Springfield Weather Records (USC00198046)

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

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

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

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.

Days with data per year at Springfield
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	25	7%	No
1898	29	8%	No
1899	357	98%	Yes
1900	359	98%	Yes
1901	297	81%	No
1910	61	17%	No
1911	343	94%	Yes
1912	359	98%	Yes
1913	357	98%	Yes
1914	360	99%	Yes
1915	361	99%	Yes
1916	364	99%	Yes
1917	364	100%	Yes
1918	361	99%	Yes
1919	360	99%	Yes
1920	208	57%	No
1921	331	91%	Yes
1922	316	87%	No
1923	351	96%	Yes
1924	339	93%	Yes
1925	351	96%	Yes
1926	357	98%	Yes
1927	364	100%	Yes
1928	361	99%	Yes
1929	364	100%	Yes
1930	361	99%	Yes
1931	360	99%	Yes
1932	361	99%	Yes
1933	355	97%	Yes
1934	363	99%	Yes
1935	363	99%	Yes
1936	363	99%	Yes
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	363	99%	Yes
1940	363	99%	Yes
1941	353	97%	Yes
1942	362	99%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	357	98%	Yes
1947	361	99%	Yes
1948	362	99%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	361	99%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	334	91%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	359	98%	Yes
1964	320	87%	No
1965	296	81%	No
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	359	98%	Yes
1968	357	98%	Yes
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	334	92%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	300	82%	No
1978	98	27%	No
1980	223	61%	No
1981	317	87%	No
1982	340	93%	Yes
1983	261	72%	No
1984	24	7%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Springfield
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1984	Springfield, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1984	Springfield, US	all-time low min (Tie)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	tie	66 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1984	Springfield, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1984	Springfield, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1983	Springfield, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1983	Springfield, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1983	Springfield, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1983	Springfield, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1983	Springfield, US	monthly low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1983	Springfield, US	daily low min (Tie)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	tie	49 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1983	Springfield, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1983	Springfield, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Springfield, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Springfield, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1983	Springfield, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1983	Springfield, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1983	Springfield, US	daily low min (Tie)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	tie	69 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1983	Springfield, US	daily high max (Tie)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	tie	21 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1983	Springfield, US	daily high max (Tie)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	tie	52 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1983	Springfield, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

57 complete years, 1899 to 1982

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.

Download the Data

Data for Springfield standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).