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Illinois, Climate Division 3. West

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1940 1-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	4.9°F (2.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1983
December 1940 1-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	4.9°F (2.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	2000
	35.3°F (1.8°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1907, 2002, 2022
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 2003
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1921, 1930, 1933, 1948
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1922, 1994, 2005, 2012
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1930, 1994
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1947, 1959, 2006
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1923, 1952, 2019
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1952, 1965, 1970
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1900, 1914, 1942, 1970, 1983
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1902, 2013
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1904
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1944, 1992, 2010
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1979
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1965, 1974, 2003
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1905
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
	Ties: 1956, 2001, 2013
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
	Ties: 1924, 1987, 1991, 2022
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
	Ties: 1937, 1988, 2022

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings