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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1940 1-Month	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1989
	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1925
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1904, 1917
	32.2°F (0.1°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1934
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1924
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1904
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1943
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1904
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1924, 1972
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1906, 1919, 1972
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1905, 1956, 1962
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1914
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1917
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1962, 1967
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1904
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2010, 2012
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1904
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1906, 1912, 1914, 1943, 1963
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1905
	41.0°F (5.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1925
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905, 1906
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012, 2022
	Ties: 1911, 1972
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1958, 1969, 1971
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1907
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 1938, 1964, 1978, 1980

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings