Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Springfield (USW00079762), Missouri, United States, with 46 years of record.
Key Facts for Springfield
Springfield (USW00079762) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 37.20 latitude and -93.30 longitude, 404 m (1,324 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 1947, 46 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 precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 31 December 1947.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 37.20 latitude, -93.30 longitude.
Elevation: 404 m (1,324 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 1947, 46 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
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Springfield still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Springfield by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1902
37
1903
25
1904
26
1905
35
1906
27
1907
47
1908
29
1909
26
1910
28
1911
64
1912
24
1913
38
1914
30
1915
24
1916
19
1917
39
1918
38
1919
13
1920
21
1921
18
1922
20
1923
12
1924
35
1925
48
1926
21
1927
26
1928
33
1929
29
1930
39
1931
37
1932
37
1933
40
1934
71
1935
21
1936
77
1937
28
1938
42
1939
49
1940
43
1941
16
1942
18
1943
29
1944
18
1945
22
1946
19
1947
26
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Springfield between 18 July 1934 and 1 August 1934. Each dot is a new record.
When Springfield set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-07-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934-07-24
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934-07-24
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1934-08-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 148.1 mm (5.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Springfield. The most was 148.1 mm (5.8 in) on 7 July 1909.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Springfield
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
21 January 1904
Feb
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
14 February 1908
Mar
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
31 March 1927
Apr
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
15 April 1933
May
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
31 May 1906
Jun
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
26 June 1932
Jul
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
7 July 1909
Aug
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
5 August 1931
Sep
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
24 September 1945
Oct
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
26 October 1919
Nov
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
12 November 1909
Dec
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
26 December 1942
Period of Record Coverage
1902 to 1947
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
46 years of record at Springfield, 1902 to 1947. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Springfield, 1902 to 1947. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.4 C (56.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 11.9 C (53.5 F), and the warmest was 1938, at 15.4 C (59.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Springfield as warming stripes, 1902 to 1947
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1902
12.7 C
-0.68 C
1903
12.5 C
-0.88 C
1904
12.9 C
-0.54 C
1905
12.4 C
-1.04 C
1906
12.7 C
-0.70 C
1907
13.5 C
+0.11 C
1908
13.7 C
+0.31 C
1909
13.5 C
+0.08 C
1910
13.0 C
-0.38 C
1911
14.1 C
+0.64 C
1912
12.2 C
-1.20 C
1913
13.7 C
+0.27 C
1914
13.6 C
+0.14 C
1915
13.0 C
-0.42 C
1916
13.4 C
-0.04 C
1917
11.9 C
-1.47 C
1918
13.4 C
-0.01 C
1919
13.6 C
+0.21 C
1920
12.9 C
-0.55 C
1921
14.9 C
+1.52 C
1922
14.1 C
+0.73 C
1923
13.5 C
+0.06 C
1924
12.1 C
-1.28 C
1925
13.8 C
+0.41 C
1926
12.8 C
-0.61 C
1927
13.7 C
+0.30 C
1928
13.3 C
-0.09 C
1929
12.7 C
-0.73 C
1930
13.6 C
+0.20 C
1931
14.7 C
+1.30 C
1932
13.9 C
+0.44 C
1933
14.7 C
+1.25 C
1934
14.6 C
+1.16 C
1935
13.3 C
-0.07 C
1936
14.3 C
+0.85 C
1937
12.9 C
-0.48 C
1938
15.4 C
+1.94 C
1939
14.7 C
+1.28 C
1940
12.1 C
-1.30 C
1941
13.8 C
+0.39 C
1942
13.1 C
-0.35 C
1943
12.8 C
-0.60 C
1944
13.1 C
-0.27 C
1945
12.7 C
-0.73 C
1946
14.5 C
+1.09 C
1947
13.1 C
-0.28 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1902 to 1947 is 0.16 C (-0.01 to 0.34) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.29 F (-0.02 to 0.61) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 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
0.16 C (-0.01 to 0.34) per decade
0.29 F (-0.02 to 0.61) per decade
1902 to 1947
46
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.2 to 0.9) per decade
1902 to 1947
46
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.02 C (-0.17 to 0.21) per decade
0.03 F (-0.31 to 0.37) per decade
1902 to 1947
46
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
1902 to 1947
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)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934
36.1 C (97.0 F)
46
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1905
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
46
Wettest day (Rx1day)
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1909
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
46
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1943
111.4 mm (4.4 in)
46
Longest dry spell (CDD)
30 days
1936
20 days
46
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Springfield, 1902 to 1947. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Springfield by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1902
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1903
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1904
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1906
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1907
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1914
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1915
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1916
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1917
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1918
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1919
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1920
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1921
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1927
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1939
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Springfield, 1902 to 1947. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Springfield by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1902
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1903
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1904
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1905
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1906
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1907
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1908
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1909
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1910
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1911
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1912
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1913
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1914
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1915
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1916
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1917
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1918
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1919
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1920
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1921
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1922
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1923
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1924
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1925
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1926
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1927
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1928
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1929
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1930
