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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1940 1-Month	72.1°F (22.3°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1899
	72.1°F (22.3°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2020
	Ties: 1934, 1971, 1998
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month	72.1°F (22.3°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1912, 1993
	72.1°F (22.3°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2003, 2007, 2018, 2020, 2022
	Ties: 1898, 1981
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	68.1°F (20.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1907
	70.8°F (21.6°C)	68.1°F (20.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2021
	Ties: 1996, 2012
May–Aug 1940 4-Month	68.0°F (20.0°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1907
	68.0°F (20.0°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 2001, 2017
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1975
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2021
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1975
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934, 2007
	Ties: 2000
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1903
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1992, 1994, 2007
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 2018
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 2021
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1941, 1981, 2002
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2017
	Ties: 1997, 2009
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913, 1915
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1943, 1959, 1962, 1993
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1981, 1982, 1993

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings