Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Springfield (USC00198046), Massachusetts, United States, with 92 years of record.
Key Facts for Springfield
Springfield (USC00198046) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.10 latitude and -72.58 longitude, 58 m (190 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1984, 92 years of record.
1,464 records set at Springfield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Springfield set a daily record low minimum temperature of -22.8 C (-9.0 F) on 23 January 1984.
About the Station
Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.10 latitude, -72.58 longitude.
Elevation: 58 m (190 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1984, 92 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Springfield. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Springfield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Springfield still stand. 1912 holds the most, with 37.
Standing records at Springfield by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
2
1898
1
1899
18
1900
17
1901
13
1910
7
1911
30
1912
37
1913
22
1914
34
1915
25
1916
18
1917
25
1918
35
1919
32
1920
16
1921
14
1922
36
1923
21
1924
25
1925
25
1926
14
1927
16
1928
17
1929
32
1930
30
1931
23
1932
23
1933
29
1934
21
1935
14
1936
22
1937
15
1938
28
1939
6
1940
18
1941
19
1942
19
1943
17
1944
11
1945
27
1946
22
1947
18
1948
24
1949
33
1950
15
1951
11
1952
15
1953
22
1954
21
1955
17
1956
18
1957
24
1958
11
1959
25
1960
5
1961
17
1962
18
1963
14
1964
22
1965
10
1966
11
1967
19
1968
11
1969
9
1970
11
1971
10
1972
13
1973
17
1974
19
1975
15
1976
19
1977
12
1978
6
1980
8
1981
16
1982
29
1983
19
1984
4
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 291.3 mm (11.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Springfield. The most was 291.3 mm (11.5 in) on 19 August 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Springfield
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
14 January 1921
Feb
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
13 February 1900
Mar
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2 March 1900
Apr
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
26 April 1945
May
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
19 May 1900
Jun
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
6 June 1982
Jul
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
14 July 1975
Aug
291.3 mm (11.5 in)
19 August 1955
Sep
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
21 September 1938
Oct
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
18 October 1911
Nov
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
27 November 1900
Dec
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
15 December 1956
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1984
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
79 years of record at Springfield, 1893 to 1984. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1898, 1901, 1910, 1920, 1922, 1964, 1965 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 57 complete years at Springfield, 1899 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 8.7 C (47.6 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 12.2 C (54.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Springfield as warming stripes, 1899 to 1982
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1899
9.8 C
-0.57 C
1900
9.9 C
-0.51 C
1912
8.9 C
-1.44 C
1913
10.8 C
+0.38 C
1914
9.5 C
-0.92 C
1915
10.4 C
+0.05 C
1916
9.6 C
-0.74 C
1917
8.7 C
-1.73 C
1918
9.6 C
-0.83 C
1919
10.0 C
-0.40 C
1923
8.8 C
-1.55 C
1925
9.9 C
-0.49 C
1926
8.9 C
-1.45 C
1927
10.5 C
+0.08 C
1928
10.7 C
+0.33 C
1929
11.1 C
+0.72 C
1930
11.4 C
+1.05 C
1931
11.6 C
+1.24 C
1932
10.4 C
-0.01 C
1933
10.5 C
+0.16 C
1934
10.1 C
-0.24 C
1935
10.3 C
-0.06 C
1936
10.7 C
+0.29 C
1937
11.1 C
+0.67 C
1938
11.0 C
+0.62 C
1939
10.4 C
+0.04 C
1940
9.5 C
-0.84 C
1941
10.8 C
+0.46 C
1942
10.5 C
+0.09 C
1943
10.4 C
0.00 C
1944
11.0 C
+0.65 C
1945
10.8 C
+0.44 C
1946
11.0 C
+0.63 C
1947
10.7 C
+0.36 C
1948
10.7 C
+0.27 C
1949
12.1 C
+1.73 C
1950
10.6 C
+0.18 C
1951
11.1 C
+0.68 C
1952
11.4 C
+1.04 C
1953
12.2 C
+1.84 C
1954
11.1 C
+0.67 C
1955
11.1 C
+0.70 C
1956
10.3 C
-0.09 C
1957
11.5 C
+1.14 C
1958
9.6 C
-0.76 C
1959
11.0 C
+0.62 C
1961
10.7 C
+0.31 C
1962
9.2 C
-1.19 C
1963
9.1 C
-1.33 C
1966
9.9 C
-0.48 C
1969
10.0 C
-0.40 C
1972
9.5 C
-0.92 C
1973
11.2 C
+0.82 C
1974
10.3 C
-0.06 C
1975
10.7 C
+0.28 C
1976
9.8 C
-0.56 C
1982
9.6 C
-0.83 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1899 to 1982 is 0.08 C (-0.02 to 0.19) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.15 F (-0.05 to 0.34) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 57 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Springfield
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.08 C (-0.02 to 0.19) per decade
0.15 F (-0.05 to 0.34) per decade
1899 to 1982
57
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1899 to 1982
57
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.10 C (-0.01 to 0.20) per decade
0.17 F (-0.01 to 0.36) per decade
1899 to 1982
57
Not clearly different from zero
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1893 to 1984
Yearly extremes at Springfield: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1911
35.6 C (96.1 F)
79
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1917
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
79
Wettest day (Rx1day)
291.3 mm (11.5 in)
1955
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
422.9 mm (16.6 in)
1955
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
76
Longest dry spell (CDD)
30 days
1922
15 days
79
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Springfield, 1893 to 1984. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Springfield by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1898
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1899
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1910
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1911
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1912
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1913
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1914
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1920
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1922
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1923
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1924
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1940
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984
8.9 C (48.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Springfield, 1893 to 1984. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Springfield by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1898
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1899
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1900
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1901
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1910
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1911
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1912
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1913
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1914
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1915
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1916
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1918
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1919
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1920
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1921
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1922
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1923
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1924
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1925
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1926
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1928
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1929
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1930
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1931
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1932
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1933
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1934
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1935
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1937
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1938
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1939
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1942
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1943
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1945
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1946
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1947
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1948
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1949
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1950
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1951
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1952
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1955
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1956
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1957
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1958
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1959
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1962
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1964
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1966
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1967
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1972
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1975
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1980
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1981
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1982
