of Disasters in TN (Including Natural and Man caused
Disasters, Epidemics and Civil Disturbances) Allen P. Coggins, 1990
17 Nashville 31-Dec-27 58 \ 2 Cold 0 0 0 0
18 Nashville 21-Jan-35 69 / 12 Cold
A cold front dropped the temperature at Nashville a remarkable 56 degrees --
from a high of 58 to 2 degrees the following day.
Nashville reported an early morning high temperature of 69 degrees before a
strong cold front passed through, dropping the temperature to 36 degrees by
7:00 a.m., 24 degrees by noon, and 14 degrees by 7:00 p.m. The temperature
dropped another 2 degrees during the evening, for a low of 12, and a daily
range of 57 degrees. Three inches of snow fell by evening.
National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN;
Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm
19 Nashville 18-Feb-36 -1 Low Cold 0 0 0 0
20 Nashville 6-Dec-37 17 \ 11 Cold 0 0 0 0
21 Nashville 25-Jan-40 1 Low Cold
22 Nashville 15-Nov-40 29 / 17 Cold 0 0 0 0
Low temperature at Nashville fell to -1 -- the latest sub-zero temperature on
record.
A chilly day brought record cold to the mid state. Nashville's low temperature
is 11, with the high reaching just 17 degrees.
Following a cold spell lasting several days, the Cumberland River froze, as the
low temperature at Nashville dropped to 1 degree.
A cold outbreak produces the lowest high, low, and mean temperatures ever
observed on this date at Nashville. The high was 29, with a low of 17,
producing a mean temperature of 23 degrees.
23 Nashville 31-Aug-46 47 Low Cold 0 0 0 0 Temperature at Nashville dropped to 47, setting a record low for the month.
24 Nashville 8-May-47 36 Low Cold 0 0 0 0
It was an almost winter-like day in Middle Tennessee, as Nashville's low
dropped to 36 degrees
25 Nashville 23-Jul-47 51 Low Cold 0 0 0 0 Temperature at Nashville dropped to 51, setting a record low for the month.
26 Nashville 29-Jan-48 28 High Cold 0 0 0 0
The high temperature at Nashville reached just 28 degrees. This is the 7th
consecutive day in which temperatures have remained below freezing, setting
a record. During this stretch, the temperature never rose above 31 degrees,
nor fell below -2 degrees.