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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, August 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1940 1-Month |
59.02°F (15.01°C) | 59.06°F (15.03°C) |
-0.04°F (-0.02°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1950 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1954, 1963 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month |
59.86°F (15.48°C) | 59.80°F (15.44°C) |
0.06°F (0.04°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1950 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month |
58.64°F (14.80°C) | 58.41°F (14.67°C) |
0.23°F (0.13°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1930 | 1915 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1940 4-Month |
55.76°F (13.20°C) | 55.66°F (13.14°C) |
0.10°F (0.06°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1907 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month |
52.27°F (11.26°C) | 52.26°F (11.26°C) |
0.01°F (0.00°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1907 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month |
48.58°F (9.21°C) | 48.55°F (9.19°C) |
0.03°F (0.02°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1917 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1930 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month |
45.10°F (7.28°C) | 44.86°F (7.14°C) |
0.24°F (0.14°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month |
41.23°F (5.13°C) | 41.73°F (5.41°C) |
-0.50°F (-0.28°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1970 | ||||||
|
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month |
39.60°F (4.22°C) | 39.61°F (4.23°C) |
-0.01°F (-0.01°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month |
38.61°F (3.67°C) | 38.72°F (3.73°C) |
-0.11°F (-0.06°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month |
38.87°F (3.82°C) | 38.97°F (3.87°C) |
-0.10°F (-0.05°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month |
40.09°F (4.49°C) | 40.05°F (4.47°C) |
0.04°F (0.02°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month |
43.05°F (6.14°C) | 42.87°F (6.04°C) |
0.18°F (0.10°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month |
40.21°F (4.56°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.17°F (0.09°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1918 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month |
40.50°F (4.72°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
0.48°F (0.26°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1918 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month |
40.27°F (4.59°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
0.27°F (0.15°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1918 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month |
40.09°F (4.49°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
0.09°F (0.05°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1933 | 1920 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1925, 1961 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 14, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/