Springfield, IL: Fall

9 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 71.9°F in Springfield, IL, the warmest 1 September to 9 October since 2018, 5th warmest of 148.

Fall 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 71.9°F; Warmest since 2018; 5th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 2.47 in; Driest since 2025; 49th driest of 148

A normal 1 September to 9 October in Springfield, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.3°F, between 62.2°F and 70.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.22 in of precipitation, between 1.60 in and 7.85 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 September to 9 October in Springfield, IL since 1879: 71.9°F in 2026; the highest is 73.6°F, in 1931.

Normal range, 62.2 to 70.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 September to 9 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	71.9	5	83.7	5	60.2	11	2.47	100	0
2025	68.9	29	83.7	5	54.2	89	0.65	145	0
2024	66.9	60	80.6	22	53.3	103	1.98	115	0
2023	67.6	46	80	31	55.3	67	2.84	93	0
2022	64.3	109	76.8	83	51.8	125	3.71	72	0
2021	69.6	22	81.3	18	58	32	4.32	55	0
2020	64.2	110	76.5	86	51.8	125	2.57	98	0
2019	70.9	11	82.1	12	59.8	15	7.27	19	0
2018	72.3	3	83.7	5	61	6	5.19	38	0
2017	70.5	15	83.4	8	57.5	38	2.37	102	0
2016	71	9	82.1	12	59.9	13	2.89	92	0
2015	69.9	21	82	14	57.8	35	4.49	51	0
2014	64.2	110	75.8	100	52.6	111	7.82	16	0
2013	68.2	38	80.5	23	55.9	57	1.99	114	0
2012	63	128	75.4	111	50.6	139	3.63	73	0
2011	64.1	112	77.4	70	50.8	138	1.70	120	0
2010	65.9	76	78.6	47	53.2	105	8.13	13	0
2009	63.5	122	74	125	52.9	109	6.34	27	0
2008	65.1	93	75.9	97	54.3	85	8.73	9	0
2007	71.2	7	85	3	57.4	41	3.01	88	0
2006	64.6	103	77.3	71	51.9	122	2.02	111	0
2005	69.4	23	81.7	15	57.2	42	3.96	64	0
2004	65.4	84	79.7	37	51.1	134	0.93	141	0
2003	61.1	145	74	125	48.2	147	2.78	95	0
2002	67.4	50	79.8	34	55.1	70	2.00	113	0
2001	62.7	129	75.5	109	49.9	141	3.43	80	0
2000	64	113	76.5	86	51.4	129	4.41	52	0
1999	62.1	139	75.9	97	48.3	146	4.05	60	0
1998	67.8	43	78.8	46	56.9	45	2.01	112	0
1997	67.7	45	80.1	27	55.2	69	3.75	71	0
1996	62.2	137	75.1	116	49.4	144	1.15	137	0
1995	63.4	124	75.7	102	51.1	134	0.74	143	0
1994	66	74	77.7	62	54.3	85	1.80	118	0
1993	61.8	141	72.4	139	51.3	131	6.79	25	0
1992	65.7	79	78.1	57	53.3	103	1.65	122	0
1991	65	95	76.4	89	53.6	98	8.15	11	0
1990	66.6	64	77.3	71	55.8	58	5.79	32	0
1989	61.4	143	72.2	141	50.6	139	5.70	33	0
1988	64.8	101	77.3	71	52.4	116	3.15	84	0
1987	63.9	117	76.9	81	50.9	136	0.99	139	0
1986	68.4	32	78.6	47	58.2	30	9.95	5	0
1985	65	95	75.5	109	54.5	82	1.15	137	0
1984	65	95	76.1	94	53.9	96	7.07	22	0
1983	68.3	33	81	20	55.6	63	1.40	130	0
1982	66.4	69	77.7	62	55.1	70	4.03	62	0
