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TENNESSEE · SHELBY COUNTY

Bartlett

56,708 people, 340 ft above sea level in Shelby County.

340 ftElevation, city center
56,708People, 2024 estimate
32 sq miLand area
Sunny 53°
Sunny now Dew point 27° · NE 6 mph · high 54°
City of Bartlett River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bartlett plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Bartlett

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Memphis International Airport (KMEM) · 3:54 PM
Sunny
53° Sunny Feels like 53° · high of 54° near 4 PM
WindNE 6 mphno gusts
Humidity36%rising to 89% by morning
Pressure30.25 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 27° · Dry40° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 40.05 in · 10 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Shelby County
NWS Memphis and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:33 AM4:54 PM ↓
10 h 21 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 39, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 31 to 40°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 63° / 43°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
54° 35°
0% rain — NE 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 37°
0% rain — ENE 7 A
MON Nov. 16 Sunny Sunny
62° 37°
0% rain — NE 7 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 41°
0% rain — E 6 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 47°
0% rain — SE 7 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 50°
0% rain — SE 6 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
73° 52°
0% rain — SE 7 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Bartlett about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over the Mississippi Valley a day ago, about 930 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO Nov. 13, 2019

The coldest this week has been

14° on Nov. 13, 2019, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1987. Next is 21° in 1997.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Memphis Wfo record since 1987.
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THE GROUND

What Bartlett stands on

Bartlett’s center stands about 340 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 250 ft to 390 ft, a difference of 140 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Loess (silt), from the Quaternary, less than 2.6 million years old.

The section below crosses 2 rock units mapped at the surface.

Bartlett, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
200 ft300 ft400 ft BARTLETT340 ftLow point220 ftHigh point of the line430 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Loess

Silt. Age: Quaternary, less than 2.6 million years old. About 21 mi of the line.

Alluvial deposits

Fine-detrital, coarse-detrital. Age: Quaternary, less than 2.6 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where Bartlett’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Bartlett reaches the Gulf of America by way of Fletcher Creek, the Wolf River and the Mississippi: about 780 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Bartlett≈ 780 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF BARTLETT ≈ 780 mi to the Gulf of America Fletcher Creek → Wolf River → Mississippi

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Bartlett; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Bartlett’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1987 · Memphis Wfo, 7 mi south

Bartlett has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 91° in July; winter nights fall to about 30° in January. About 57 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 3 inches of snow.

49°30°54°33°63°40°73°49°81°59°88°68°91°71°91°69°85°62°75°50°62°39°52°33° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY BARTLETT 57.2 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average91° / 71°high / low, the warmest month
January, average49° / 30°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year57.2 inwettest months: April and March
Snow a year2.8 insnowiest: February
Hottest on record106°FAugust 16, 2007
Coldest on record−6°FDecember 23, 1989
Wettest day on record6.70 inNovember 29, 2001
Snowiest day on record7.2 inMarch 1, 2009
90° days a year69about 2 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°69and 5 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Nov. 6, to the last in spring, about March 28 (median dates)
2Highs of 90° and upJune 21 to Aug. 28; normal highs reach 90°
3Lows below freezingDec. 17 to Feb. 14; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Bartlett normally reaches 63° and falls to 39°. The record high is 78°, in 1999; the record low 14°, in 2019. The most rain on this date, 1.35 in, fell in 2024.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high49°54°63°73°81°88°91°91°85°75°62°52°
Normal low30°33°40°49°59°68°71°69°62°50°39°33°
Rain, inches4.344.775.745.855.484.714.533.393.744.204.755.68
Snow, inches0.81.10.80.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.1
Record high77° (2002)80° (2017)89° (2007)94° (2006)96° (2012)102° (2012)102° (2012)106° (2007)104° (2026)98° (2019)88° (2016)80° (2015)
Record low1° (2024)1° (2021)10° (2015)26° (2007)35° (2013)48° (2000)57° (2019)51° (2004)40° (1991)29° (2017)14° (2019)−6° (1989)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1987 at Memphis Wfo, 7 miles south. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Bartlett on the Forecast Network

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Memphis TN · 12 MI 12 miles southwest Southaven MS · 21 MI 21 miles southwest Little Rock AR · 148 MI 148 miles west Franklin TN · 173 MI 173 miles east Huntsville AL · 182 MI 182 miles east Tuscaloosa AL · 190 MI 190 miles southeast
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TENNESSEE · SHELBY

Bartlett

56,708 people, 340 ft above sea level in Shelby County.

340 ftElevation
56,708People
32 sq miLand
Sunny 53°
SunnyDew point 27°
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Today in Bartlett

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 54° 0%
7p clear night 44° 0%
10p clear night 39° 0%
1a mostly clear night 37° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 35° 0%
7a partly cloudy day 35° 0%
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NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO · NOV. 13, 2019

14°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1987.

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What Bartlett stands on

Bartlett’s center stands about 340 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 250 ft to 390 ft, a difference of 140 ft: gently rolling country.

Bartlett, northwest to southeast Bartlett340 ftHigh point430 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center340 ft
Within 3 miles250 to 390 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (140 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceLoess
Its ageQuaternary, less than 2.6 million years old
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Bartlett’s year

Bartlett has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 91° in July; winter nights fall to about 30° in January. About 57 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 3 inches of snow.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 57.2 in
July, average91° / 71° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average49° / 30° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year57.2 in · wettest months: April and March
Snow a year2.8 in · snowiest: February
Hottest on record106°F · August 16, 2007
Coldest on record−6°F · December 23, 1989
Wettest day on record6.70 in · November 29, 2001
Snowiest day on record7.2 in · March 1, 2009
90° days a year69 · about 2 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°69 · and 5 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Nov. 6, to the last in spring, about March 28 (median dates)
2Highs of 90° and up · June 21 to Aug. 28; normal highs reach 90°
3Lows below freezing · Dec. 17 to Feb. 14; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Bartlett normally reaches 63° and falls to 39°. The record high is 78°, in 1999; the record low 14°, in 2019. The most rain on this date, 1.35 in, fell in 2024.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1987 at Memphis Wfo, 7 miles south. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 780 mito the Gulf of AmericaFletcher Creek → Wolf River → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Bartlett reaches the Gulf of America by way of Fletcher Creek, the Wolf River and the Mississippi: about 780 river miles.