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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	34.7°F (1.5°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1983
December 1940 1-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1983
	36.7°F (2.6°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1944, 1966, 1986, 2007
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1898
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1963, 1980, 2006
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1898
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1994
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1985
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1990, 2003, 2004
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1898
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1954
	Ties: 1953, 2007
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1992
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1954
	Ties: 2020
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1992
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
	Ties: 1918
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1951, 1961
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1937, 1948, 1962, 1964, 1981, 2003, 2017
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1951
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1941, 1955
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1962, 1974, 2002, 2003
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1966, 1968
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1993
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1932, 2003
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
	Ties: 1933, 1938, 1946, 1963, 1988, 2003
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 2022
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905, 1906
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1938, 1954, 2020
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1906
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1935, 1956, 2002, 2016
	Ties: 1941, 2022

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings