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Springfield, MO

37.240°N, 93.390°W · station SGFthr · 139 years of record
71°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Springfield.
74°WED9/274°THU9/373°FRI9/473°SAT9/572°SUN9/672°MON9/771°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

#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.
1888: 60°F1889: 59°F1890: 54°F1891: 64°F1892: 55°F1893: 63°F1894: 70°F1895: 61°F1896: 58°F1897: 72°F1898: 51°F1899: 62°F1900: 70°F1901: 69°F1902: 57°F1903: 69°F1904: 60°F1905: 67°F1906: 66°F1907: 62°F1908: 60°F1909: 67°F1910: 69°F1911: 67°F1912: 74°F1913: 68°F1914: 71°F1915: 69°F1916: 65°F1917: 64°F1918: 54°F1919: 69°F1920: 60°F1921: 67°F1922: 75°F1923: 56°F1924: 58°F1925: 76°F1926: 71°F1927: 70°F1928: 55°F1929: 65°F1930: 65°F1931: 71°F1932: 58°F1933: 68°F1934: 51°F1935: 63°F1936: 70°F1937: 69°F1938: 72°F1939: 74°F1940: 63°F1941: 67°F1942: 66°F1943: 50°F1944: 46°F1945: 70°F1946: 64°F1947: 71°F1948: 62°F1949: 54°F1950: 53°F1951: 58°F1952: 58°F1953: 59°F1954: 64°F1955: 56°F1956: 45°F1957: 48°F1958: 58°F1959: 68°F1960: 68°F1961: 68°F1962: 61°F1963: 66°F1964: 68°F1965: 69°F1966: 52°F1967: 57°F1968: 55°F1969: 58°F1970: 69°F1971: 70°F1972: 67°F1973: 69°F1974: 52°F1975: 54°F1976: 52°F1977: 63°F1978: 64°F1979: 50°F1980: 70°F1981: 52°F1982: 67°F1983: 72°F1984: 68°F1985: 70°F1986: 46°F1987: 61°F1988: 46°F1989: 71°F1990: 69°F1991: 70°F1992: 66°F1993: 59°F1994: 62°F1995: 55°F1996: 62°F1997: 66°F1998: 63°F1999: 61°F2000: 65°F2001: 63°F2002: 68°F2003: 58°F2004: 52°F2005: 63°F2006: 59°F2007: 70°F2008: 60°F2009: 63°F2010: 65°F2011: 46°F2012: 61°F2013: 69°F2014: 63°F2015: 70°F2016: 72°F2017: 55°F2018: 63°F2019: 73°F2020: 68°F2021: 58°F2022: 60°F2023: 62°F2024: 50°F2025: 54°F71° forecast455055606570758018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 871°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record45°F
This-date rank#125 of 138
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-29°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°FJan 24, 1950-19°FJan 12, 1918
Feb84°FFeb 1, 1911-29°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar92°FMar 20, 1907-8°FMar 7, 1943
Apr93°FApr 21, 196316°FApr 5, 1920
May95°FMay 31, 193429°FMay 6, 1944
Jun101°FJun 20, 193642°FJun 1, 1966
Jul113°FJul 14, 195444°FJul 21, 1970
Aug108°FAug 2, 201144°FAug 24, 1891
Sep104°FSep 4, 194730°FSep 27, 1942
Oct93°FOct 2, 197618°FOct 31, 1993
Nov83°FNov 9, 20064°FNov 17, 1959
Dec77°FDec 13, 1948-16°FDec 23, 1989
All-time113°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 7, 1907-2°FJan 24, 1894
Feb63°FFeb 10, 1932-6°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar69°FMar 22, 190713°FMar 4, 1960
Apr69°FApr 7, 189329°FApr 2, 1936
May73°FMay 6, 200736°FMay 3, 2013
Jun80°FJun 29, 193655°FJun 8, 1913
Jul83°FJul 14, 193662°FJul 10, 1905
Aug84°FAug 1, 193461°FAug 14, 1964
Sep77°FSep 7, 189949°FSep 25, 1926
Oct71°FOct 6, 194129°FOct 29, 1925
Nov66°FNov 6, 192420°FNov 28, 1896
Dec63°FDec 28, 1984-1°FDec 24, 1983
All-time84°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.
Jan: 44°FJan: 24°FFeb: 49°FFeb: 28°FMar: 58°FMar: 36°FApr: 68°FApr: 45°FMay: 76°FMay: 55°FJun: 84°FJun: 64°FJul: 89°FJul: 68°FAug: 88°FAug: 67°FSep: 81°FSep: 59°FOct: 69°FOct: 47°FNov: 57°FNov: 36°FDec: 46°FDec: 27°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset6:43 PM
Solar noon12:13 PM
Daylight12h 59m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.24°N, 93.39°W

Nearby Stations

Harrison, AR68 mi SJefferson City, MO115 mi NEColumbia, MO126 mi NERussellville, AR137 mi SFort Smith, AR142 mi SWTulsa, OK155 mi SW

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, MO — 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, MO — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's low at Springfield, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Springfield, MO daily low heat map 1888–2026

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:
43 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 132nd most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 60. Record: 78 in 1971.

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