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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1940 1-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
March 1940 1-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2017
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1903
	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1957, 1983
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1961, 2006
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	32.6°F (0.3°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1954, 2012
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934, 2015
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	39.8°F (4.3°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1954, 1959
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1954
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1986
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2019
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1986, 1990, 2005, 2019
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	39.5°F (4.2°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1927, 1934, 1947, 1957, 1983, 1988, 2011
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1938, 1979, 1986, 1988, 1994
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1914
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1941, 1989
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1915
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1980, 1988
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1936, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1959, 1960, 1985

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