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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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New Hampshire

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1940 1-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-3.9°F (-2.1°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1926
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1921, 2010
Mar–Apr 1940 2-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1926
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2010
Feb–Apr 1940 3-Month	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1926
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1924, 1943
Jan–Apr 1940 4-Month	22.9°F (-5.1°C)	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1904, 1923
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Dec 1939–Apr 1940 5-Month	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1918
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1971, 1978
Nov 1939–Apr 1940 6-Month	24.0°F (-4.4°C)	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1918
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Oct 1939–Apr 1940 7-Month	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1918
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Sep 1939–Apr 1940 8-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	32.9°F (0.5°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1918
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1912
Aug 1939–Apr 1940 9-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1905
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1982
Jul 1939–Apr 1940 10-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1905
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1977
Jun 1939–Apr 1940 11-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1904
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1943, 1978
May 1939–Apr 1940 12-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1918
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Nov 1938–Apr 1940 18-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	37.2°F (2.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
May 1938–Apr 1940 24-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1909, 1964, 1994
May 1937–Apr 1940 36-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1906
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1943, 1948, 1964, 1972, 1994
May 1936–Apr 1940 48-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1907
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1931, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1981, 1982
May 1935–Apr 1940 60-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1908
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1931, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1959, 1979, 1981, 1982

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/