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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	16.3°F (-8.7°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1983
December 1940 1-Month	16.3°F (-8.7°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1985
	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2001
	Ties: 1906
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1919
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1985
	37.5°F (3.1°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1979, 2022
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1985
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1990
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1985
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1957, 1974, 1975
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1985
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931, 2021
	Ties: 2004
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1959, 2017
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1912, 1914, 1920, 1956, 1969, 1971
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1950
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1995
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1987
	Ties: 1942, 1962, 1992
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1987
	Ties: 1920
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1984
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1999
	Ties: 1923, 1995
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917, 1918
	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1942, 1955
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1919
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2001
	Ties: 1924, 1949, 1995
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1907, 1920
	39.8°F (4.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2002
	Ties: 1974, 1980, 1982

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings