Springfield Weather in 1940

Historical record of Springfield, Missouri weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Springfield Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	97 °F	August 1
Lowest temperature	-12 °F	January 19
Highest daily low	73 °F	July 25
Lowest daily high	7 °F	January 25
Most daily precipitation	3.2 inches	July 22
Most daily snow	4.0 inches	February 18
Total annual precipitation	33.6 inches	-
Total annual snow	25.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Springfield in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Springfield, Missouri in 1940 was 97 °F which happened 4 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Springfield in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	97 °F	Aug 1
1	97 °F	Jul 18
1	97 °F	Jul 17
1	97 °F	Jul 10
5	96 °F	Aug 2
5	96 °F	Jul 31
5	96 °F	Jul 30
8	95 °F	Jul 11
9	94 °F	Jul 28
9	94 °F	Jul 25

What was the coldest temperature in Springfield in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Springfield, Missouri in 1940 was -12 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Springfield in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-12 °F	January 19
1	-12 °F	January 5
3	-11 °F	January 18
4	-7 °F	January 25
5	-4 °F	January 27
5	-4 °F	January 26
5	-4 °F	January 24
8	-2 °F	January 2
9	-1 °F	January 9
9	-1 °F	January 8

January 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	20	8	0.00	0.0
January 2	18	-2	0.00	0.0
January 3	24	1	0.15	0.5
January 4	25	4	0.06	3.5
January 5	14	-12	0.00	0.0
January 6	20	12	0.43	4.0
January 7	23	7	0.02	2.0
January 8	19	-1	0.00	0.0
January 9	29	-1	0.01	0.1
January 10	35	28	0.01	0.0
January 11	40	25	0.00	0.0
January 12	28	23	0.00	0.0
January 13	33	24	0.12	0.0
January 14	29	17	0.00	0.0
January 15	36	15	0.00	0.0
January 16	45	22	0.00	0.0
January 17	28	8	0.00	0.0
January 18	8	-11	0.05	0.8
January 19	11	-12	0.00	0.0
January 20	16	4	0.00	0.0
January 21	17	0	0.00	0.0
January 22	23	6	0.02	0.2
January 23	26	8	0.02	0.6
January 24	10	-4	0.00	0.0
January 25	7	-7	0.00	0.0
January 26	18	-4	0.00	0.0
January 27	29	-4	0.00	0.0
January 28	39	4	0.00	0.0
January 29	38	21	0.00	0.0
January 30	31	11	0.00	0.0
January 31	48	19	0.00	0.0

February 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	48	28	0.00	0.0
February 2	34	26	0.00	0.0
February 3	29	23	0.06	0.0
February 4	38	28	0.00	0.0
February 5	37	30	0.00	0.0
February 6	30	25	0.00	0.0
February 7	41	27	0.00	0.0
February 8	57	32	0.00	0.0
February 9	32	23	0.00	0.0
February 10	42	23	0.00	0.0
February 11	64	30	0.00	0.0
February 12	49	29	0.00	0.0
February 13	30	22	0.02	0.3
February 14	49	17	0.00	0.0
February 15	52	33	0.00	0.0
February 16	51	39	0.00	0.0
February 17	42	30	0.25	0.0
February 18	32	30	0.26	4.0
February 19	32	30	0.19	2.0
February 20	31	27	0.07	1.0
February 21	32	24	0.01	0.6
February 22	32	16	0.00	0.0
February 23	37	32	0.11	0.0
February 24	34	19	0.01	0.0
February 25	34	10	0.00	0.0
February 26	48	29	0.00	0.0
February 27	49	34	0.33	0.0
February 28	54	33	0.00	0.0
February 29	71	32	0.00	0.0

March 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	68	45	0.00	0.0
March 2	63	35	0.26	0.0
March 3	39	33	0.00	0.0
March 4	39	31	0.00	0.0
March 5	53	30	0.00	0.0
March 6	63	34	0.03	0.0
March 7	44	30	0.45	2.0
March 8	39	28	0.00	0.0
March 9	57	29	0.00	0.0
March 10	42	32	0.11	0.0
March 11	40	37	0.70	0.0
March 12	55	38	0.02	0.0
March 13	38	26	0.00	0.0
March 14	36	21	0.00	0.0
March 15	68	23	0.00	0.0
March 16	72	31	0.00	0.0
March 17	73	42	0.00	0.0
March 18	54	36	0.01	0.0
March 19	62	28	0.00	0.0
March 20	48	35	0.00	0.0
March 21	58	32	0.00	0.0
March 22	55	26	0.00	0.0
March 23	37	24	0.83	3.2
March 24	28	16	0.03	0.3
March 25	35	15	0.00	0.0
March 26	58	27	0.00	0.0
March 27	73	45	0.00	0.0
March 28	74	51	0.00	0.0
March 29	70	43	0.00	0.0
March 30	76	43	0.00	0.0
March 31	83	51	0.00	0.0

April 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	88	62	0.00
April 2	75	60	0.34
April 3	71	53	0.00
April 4	62	45	0.00
April 5	51	36	0.00
April 6	45	39	0.75
April 7	45	40	0.08
April 8	46	38	0.01
April 9	62	33	0.00
April 10	68	47	0.41
April 11	58	27	0.98
April 12	39	22	0.00
April 13	60	28	0.00
April 14	80	39	0.00
April 15	83	54	0.00
April 16	81	59	0.01
April 17	65	38	0.73
April 18	49	37	0.00
April 19	60	41	0.00
April 20	64	37	0.00
April 21	60	39	0.00
April 22	65	48	0.22
April 23	51	45	0.00
April 24	63	38	0.00
April 25	70	46	0.00
April 26	65	52	0.04
April 27	64	49	0.01
April 28	75	54	0.42
April 29	72	57	0.00
April 30	70	43	0.90

May 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	50	36	0.00
May 2	61	37	0.00
May 3	68	45	0.00
May 4	71	44	0.00
May 5	86	55	0.00
May 6	84	62	0.00
May 7	84	58	0.00
May 8	79	57	0.28
May 9	70	50	0.00
May 10	75	44	0.00
May 11	71	50	0.00
May 12	80	51	0.00
May 13	84	56	0.00
May 14	72	49	0.00
May 15	63	45	0.00
May 16	75	39	0.00
May 17	83	57	0.00
May 18	66	54	1.15
May 19	72	48	0.00
May 20	79	52	0.00
May 21	78	58	0.01
May 22	70	58	0.34
May 23	66	51	0.00
May 24	76	50	0.38
May 25	67	49	0.00
May 26	67	44	0.00
May 27	75	45	0.00
May 28	74	50	0.00
May 29	73	50	0.00
May 30	76	49	0.00
May 31	78	52	0.00

June 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	83	52	0.00
June 2	84	57	0.00
June 3	85	59	0.00
June 4	86	61	0.00
June 5	88	62	0.00
June 6	90	66	0.10
June 7	87	66	0.00
June 8	88	63	0.00
June 9	88	61	0.00
June 10	82	63	0.16
June 11	70	60	0.90
June 12	69	57	0.01
June 13	81	55	0.00
June 14	85	57	0.00
June 15	88	64	0.00
June 16	84	66	0.00
June 17	86	66	0.00
June 18	85	65	0.00
June 19	88	63	0.00
June 20	72	60	0.29
June 21	83	58	0.00
June 22	88	61	0.00
June 23	87	65	0.80
June 24	75	56	0.08
June 25	82	52	0.00
June 26	92	59	0.00
June 27	93	66	0.00
June 28	78	62	0.17
June 29	76	50	0.00
June 30	87	54	0.00

July 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	85	61	0.00
July 2	81	64	0.08
July 3	77	58	0.00
July 4	80	54	0.00
July 5	85	58	0.00
July 6	87	54	0.00
July 7	87	60	0.00
July 8	86	58	0.00
July 9	93	62	0.00
July 10	97	65	0.00
July 11	95	68	0.00
July 12	75	56	0.00
July 13	82	54	0.00
July 14	90	57	0.00
July 15	92	63	0.00
July 16	93	68	0.00
July 17	97	69	0.00
July 18	97	70	0.33
July 19	91	69	0.01
July 20	90	65	0.05
July 21	87	68	0.01
July 22	81	68	3.16
July 23	87	67	0.13
July 24	93	72	0.00
July 25	94	73	0.00
July 26	93	72	0.00
July 27	92	72	0.00
July 28	94	71	0.00
July 29	93	69	0.00
July 30	96	70	0.00
July 31	96	72	0.00

August 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	97	72	0.00
August 2	96	70	0.00
August 3	93	72	0.00
August 4	88	71	0.12
August 5	91	69	0.00
August 6	87	70	0.00
August 7	92	66	0.06
August 8	91	68	0.26
August 9	72	66	0.69
August 10	71	64	2.27
August 11	80	68	0.12
August 12	89	68	0.00
August 13	89	67	0.00
August 14	91	70	0.05
August 15	87	70	0.11
August 16	89	70	0.07
August 17	81	70	0.00
August 18	74	61	0.02
August 19	73	54	0.00
August 20	72	49	0.00
August 21	78	50	0.00
August 22	81	58	0.00
August 23	85	62	0.00
August 24	85	64	0.00
August 25	86	65	0.00
August 26	89	67	0.01
August 27	76	63	0.91
August 28	82	63	0.00
August 29	86	60	0.67
August 30	83	60	0.00
August 31	84	58	0.00

September 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	88	60	0.00
September 2	83	64	0.38
September 3	80	66	0.00
September 4	75	65	0.00
September 5	86	66	0.00
September 6	87	67	0.00
September 7	88	63	0.00
September 8	90	65	0.00
September 9	90	65	0.00
September 10	65	46	0.00
September 11	64	37	0.00
September 12	72	36	0.00
September 13	80	44	0.00
September 14	81	55	0.00
September 15	83	62	0.00
September 16	84	62	0.00
September 17	87	62	0.00
September 18	86	62	0.00
September 19	87	62	0.00
September 20	89	65	0.00
September 21	86	62	0.00
September 22	80	68	0.00
September 23	77	65	0.09
September 24	76	55	1.90
September 25	61	42	0.05
September 26	63	38	0.00
September 27	68	38	0.00
September 28	73	44	0.00
September 29	77	48	0.00
September 30	76	51	0.00

October 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	74	47	0.00
October 2	76	50	0.00
October 3	77	54	0.00
October 4	82	62	0.09
October 5	84	61	0.00
October 6	79	54	0.64
October 7	65	47	0.00
October 8	76	41	0.00
October 9	76	48	0.00
October 10	68	53	0.01
October 11	76	56	0.00
October 12	81	52	0.00
October 13	82	56	0.00
October 14	76	47	0.64
October 15	61	39	0.00
October 16	65	34	0.00
October 17	70	43	0.00
October 18	76	42	0.00
October 19	81	54	0.00
October 20	74	43	0.00
October 21	81	50	0.00
October 22	81	53	0.00
October 23	82	55	0.00
October 24	81	57	0.00
October 25	81	56	0.00
October 26	80	54	0.00
October 27	75	56	0.10
October 28	70	57	0.58
October 29	67	47	0.00
October 30	69	43	0.00
October 31	58	48	0.08

November 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	64	44	0.00	0.0
November 2	74	42	0.00	0.0
November 3	72	46	0.00	0.0
November 4	67	52	0.00	0.0
November 5	60	32	0.00	0.0
November 6	53	27	0.00	0.0
November 7	57	27	0.00	0.0
November 8	59	33	0.00	0.0
November 9	46	41	0.40	0.0
November 10	55	44	0.13	0.0
November 11	54	21	0.09	0.0
November 12	26	17	0.04	0.4
November 13	27	9	0.01	0.1
November 14	25	10	0.00	0.0
November 15	31	6	0.00	0.0
November 16	52	22	0.00	0.0
November 17	66	29	0.00	0.0
November 18	65	40	0.00	0.0
November 19	65	51	0.00	0.0
November 20	62	52	0.52	0.0
November 21	61	42	0.35	0.0
November 22	59	40	0.49	0.0
November 23	57	40	0.02	0.0
November 24	41	33	0.00	0.0
November 25	46	33	0.69	0.0
November 26	40	32	0.33	0.0
November 27	40	25	0.00	0.0
November 28	51	22	0.00	0.0
November 29	63	34	0.00	0.0
November 30	63	34	0.00	0.0

December 1940 Springfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	38	22	0.00	0.0
December 2	46	25	0.00	0.0
December 3	31	18	0.02	0.2
December 4	55	28	0.00	0.0
December 5	55	29	0.00	0.0
December 6	62	36	0.00	0.0
December 7	50	32	0.00	0.0
December 8	63	32	0.00	0.0
December 9	71	40	0.00	0.0
December 10	49	36	0.10	0.0
December 11	42	36	0.51	0.0
December 12	38	33	0.03	0.0
December 13	33	30	0.26	0.0
December 14	33	30	0.30	0.0
December 15	37	26	0.93	0.0
December 16	31	19	0.00	0.0
December 17	33	17	0.00	0.0
December 18	38	30	0.07	0.0
December 19	53	35	0.00	0.0
December 20	58	31	0.00	0.0
December 21	62	29	0.00	0.0
December 22	63	34	0.00	0.0
December 23	60	35	0.00	0.0
December 24	64	37	0.00	0.0
December 25	52	47	0.00	0.0
December 26	50	36	0.01	0.0
December 27	38	33	0.01	0.0
December 28	40	32	0.00	0.0
December 29	44	29	0.00	0.0
December 30	47	25	0.04	0.0
December 31	47	38	0.35	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1941–2024	Springfield 2	location
1902–1940	Springfield	location