1981	65	95	77.1	77	53	108	1.26	134	0
1980	66.2	73	78.3	54	54.2	89	5.07	40	0
1979	64.9	99	78.6	47	51.3	131	0.16	148	0
1978	67.3	54	79.8	34	54.9	77	2.23	107	0
1977	65.1	93	75.2	114	55.1	70	8.14	12	0
1976	63.6	121	77.3	71	49.9	141	3.60	74	0
1975	62.5	131	73.5	128	51.4	129	3.01	88	0
1974	59.7	148	71.6	142	47.7	148	2.23	107	0
1973	68.9	29	78.5	50	59.2	20	6.91	23	0
1972	66.7	62	76.7	84	56.7	49	4.30	56	0
1971	69.1	28	80	31	58.2	30	4.06	59	0
1970	67.6	46	79.1	44	56.2	52	8.10	14	0
1969	66.5	66	77.9	58	55.1	70	4.35	54	0
1968	63.8	118	75.6	104	52	121	3.59	75	0
1967	64	113	75.3	113	52.6	111	4.39	53	0
1966	62.2	137	73.3	131	51.2	133	4.90	44	0
1965	65.4	84	75.6	104	55.1	70	7.10	21	0
1964	65.5	82	78.4	52	52.6	111	1.24	135	0
1963	67	58	80.7	21	53.2	105	0.74	143	0
1962	64.4	106	76.1	94	52.7	110	5.98	29	0
1961	67.3	54	78.9	45	55.7	60	6.35	26	0
1960	70.3	19	82.6	10	57.9	33	1.64	124	0
1959	67.4	50	77.3	71	57.5	38	9.26	6	0
1958	65.6	80	77	80	54.2	89	2.15	109	0
1957	63.5	122	75.4	111	51.6	127	1.31	132	0
1956	65.9	76	79.4	42	52.3	118	0.82	142	0
1955	67.8	43	80	31	55.6	63	7.34	18	0
1954	70.7	13	83.1	9	58.3	26	1.31	132	0
1953	66.7	62	80.1	27	53.4	102	2.30	104	0
1952	63.1	127	77.7	62	48.4	145	0.62	146	0
1951	63.2	125	72.8	134	53.6	98	3.84	69	0
1950	63.7	120	73.5	128	53.9	96	2.25	105	0
1949	62.5	131	73.3	131	51.6	127	4.62	49	0
1948	66.3	71	77.5	68	55.1	70	1.44	129	0
1947	69.2	24	80.1	27	58.3	26	5.03	42	0
1946	68.1	40	80.2	26	56.1	54	3.06	86	0
1945	65.3	89	74.1	124	56.5	50	8.49	10	0
1944	68	42	77.2	76	58.8	22	5.06	41	0
1943	64.6	103	75.8	100	53.5	101	2.45	101	0
1942	67.3	54	76.9	81	57.6	37	4.52	50	0
1941	70.6	14	80.5	23	60.7	7	16.10	2	0
1940	67.5	48	79.4	42	55.6	63	0.99	139	0
1939	73	2	85.8	1	60.3	10	1.57	128	0
1938	70.9	11	82.2	11	59.6	16	1.98	115	0
1937	66.6	64	77.6	65	55.7	60	2.99	90	0
1936	70.5	15	79.7	37	61.4	4	7.48	17	0
1935	64.4	106	74.8	118	54	95	3.45	79	0
1934	64.8	101	74.8	118	54.9	77	5.24	37	0
1933	71.1	8	81.6	16	60.6	8	5.44	36	0
1932	65.4	84	76.3	92	54.5	82	1.75	119	0
1931	73.6	1	84.5	4	62.7	1	4.11	58	0
1930	68.3	33	78.2	56	58.4	25	4.04	61	0
1929	63.2	125	72.7	136	53.6	98	1.85	117	0
1928	64.5	105	74.8	118	54.1	92	6.06	28	0
1927	69.2	24	78.5	50	59.9	13	8.76	8	0
1926	67	58	74.8	118	59.3	18	19.24	1	0
1925	70.4	17	79.7	37	61.2	5	5.08	39	0
1924	62.3	135	72.3	140	52.3	118	4.67	48	0
1923	64	113	72.7	136	55.3	67	5.68	34	0
1922	70	20	81.4	17	58.6	24	1.62	125	0
1921	68.3	33	77.8	61	58.7	23	4.92	43	0
1920	67.2	57	77.6	65	56.8	47	3.08	85	0
1919	70.4	17	81.2	19	59.5	17	3.38	81	0
1918	60.8	146	70.7	145	50.9	136	4.85	45	0
1917	62.6	130	73.2	133	51.9	122	1.65	122	0
1916	65.4	84	76.6	85	54.3	85	3.37	82	0
1915	65.4	84	75	117	55.7	60	3.47	78	0
