Springfield, IL: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 30.1°F in Springfield, IL, the warmest winter since 2024, tied 72nd warmest of 147 (with 1993, 1981 and 1943).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 30.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 72nd warmest of 147
Precipitation: 2.82 in; Driest since 2017; 7th driest of 147

A normal winter in Springfield, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 30.2°F, between 26.7°F and 35.1°F in eight years of ten and 5.87 in of precipitation, between 3.58 in and 9.07 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Springfield, IL since 1880: 30.1°F in 2026; the highest is 39°F, in 1932.

Normal range, 26.7 to 35.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Springfield, IL from 1880 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	30.1	72	40	37	20.2	103	2.82	141	0
2025	26.8	116	35.5	108	18	127	3.35	136	1
2024	35.8	6	44	7	27.7	8	7.82	34	0
2023	34.6	15	43.2	10	25.9	17	6.30	57	0
2022	31.8	39	41.6	17	21.9	73	4.66	105	0
2021	28.5	99	36.3	100	20.7	97	6.08	64	0
2020	33.3	20	41.2	22	25.4	23	9.68	11	0
2019	30.2	69	38.3	63	22	71	9.74	9	0
2018	30.2	69	40.2	31	20.2	103	5.09	93	0
2017	35.8	6	44.5	6	27.1	13	2.38	144	0
2016	35.6	8	43.7	8	27.4	9	8.89	20	0
2015	27.7	106	35.9	105	19.6	106	5.23	89	0
2014	22.9	140	32.6	130	13.3	143	7.03	41	0
2013	33.1	22	41.5	19	24.8	28	9.00	16	0
2012	36.1	5	45	5	27.1	13	5.69	77	0
2011	26.8	116	34.2	120	19.5	107	5.43	80	0
2010	25.9	123	32.9	126	19	111	7.90	31	0
2009	28.5	99	37.6	81	19.5	107	5.81	74	0
2008	28.8	91	36.6	90	21	87	12.09	4	0
2007	29.7	79	37.7	77	21.8	74	8.43	27	0
2006	32.3	30	40.4	30	24.2	43	4.12	116	0
2005	32.9	24	40.5	27	25.3	25	8.49	25	0
2004	30.2	69	38.3	63	22	71	3.29	137	0
2003	27.2	111	35.7	107	18.7	116	3.61	127	0
2002	34.9	12	43.5	9	26.2	15	5.92	71	0
2001	24.6	133	32.8	127	16.4	134	5.98	66	0
2000	33.3	20	41.9	16	24.8	28	4.01	119	0
1999	31.9	38	40.2	31	23.6	50	4.73	102	0
1998	35	9	40.8	24	29.1	5	6.89	46	0
1997	28.5	99	36.6	90	20.4	101	4.95	98	0
1996	27.4	110	36.4	97	18.5	118	3.86	123	0
1995	31.4	45	39.3	44	23.4	54	6.51	55	0
1994	27.9	104	35.3	109	20.5	99	3.23	138	0
1993	30.1	72	37.7	77	22.5	65	7.81	35	0
1992	34.9	12	42.5	13	27.3	10	4.00	121	0
1991	29.5	83	37.3	86	21.8	74	6.97	43	0
1990	30.4	66	39.7	38	21.2	85	6.96	44	0
1989	29.6	81	38.2	69	20.9	90	5.37	86	0
1988	28.6	96	36.3	100	21	87	8.56	24	0
1987	31.6	41	39.3	44	23.9	47	3.59	128	0
1986	25.8	125	34.8	117	16.8	132	4.27	115	0
1985	26.5	119	35.1	112	17.8	128	7.52	38	0
1984	24.5	134	31.9	135	17.1	130	6.17	59	0
1983	34.1	16	40.9	23	27.3	10	10.36	7	0
1982	22.6	141	31	142	14.2	141	8.64	23	0
