Climate
Nashville has a humid subtropical climate, with unusually pronounced seasons for a southern city, because of both the elevation of the area and the lack of a significant body of water nearby. Summers in Nashville are generally hot and humid, with July afternoons averaging 89 °F (32 °C). Winters are chilly, with nighttime lows in January averaging 28 °F (−2 °C). Average annual rainfall is 122 centimeters (48.1 in), typically with winter and spring being the wettest and autumn being the driest. Average annual snowfall is about 9 inches (21 cm), falling mostly in January and February. Spring and fall are generally pleasantly warm but prone to severe thunderstorms, which occasionally bring tornadoes—with recent major events on April 16, 1998 and April 7, 2006.
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Nashville was on January 21, 1985, when the temperature dipped to -17 °F (-27 °C), and the highest was on July 28, 1952 with a temperature of 107 °F (42 °C). The largest one-day snow total was 17.0" on March 17, 1892. The largest and most memorable event in the last few years was the storm on January 16, 2003, on which date Nashville received 7 inches.
Nashville's long springs and autumns combined with a diverse array of trees and grasses can often make it uncomfortable for allergy sufferers. In 2007, Nashville was ranked as the 65th-worst spring allergy city in the U.S. by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