1914	67.4	50	77.1	77	57.7	36	2.82	94	0
1913	67.5	48	77.5	68	57.5	38	3.77	70	0
1912	67.4	50	77.6	65	57.1	43	1.61	126	1
1911	68.1	40	76.1	94	60.1	12	11.76	4	0
1910	66.4	69	75.9	97	56.9	45	6.80	24	0
1909	64.9	99	75.6	104	54.3	85	3.94	65	0
1908	66.5	66	78.3	54	54.8	80	1.24	135	0
1907	66.3	71	76.5	86	56.1	54	1.37	131	0
1906	69.2	24	80.1	27	58.3	26	4.28	57	0
1905	68.3	33	78.4	52	58.3	26	2.57	98	0
1904	65.6	80	75.6	104	55.6	63	3.98	63	0
1903	66	74	76.2	93	55.8	58	3.85	68	0
1902	61.3	144	70.6	147	52.1	120	3.87	67	0
1901	65.2	92	76.4	89	54.1	92	2.10	110	0
1900	68.6	31	77.9	58	59.3	18	5.53	35	0
1899	64	113	74.8	118	53.2	105	3.34	83	0
1898	69.2	24	77.9	58	60.5	9	9.09	7	0
1897	72.3	3	85.5	2	59.1	21	0.35	147	0
1896	61.6	142	70.7	145	52.5	115	5.84	31	0
1895	66.9	60	77.1	77	56.8	47	3.02	87	0
1894	64.4	106	73.9	127	54.9	77	2.97	91	0
1893	68.3	33	79.7	37	57	44	2.25	105	0
1892	65.5	82	76.4	89	54.7	81	3.48	77	0
1891	68.2	38	79.8	34	56.5	50	2.70	96	0
1890	62.4	133	72.5	138	52.4	116	1.58	127	0
1889	62	140	71.4	144	52.6	111	4.74	46	0
1888	60.6	147	71.5	143	49.8	143	2.64	97	0
1887	65.3	89	75.6	104	55	76	3.51	76	0
1886	65.9	76	75.7	102	56.2	52	7.24	20	0
1885	62.4	133	70.5	148	54.4	84	5.85	30	0
1884	71.6	6	80.4	25	62.7	1	7.86	15	0
1883	62.3	135	72.8	134	51.9	122	4.74	46	0
1882	66.5	66	75.2	114	57.9	33	2.32	103	0
1881	71	9	79.7	37	62.3	3	14.80	3	0
1880	63.8	118	73.4	130	54.1	92	3.90	66	0
1879	65.3	89	74.7	123	56	56	1.66	121	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1931	73.6
1939	73
2018	72.3
1897	72.3
2026	71.9
1884	71.6
2007	71.2
1933	71.1
2016	71
1881	71

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1974	59.7
1888	60.6
1918	60.8
2003	61.1
1902	61.3
1989	61.4
1896	61.6
1993	61.8
1889	62
1999	62.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1926	19.24
1941	16.10
1881	14.80
1911	11.76
1986	9.95
1959	9.26
1898	9.09
1927	8.76
2008	8.73
1945	8.49

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1979	0.16
1897	0.35
1952	0.62
2025	0.65
1995	0.74
1963	0.74
1956	0.82
2004	0.93
1987	0.99
1940	0.99

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 2 September 2026
Coldest night: 42°F; 5 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.88 in; 16 September 2026

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Fall 2026 so far brought 2.47 in of precipitation in Springfield, IL, the driest 1 September to 9 October since 2025, 49th driest of 148.
The hottest day of fall 2026 so far in Springfield, IL: 100°F on Wednesday 2 September 2026.
The coldest night of fall 2026 so far in Springfield, IL: a low of 42°F on Monday 5 October 2026.
The wettest day of fall 2026 so far in Springfield, IL: 0.88 in on Wednesday 16 September 2026.