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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1940 1-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
	Ties: 1970
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
	Ties: 2008, 2013, 2019
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1936, 1961, 1964, 2022
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1895, 1928
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2007
	Ties: 1980
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	65.6°F (18.7°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1918, 1979
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1976
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1938, 2003
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1976
	67.5°F (19.7°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1996
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	66.7°F (19.3°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	66.7°F (19.3°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1935, 1944, 1996
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	65.1°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1947, 1958, 1961, 1996, 2013
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1979, 1981
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1901, 1917, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1969
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1968
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1968
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1969
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1920, 1948, 1973, 1993, 2014
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1968, 1969
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1945, 1948, 1952, 2010
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1969
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019
	Ties: 1909, 1929
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1969, 1970
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1928, 1941, 1975, 1987, 1988, 1989

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings