Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

New Mexico

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1940

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Coolest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1940 1-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1909
	37.8°F (3.2°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1942, 2016
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1911
	38.8°F (3.8°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1919, 2022
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1911
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017, 2021
	Ties: 1927, 1946, 2019
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1912
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1900, 1926, 1939
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1912
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1973, 2002
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1912, 1976
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1939, 1964, 1966, 2000, 2002
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1912
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1912
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1951, 1964
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1912
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1900, 1927, 1990
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1912
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1966, 1978, 1990
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1912
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1904, 1978
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1912
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1957, 1993
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1959
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1937, 1953, 1956
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1914
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1922, 1928, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1953, 1957, 1963
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1915
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018, 2020
	Ties: 1901, 1924, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1960, 1990, 1993
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1915, 1916
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1902, 1904, 1939, 1950, 1960, 1983, 1989, 1992

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings