Springfield, IL: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 59.7°F in Springfield, IL, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2017, tied 10th warmest of 147 (with 1939).

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 59.7°F; Warmest since 2017; 10th warmest of 147
Precipitation: 36.11 in; Wettest since 2021; 21st wettest of 147

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Springfield, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.1°F, between 55.1°F and 59.1°F in eight years of ten and 29.12 in of precipitation, between 22.71 in and 41.07 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Springfield, IL since 1880: 59.7°F in 2026; the highest is 61.1°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 55.1 to 59.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Springfield, IL from 1879 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	59.7	10	70.5	3	48.9	20	36.11	21	0
2025	57.1	61	68	40	46.1	91	21.69	135	1
2024	59.1	14	69.9	8	48.4	28	32.66	43	12
2023	58.7	22	69.9	8	47.5	55	27.34	80	0
2022	56.5	82	67	61	46	98	32.04	50	0
2021	57.6	46	67.3	54	47.9	44	39.20	14	0
2020	57.3	55	67.2	55	47.4	60	35.46	28	0
2019	57	67	66.8	69	47.2	65	41.05	10	0
2018	59	17	69.7	11	48.4	28	36.30	19	0
2017	60.7	3	71.6	2	49.9	10	29.69	67	0
2016	60.1	7	70	7	50.1	6	38.74	16	0
2015	56.9	71	67.4	51	46.5	84	32.27	46	0
2014	54.6	133	65.1	115	44.1	139	40.15	12	0
2013	56.2	91	66.3	81	46.1	91	32.66	43	0
2012	61.1	1	73	1	49.1	18	21.36	137	0
2011	57.5	48	67.8	43	47.2	65	23.51	124	0
2010	58.2	34	68.1	36	48.4	28	42.66	7	0
2009	56.1	96	66.1	88	46	98	37.53	17	0
2008	55.1	118	65	117	45.2	122	47.20	4	0
2007	58.4	28	68.9	21	47.8	49	24.29	120	0
2006	58.7	22	69.3	18	48.1	37	22.77	131	0
2005	58.6	26	69.2	19	48	39	23.43	125	0
2004	56	97	66.6	75	45.4	117	23.62	123	0
2003	54.5	134	65.1	115	44	142	26.98	85	0
2002	57.9	38	68.2	35	47.6	53	35.57	25	0
2001	56.3	87	66.8	69	45.7	107	26.92	88	0
2000	57.3	55	67.7	44	46.9	75	26.26	98	0
1999	56.4	85	66.8	69	46	98	26.29	97	0
1998	58.7	22	67.5	48	49.9	10	38.91	15	0
1997	55.1	118	65.7	102	44.6	136	22.13	133	0
1996	54	140	64.6	124	43.5	144	26.69	90	0
1995	57.1	61	67.4	51	46.9	75	26.58	94	0
1994	56	97	66.4	80	45.6	109	28.55	77	0
1993	55.7	105	64.9	120	46.6	81	41.29	9	0
1992	56.9	71	67.2	55	46.6	81	19.63	144	0
1991	58.3	32	68.1	36	48.5	27	30.61	57	0
1990	58	37	67.6	47	48.4	28	43.45	5	0
1989	54.8	126	64.7	122	45	129	25.80	101	0
1988	56.8	73	68.1	36	45.4	117	16.35	147	0
1987	58.8	21	69.7	11	47.9	44	19.86	143	0
1986	57.9	38	68.3	31	47.5	55	30.12	62	0
1985	55.2	116	65.2	113	45.2	122	27.01	83	0
1984	55.1	118	64.5	126	45.8	101	31.86	54	0
1983	57.7	44	67.7	44	47.7	50	20.87	140	0
1982	54.4	138	64.6	124	44.2	138	29.63	69	0
1981	57.5	48	67.9	42	47.2	65	41.75	8	0
1980	56.2	91	66.3	81	46.1	91	25.16	112	0
1979	53.2	145	63.7	139	42.7	147	23.81	121	0
1978	53.3	144	63	143	43.5	144	25.76	103	0
1977	56.8	73	67.1	58	46.5	84	35.93	22	0
1976	56.7	78	68.5	28	45	129	22.91	126	0
1975	56.2	91	65.9	95	46.5	84	32.05	49	0
1974	55.7	105	65.9	95	45.6	109	34.47	33	0
1973	57.8	41	67.2	55	48.3	34	37.21	18	0
1972	55.8	103	66.2	84	45.4	117	24.35	119	0
1971	56.2	91	67	61	45.5	113	21.14	138	0
1970	55.6	109	65.4	110	45.8	101	34.09	34	0
1969	55.6	109	65.6	105	45.5	113	28.69	76	0
1968	55.2	116	65.6	105	44.8	133	24.82	114	0
1967	55.4	114	65	117	45.8	101	25.29	111	0
1966	54.7	129	65.3	111	44.1	139	22.81	128	0
1965	55.9	99	66.2	84	45.6	109	35.52	26	0
1964	57.5	48	68.6	26	46.4	87	25.66	108	0
1963	55	122	66.3	81	43.6	143	25.72	105	0
1962	55.9	99	66.2	84	45.6	109	27.06	82	0
1961	55.6	109	66.1	88	45.2	122	32.02	51	0
1960	54.7	129	64.2	129	45.2	122	32.84	40	0
1959	57.3	55	67.1	58	47.5	55	32.80	41	0
1958	54.8	126	64.4	127	45.2	122	26.65	92	0
1957	56.4	85	66	91	46.9	75	33.45	38	0
1956	56.3	87	67	61	45.7	107	25.70	107	0
1955	58.4	28	68.7	23	48	39	31.90	53	0
1954	59	17	69.9	8	48.2	35	22.14	132	0
1953	58.3	32	68.9	21	47.7	50	21.03	139	0
1952	57.1	61	67.7	44	46.4	87	24.70	116	0
1951	54.8	126	64.2	129	45.4	117	33.90	35	0
1950	54.5	134	64.2	129	44.9	131	28.72	74	0
1949	56.8	73	66.8	69	46.9	75	30.31	59	0
1948	55.7	105	65.9	95	45.5	113	26.69	90	0
1947	57.2	58	66.6	75	47.9	44	30.12	62	0
1946	59.8	9	69.5	15	50	8	28.79	72	0
1945	57.2	58	66	91	48.4	28	36.16	20	0
1944	59.1	14	68.3	31	49.9	10	30.20	61	0
1943	57.7	44	67.5	48	47.9	44	26.50	95	0
1942	58.5	27	67.4	51	49.6	13	31.93	52	0
1941	59.4	12	68.7	23	50.1	6	35.62	24	0
1940	55.7	105	65	117	46.3	89	18.17	146	0
1939	59.7	10	69.5	15	50	8	29.97	65	0
1938	60.7	3	70.3	6	51.1	2	30.29	60	0
1937	57.4	53	66.9	65	48	39	28.72	74	0
1936	58.2	34	68.5	28	48	39	22.80	129	0
1935	57.6	46	66.5	77	48.7	23	33.89	36	0
1934	59.3	13	69.6	13	48.9	20	26.78	89	1
1933	60.4	5	70.4	4	50.4	4	33.30	39	0
1932	58.9	20	68.6	26	49.2	17	25.76	103	0
1931	59.9	8	69.5	15	50.4	4	25.79	102	0
1930	57.8	41	67.5	48	48.1	37	21.38	136	1
1929	54.7	129	64	136	45.5	113	28.79	72	0
1928	56.6	79	65.9	95	47.3	63	27.01	83	0
1927	57	67	65.7	102	48.4	28	40.63	11	0
1926	56.5	82	65.5	109	47.6	53	48.31	3	0
1925	59	17	69.1	20	48.9	20	25.45	110	0
1924	54.3	139	63.3	141	45.2	122	26.94	86	0
1923	56.6	79	65.7	102	47.4	60	27.34	80	0
1922	58.4	28	68.3	31	48.6	25	25.90	100	0
1921	61	2	70.4	4	51.7	1	30.58	58	0
1920	55.4	114	64.8	121	46.1	91	32.51	45	0
1919	58.7	22	68.5	28	49	19	21.96	134	0
1918	55.9	99	66	91	45.8	101	29.69	67	0
1917	54.5	134	64.2	129	44.7	134	33.66	37	0
1916	56.6	79	66.5	77	46.7	80	24.46	117	1
1915	55.5	112	64.1	135	47	70	35.71	23	0
1914	58.4	28	68	40	48.7	23	19.02	145	1
1913	58.1	36	68.3	31	47.9	44	26.06	99	0
1912	54	140	63	143	44.9	131	28.82	71	1
1911	59.1	14	68.7	23	49.4	16	34.95	31	0
1910	57	67	66.7	73	47.3	63	24.80	115	0
1909	56.8	73	66.5	77	47	70	35.17	30	0
1908	57.4	53	67	61	47.7	50	26.62	93	0
1907	56.3	87	65.8	100	46.9	75	35.51	27	0
1906	56.8	73	66.7	73	47	70	28.27	79	0
1905	55.5	112	65.2	113	45.8	101	22.91	126	0
1904	53.2	145	62.3	146	44.1	139	30.03	64	0
1903	56.3	87	65.6	105	47	70	25.72	105	0
1902	55	122	63.9	137	46.1	91	31.08	56	0
1901	57	67	66.9	65	47.2	65	20.12	142	0
1900	57.5	48	67.1	58	48	39	25.07	113	0
1899	55.1	118	64.2	129	46.1	91	31.27	55	0
1898	57.9	38	66.2	84	49.6	13	48.46	2	0
1897	56.5	82	65.6	105	47.5	55	29.05	70	0
1896	57.2	58	65.9	95	48.6	25	32.26	47	0
1895	55	122	64.7	122	45.4	117	23.64	122	0
1894	57.1	61	66.9	65	47.2	65	22.79	130	0
1893	54.5	134	63.8	138	45.1	128	32.07	48	0
1892	54.7	129	63.3	141	46.1	91	35.45	29	0
1891	55.8	103	65.3	111	46.2	90	25.63	109	0
1890	56.2	91	65.8	100	46.6	81	26.45	96	0
1889	55	122	64.2	129	45.8	101	24.40	118	1
1888	52.8	147	62.5	145	43.1	146	32.72	42	0
1887	57.5	48	68.1	36	47	70	20.21	141	0
1886	57.1	61	66.9	65	47.4	60	28.35	78	0
1885	53.4	143	62.1	147	44.7	134	29.73	66	0
1884	55.9	99	64.4	127	47.5	55	34.95	31	0
1883	54	140	63.7	139	44.4	137	39.77	13	0
1882	57.8	41	66.1	88	49.6	13	49.87	1	0
1881	57.1	61	66	91	48.2	35	43.12	6	0
1880	60.3	6	69.6	13	51	3	26.94	86	0
1879									181

