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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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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1940 1-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	-4.3°F (-2.4°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1925
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1947
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1917
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1961, 2017
Aug–Oct 1940 3-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016, 2021
	Ties: 1895
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1992
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2005
	Ties: 1907, 1924, 1926
May–Oct 1940 6-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1917
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018, 2021
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1907
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2010, 2021
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1926
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1926
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1904
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1926
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1904	1904
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1904, 1918
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1917
Nov 1938–Oct 1940 24-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1979
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1958, 1968, 1982
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1923, 1942, 1946, 1973
Nov 1935–Oct 1940 60-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1907, 1908, 1927
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1914, 1925, 1938, 1960, 1973, 1974

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/