Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, August 1939
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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August 1939 1-Month |
58.87°F (14.93°C) | 59.06°F (15.03°C) |
-0.19°F (-0.10°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1933 | 1950 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1933 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1939 2-Month |
60.00°F (15.56°C) | 59.79°F (15.44°C) |
0.21°F (0.12°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1950 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1900 | ||||||
Jun–Aug 1939 3-Month |
58.72°F (14.84°C) | 58.40°F (14.67°C) |
0.32°F (0.17°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1930 | 1915 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2021 | ||||
May–Aug 1939 4-Month |
56.28°F (13.49°C) | 55.66°F (13.14°C) |
0.62°F (0.35°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1907 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1939 5-Month |
52.72°F (11.51°C) | 52.25°F (11.25°C) |
0.47°F (0.26°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1907 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Mar–Aug 1939 6-Month |
48.98°F (9.43°C) | 48.55°F (9.19°C) |
0.43°F (0.24°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1957, 1973 | ||||||
Feb–Aug 1939 7-Month |
44.61°F (7.01°C) | 44.87°F (7.15°C) |
-0.26°F (-0.14°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1933 | 1917 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1939 8-Month |
42.01°F (5.56°C) | 41.73°F (5.41°C) |
0.28°F (0.15°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1938–Aug 1939 9-Month |
39.99°F (4.44°C) | 39.61°F (4.23°C) |
0.38°F (0.21°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1938–Aug 1939 10-Month |
38.79°F (3.77°C) | 38.72°F (3.73°C) |
0.07°F (0.04°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Oct 1938–Aug 1939 11-Month |
39.15°F (3.97°C) | 38.96°F (3.87°C) |
0.19°F (0.10°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1908 | ||||||
Sep 1938–Aug 1939 12-Month |
40.33°F (4.63°C) | 40.05°F (4.47°C) |
0.28°F (0.16°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1953 | ||||||
Mar 1938–Aug 1939 18-Month |
43.43°F (6.35°C) | 42.87°F (6.04°C) |
0.56°F (0.31°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1937–Aug 1939 24-Month |
40.70°F (4.83°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
0.67°F (0.37°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1918 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1936–Aug 1939 36-Month |
40.34°F (4.63°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
0.31°F (0.17°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1918 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1935–Aug 1939 48-Month |
40.09°F (4.49°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
0.08°F (0.04°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1918 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2018 | ||||
Sep 1934–Aug 1939 60-Month |
40.24°F (4.58°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
0.24°F (0.14°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1920 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/