Springfield, IL: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 63.9°F in Springfield, IL, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, tied 43rd warmest of 148 (with 1909).

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 63.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 43rd warmest of 148
Precipitation: 0.76 in; Wettest since 2023; 53rd wettest of 148

A normal 1 to 9 October in Springfield, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 59.7°F, between 54.1°F and 70.4°F in eight years of ten and 0.74 in of precipitation, between 0.03 in and 2.39 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Springfield, IL since 1879: 63.9°F in 2026; the highest is 74.2°F, in 1879.

Normal range, 54.1 to 70.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 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
2026	63.9	43	80	16	47.8	89	0.76	53
2025	68	13	81.9	8	54.1	36	0.09	114
2024	61.5	75	77.6	24	45.4	108	0.32	86
2023	62.8	55	75.2	43	50.4	72	0.86	49
2022	55.3	124	72.1	73	38.6	145	0.01	126
2021	68.7	11	77.4	25	60	8	0.48	73
2020	56.4	113	70.4	97	42.4	134	0.12	109
2019	63.5	47	76.1	34	50.9	67	0.21	94
2018	73.1	2	84.3	2	61.9	3	1.98	20
2017	70.3	6	80.4	11	60.1	7	2.36	16
2016	64.8	36	76.1	34	53.4	42	1.04	41
2015	60.3	85	71.9	77	48.8	82	0.20	96
2014	58.1	101	69.2	106	46.9	98	2.64	14
2013	66.1	29	77.4	25	54.7	30	0.74	55
2012	53.2	141	63.7	139	42.7	132	0.74	55
2011	63.1	52	80.1	14	46	106	0.00	136
2010	57.2	108	73.2	62	41.1	141	0.19	99
2009	53.3	140	62.1	146	44.6	117	4.16	5
2008	59.4	89	71.9	77	46.9	98	0.20	96
2007	71.6	3	84.6	1	58.7	12	1.41	27
2006	64.7	37	80.4	11	49	81	0.00	136
2005	63.2	50	73.9	53	52.4	49	0.00	136
2004	56.1	116	70.7	94	41.4	138	0.69	59
2003	55.2	125	69.1	108	41.2	140	1.20	37
2002	62.6	59	74.1	52	51.1	63	0.78	52
2001	57.2	108	70.1	99	44.2	119	0.93	46
2000	53.6	136	64.1	137	43	128	1.49	23
1999	54.2	131	65.6	129	42.8	130	1.63	21
1998	56.9	111	65.4	130	48.4	85	0.74	55
1997	71	4	83.6	3	58.4	13	0.22	92
1996	55.6	120	69.2	106	42	137	0.03	120
1995	59.3	91	72.3	70	46.2	103	0.09	114
1994	63.7	45	74.7	48	52.7	47	0.87	48
1993	60	88	73.6	57	46.4	101	0.74	55
1992	61.4	78	74.6	49	48.3	86	0.11	111
1991	58.9	94	70.7	94	47.1	96	3.80	8
1990	60.6	80	71.6	84	49.6	76	3.88	7
1989	53.6	136	65.8	126	41.4	138	0.21	94
1988	51.9	145	63.6	142	40.3	142	0.31	87
1987	51.4	146	64.8	134	38	147	trace	129
1986	61.6	73	70.7	94	52.6	48	1.38	29
1985	55.4	122	66.2	123	44.7	115	0.51	71
1984	63	53	73.6	57	52.4	49	2.27	17
1983	65.8	30	78.1	21	53.6	41	0.04	118
1982	67.4	18	80.3	13	54.4	31	1.28	35
1981	57.9	103	71	91	44.9	112	0.13	108
1980	58.2	99	71.8	80	44.6	117	0.12	109
1979	55.7	118	68.9	112	42.4	134	0.16	104
1978	55.4	122	67.1	115	43.8	122	0.65	61
1977	53.6	136	63.7	139	43.4	124	2.20	19
1976	58.2	99	71.6	84	44.8	114	1.40	28
1975	58.3	98	71.4	87	45.1	110	0.17	102
1974	52.5	144	66.6	117	38.4	146	0.06	117
1973	65.8	30	75	45	56.6	19	3.63	10
1972	60.1	87	71.4	87	48.7	83	0.35	85
1971	62.3	65	73.7	56	51	64	0.30	88
1970	62.6	59	73.8	55	51.4	59	0.37	82
1969	66.8	22	79.3	19	54.2	35	0.38	79
1968	54.4	129	66.2	123	42.7	132	0.30	88
1967	65.1	35	75.8	39	54.3	32	0.36	83
1966	56.2	115	69.3	105	43	128	0.18	101
1965	54.8	126	65.4	130	44.2	119	0.67	60
1964	54.3	130	69	111	39.6	144	trace	129
1963	67.4	18	83.6	3	51.3	60	0.00	136
1962	62.2	67	72.1	73	52.3	51	4.56	4
1961	60.4	82	72.1	73	48.7	83	0.00	136
1960	62.1	69	75.9	36	48.3	86	trace	129
1959	62	70	70.1	99	53.9	38	2.79	11
1958	60.4	82	73	65	47.8	89	0.42	75
1957	57.9	103	71.7	83	44.2	119	0.00	136
1956	61.9	71	76.3	32	47.6	92	0.01	126
1955	61.7	72	72.1	73	51.3	60	4.74	3
1954	67.7	15	77.7	23	57.8	15	0.40	77
1953	61.5	75	73.6	57	49.4	77	0.38	79
1952	48.7	148	62.7	143	34.8	148	trace	129
1951	62.6	59	71.4	87	53.8	40	1.08	39
1950	57.3	107	66.6	117	48	88	0.90	47
1949	67.5	16	75.2	43	59.8	10	2.41	15
1948	56.3	114	67.2	114	45.3	109	0.54	70
