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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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City: Lexington Louisville Paducah

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Lexington, Kentucky

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1940

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1940 1-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-4.7°F (-2.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1960
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1934
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1960
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1916
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	-7.5°F (-4.2°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1978
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	-5.8°F (-3.2°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	33.7°F (0.9°C)	39.3°F (4.1°C)	-5.6°F (-3.2°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1978
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1977
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-4.2°F (-2.3°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1977
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1905, 2015
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1912, 1964, 1975, 1982, 1996, 2001
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1930, 1962, 1966, 2001
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1996
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1978
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1916, 1957, 1983, 1990
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1978
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1973
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1979
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1914, 1951, 1990, 1991
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1980
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1932, 1989, 2004
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1981
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1904, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1927, 1944, 1952

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/