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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, April 1939

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1939 1-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1920
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1915
	Ties: 1994
Mar–Apr 1939 2-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1980
Feb–Apr 1939 3-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1962
Jan–Apr 1939 4-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Dec 1938–Apr 1939 5-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1930
Nov 1938–Apr 1939 6-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1989, 2013
Oct 1938–Apr 1939 7-Month	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1899
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1911
Sep 1938–Apr 1939 8-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1899
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1955, 2003
Aug 1938–Apr 1939 9-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1899
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Jul 1938–Apr 1939 10-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1899
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1983, 2007
Jun 1938–Apr 1939 11-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1899
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1941, 2007
May 1938–Apr 1939 12-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1899
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1932, 2003, 2008
Nov 1937–Apr 1939 18-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	38.7°F (3.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1979
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2000, 2006
	Ties: 1941
May 1937–Apr 1939 24-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2000
	Ties: 1940, 1955, 1977, 2001
May 1936–Apr 1939 36-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2000
	Ties: 1943
May 1935–Apr 1939 48-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1899
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2007
	Ties: 1923, 1959, 1974, 1975, 2011
May 1934–Apr 1939 60-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1920
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2006
	Ties: 1964, 1983, 1995

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/