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Minimum 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	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1989
December 1940 1-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	33.2°F (0.7°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1957, 2007
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	36.1°F (2.3°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1957, 1961
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1951
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1895, 1899, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1945, 1955
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1930, 1969
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1951, 1955
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1930, 1954
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1932, 1964, 1997
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2011
	Ties: 1932, 1966
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1917
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012, 2018, 2020
	Ties: 1905, 1976, 1978
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1904
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1907
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1904
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012, 2020, 2021
	Ties: 1910, 1968
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1907, 1909, 1910, 1981
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1943, 1944, 1983
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1899, 1901, 1935, 1972
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1961, 1972, 1978, 1983

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