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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1940 1-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	39.3°F (4.1°C)	-12.5°F (-7.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
January 1940 1-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	39.3°F (4.1°C)	-12.5°F (-7.0°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1907
Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	-4.6°F (-2.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	-4.6°F (-2.5°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1907
Nov 1939–Jan 1940 3-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-3.9°F (-2.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Nov 1939–Jan 1940 3-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-3.9°F (-2.1°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
Oct 1939–Jan 1940 4-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1977
Oct 1939–Jan 1940 4-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
Sep 1939–Jan 1940 5-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1977
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1925
Aug 1939–Jan 1940 6-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1977
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1903, 1953, 1985, 2015
Jul 1939–Jan 1940 7-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1977
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1924, 1929, 1945, 2003
Jun 1939–Jan 1940 8-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.7°F (17.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1977
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.7°F (17.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932, 1999, 2017
	Ties: 1925
May 1939–Jan 1940 9-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1977
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1999
	Ties: 1921, 1971, 1988
Apr 1939–Jan 1940 10-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1999
	Ties: 1915, 1921, 1958, 1960
Mar 1939–Jan 1940 11-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1906, 1945, 1952, 1983, 1988
Feb 1939–Jan 1940 12-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1975, 1989, 2001
Aug 1938–Jan 1940 18-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 2020
Feb 1938–Jan 1940 24-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1905, 1977
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2013
	Ties: 1933, 1934, 1956, 2019
Feb 1937–Jan 1940 36-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1906
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1899, 1922, 1937, 2017, 2022
Feb 1936–Jan 1940 48-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1962, 1980
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1939, 2000
Feb 1935–Jan 1940 60-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1980
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1941, 1943, 1947, 1955, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2015

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings