Springfield, IL Snowfall B

First snow Dec 1 · Last snow Mar 15 · 21.9 in/yr · Station: SPRINGFIELD ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL AP

Avg First Snow

Dec 1

Median over 30 seasons 2d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 15

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

105 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

21.9 in

Rank #144 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 2 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.1

Oct

1.2

Nov

4.5

Dec

6.6

Jan

6.1

Feb

3.1

Mar

0.3

Apr

May

Jun

How Springfield Compares

Springfield snowfall vs Illinois and U.S. medians
Measure	Springfield	Illinois median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	21.9 in	36.0 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 1	Nov 24	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 15	Mar 23	Apr 3
Snow season length	105 days	120 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in Illinois, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for SPRINGFIELD ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL AP (USW00093822), 6 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.