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	61.1
1921	61
2017	60.7
1938	60.7
1933	60.4
1880	60.3
2016	60.1
1931	59.9
1946	59.8
2026	59.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1888	52.8
1979	53.2
1904	53.2
1978	53.3
1885	53.4
1996	54
1912	54
1883	54
1924	54.3
1982	54.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1882	49.87
1898	48.46
1926	48.31
2008	47.20
1990	43.45
1881	43.12
2010	42.66
1981	41.75
1993	41.29
2019	41.05

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1988	16.35
1940	18.17
1914	19.02
1992	19.63
1987	19.86
1901	20.12
1887	20.21
1983	20.87
1953	21.03
1971	21.14

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 2 September 2026
Coldest night: -13°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 3.62 in; 27 April 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	25°F 54th coldest of 147	0.99 in 32nd driest of 147
February	35.7°F 27th warmest of 147	0.45 in 3rd driest of 146
March	50.1°F 6th warmest of 147	7.15 in 3rd wettest of 147
April	59.9°F 5th warmest of 146	6.35 in 13th wettest of 147
May	64.4°F 63rd warmest of 146	2.16 in 31st driest of 147
June	72.5°F 61st coldest of 147	8.54 in 10th wettest of 147
July	76.7°F 70th warmest of 148	4.50 in 40th wettest of 148
August	75.5°F 50th warmest of 148	3.50 in 55th wettest of 148
September	74.3°F 3rd warmest of 148	1.71 in 47th driest of 148
October so far	64.2°F 36th warmest of 148	0.76 in 62nd wettest of 148

Hot days and freezes

Springfield, IL has had 28 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 75th most of 147 (with 2015, 1994, 1986 and 3 other years).
Springfield, IL has had 1 day at 100°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2012, tied 36th most of 147 (with 1984, 1977, 1952 and 8 other years).
Springfield, IL has had 61 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 121st most of 147 (with 2010 and 1898).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Springfield, IL came on Monday 20 April 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 37th latest of 147 (with 2018, 2013, 1983 and 1 other year).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
17 September	Warmest day	98°F	95°F 1954	Provisional
30 March	Warmest day	84°F	83°F 1986, 1895	Provisional
26 March	Warmest day	92°F	81°F 1991	Provisional
20 March	Warmest day	85°F	82°F 2012	Provisional
10 March	Warmest day	84°F	80°F 1955	Provisional
9 March	Warmest day	76°F	75°F 1925, 1918	Provisional
26 January	Coldest night	-13°F	-9°F 1897	Provisional
9 January	Warmest day	64°F	60°F 1880	Provisional
8 January	Warmest day	65°F	62°F 1965, 1939, 1907	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 36.11 in of precipitation in Springfield, IL (1 day missing), the wettest 1 January to 10 October since 2021, 21st wettest of 147.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Springfield, IL: 100°F on Wednesday 2 September 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Springfield, IL: a low of -13°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Springfield, IL: 3.62 in on Monday 27 April 2026.