Springfield Weather in 1968

Historical record of Springfield, Illinois weather for the year 1968 based on NOAA data.

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1968 Springfield Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	August 23
Lowest temperature	-14 °F	January 7
Highest daily low	76 °F	August 7
Lowest daily high	0 °F	January 7
Most daily precipitation	2.0 inches	May 23
Most daily snow	5.1 inches	January 13
Total annual precipitation	31.7 inches	-
Total annual snow	24.6 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Springfield in 1968?

The highest temperature recorded in Springfield, Illinois in 1968 was 96 °F which happened 4 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Springfield in 1968

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Aug 23
1	96 °F	Aug 21
1	96 °F	Jun 30
1	96 °F	Jun 23
5	95 °F	Aug 20
5	95 °F	Jul 13
5	95 °F	Jun 29
8	94 °F	Aug 22
8	94 °F	Jul 22
8	94 °F	Jul 21
8	94 °F	Jun 10

What was the coldest temperature in Springfield in 1968?

The lowest temperature recorded in Springfield, Illinois in 1968 was -14 °F which happened on Jan 7.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Springfield in 1968

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-14 °F	January 7
2	-9 °F	January 1
3	-7 °F	January 8
4	-5 °F	December 31
5	-4 °F	January 6
6	-1 °F	February 22
6	-1 °F	January 16
8	0 °F	February 21
8	0 °F	January 5
8	0 °F	January 4

January 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	16	-9	0.00	0.0
January 2	20	16	0.00	0.0
January 3	17	6	0.00	0.0
January 4	12	0	0.00	0.0
January 5	25	0	0.00	0.0
January 6	25	-4	0.19	1.9
January 7	0	-14	0.00	0.0
January 8	14	-7	0.14	1.4
January 9	24	10	0.03	0.3
January 10	16	1	0.00	0.0
January 11	22	7	0.00	0.0
January 12	29	21	0.11	1.3
January 13	25	20	0.51	5.1
January 14	27	25	0.30	3.0
January 15	28	11	0.00	0.0
January 16	20	-1	0.00	0.0
January 17	35	15	0.00	0.0
January 18	38	28	0.00	0.0
January 19	39	18	0.00	0.0
January 20	45	29	0.00	0.0
January 21	43	31	0.00	0.0
January 22	40	32	0.00	0.0
January 23	34	20	0.00	0.0
January 24	25	14	0.00	0.0
January 25	35	22	0.00	0.0
January 26	49	30	0.00	0.0
January 27	55	42	0.15	0.0
January 28	55	41	0.01	0.0
January 29	57	36	0.20	0.0
January 30	38	31	0.00	0.0
January 31	55	37	0.15	0.0

February 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	59	35	0.94	0.0
February 2	43	32	0.00	0.0
February 3	42	26	0.00	0.0
February 4	43	32	0.00	0.0
February 5	46	29	0.00	0.0
February 6	47	24	0.06	0.6
February 7	27	24	0.02	0.2
February 8	34	25	0.00	0.0
February 9	30	15	0.00	0.0
February 10	20	8	0.00	0.0
February 11	23	5	0.00	0.0
February 12	26	8	0.00	0.0
February 13	26	9	0.00	0.0
February 14	31	10	0.00	0.0
February 15	42	22	0.00	0.0
February 16	49	19	0.00	0.0
February 17	23	8	0.00	0.0
February 18	32	5	0.00	0.0
February 19	40	17	0.01	0.0
February 20	35	10	0.08	0.7
February 21	14	0	0.00	0.0
February 22	25	-1	0.00	0.0
February 23	34	3	0.00	0.0
February 24	38	9	0.00	0.0
February 25	40	13	0.00	0.0
February 26	36	26	0.04	0.2
February 27	33	30	0.00	0.0
February 28	35	21	0.00	0.0
February 29	31	17	0.00	0.0

March 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	56	11	0.00	0.0
March 2	39	19	0.00	0.0
March 3	40	14	0.00	0.0
March 4	57	17	0.00	0.0
March 5	52	33	0.00	0.0
March 6	46	28	0.00	0.0
March 7	55	19	0.00	0.0
March 8	62	38	0.07	0.0
March 9	62	34	0.00	0.0
March 10	46	33	0.00	0.0
March 11	43	27	0.00	0.0
March 12	34	20	0.34	3.4
March 13	31	3	0.00	0.0
March 14	43	25	0.00	0.0
March 15	51	34	0.55	0.0
March 16	60	30	0.00	0.0
March 17	64	36	0.00	0.0
March 18	59	48	0.03	0.0
March 19	59	50	0.11	0.0
March 20	51	32	0.04	0.1
March 21	32	29	0.10	1.0
March 22	33	26	0.00	0.0
March 23	35	21	0.00	0.0
March 24	57	25	0.00	0.0
March 25	68	37	0.00	0.0
March 26	76	47	0.00	0.0
March 27	74	50	0.00	0.0
March 28	78	50	0.00	0.0
March 29	74	51	0.01	0.0
March 30	76	47	0.00	0.0
March 31	63	39	0.00	0.0

April 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	56	30	0.00
April 2	51	39	0.04
April 3	63	49	1.87
April 4	59	34	0.00
April 5	39	32	0.00
April 6	53	29	0.00
April 7	69	42	0.00
April 8	65	43	0.00
April 9	65	36	0.00
April 10	65	40	0.00
April 11	74	41	0.00
April 12	79	53	0.00
April 13	65	56	0.00
April 14	66	37	0.02
April 15	62	31	0.00
April 16	64	46	0.22
April 17	73	51	0.14
April 18	62	48	0.00
April 19	62	48	0.06
April 20	70	54	0.00
April 21	70	44	0.00
April 22	74	54	0.04
April 23	64	44	0.04
April 24	52	35	0.00
April 25	60	32	0.01
April 26	56	40	0.00
April 27	66	33	0.00
April 28	69	41	0.00
April 29	70	42	0.00
April 30	79	48	0.00

May 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	81	54	0.00
May 2	87	47	0.00
May 3	75	47	0.00
May 4	71	40	0.00
May 5	61	38	0.00
May 6	68	37	0.00
May 7	76	48	0.00
May 8	79	53	0.03
May 9	63	41	0.01
May 10	59	39	0.04
May 11	61	53	0.16
May 12	73	47	0.00
May 13	71	57	0.09
May 14	83	63	0.00
May 15	87	62	0.19
May 16	73	52	0.00
May 17	62	45	0.00
May 18	66	40	0.16
May 19	64	41	0.18
May 20	61	43	0.00
May 21	67	40	0.00
May 22	64	48	1.38
May 23	60	54	1.97
May 24	65	56	0.01
May 25	66	57	1.19
May 26	68	55	0.02
May 27	57	52	0.00
May 28	71	47	0.00
May 29	67	53	0.09
May 30	69	49	0.00
May 31	73	53	0.17

June 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	77	58	0.00
June 2	81	54	0.00
June 3	85	62	0.00
June 4	85	61	0.00
June 5	85	61	0.00
June 6	89	69	0.00
June 7	89	68	0.00
June 8	91	65	0.00
June 9	93	67	0.00
June 10	94	72	0.00
June 11	89	66	0.00
June 12	79	59	0.00
June 13	84	50	0.00
June 14	81	65	1.79
June 15	79	63	0.91
June 16	75	56	0.00
June 17	79	58	0.00
June 18	86	62	0.00
June 19	87	68	0.06
June 20	88	65	0.00
June 21	93	70	0.00
June 22	90	70	0.00
June 23	96	70	0.00
June 24	90	72	0.11
June 25	86	70	0.31
June 26	72	56	0.03
June 27	62	53	0.04
June 28	90	50	0.00
June 29	95	72	0.00
June 30	96	74	0.00

July 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	86	68	0.63
July 2	77	58	0.00
July 3	77	51	0.00
July 4	84	53	0.00
July 5	88	61	0.00
July 6	86	62	0.00
July 7	90	63	0.00
July 8	92	67	0.00
July 9	92	67	0.63
July 10	80	61	0.00
July 11	84	58	0.00
July 12	90	63	0.00
July 13	95	71	0.00
July 14	91	70	0.02
July 15	91	72	0.11
July 16	92	73	0.00
July 17	91	71	0.90
July 18	87	71	0.36
July 19	88	69	0.00
July 20	85	63	0.00
July 21	94	67	0.00
July 22	94	72	0.00
July 23	92	72	0.00
July 24	81	73	0.36
July 25	82	69	0.02
July 26	85	66	0.00
July 27	85	70	1.41
July 28	79	61	0.00
July 29	79	56	0.00
July 30	81	61	0.00
July 31	81	62	0.23

August 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	75	56	0.00
August 2	76	55	0.00
August 3	86	70	0.46
August 4	90	71	0.06
August 5	91	74	0.00
August 6	92	74	0.00
August 7	92	76	0.00
August 8	93	74	0.09
August 9	88	74	0.00
August 10	77	62	0.00
August 11	74	55	0.00
August 12	77	55	0.00
August 13	82	65	0.00
August 14	87	62	0.00
August 15	85	70	0.00
August 16	92	73	0.00
August 17	88	69	0.00
August 18	91	66	0.00
August 19	93	74	0.00
August 20	95	74	0.00
August 21	96	74	0.00
August 22	94	75	0.00
August 23	96	74	0.00
August 24	90	65	0.00
August 25	82	56	0.00
August 26	76	53	0.00
August 27	75	53	0.00
August 28	78	49	0.00
August 29	79	54	0.00
August 30	81	54	0.08
August 31	77	60	0.30

September 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	77	56	0.00
September 2	86	52	0.00
September 3	88	64	0.00
September 4	79	65	0.00
September 5	78	54	0.01
September 6	81	48	0.00
September 7	86	51	0.00
September 8	71	62	0.05
September 9	65	55	0.01
September 10	67	48	0.00
September 11	75	49	0.00
September 12	81	44	0.00
September 13	83	49	0.00
September 14	84	55	0.00
September 15	86	56	0.00
September 16	70	64	0.11
September 17	82	58	1.53
September 18	70	55	0.24
September 19	70	59	0.17
September 20	85	55	0.00
September 21	85	60	0.00
September 22	88	63	0.00
September 23	79	67	1.11
September 24	74	59	0.06
September 25	73	51	0.00
September 26	76	48	0.00
September 27	79	44	0.00
September 28	73	51	0.00
September 29	78	52	0.00
September 30	85	51	0.00

October 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	82	60	0.00
October 2	80	54	0.19
October 3	61	37	0.00
October 4	59	32	0.00
October 5	61	35	0.00
October 6	55	43	0.03
October 7	67	39	0.00
October 8	71	43	0.00
October 9	60	41	0.08
October 10	65	36	0.00
October 11	71	43	0.00
October 12	79	53	0.00
October 13	75	63	1.03
October 14	80	65	0.00
October 15	86	67	0.00
October 16	81	64	0.00
October 17	75	46	0.01
October 18	62	41	0.00
October 19	68	42	0.00
October 20	66	38	0.00
October 21	74	36	0.00
October 22	62	38	0.06
October 23	59	36	0.02
October 24	46	34	0.01
October 25	51	29	0.00
October 26	64	31	0.00
October 27	58	38	0.00
October 28	45	37	0.00
October 29	54	26	0.00
October 30	67	34	0.00
October 31	83	49	0.00

November 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	74	46	0.00	0.0
November 2	61	39	0.14	0.0
November 3	46	41	0.03	0.0
November 4	57	41	0.00	0.0
November 5	57	41	0.00	0.0
November 6	51	44	0.01	0.0
November 7	45	39	0.01	0.0
November 8	40	28	0.00	0.0
November 9	35	26	0.02	0.3
November 10	42	23	0.00	0.0
November 11	37	32	0.05	0.2
November 12	40	23	0.00	0.0
November 13	49	19	0.00	0.0
November 14	56	44	0.05	0.0
November 15	56	43	1.03	0.0
November 16	45	42	0.01	0.0
November 17	44	37	0.24	0.0
November 18	39	32	0.00	0.0
November 19	33	25	0.02	0.2
November 20	35	24	0.00	0.0
November 21	57	30	0.00	0.0
November 22	60	28	0.00	0.0
November 23	61	45	0.00	0.0
November 24	56	32	0.00	0.0
November 25	48	28	0.00	0.0
November 26	61	42	0.00	0.0
November 27	45	38	0.00	0.0
November 28	51	35	1.47	0.0
November 29	40	28	0.00	0.0
November 30	41	23	0.00	0.0

December 1968 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	37	33	0.24	1.4
December 2	48	37	0.02	0.0
December 3	41	34	0.00	0.0
December 4	46	29	0.00	0.0
December 5	37	24	0.00	0.0
December 6	38	18	0.00	0.0
December 7	28	16	0.00	0.0
December 8	29	13	0.00	0.0
December 9	36	18	0.00	0.0
December 10	43	29	0.00	0.0
December 11	53	29	0.00	0.0
December 12	54	39	0.01	0.0
December 13	39	14	0.00	0.0
December 14	20	8	0.00	0.0
December 15	27	9	0.00	0.0
December 16	37	16	0.00	0.0
December 17	35	17	0.01	0.0
December 18	48	33	0.10	0.0
December 19	50	30	0.19	0.0
December 20	31	22	0.00	0.0
December 21	32	22	0.05	0.0
December 22	45	22	0.29	0.0
December 23	25	15	0.00	0.0
December 24	23	11	0.00	0.0
December 25	21	13	0.04	0.4
December 26	44	21	0.00	0.0
December 27	51	44	0.92	0.0
December 28	44	27	0.61	1.4
December 29	28	23	0.00	0.0
December 30	34	8	0.16	1.5
December 31	9	-5	0.00	0.0

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