37.240°N, 93.390°W · station SGFthr · 139 years of record
83°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 1963
forecast high · Oct 22
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
#110 / 138
warmest Oct 17 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
87°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 17 ever
34°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 61°F — 110th warmest Oct 17 of 138 years · record 87°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#91 / 138
warmest Oct 18 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
89°F
set in 1964
Coolest Oct 18 ever
42°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 66°F — 91st warmest Oct 18 of 138 years · record 89°F (1964) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#59 / 138
warmest Oct 19 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
88°F
set in 2005
Coolest Oct 19 ever
42°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 70°F — 59th warmest Oct 19 of 138 years · record 88°F (2005) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#47 / 138
warmest Oct 20 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
88°F
set in 1979
Coolest Oct 20 ever
40°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 75°F — 47th warmest Oct 20 of 138 years · record 88°F (1979) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#17 / 138
warmest Oct 21 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
88°F
set in 1978
Coolest Oct 21 ever
38°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 79°F — 17th warmest Oct 21 of 138 years · record 88°F (1978) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#3 / 138
warmest Oct 22 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
84°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 22 ever
40°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 83°F — 3rd warmest Oct 22 of 138 years · record 84°F (1899) · warmest since 1963.
Ranks
#5 / 138
warmest Oct 23 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
88°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
42°F
set in 1888
Forecast high 83°F — 5th warmest Oct 23 of 138 years · record 88°F (1939) · warmest since 2024.
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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
13 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Oct (93°F)
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
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
28 days
record run, ended Jul 25 1901
So far in 2026
63 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: 67°F · forecast is +16° 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.