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Illinois, Climate Division 2. Northeast

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1940 1-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-5.0°F (-2.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1960
	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-5.0°F (-2.8°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1996, 2013
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1924
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1912
	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1962, 2015
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	2014
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1912
	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1915
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
	32.2°F (0.1°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1952, 2009
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
	37.3°F (2.9°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1933, 1993, 2019
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	41.6°F (5.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	41.6°F (5.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1927, 1941
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1941, 1967, 1975
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1941
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1961
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1973, 1985
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1950, 1956
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1950, 1991, 2004
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905, 1906, 1918
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1921, 1942, 1954
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1906
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2002
	Ties: 1945, 1955, 1995, 2010, 2011
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1906, 1908
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2002, 2020
	Ties: 1902, 1926, 1947, 1948, 1960, 1968, 1977, 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings