Illinois · THREADEX · 1879–2026

Springfield, IL

39.845°N, 89.684°W · station SPIthr · 148 years of record
91°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Springfield.
87°MON7/1390°TUE7/1491°WED7/1591°THU7/1691°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1890°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#38 / 147
warmest Jul 15 in 147 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

110°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

72°F
set in 1888

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Springfield. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
72911101879: 98°F1880: 92°F1881: 91°F1882: 78°F1883: 84°F1884: 81°F1885: 88°F1886: 82°F1887: 94°F1888: 72°F1889: 78°F1890: 85°F1891: 79°F1892: 88°F1893: 90°F1894: 91°F1895: 88°F1896: 92°F1897: 79°F1898: 88°F1899: 84°F1900: 88°F1901: 94°F1902: 90°F1903: 81°F1904: 88°F1905: 92°F1906: 86°F1907: 87°F1908: 88°F1909: 86°F1910: 79°F1911: 93°F1912: 95°F1913: 80°F1914: 92°F1915: 92°F1916: 93°F1917: 87°F1918: 85°F1919: 87°F1920: 84°F1921: 91°F1922: 88°F1923: 91°F1924: 83°F1925: 92°F1926: 82°F1927: 88°F1928: 82°F1929: 73°F1930: 77°F1931: 99°F1932: 98°F1933: 88°F1934: 97°F1935: 89°F1936: 110°F1937: 91°F1938: 87°F1939: 78°F1940: 86°F1941: 91°F1942: 87°F1943: 91°F1944: 90°F1945: 81°F1946: 84°F1947: 87°F1948: 83°F1949: 82°F1950: 87°F1951: 87°F1952: 81°F1953: 91°F1954: 87°F1955: 86°F1956: 85°F1957: 84°F1958: 77°F1959: 90°F1960: 77°F1961: 88°F1962: 83°F1963: 84°F1964: 86°F1965: 83°F1966: 86°F1967: 81°F1968: 91°F1969: 87°F1970: 84°F1971: 84°F1972: 94°F1973: 82°F1974: 90°F1975: 85°F1976: 99°F1977: 97°F1978: 88°F1979: 87°F1980: 99°F1981: 83°F1982: 90°F1983: 93°F1984: 94°F1985: 83°F1986: 91°F1987: 81°F1988: 98°F1989: 78°F1990: 77°F1991: 85°F1992: 82°F1993: 73°F1994: 85°F1995: 99°F1996: 73°F1997: 90°F1998: 81°F1999: 87°F2000: 86°F2001: 85°F2002: 87°F2003: 88°F2004: 82°F2005: 87°F2006: 93°F2007: 82°F2008: 85°F2009: 87°F2010: 93°F2011: 88°F2012: 92°F2013: 89°F2014: 72°F2015: 83°F2016: 90°F2017: 85°F2018: 89°F2019: 84°F2020: 88°F2021: 84°F2022: 80°F2023: 85°F2024: 90°F2025: 90°F91° forecast187919362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1591°F
Hottest this date since2012
This-date record110°F
This-date rank#38 of 147
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record112°F (1954)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1879–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°F1909-22°F1884
Feb80°F2024-24°F1905
Mar92°F2026-12°F1960
Apr90°F193016°F2018
May101°F193428°F1966
Jun104°F193439°F2003
Jul112°F195448°F1967
Aug108°F193443°F1964
Sep102°F201131°F1899
Oct93°F195313°F1925
Nov83°F1950-3°F1964
Dec74°F1970-21°F1989
All-time112°F1954-24°F1905

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Springfield so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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

9 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: 87°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 35°FJan: 19°FFeb: 41°FFeb: 23°FMar: 53°FMar: 33°FApr: 65°FApr: 43°FMay: 75°FMay: 54°FJun: 84°FJun: 63°FJul: 86°FJul: 66°FAug: 85°FAug: 64°FSep: 80°FSep: 55°FOct: 67°FOct: 44°FNov: 52°FNov: 34°FDec: 40°FDec: 25°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:41 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight14h 46m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.84°N, 89.68°W

Nearby Stations

Peoria, IL56 mi NQuincy, IL80 mi WSt Louis, MO84 mi SWBurlington, IA99 mi NWMoline, IL119 mi NWCarbondale, IL144 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Springfield, IL — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Springfield, IL — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1879

Each cell is one day's high at Springfield, coloured by temperature — 148 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Springfield, IL daily high heat map 1879–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Springfield — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 99th most in 148 years. Normal for this point: 13. Record: 40 in 1934.

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