1981	30.1	72	38.8	50	21.3	83	4.54	108	0
1980	28.6	96	36.4	97	20.8	95	4.50	109	0
1979	20.4	146	28.5	146	12.2	145	6.38	56	0
1978	19.8	147	27.8	147	11.9	146	3.79	125	0
1977	21	145	30.8	143	11.2	147	3.38	133	0
1976	32	35	40.6	25	23.3	57	6.56	54	0
1975	31.1	54	37.6	81	24.6	34	9.35	14	0
1974	28.7	93	36.6	90	20.9	90	9.62	12	0
1973	28.9	88	36.3	100	21.6	79	5.51	79	0
1972	30.6	64	38.7	52	22.5	65	6.23	58	0
1971	29.4	85	38.3	63	20.6	98	4.93	99	0
1970	24.8	131	32.5	132	17	131	2.60	142	0
1969	27.8	105	34.9	116	20.8	95	7.10	40	0
1968	27	115	34.4	119	19.5	107	8.94	17	0
1967	28.9	88	36.4	97	21.4	81	5.94	69	0
1966	29.9	77	38.1	71	21.7	77	5.05	94	0
1965	28.9	88	37.7	77	20	105	6.06	65	0
1964	26.2	121	35.8	106	16.5	133	3.50	131	0
1963	21.8	144	31.3	139	12.3	144	1.83	146	0
1962	25.9	123	33.5	124	18.4	119	5.80	75	0
1961	27.7	106	36.6	90	18.8	115	3.54	129	0
1960	31.2	49	37.7	77	24.7	30	4.79	101	0
1959	26.3	120	34.8	117	17.8	128	4.30	114	0
1958	29.6	81	37.8	75	21.4	81	5.16	92	0
1957	30.7	61	38.4	60	23.1	58	5.98	66	0
1956	28.7	93	37.2	88	20.3	102	2.45	143	0
1955	30.9	58	38.4	60	23.5	52	6.95	45	0
1954	33.9	17	43.2	10	24.6	34	3.37	135	0
1953	33.9	17	41.6	17	26.2	15	4.44	111	0
1952	31.5	42	40.2	31	22.9	60	5.40	82	0
1951	27.1	114	35.2	110	18.9	112	6.98	42	0
1950	32.8	25	41.5	19	24.1	45	12.21	3	0
1949	31.4	45	39.5	39	23.4	54	10.22	8	0
1948	28.8	91	36.6	90	20.9	90	4.61	106	0
1947	32.3	30	40.1	34	24.4	38	3.84	124	0
1946	30.4	66	37.8	75	23.1	58	5.24	88	0
1945	27.6	108	33.9	122	21.3	83	4.09	117	0
1944	32	35	39.4	41	24.7	30	4.96	97	0
1943	30.1	72	38.2	69	22.1	68	4.34	112	0
1942	32.6	26	39.4	41	25.9	17	7.88	32	0
1941	32.2	33	38.6	54	25.9	17	4.98	95	0
1940	27.2	111	33.8	123	20.5	99	3.10	140	0
1939	33	23	40.1	34	25.8	20	7.95	30	0
1938	32.3	30	39	47	25.5	21	5.96	68	0
1937	31.2	49	39	47	23.5	52	9.33	15	0
1936	22.4	142	29.8	145	15	138	4.57	107	0
1935	31.2	49	38.1	71	24.3	42	5.55	78	0
1934	32.6	26	40.5	27	24.6	34	3.14	139	0
1933	33.7	19	42	15	25.5	21	6.83	48	0
1932	39	1	46.1	2	32	1	5.94	69	0
1931	35	9	42.1	14	27.8	7	2.16	145	0
1930	29.8	78	37.5	84	22.1	68	7.87	33	0
1929	26.6	118	35.1	112	18.2	121	5.17	91	0
1928	30.6	64	38.5	57	22.8	62	6.12	62	0
1927	31.5	42	38.6	54	24.4	38	3.68	126	0
1926	31.2	49	38.1	71	24.2	43	5.39	84	0
1925	29.5	83	37.5	84	21.5	80	6.79	49	0
1924	31.1	54	38.5	57	23.8	48	6.59	51	0
1923	31.1	54	38.3	63	24	46	3.44	132	0
1922	30.7	61	38.8	50	22.7	63	5.40	82	0
1921	34.7	14	41.3	21	28.1	6	5.38	85	0
1920	25.7	126	32.6	130	18.9	112	1.67	147	0
1919	35	9	42.8	12	27.3	10	4.69	104	0
1918	22.1	143	30.3	144	13.8	142	4.34	112	0
1917	27.5	109	36.1	104	18.9	112	3.38	133	0
1916	29.1	87	36.5	95	21.7	77	8.68	22	0
1915	28.6	96	35	114	22.1	68	6.59	51	0
1914	31.8	39	38.5	57	25.1	26	5.43	80	0
1913	30.8	60	39	47	22.6	64	5.21	90	0
1912	24.7	132	31.4	138	18.1	123	4.50	109	0
1911	31.5	42	39.1	46	23.8	48	4.93	99	0
1910	25.4	128	32.7	128	18.2	121	4.09	117	0
1909	32.4	29	40.5	27	24.4	38	7.99	29	0
1908	31.3	48	38.3	63	24.4	38	8.84	21	0
1907	32.2	33	39.5	39	24.9	27	9.61	13	0
1906	31.4	45	39.4	41	23.4	54	6.89	46	0
1905	23.3	138	31.8	136	14.7	140	3.88	122	0
1904	23.1	139	31.2	140	15	138	4.97	96	0
1903	28	103	35	114	20.9	90	6.72	50	0
1902	25.1	129	32	134	18.1	123	4.72	103	0
1901	29.3	86	36.2	103	22.4	67	3.52	130	0
1900	30	76	38.1	71	21.8	74	7.60	37	0
1899	24.9	130	31.7	137	18.1	123	5.86	73	0
1898	30.9	58	37.1	89	24.7	30	11.58	6	0
1897	31	57	37.3	86	24.7	30	7.37	39	0
1896	32	35	38.6	54	25.4	23	11.96	5	0
1895	25.7	126	33.2	125	18.1	123	5.25	87	0
1894	28.7	93	36.5	95	20.9	90	6.12	62	0
1893	23.4	137	31.1	141	15.8	136	5.90	72	0
1892	31.2	49	38.7	52	23.6	50	6.14	61	0
1891	32.6	26	40.6	25	24.6	34	4.01	119	0
1890	37.8	4	45.8	3	29.8	4	9.73	10	0
1889	30.3	68	37.6	81	22.9	60	5.76	76	0
1888	24.5	134	32.7	128	16.2	135	8.41	28	0
1887	28.5	99	38.4	60	18.6	117	6.15	60	0
1886	30.7	61	40.1	34	21.2	85	6.57	53	0
1885	23.9	136	32.3	133	15.5	137	8.94	17	0
1884	29.7	79	38.3	63	21	87	8.92	19	0
1883	27.2	111	35.2	110	19.1	110	12.64	2	0
1882	38.3	2	45.8	3	30.8	2	15.21	1	0
1881	26.2	121	34	121	18.3	120	7.79	36	0
1880	38.2	3	46.6	1	29.9	3	8.47	26	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	39
1882	38.3
1880	38.2
1890	37.8
2012	36.1
2024	35.8
2017	35.8
2016	35.6
1998	35
1931	35
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	19.8
1979	20.4
1977	21
1963	21.8
1918	22.1
1936	22.4
1982	22.6
2014	22.9
1904	23.1
1905	23.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1882	15.21
1883	12.64
1950	12.21
2008	12.09
1896	11.96
1898	11.58
1983	10.36
1949	10.22
2019	9.74
1890	9.73

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1920	1.67
1963	1.83
1931	2.16
2017	2.38
1956	2.45
1970	2.60
2026	2.82
1940	3.10
1934	3.14
1994	3.23

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 74°F; 27 February 2026
Coldest night: -13°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.44 in; 14 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 2.82 in of precipitation in Springfield, IL, the driest winter since 2017, 7th driest of 147.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Springfield, IL: 74°F on Friday 27 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Springfield, IL: a low of -13°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Springfield, IL: 0.44 in on Saturday 14 February 2026.