Illinois · THREADEX · 1879–2026

Springfield, IL

39.845°N, 89.684°W · station SPIthr · 148 years of record
67°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Springfield.
67°TUE7/1470°WED7/1571°THU7/1672°FRI7/1773°SAT7/1872°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#62 / 147
coldest Jul 14 in 147 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

48°F
set in 1967

Mildest Jul 14 ever

84°F
set in 1936

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Springfield. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4866841879: 76°F1880: 77°F1881: 71°F1882: 56°F1883: 65°F1884: 67°F1885: 63°F1886: 62°F1887: 71°F1888: 62°F1889: 73°F1890: 72°F1891: 68°F1892: 66°F1893: 73°F1894: 63°F1895: 71°F1896: 71°F1897: 58°F1898: 64°F1899: 70°F1900: 70°F1901: 65°F1902: 68°F1903: 61°F1904: 61°F1905: 69°F1906: 67°F1907: 68°F1908: 71°F1909: 68°F1910: 68°F1911: 64°F1912: 73°F1913: 75°F1914: 72°F1915: 73°F1916: 69°F1917: 67°F1918: 62°F1919: 75°F1920: 71°F1921: 76°F1922: 61°F1923: 70°F1924: 67°F1925: 70°F1926: 55°F1927: 70°F1928: 64°F1929: 71°F1930: 59°F1931: 73°F1932: 75°F1933: 71°F1934: 66°F1935: 68°F1936: 84°F1937: 74°F1938: 70°F1939: 72°F1940: 53°F1941: 61°F1942: 71°F1943: 72°F1944: 65°F1945: 67°F1946: 69°F1947: 74°F1948: 71°F1949: 63°F1950: 50°F1951: 62°F1952: 72°F1953: 62°F1954: 75°F1955: 66°F1956: 68°F1957: 71°F1958: 66°F1959: 61°F1960: 64°F1961: 66°F1962: 68°F1963: 65°F1964: 51°F1965: 63°F1966: 73°F1967: 48°F1968: 71°F1969: 68°F1970: 69°F1971: 64°F1972: 67°F1973: 65°F1974: 74°F1975: 49°F1976: 66°F1977: 78°F1978: 58°F1979: 70°F1980: 72°F1981: 74°F1982: 70°F1983: 74°F1984: 67°F1985: 68°F1986: 72°F1987: 57°F1988: 71°F1989: 56°F1990: 57°F1991: 61°F1992: 75°F1993: 67°F1994: 68°F1995: 79°F1996: 65°F1997: 66°F1998: 68°F1999: 59°F2000: 70°F2001: 53°F2002: 56°F2003: 59°F2004: 69°F2005: 68°F2006: 70°F2007: 55°F2008: 59°F2009: 64°F2010: 75°F2011: 63°F2012: 68°F2013: 62°F2014: 62°F2015: 70°F2016: 70°F2017: 65°F2018: 71°F2019: 66°F2020: 60°F2021: 68°F2022: 67°F2023: 66°F2024: 67°F2025: 66°F67° forecast187920251967

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1467°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record48°F
This-date rank#62 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°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

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: 66°F · forecast is +0° 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 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 Jul 14 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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