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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1940 1-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1925
October 1940 1-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1963
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1963
	Ties: 1998
Aug–Oct 1940 3-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1947
	Ties: 1983
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1936, 1970
May–Oct 1940 6-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 2013
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1907
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1895, 1919
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1958, 1971, 1978, 1980
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1994
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	41.9°F (5.5°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1901
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	41.2°F (5.1°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1944, 1990
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1904, 1917
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2012
	Ties: 1953, 1963
Nov 1938–Oct 1940 24-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1921, 1939, 1945, 1959, 1961
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2000
	Ties: 1902, 1934, 1982, 1984, 2009, 2010
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2001
	Ties: 1923, 1957, 1960
Nov 1935–Oct 1940 60-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1907
	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2002
	Ties: 1902, 1914, 1973, 1974, 1982

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings