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Springfield, IL

39.845°N, 89.684°W · station SPIthr · 148 years of record
65°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Springfield.
77°WED9/278°THU9/377°FRI9/473°SAT9/571°SUN9/668°MON9/765°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low 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 coldest on record.

Ranks

#98 / 147
coldest Sep 8 in 147 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

39°F
set in 1986

Mildest Sep 8 ever

75°F
set in 2016
Forecast low 65°F — 98th coldest Sep 8 of 147 years · record 39°F (1986) · coldest since 2025.
1879: 48°F1880: 56°F1881: 74°F1882: 62°F1883: 48°F1884: 74°F1885: 60°F1886: 67°F1887: 50°F1888: 52°F1889: 56°F1890: 56°F1891: 52°F1892: 54°F1893: 63°F1894: 70°F1895: 54°F1896: 51°F1897: 67°F1898: 48°F1899: 67°F1900: 62°F1901: 61°F1902: 52°F1903: 67°F1904: 60°F1905: 64°F1906: 69°F1907: 60°F1908: 54°F1909: 62°F1910: 67°F1911: 64°F1912: 72°F1913: 68°F1914: 55°F1915: 65°F1916: 72°F1917: 58°F1918: 56°F1919: 71°F1920: 58°F1921: 59°F1922: 74°F1923: 55°F1924: 57°F1925: 69°F1926: 66°F1927: 69°F1928: 55°F1929: 63°F1930: 64°F1931: 68°F1932: 52°F1933: 72°F1934: 53°F1935: 58°F1936: 73°F1937: 63°F1938: 72°F1939: 71°F1940: 70°F1941: 71°F1942: 70°F1943: 54°F1944: 52°F1945: 71°F1946: 69°F1947: 70°F1948: 65°F1949: 49°F1950: 59°F1951: 50°F1952: 58°F1953: 49°F1954: 54°F1955: 54°F1956: 41°F1957: 50°F1958: 53°F1959: 73°F1960: 73°F1961: 68°F1962: 57°F1963: 61°F1964: 71°F1965: 69°F1966: 53°F1967: 56°F1968: 51°F1969: 55°F1970: 60°F1971: 69°F1972: 66°F1973: 63°F1974: 53°F1975: 60°F1976: 55°F1977: 61°F1978: 62°F1979: 46°F1980: 65°F1981: 55°F1982: 56°F1983: 57°F1984: 69°F1985: 72°F1986: 39°F1987: 66°F1988: 52°F1989: 68°F1990: 66°F1991: 65°F1992: 63°F1993: 56°F1994: 54°F1995: 56°F1996: 64°F1997: 62°F1998: 50°F1999: 53°F2000: 63°F2001: 64°F2002: 65°F2003: 55°F2004: 55°F2005: 64°F2006: 60°F2007: 67°F2008: 59°F2009: 58°F2010: 51°F2011: 52°F2012: 60°F2013: 70°F2014: 52°F2015: 71°F2016: 75°F2017: 46°F2018: 60°F2019: 63°F2020: 72°F2021: 54°F2022: 56°F2023: 53°F2024: 44°F2025: 41°F65° forecast354045505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 865°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record39°F
This-date rank#98 of 147
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-24°F (1905)
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°FJan 23, 1909-22°FJan 5, 1884
Feb80°FFeb 27, 2024-24°FFeb 13, 1905
Mar92°FMar 26, 2026-12°FMar 5, 1960
Apr90°FApr 10, 193016°FApr 2, 2018
May101°FMay 31, 193428°FMay 10, 1966
Jun104°FJun 1, 193439°FJun 1, 2003
Jul112°FJul 14, 195448°FJul 14, 1967
Aug108°FAug 8, 193443°FAug 13, 1964
Sep102°FSep 1, 201131°FSep 29, 1899
Oct93°FOct 2, 195313°FOct 30, 1925
Nov83°FNov 1, 1950-3°FNov 30, 1964
Dec74°FDec 3, 1970-21°FDec 23, 1989
All-time112°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan57°FJan 7, 2008-12°FJan 5, 1884
Feb57°FFeb 25, 2000-6°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar66°FMar 19, 201212°FMar 4, 1960
Apr68°FApr 7, 189330°FApr 1, 1881
May74°FMay 25, 189641°FMay 1, 1909
Jun82°FJun 29, 193152°FJun 3, 1945
Jul84°FJul 13, 193663°FJul 14, 1990
Aug83°FAug 9, 193461°FAug 26, 1944
Sep77°FSep 6, 192546°FSep 25, 1942
Oct73°FOct 3, 195423°FOct 29, 1925
Nov66°FNov 1, 20166°FNov 24, 1950
Dec61°FDec 2, 1982-11°FDec 24, 1983
All-time84°FJul 13, 1936-12°FJan 5, 1884

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

75 days
record run, ended Feb 9 1977

So far in 2026

61 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Springfield's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 59°F · forecast is +6° 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

Sunrise5:26 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight13h 04m · losing 17 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Springfield's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Springfield, IL — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1879

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Springfield — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
61 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 120th most in 148 years. Normal for this point: 70. Record: 90 in 1956.

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