Hottest Ever Recorded in Springfield

On this date, July 14th, 1954, Springfield recorded its hottest temperature of 113 degrees. The next hottest temperature on the books is 108 degrees on July 12, 13 and 18 of the same year.

In fact, July of 1954 has 7 record high temperatures. Not surprisingly, July of 1954 ranks second only to 1934 on the warmest July ranking.

In 1986, (6th hottest) 5 records were established. The last record high broken in July 20th 2006 when we hit 103 degrees.

See other rankings of temperature and precipitation.

Cooler Weather Ahead!

The jet stream will change over the next few days to a more "amplified" (more north-south motion over a greater distance) flow over the U.S later this week. This means cool fronts will actually move through our region. One is due late Wednesday and a reinforcement of cooler air moves through Friday.

This means a return to the below normal temperatures we experienced early in the week of July 6th: lows in the lower sixties (or upper fifties?) and highs in the eighties. Don't forget the lower humidity too!