4th of July Weather History for Springfield
  • Normal High & Low Temperature July 4th:  86 & 65 degrees
  • Warmest July 4th Day:  105 degrees in 1936
  • Coldest July 4th Morning:  49 degrees in 1967
  • Coldest July 4th Daytime High Temperature:  69 degrees in 1915 & 1997 
  • Warmest July 4th Nighttime Low Temperature:  77 degrees in 1990
  • Wettest July 4th:  3.00 inches in 1981  (Daily average precipitation 0.12 inches) 
  • Frequency of Rainfall July 4th:  46 of 131 years (35%) measured precipitation
  • Frequency of Heat July 4th:  42 of 131 years (32%) 90F or hotter, 2 of 131 years (1.5%) 100F or hotter 

These were measured in downtown Springfield from 1879 to 1947, and at Capital Airport from 1948 to the present.

 

Year High Temp Low Temp Precip Snow Snow Depth
1879 90  69 0.03 0.0 0
1880 83 68 Trace 0.0 0
1881 89 68 0.00 0.0 0
1882 72 57 0.00 0.0 0
1883 95 73 0.00 0.0 0
1884 88 68 0.00 0.0 0
1885 84 63 0.00 0.0 0
1886 89 70 0.00 0.0 0
1887 85 70 0.28 0.0 0
1888 91 73 Trace 0.0 0
1889 78 59 Trace 0.0 0
1890 75 62 0.11 0.0 0
1891 84 60 0.00 0.0 0
1892 77 58 0.00 0.0 0
1893 80 61 0.06 0.0 0
1894 85 70 Trace 0.0 0
1895 86 64 0.00 0.0 0
1896 83 70 0.86 0.0 0
1897 92 75 0.00 0.0 0
1898 81 61 0.00 0.0 0
1899 80 68 0.80 0.0 0
1900 93 74 0.00 0.0 0
1901 98 73 0.42 0.0 0
1902 89 72 0.00 0.0 0
1903 87 70 Trace 0.0 0
1904 82 67 0.15 0.0 0
1905 78 64 0.02 0.0 0
1906 85 60 0.00 0.0 0
1907 93 65 0.00 0.0 0
1908 79 60 0.00 0.0 0
1909 78 51 0.00 0.0 0
1910 76 62 0.01 0.0 0
1911 101 76 0.00 0.0 0
1912 93 68 0.00 0.0 0
1913 90 73 Trace 0.0 0
1914 89 69 Trace 0.0 0
1915 69 57 0.22 0.0 0
1916 88 62 0.00 0.0 0
1917 77 55 0.00 0.0 0
1918 93 66 0.00 0.0 0
1919 94 70 0.00 0.0 0
1920 86 61 0.00 0.0 0
1921 96 71 0.03 0.0 0
1922 80 55 0.00 0.0 0
1923 80 68 Trace 0.0 0
1924 77 55 0.00 0.0 0
1925 87 71 0.26 0.0 0
1926 89 70 0.57 0.0 0
1927 82 55 0.00 0.0 0
1928 93 70 0.23 0.0 0
1929 90 68 0.01 0.0 0
1930 85 64 Trace 0.0 0
1931 88 69 0.00 0.0 0
1932 80 68 0.01 0.0 0
1933 88 62 0.00 0.0 0
1934 98 75 Trace 0.0 0
1935 93 73 Trace 0.0 0
1936 105 76 0.00 0.0 0
1937 90 68 Trace 0.0 0
1938 87 68 0.00 0.0 0
1939 91 70 0.48 0.0 0
1940 83 57 0.00 0.0 0
1941 80 57 0.00 0.0 0
1942 88 66 0.00 0.0 0
1943 92 68 0.86 0.0 0
1944 92 66 0.00 0.0 0
1945 87 61 0.02 0.0 0
1946 89 60 0.00 0.0 0
1947 85 66 0.00 0.0 0
1948 79 69 0.01 0.0 0
1949 95 76 0.00 0.0 0
1950 83 65 Trace 0.0 0
1951 75 62 0.00 0.0 0
1952 87 60 0.00 0.0 0
1953 91 68 0.00 0.0 0
1954 98 73 0.00 0.0 0
1955 93 72 0.10 0.0 0
1956 86 67 0.17 0.0 0
1957 94 65 0.00 0.0 0
1958 91 72 0.16 0.0 0
1959 80 64 0.02 0.0 0
1960 76 58 0.00 0.0 0
1961 92 67 0.00 0.0 0
1962 87 70 0.68 0.0 0
1963 69 56 1.33 0.0 0
1964 85 65 0.00 0.0 0
1965 82 60 0.00 0.0 0
1966 97 70 0.00 0.0 0
1967 74 49 0.00 0.0 0
1968 84 53 0.00 0.0 0
1969 94 72 0.00 0.0 0
1970 75 57 0.00 0.0 0
1971 88 67 0.23 0.0 0
1972 75 57 0.04 0.0 0
1973 83 68 0.29 0.0 0
1974 83 67 0.00 0.0 0
1975 89 73 0.00 0.0 0
1976 85 57 0.00 0.0 0
1977 95 74 0.00 0.0 0
1978 82 70 0.00 0.0 0
1979 78 62 0.46 0.0 0
1980 91 71 0.42 0.0 0
1981 75 69 3.00 0.0 0
1982 93 67 0.00 0.0 0
1983 82 66 0.53 0.0 0
1984 75 69 0.11 0.0 0
1985 86 63 Trace 0.0 0
1986 90 70 0.00 0.0 0
1987 89 67 2.96 0.0 0
1988 94 61 0.00 0.0 0
1989 88 61 0.00 0.0 0
1990 97 77 0.00 0.0 0
1991 84 61 0.02 0.0 0
1992 84 57 0.00 0.0 0
1993 92 76 0.00 0.0 0
1994 93 76 0.44 0.0 0
1995 87 70 0.05 0.0 0
1996 82 55 0.00 0.0 0
1997 69 56 Trace 0.0 0
1998 85 68 0.00 0.0 0
1999 92 74 0.00 0.0 0
2000 86 73 0.29 0.0 0
2001 89 69 0.47 0.0 0
2002 93 70 0.00 0.0 0
2003 93 75 0.00 0.0 0
2004 85 67 0.20 0.0 0
2005 84 65 0.14 0.0 0
2006 84 68 0.07 0.0 0
2007 87 67 0.50 0.0 0
2008 77 60 Trace 0.0 0
2009 71 65 0.81 0.0 0

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