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1983
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1984
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Springfield, 1893 to 1984. The record is 291.3 mm (11.5 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Springfield by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1898
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1899
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1900
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1901
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1910
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1911
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1912
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1913
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1914
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1915
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1916
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1917
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1918
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1920
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1921
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1922
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1923
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1924
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1927
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1929
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1930
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1933
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1934
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1935
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1939
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1940
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1941
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1945
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1946
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1948
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1952
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1954
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1955
291.3 mm (11.5 in)
1956
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1957
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1960
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1961
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1964
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1966
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1969
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1970
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1972
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1975
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1976
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1977
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1978
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1980
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1982
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1983
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984
2.3 mm (0.09 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Springfield, 1893 to 1984. The record is 422.9 mm (16.6 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.9 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Springfield by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1898
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1899
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1900
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1901
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1910
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1911
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1912
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1913
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1914
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1915
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1916
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1917
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1918
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1919
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1921
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1922
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1923
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1924
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1925
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1926
n/a
1927
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1928
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1929
n/a
1930
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1931
n/a
1932
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1933
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1934
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1935
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1936
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1937
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1938
258.6 mm (10.2 in)
1939
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1940
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1941
0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1942
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1943
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1944
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1945
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1946
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1949
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1950
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1952
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1954
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1955
422.9 mm (16.6 in)
1956
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1957
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1958
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1960
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1961
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1962
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1963
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1965
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1966
93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1967
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1968
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1969
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1970
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1971
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1973
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1974
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1975
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1976
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1977
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1980
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1981
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1982
199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1983
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1984
6.2 mm (0.24 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Springfield, 1893 to 1984. The record is 30 days in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Springfield by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
4 days
1898
7 days
1899
12 days
1900
18 days
1901
27 days
1910
19 days
1911
22 days
1912
21 days
1913
21 days
1914
23 days
1915
21 days
1916
16 days
1917
21 days
1918
19 days
1919
13 days
1920
7 days
1921
23 days
1922
30 days
1923
15 days
1924
21 days
1925
12 days
1926
3 days
1927
3 days
1928
2 days
1929
3 days
1930
3 days
1931
2 days
1932
4 days
1933
3 days
1934
2 days
1935
2 days
1936
4 days
1937
4 days
1938
3 days
1939
3 days
1940
4 days
1941
5 days
1942
3 days
1943
4 days
1944
3 days
1945
3 days
1946
5 days
1947
4 days
1948
18 days
1949
15 days
1950
23 days
1951
14 days
1952
30 days
1953
28 days
1954
14 days
1955
19 days
1956
22 days
1957
17 days
1958
21 days
1959
14 days
1960
18 days
1961
21 days
1962
14 days
1963
26 days
1964
19 days
1965
16 days
1966
20 days
1967
18 days
1968
25 days
1969
21 days
1970
15 days
1971
16 days
1972
12 days
1973
20 days
1974
16 days
1975
19 days
1976
18 days
1977
17 days
1978
14 days
1980
21 days
1981
12 days
1982
15 days
1983
15 days
1984
4 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
57 years with a frost
Across 57 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Springfield falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 13 October, which leaves a median of 174 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Springfield
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1941 to 1982)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 April
n/a
18 April
n/a
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 October
n/a
12 October
n/a
+0.4 days per decade
Growing days
174 days
n/a
179 days
n/a
+2.0 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
42 years, 1899 to 1982
A day with at least 60.0 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 215.7 mm (8.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Springfield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
5 years
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
10 years
103.5 mm (4.1 in)
25 years
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
50 years
172.6 mm (6.8 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
215.7 mm (8.5 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 42 years of values from 1899 to 1982.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 291.3 mm (11.5 in) in 1955; 113.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1911; 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1982.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Springfield threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.