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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	42.7°F (5.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1960
March 1940 1-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1960
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	32.5°F (0.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-6.0°F (-3.3°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1978
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	32.5°F (0.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-6.0°F (-3.3°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	33.9°F (1.1°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-4.1°F (-2.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1978
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	33.9°F (1.1°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-4.1°F (-2.2°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	35.5°F (1.9°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	-3.9°F (-2.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1978
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	35.5°F (1.9°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	-3.9°F (-2.2°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1904, 1960
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1979
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1979, 1996
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1979
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932, 2017
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1908, 1912, 1926, 1941, 1947, 1967, 1984, 1994
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1941, 1960, 1967, 1982
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1978
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1930, 1947, 1957
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1978
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1924, 1942, 1993, 2002, 2004
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1979
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1943, 1989, 1993, 1999
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1980
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1925, 1932, 1957
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1981
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1947, 1954, 1955, 1958

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings