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Illinois, Climate Division 3. West

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	35.6°F (2.0°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1960
	35.6°F (2.0°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1941
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1896
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	-5.6°F (-3.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1912
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	-5.6°F (-3.2°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1978
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1912
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1912, 1978
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1978
	39.4°F (4.1°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1943, 1956, 1980
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1978
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1943, 1952, 1959
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1978
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1943, 2009
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932, 2012, 2017
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918, 1977
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1897, 1913, 1973, 1984
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1946
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1979
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1976, 1987
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1934, 1990
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1979
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1922, 1990, 2022
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1980
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1935
	Ties: 1922, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1906
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1935
	Ties: 1917, 1949, 1955, 1959, 1976, 1987, 1999, 2011

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings