39.845°N, 89.684°W · station SPIthr · 148 years of record
80°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
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
#115 / 147
warmest Oct 17 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
86°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 17 ever
46°F
set in 1909
Forecast high 59°F — 115th warmest Oct 17 of 147 years · record 86°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#79 / 147
warmest Oct 18 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
88°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 18 ever
40°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 66°F — 79th warmest Oct 18 of 147 years · record 88°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#36 / 147
warmest Oct 19 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
85°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 19 ever
38°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 72°F — 36th warmest Oct 19 of 147 years · record 85°F (1950) · warmest since 2017.
Ranks
#34 / 147
warmest Oct 20 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
87°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 20 ever
40°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 75°F — 34th warmest Oct 20 of 147 years · record 87°F (2003) · warmest since 2021.
Ranks
#24 / 147
warmest Oct 21 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1979
Coolest Oct 21 ever
39°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 77°F — 24th warmest Oct 21 of 147 years · record 89°F (1979) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#16 / 147
warmest Oct 22 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
85°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 22 ever
39°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 79°F — 16th warmest Oct 22 of 147 years · record 85°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#11 / 147
warmest Oct 23 in 147 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
85°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 23 ever
35°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 80°F — 11th warmest Oct 23 of 147 years · record 85°F (1963) · warmest since 2024.
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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
10 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
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
22 days
record run, ended Jul 19 1921
So far in 2026
30 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: 63°F · forecast is +17° 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.