37.240°N, 93.390°W · station SGFthr · 139 years of record
71°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Springfield.
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
#136 / 138
coldest Sep 2 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
49°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 2 ever
76°F
set in 1922
Forecast low 74°F — 136th coldest Sep 2 of 138 years · record 49°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#136 / 138
coldest Sep 3 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
41°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 3 ever
74°F
set in 1913
Forecast low 74°F — 136th coldest Sep 3 of 138 years · record 41°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#132 / 138
coldest Sep 4 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
39°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 4 ever
75°F
set in 1913
Forecast low 73°F — 132nd coldest Sep 4 of 138 years · record 39°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#132 / 138
coldest Sep 5 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
47°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 5 ever
76°F
set in 1913
Forecast low 73°F — 132nd coldest Sep 5 of 138 years · record 47°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#131 / 138
coldest Sep 6 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
45°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 6 ever
76°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 72°F — 131st coldest Sep 6 of 138 years · record 45°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#131 / 138
coldest Sep 7 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
44°F
set in 2011
Mildest Sep 7 ever
77°F
set in 1899
Forecast low 72°F — 131st coldest Sep 7 of 138 years · record 44°F (2011) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#125 / 138
coldest Sep 8 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
45°F
set in 1956
Mildest Sep 8 ever
76°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 71°F — 125th coldest Sep 8 of 138 years · record 45°F (1956) · coldest since 2025.
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
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
62 days
record run, ended Mar 10 1978
So far in 2026
43 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: 62°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
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.
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.