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1931
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1932
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1933
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1934
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1935
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1936
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1937
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1938
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1939
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1940
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1941
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1943
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1944
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1945
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1946
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1947
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Springfield, 1902 to 1947. The record is 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Springfield by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1903
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1904
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1905
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1906
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1907
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1909
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1910
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1911
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1912
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1913
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1914
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1915
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1917
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1918
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1919
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1920
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1921
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1923
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1924
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1926
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1927
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1928
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1929
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1930
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1932
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1933
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1935
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1937
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1943
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1945
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1946
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1947
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Springfield, 1902 to 1947. The record is 219.0 mm (8.6 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.4 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Springfield by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1903
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1904
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1905
177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1906
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1907
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1908
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1909
211.4 mm (8.3 in)
1910
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1911
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1912
136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1913
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1914
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1915
146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1916
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1917
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1918
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1919
169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1920
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1921
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1922
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1923
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1924
93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1925
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1926
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1927
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1928
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1929
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1930
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1931
190.3 mm (7.5 in)
1932
161.1 mm (6.3 in)
1933
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1934
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1935
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1936
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1938
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1939
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1940
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1941
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1942
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943
219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1944
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945
169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1946
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1947
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Springfield, 1902 to 1947. The record is 30 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Springfield by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902
19 days
1903
14 days
1904
23 days
1905
18 days
1906
24 days
1907
15 days
1908
17 days
1909
16 days
1910
24 days
1911
19 days
1912
27 days
1913
17 days
1914
22 days
1915
24 days
1916
29 days
1917
20 days
1918
17 days
1919
29 days
1920
19 days
1921
20 days
1922
22 days
1923
17 days
1924
24 days
1925
24 days
1926
16 days
1927
20 days
1928
20 days
1929
23 days
1930
25 days
1931
18 days
1932
15 days
1933
28 days
1934
17 days
1935
20 days
1936
30 days
1937
17 days
1938
18 days
1939
28 days
1940
20 days
1941
15 days
1942
22 days
1943
26 days
1944
16 days
1945
20 days
1946
18 days
1947
22 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
46 years with a frost
Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Springfield falls on 11 April and the median first autumn frost on 1 November, which leaves a median of 203 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Springfield
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1918 to 1947)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
11 April
n/a
12 April
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
1 November
n/a
2 November
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
Growing days
203 days
n/a
204 days
n/a
+0.9 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
46 years, 1902 to 1947
A day with at least 63.3 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.9 mm (6.3 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
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
5 years
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
10 years
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
120.0 mm (4.7 in)
50 years
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
Longer than the 46 years of record
100 years
158.9 mm (6.3 in)
Longer than the 46 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, 46 years of values from 1902 to 1947.
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: 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1909; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1932; 118.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1905.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Springfield, at 1940. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1940 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Springfield, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1940
-0.3
-0.5
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.