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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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, February 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1940 1-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1905
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2017
	Ties: 1906
Jan–Feb 1940 2-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-6.2°F (-3.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1905
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Dec 1939–Feb 1940 3-Month	34.1°F (1.2°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899, 1905
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2000
	Ties: 1964
Nov 1939–Feb 1940 4-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2000
Oct 1939–Feb 1940 5-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1985
Sep 1939–Feb 1940 6-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1959, 1980, 1989
Aug 1939–Feb 1940 7-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1906, 1916, 1959, 1971, 1990, 2003, 2021
Jul 1939–Feb 1940 8-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1999, 2017
	Ties: 1942, 1945, 1946, 1972, 2019
Jun 1939–Feb 1940 9-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1999, 2017
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1914, 1945, 1972, 1974, 2021
May 1939–Feb 1940 10-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1999
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1914, 1976, 1991, 2007
Apr 1939–Feb 1940 11-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1935, 1999
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1943, 1986, 1991, 2008, 2009
Mar 1939–Feb 1940 12-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1928, 1950, 1965, 2009
Sep 1938–Feb 1940 18-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1913
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1981, 2002
Mar 1938–Feb 1940 24-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1965, 2002
Mar 1937–Feb 1940 36-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1934, 2004, 2009, 2012
Mar 1936–Feb 1940 48-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1906, 1907, 1962
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2019
	Ties: 1955, 2005, 2021
Mar 1935–Feb 1940 60-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1962
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1934, 1942, 1999, 2010, 2011

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/