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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1940 1-Month	77.3°F (25.2°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1992
August 1940 1-Month	77.3°F (25.2°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1954
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month	77.7°F (25.4°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1967
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month	77.7°F (25.4°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1954
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month	76.8°F (24.9°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1961, 1992
	76.8°F (24.9°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934, 1954, 2011
	Ties: 1927
May–Aug 1940 4-Month	74.2°F (23.4°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	74.2°F (23.4°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
	Ties: 1904
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month	71.2°F (21.8°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1961
	71.2°F (21.8°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1896
	Ties: 1910
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month	67.8°F (19.9°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1915
	67.8°F (19.9°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1904, 1912, 1992
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1960
	64.0°F (17.8°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1947
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1979
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1979
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1915, 2014
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 2014
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1960, 1978, 1984
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1904, 1979
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1903, 1906, 1918, 1970
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	2014
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1996
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1979
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1924, 1929, 1948, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1988, 1996
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1979
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1925, 1928, 1929, 1974, 1988, 2011, 2021
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1906
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1899, 1941, 1999, 2003, 2011
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1906
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1912, 1928, 1944, 1953, 2005

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings