Springfield Weather in 1972

Historical record of Springfield, Illinois weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.

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1972 Springfield Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	July 23
Lowest temperature	-12 °F	January 15
Highest daily low	76 °F	July 21
Lowest daily high	-5 °F	January 15
Most daily precipitation	1.9 inches	March 12
Most daily snow	3.5 inches	March 29
Total annual precipitation	32.0 inches	-
Total annual snow	26.2 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Springfield in 1972?

The highest temperature recorded in Springfield, Illinois in 1972 was 96 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Springfield in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Jul 23
1	96 °F	Jul 1
3	95 °F	Jul 22
4	94 °F	Jul 21
4	94 °F	Jul 20
4	94 °F	Jul 14
7	93 °F	Sep 18
7	93 °F	Aug 18
7	93 °F	Jul 19
7	93 °F	Jul 17
7	93 °F	Jun 4

What was the coldest temperature in Springfield in 1972?

The lowest temperature recorded in Springfield, Illinois in 1972 was -12 °F which happened on Jan 15.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Springfield in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-12 °F	January 15
2	-11 °F	January 16
3	-5 °F	January 29
3	-5 °F	January 14
5	-4 °F	January 28
6	-3 °F	January 5
7	0 °F	February 5
8	1 °F	December 11
8	1 °F	February 7
8	1 °F	February 4

January 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	44	33	0.13	0.0
January 2	43	29	0.00	0.0
January 3	38	21	0.11	1.1
January 4	21	4	0.27	2.7
January 5	15	-3	0.00	0.0
January 6	32	12	0.00	0.0
January 7	39	23	0.00	0.0
January 8	45	32	0.00	0.0
January 9	50	35	0.00	0.0
January 10	53	33	0.00	0.0
January 11	43	27	0.00	0.0
January 12	52	30	0.00	0.0
January 13	33	8	0.11	1.1
January 14	9	-5	0.00	0.0
January 15	-5	-12	0.00	0.0
January 16	17	-11	0.00	0.0
January 17	41	17	0.00	0.0
January 18	53	36	0.00	0.0
January 19	37	26	0.00	0.0
January 20	42	30	0.01	0.0
January 21	37	27	0.00	0.0
January 22	44	35	0.08	0.0
January 23	38	29	0.00	0.0
January 24	56	13	0.00	0.0
January 25	17	5	0.00	0.0
January 26	21	9	0.00	0.0
January 27	20	10	0.31	3.0
January 28	13	-4	0.01	0.2
January 29	19	-5	0.00	0.0
January 30	13	3	0.00	0.0
January 31	36	10	0.00	0.0

February 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	35	16	0.00	0.0
February 2	33	30	0.09	1.4
February 3	30	5	0.02	0.2
February 4	14	1	0.00	0.0
February 5	40	0	0.00	0.0
February 6	37	10	0.04	0.0
February 7	15	1	0.00	0.0
February 8	17	9	0.08	1.2
February 9	19	3	0.01	0.2
February 10	23	16	0.20	2.9
February 11	41	18	0.00	0.0
February 12	41	33	0.00	0.0
February 13	36	28	0.01	0.0
February 14	56	28	0.03	0.0
February 15	36	25	0.00	0.0
February 16	43	21	0.00	0.0
February 17	43	33	0.09	0.0
February 18	33	22	0.00	0.0
February 19	36	16	0.00	0.0
February 20	42	19	0.00	0.0
February 21	57	24	0.00	0.0
February 22	32	15	0.00	0.0
February 23	41	29	0.23	0.0
February 24	36	26	0.01	0.0
February 25	34	28	0.01	0.1
February 26	36	22	0.00	0.0
February 27	53	30	0.00	0.0
February 28	68	34	0.00	0.0
February 29	74	34	0.00	0.0

March 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	67	24	0.01	0.1
March 2	28	18	0.00	0.0
March 3	41	19	0.00	0.0
March 4	35	23	0.00	0.0
March 5	32	14	0.00	0.0
March 6	64	22	0.00	0.0
March 7	53	30	0.00	0.0
March 8	35	20	0.00	0.0
March 9	50	20	0.00	0.0
March 10	48	26	0.00	0.0
March 11	82	38	0.00	0.0
March 12	73	51	1.92	0.0
March 13	54	33	0.92	0.0
March 14	53	30	0.00	0.0
March 15	50	40	0.25	0.0
March 16	50	39	0.01	0.0
March 17	55	36	0.00	0.0
March 18	48	34	0.00	0.0
March 19	60	33	0.00	0.0
March 20	72	43	0.00	0.0
March 21	67	43	0.01	0.0
March 22	50	34	0.00	0.0
March 23	46	25	0.00	0.0
March 24	44	24	0.00	0.0
March 25	48	31	0.00	0.0
March 26	50	30	0.33	0.0
March 27	45	41	0.03	0.0
March 28	48	37	0.06	0.0
March 29	38	32	0.40	3.5
March 30	46	25	0.00	0.0
March 31	47	33	0.09	0.0

April 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	38	30	0.01
April 2	47	33	0.00
April 3	48	32	0.08
April 4	47	27	0.00
April 5	63	36	0.00
April 6	80	45	0.00
April 7	52	26	0.04
April 8	42	22	0.00
April 9	56	30	0.00
April 10	73	46	0.00
April 11	73	50	0.35
April 12	79	52	0.32
April 13	79	57	0.04
April 14	75	47	0.00
April 15	70	50	0.08
April 16	61	44	0.00
April 17	73	41	0.00
April 18	77	50	0.00
April 19	75	59	1.28
April 20	59	48	0.01
April 21	64	49	0.74
April 22	64	44	0.00
April 23	56	38	0.00
April 24	51	36	0.00
April 25	56	32	0.00
April 26	63	35	0.00
April 27	67	47	0.00
April 28	58	52	0.40
April 29	66	51	0.00
April 30	75	55	0.00

May 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	72	54	0.06
May 2	59	45	0.00
May 3	62	41	0.00
May 4	71	39	0.00
May 5	73	41	0.00
May 6	80	58	0.05
May 7	76	55	0.00
May 8	64	45	0.08
May 9	64	40	0.00
May 10	68	40	0.00
May 11	72	46	0.00
May 12	79	53	0.26
May 13	73	59	0.34
May 14	66	54	0.19
May 15	71	52	0.00
May 16	79	50	0.00
May 17	80	52	0.00
May 18	84	52	0.00
May 19	87	58	0.00
May 20	86	53	0.00
May 21	88	61	0.00
May 22	91	62	0.00
May 23	90	63	0.00
May 24	85	60	0.06
May 25	87	62	0.00
May 26	90	59	0.01
May 27	88	63	0.03
May 28	87	66	0.28
May 29	78	61	0.10
May 30	62	46	0.42
May 31	66	45	0.00

June 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	76	44	0.00
June 2	86	56	0.00
June 3	91	68	0.00
June 4	93	67	0.11
June 5	87	64	0.03
June 6	82	64	0.03
June 7	84	51	0.00
June 8	82	63	0.33
June 9	92	52	0.19
June 10	68	44	0.00
June 11	78	42	0.00
June 12	89	58	0.00
June 13	92	73	0.00
June 14	89	65	0.82
June 15	82	60	0.00
June 16	79	55	0.00
June 17	77	50	0.00
June 18	85	57	0.00
June 19	92	70	0.22
June 20	83	61	0.00
June 21	71	53	0.00
June 22	79	50	0.00
June 23	78	45	0.00
June 24	80	47	0.00
June 25	82	57	0.00
June 26	85	58	0.00
June 27	91	63	0.00
June 28	83	64	0.99
June 29	82	59	0.00
June 30	90	61	0.00

July 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	96	64	0.00
July 2	79	67	0.19
July 3	75	61	0.00
July 4	75	57	0.04
July 5	75	52	0.00
July 6	78	48	0.00
July 7	82	61	0.01
July 8	86	58	0.00
July 9	84	65	0.90
July 10	85	72	0.00
July 11	91	71	0.00
July 12	90	69	0.00
July 13	90	67	0.00
July 14	94	73	0.04
July 15	80	65	0.06
July 16	86	62	0.00
July 17	93	68	0.04
July 18	85	71	0.28
July 19	93	72	0.01
July 20	94	75	0.00
July 21	94	76	0.00
July 22	95	72	0.00
July 23	96	75	0.00
July 24	89	71	0.00
July 25	89	66	0.00
July 26	83	67	0.13
July 27	79	68	0.00
July 28	81	63	0.00
July 29	82	59	0.00
July 30	85	57	0.00
July 31	87	58	0.00

August 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	81	70	0.00
August 2	90	72	0.00
August 3	77	61	1.11
August 4	76	54	0.00
August 5	82	55	0.00
August 6	84	65	0.73
August 7	66	52	0.00
August 8	82	51	0.06
August 9	73	49	0.00
August 10	77	51	0.00
August 11	89	62	0.10
August 12	86	66	1.87
August 13	89	66	0.00
August 14	92	73	0.00
August 15	88	70	0.00
August 16	88	69	0.00
August 17	92	72	0.00
August 18	93	71	0.00
August 19	92	73	0.00
August 20	90	73	0.00
August 21	91	70	0.00
August 22	80	69	0.03
August 23	73	64	0.38
August 24	83	59	0.00
August 25	86	66	0.24
August 26	71	64	0.00
August 27	78	63	0.00
August 28	85	59	0.00
August 29	87	59	0.00
August 30	89	63	0.00
August 31	85	68	0.00

September 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	82	68	0.07
September 2	68	56	0.58
September 3	70	51	0.00
September 4	72	48	0.00
September 5	77	48	0.00
September 6	80	58	0.00
September 7	81	66	0.39
September 8	81	64	0.00
September 9	76	53	0.00
September 10	79	54	0.00
September 11	87	62	0.20
September 12	89	68	0.00
September 13	92	71	0.20
September 14	72	59	0.63
September 15	80	54	0.00
September 16	88	64	0.00
September 17	90	69	0.00
September 18	93	71	0.00
September 19	90	70	0.35
September 20	90	70	0.04
September 21	71	52	0.43
September 22	67	44	0.08
September 23	67	55	0.44
September 24	79	67	0.05
September 25	75	70	0.15
September 26	76	60	0.21
September 27	72	58	0.00
September 28	83	65	0.13
September 29	65	42	0.00
September 30	58	37	0.00

October 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	76	46	0.00
October 2	81	52	0.00
October 3	75	56	0.00
October 4	74	53	0.17
October 5	71	50	0.00
October 6	61	54	0.18
October 7	65	44	0.00
October 8	76	44	0.00
October 9	64	39	0.00
October 10	73	45	0.00
October 11	81	62	0.06
October 12	67	56	0.00
October 13	64	49	0.00
October 14	71	43	0.00
October 15	57	32	0.01
October 16	74	50	0.00
October 17	55	41	0.00
October 18	42	29	0.00
October 19	48	21	0.00
October 20	51	28	0.01
October 21	53	47	0.31
October 22	61	53	0.33
October 23	59	41	0.00
October 24	46	40	0.00
October 25	54	32	0.00
October 26	60	35	0.00
October 27	52	37	0.06
October 28	52	47	0.00
October 29	51	44	0.00
October 30	55	44	0.01
October 31	51	46	0.26

November 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	63	45	1.59	0.0
November 2	57	41	0.00	0.0
November 3	46	41	0.00	0.0
November 4	47	34	0.00	0.0
November 5	57	33	0.00	0.0
November 6	61	39	0.00	0.0
November 7	55	41	0.02	0.0
November 8	41	37	0.00	0.0
November 9	47	39	0.04	0.0
November 10	48	42	0.35	0.0
November 11	45	42	0.00	0.0
November 12	46	41	0.06	0.0
November 13	42	38	0.73	0.0
November 14	38	31	0.02	0.1
November 15	41	25	0.00	0.0
November 16	36	30	0.00	0.0
November 17	36	30	0.00	0.0
November 18	35	31	0.00	0.0
November 19	34	31	0.15	2.9
November 20	36	32	0.00	0.0
November 21	38	27	0.00	0.1
November 22	33	27	0.00	0.0
November 23	37	20	0.00	0.0
November 24	48	28	0.00	0.0
November 25	38	32	0.27	1.9
November 26	35	32	0.04	0.4
November 27	41	32	0.00	0.0
November 28	40	25	0.00	0.0
November 29	39	20	0.00	0.0
November 30	45	26	0.00	0.0

December 1972 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	52	30	0.00	0.0
December 2	60	29	0.00	0.0
December 3	36	25	0.18	0.6
December 4	26	23	0.20	0.7
December 5	31	20	0.34	0.0
December 6	20	5	0.01	0.1
December 7	24	3	0.09	0.7
December 8	30	22	0.03	0.0
December 9	22	14	0.00	0.0
December 10	14	4	0.00	0.0
December 11	25	1	0.20	0.4
December 12	33	22	1.70	0.0
December 13	25	16	0.00	0.0
December 14	25	13	0.00	0.0
December 15	23	11	0.02	0.6
December 16	14	4	0.00	0.0
December 17	24	3	0.00	0.0
December 18	39	23	0.00	0.0
December 19	37	33	0.01	0.0
December 20	36	31	0.00	0.0
December 21	33	29	0.00	0.0
December 22	30	28	0.00	0.0
December 23	32	28	0.00	0.0
December 24	33	30	0.00	0.0
December 25	33	30	0.00	0.0
December 26	33	19	0.00	0.0
December 27	44	23	0.00	0.0
December 28	41	27	0.00	0.0
December 29	50	37	0.42	0.0
December 30	52	33	0.16	0.0
December 31	33	26	0.00	0.0

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