37.240°N, 93.390°W · station SGFthr · 139 years of record
98°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 2000
forecast high · Sep 3
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
#6 / 138
warmest Sep 2 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
102°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 2 ever
65°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 97°F — 6th warmest Sep 2 of 138 years · record 102°F (2000) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#5 / 138
warmest Sep 3 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
102°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 3 ever
66°F
set in 1891
Forecast high 98°F — 5th warmest Sep 3 of 138 years · record 102°F (1939) · warmest since 2000.
Ranks
#7 / 138
warmest Sep 4 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
104°F
set in 1947
Coolest Sep 4 ever
68°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 97°F — 7th warmest Sep 4 of 138 years · record 104°F (1947) · warmest since 2000.
Ranks
#9 / 138
warmest Sep 5 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
99°F
set in 1990
Coolest Sep 5 ever
66°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 96°F — 9th warmest Sep 5 of 138 years · record 99°F (1990) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#10 / 138
warmest Sep 6 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
99°F
set in 1899
Coolest Sep 6 ever
64°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 96°F — 10th warmest Sep 6 of 138 years · record 99°F (1899) · warmest since 1998.
Ranks
#11 / 138
warmest Sep 7 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
104°F
set in 1947
Coolest Sep 7 ever
60°F
set in 1986
Forecast high 95°F — 11th warmest Sep 7 of 138 years · record 104°F (1947) · warmest since 1998.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Springfield in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
76°FJan 24, 1950
-19°FJan 12, 1918
Feb
84°FFeb 1, 1911
-29°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
92°FMar 20, 1907
-8°FMar 7, 1943
Apr
93°FApr 21, 1963
16°FApr 5, 1920
May
95°FMay 31, 1934
29°FMay 6, 1944
Jun
101°FJun 20, 1936
42°FJun 1, 1966
Jul
113°FJul 14, 1954
44°FJul 21, 1970
Aug
108°FAug 2, 2011
44°FAug 24, 1891
Sep
104°FSep 4, 1947
30°FSep 27, 1942
Oct
93°FOct 2, 1976
18°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
83°FNov 9, 2006
4°FNov 17, 1959
Dec
77°FDec 13, 1948
-16°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
113°FJul 14, 1954
-29°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Springfield so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
2 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 · Aug 1, 1934
Coldest high ever
-6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
60°FJan 7, 1907
-2°FJan 24, 1894
Feb
63°FFeb 10, 1932
-6°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
69°FMar 22, 1907
13°FMar 4, 1960
Apr
69°FApr 7, 1893
29°FApr 2, 1936
May
73°FMay 6, 2007
36°FMay 3, 2013
Jun
80°FJun 29, 1936
55°FJun 8, 1913
Jul
83°FJul 14, 1936
62°FJul 10, 1905
Aug
84°FAug 1, 1934
61°FAug 14, 1964
Sep
77°FSep 7, 1899
49°FSep 25, 1926
Oct
71°FOct 6, 1941
29°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
66°FNov 6, 1924
20°FNov 28, 1896
Dec
63°FDec 28, 1984
-1°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
84°FAug 1, 1934
-6°FFeb 12, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
28 days
record run, ended Jul 25 1901
So far in 2026
40 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: 86°F · forecast is +12° 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.