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Average Temperature Rankings, April 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1940 1-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1975
April 1940 1-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
Mar–Apr 1940 2-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
	Ties: 1914, 1939
Feb–Apr 1940 3-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1903
	41.3°F (5.2°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1996
Jan–Apr 1940 4-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1953, 1954
Dec 1939–Apr 1940 5-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1978
Nov 1939–Apr 1940 6-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Nov 1939–Apr 1940 6-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Oct 1939–Apr 1940 7-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Oct 1939–Apr 1940 7-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Sep 1939–Apr 1940 8-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 2016, 2021, 2022
Aug 1939–Apr 1940 9-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Aug 1939–Apr 1940 9-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Jul 1939–Apr 1940 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1978, 2017
Jun 1939–Apr 1940 11-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Jun 1939–Apr 1940 11-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
May 1939–Apr 1940 12-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 2003
Nov 1938–Apr 1940 18-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1933, 1949
Nov 1938–Apr 1940 18-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
May 1938–Apr 1940 24-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913, 1917
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1928, 2012
May 1937–Apr 1940 36-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1914, 1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1941, 1982, 1990, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2010
May 1936–Apr 1940 48-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1915, 1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1938, 1959, 1982, 1994
May 1935–Apr 1940 60-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1960, 1984

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