39.845°N, 89.684°W · station SPIthr · 148 years of record
99°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 2011
forecast high · Sep 1
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Springfield.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Springfield — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#2 / 147
warmest Sep 1 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
102°F
set in 2011
Coolest Sep 1 ever
64°F
set in 2003
Forecast high 99°F — 2nd warmest Sep 1 of 147 years · record 102°F (2011) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#3 / 147
warmest Sep 2 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
101°F
set in 1984
Coolest Sep 2 ever
63°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 99°F — 3rd warmest Sep 2 of 147 years · record 101°F (1984) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#4 / 147
warmest Sep 3 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
100°F
set in 2011
Coolest Sep 3 ever
62°F
set in 1905
Forecast high 98°F — 4th warmest Sep 3 of 147 years · record 100°F (2011) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#3 / 147
warmest Sep 4 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
100°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 4 ever
63°F
set in 1905
Forecast high 97°F — 3rd warmest Sep 4 of 147 years · record 100°F (1954) · warmest since 1954.
Ranks
#5 / 147
warmest Sep 5 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
99°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 5 ever
66°F
set in 1885
Forecast high 96°F — 5th warmest Sep 5 of 147 years · record 99°F (1925) · warmest since 1990.
Ranks
#22 / 147
warmest Sep 6 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
100°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 6 ever
63°F
set in 1934
Forecast high 91°F — 22nd warmest Sep 6 of 147 years · record 100°F (1925) · warmest since 2016.
Ranks
#46 / 147
warmest Sep 7 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
100°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 7 ever
65°F
set in 1885
Forecast high 87°F — 46th warmest Sep 7 of 147 years · record 100°F (1939) · warmest since 2021.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Springfield in each calendar month, and for the whole 1879–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
73°FJan 23, 1909
-22°FJan 5, 1884
Feb
80°FFeb 27, 2024
-24°FFeb 13, 1905
Mar
92°FMar 26, 2026
-12°FMar 5, 1960
Apr
90°FApr 10, 1930
16°FApr 2, 2018
May
101°FMay 31, 1934
28°FMay 10, 1966
Jun
104°FJun 1, 1934
39°FJun 1, 2003
Jul
112°FJul 14, 1954
48°FJul 14, 1967
Aug
108°FAug 8, 1934
43°FAug 13, 1964
Sep
102°FSep 1, 2011
31°FSep 29, 1899
Oct
93°FOct 2, 1953
13°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
83°FNov 1, 1950
-3°FNov 30, 1964
Dec
74°FDec 3, 1970
-21°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
112°FJul 14, 1954
-24°FFeb 13, 1905
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Springfield so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
7 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (92°F)
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 13, 1936
Coldest high ever
-12°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 5, 1884
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
57°FJan 7, 2008
-12°FJan 5, 1884
Feb
57°FFeb 25, 2000
-6°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
66°FMar 19, 2012
12°FMar 4, 1960
Apr
68°FApr 7, 1893
30°FApr 1, 1881
May
74°FMay 25, 1896
41°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
82°FJun 29, 1931
52°FJun 3, 1945
Jul
84°FJul 13, 1936
63°FJul 14, 1990
Aug
83°FAug 9, 1934
61°FAug 26, 1944
Sep
77°FSep 6, 1925
46°FSep 25, 1942
Oct
73°FOct 3, 1954
23°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
66°FNov 1, 2016
6°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
61°FDec 2, 1982
-11°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
84°FJul 13, 1936
-12°FJan 5, 1884
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
22 days
record run, ended Jul 19 1921
So far in 2026
18 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Springfield's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
Springfield's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Springfield's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.