1947	65.6	32	76.9	30	54.3	32	trace	129
1946	66.4	26	81	9	51.8	57	0.00	136
1945	56.5	112	66.2	123	46.8	100	0.11	111
1944	64	41	71.8	80	56.2	21	1.22	36
1943	62.8	55	74.8	46	50.8	68	0.00	136
1942	66.5	24	76.9	30	56.1	23	0.07	116
1941	67.9	14	75.4	41	60.3	6	9.13	1
1940	63.3	49	74.6	49	52	53	0.61	68
1939	68.9	10	82.2	6	55.7	27	1.43	25
1938	67.5	16	81	9	54	37	trace	129
1937	63.6	46	71.9	77	55.3	28	0.83	50
1936	63.2	50	71.3	90	55	29	1.42	26
1935	49.8	147	59.7	148	39.9	143	0.23	91
1934	63.4	48	75.6	40	51.2	62	0.00	136
1933	57.1	110	66.6	117	47.7	91	0.39	78
1932	58.5	97	69.6	104	47.4	93	0.62	64
1931	69.4	9	79.6	18	59.3	11	0.96	44
1930	62.9	54	72.4	67	53.3	44	1.33	32
1929	55.6	120	64.9	133	46.2	103	0.20	96
1928	66.2	28	75.9	36	56.4	20	2.71	12
1927	61.1	79	70.2	98	52	53	1.30	34
1926	64.7	37	73.4	60	55.9	24	4.08	6
1925	57.8	105	65.2	132	50.4	72	0.63	63
1924	62.5	62	73.1	63	51.9	55	2.65	13
1923	56.1	116	66.4	120	45.8	107	0.02	122
1922	66.9	21	77	28	56.9	18	0.62	64
1921	55.7	118	66.3	121	45.1	110	0.59	69
1920	59.4	89	71.8	80	47.1	96	0.00	136
1919	69.9	7	80	16	59.9	9	0.64	62
1918	62.2	67	72.4	67	51.9	55	0.14	107
1917	53.6	136	63.9	138	43.2	126	0.04	118
1916	64.4	40	78.1	21	50.8	68	0.02	122
1915	52.7	143	62.7	143	42.8	130	0.16	104
1914	66.5	24	75.9	36	57.1	17	1.00	42
1913	66.7	23	76.2	33	57.2	16	0.36	83
1912	62.5	62	74.2	51	50.8	68	0.19	99
1911	61.5	75	69.1	108	53.9	38	1.08	39
1910	62.7	58	72.4	67	53	45	1.46	24
1909	63.9	43	77	28	50.8	68	0.27	90
1908	54.2	131	66.3	121	42.1	136	0.02	122
1907	62.8	55	73.4	60	52.2	52	0.45	74
1906	60.3	85	70.8	93	49.9	75	0.51	71
1905	67.2	20	80.1	14	54.3	32	0.17	102
1904	60.4	82	70.9	92	50	74	0.02	122
1903	64.7	37	73.1	63	56.2	21	1.37	31
1902	57.5	106	65.7	127	49.3	79	1.57	22
1901	58.1	101	68.7	113	47.4	93	0.15	106
1900	65.3	33	74.8	46	55.8	26	0.38	79
1899	59.3	91	72.2	72	46.4	101	0.01	126
1898	66.4	26	72.3	70	60.6	5	2.27	17
1897	69.6	8	83.2	5	55.9	24	0.00	136
1896	54.6	128	65.7	127	43.4	124	0.42	75
1895	54.7	127	64.6	136	44.9	112	0.22	92
1894	54.2	131	63.7	139	44.7	115	0.03	120
1893	65.3	33	77.2	27	53.4	42	0.10	113
1892	62.4	64	73.9	53	51	64	0.00	136
1891	59.1	93	69.1	108	49.1	80	1.32	33
1890	61.6	73	70.1	99	53	45	0.62	64
1889	54	134	64.8	134	43.2	126	trace	129
1888	52.9	142	62.2	145	43.6	123	0.94	45
1887	62.3	65	73	65	51.7	58	0.62	64
1886	58.7	96	70.1	99	47.3	95	0.00	136
1885	54	134	61.9	147	46.1	105	1.38	29
1884	70.8	5	79.3	19	62.3	2	1.00	42
1883	58.8	95	66.7	116	51	64	3.68	9
1882	68.3	12	75.4	41	61.1	4	1.11	38
1881	64	41	70.1	99	57.9	14	8.37	2
1880	60.5	81	71.6	84	49.4	77	0.75	54
1879	74.2	1	82	7	66.4	1	0.82	51

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1879	74.2
2018	73.1
2007	71.6
1997	71
1884	70.8
2017	70.3
1919	69.9
1897	69.6
1931	69.4
1939	68.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1952	48.7
1935	49.8
1987	51.4
1988	51.9
1974	52.5
1915	52.7
1888	52.9
2012	53.2
2009	53.3
2000	53.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1941	9.13
1881	8.37
1955	4.74
1962	4.56
2009	4.16
1926	4.08
1990	3.88
1991	3.80
1883	3.68
1973	3.63

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2011	0.00
2006	0.00
2005	0.00
1963	0.00
1961	0.00
1957	0.00
1946	0.00
1943	0.00
1934	0.00
1920	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 9 October 2026, 7 October 2026
Coldest night: 42°F; 5 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.76 in; 1 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 0.76 in of precipitation in Springfield, IL, the wettest 1 to 9 October since 2023, 53rd wettest of 148.
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Springfield, IL: 87°F on Friday 9 October 2026 and Wednesday 7 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Springfield, IL: a low of 42°F on Monday 5 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Springfield, IL: 0.76 in on Thursday 1 October 2026.