Tennessee, Average Temperature Rankings, April 2017 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 63.1 57.6 5.5 126 3 1907 1896 2016 2006 top-tenth 2 57.1 53.0 4.1 121 8 1960 2012 2016 2012 top-tenth 3 54.4 48.7 5.7 127 2 1958 2012 2016 2012 top-tenth 4 52.0 45.9 6.1 128 1 1978 2017 2016 2017 highest 5 49.8 44.5 5.3 126 2 1978 2012 2016 2012 top-tenth 6 50.3 45.0 5.3 127 1 1902,1940,1978 2017 2016 2017 highest 7 52.3 47.0 5.3 127 1 1977 2017 2016 2017 highest 8 55.0 49.9 5.1 127 1 1977 2017 2016 2017 highest 9 57.7 52.8 4.9 127 1 1977 2017 2016 2017 highest 10 59.9 55.2 4.7 127 1 1977 2017 2016 2017 highest 11 61.4 56.9 4.5 127 1 1977 2017 2016 2017 highest 12 61.7 57.7 4.0 127 1 1977 2017 2016 2017 highest 18 57.6 53.5 4.1 126 1 1978 2017 2016 2017 highest 24 61.0 57.7 3.3 126 1 1978 2017 2016 2017 highest 36 59.7 57.7 2.0 123 3 1979 2018 2016 2017 top-tenth 48 58.8 57.7 1.1 114 11 1980 2019,2020 2016 2008 top-tenth 60 58.7 57.7 1.0 116 8 1981 2020 2016 2012 top-tenth 1936,2003,2009,2012