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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	51.0°F (10.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1963
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1946
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1976
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
	Ties: 1996, 2017
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1976
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1902
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1899, 1909, 1910, 1970
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	64.1°F (17.8°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1955, 1959, 1977, 1987
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	66.6°F (19.2°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	66.6°F (19.2°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1916, 1930, 1935, 1960, 1996, 2014
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	68.0°F (20.0°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	68.0°F (20.0°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1998, 2015, 2016
	Ties: 1895, 1912, 1935, 1945, 1952, 1955, 2008, 2009
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	68.1°F (20.1°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1998
	Ties: 1898
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1966
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	66.3°F (19.1°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	66.3°F (19.1°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1898, 2014
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1968, 1976
	64.3°F (17.9°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1921, 2016
	Ties: 1912, 1950, 1966
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1976
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1921
	Ties: 1979
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1968
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
	Ties: 1917, 1960, 1983
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1969, 1979
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1922
	Ties: 1918, 1981, 1988, 1994
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1968, 1969, 1970
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1920, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1987, 2004
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1969, 1979
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1898, 1913, 1914, 1948, 1950, 1998, 2003, 2010
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1970
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1932, 1942, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2014

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings