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Tennessee

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	76.0°F (24.4°C)	76.0°F (24.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1967
	76.0°F (24.4°C)	76.0°F (24.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2007
	Ties: 1895, 1930, 1990
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month	75.6°F (24.2°C)	76.6°F (24.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1967
	75.6°F (24.2°C)	76.6°F (24.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1954, 1980
	Ties: 1895, 1910, 1922, 1965, 1985
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month	74.9°F (23.8°C)	75.7°F (24.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1967
	74.9°F (23.8°C)	75.7°F (24.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2010
	Ties: 1929, 1947, 1984
May–Aug 1940 4-Month	71.9°F (22.2°C)	73.3°F (22.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
May–Aug 1940 4-Month	71.9°F (22.2°C)	73.3°F (22.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2010
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month	68.8°F (20.4°C)	70.2°F (21.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1961
	68.8°F (20.4°C)	70.2°F (21.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2010
	Ties: 1920, 1974, 1979, 1984
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month	65.0°F (18.3°C)	66.5°F (19.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1960
	65.0°F (18.3°C)	66.5°F (19.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1926, 1984, 1997
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	62.7°F (17.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1947
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	62.7°F (17.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1979
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-3.2°F (-1.7°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-3.2°F (-1.7°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1904	1977, 1978
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1958, 1968, 1996
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1961, 1977
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1951, 1963
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1978
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1919, 1966, 1981
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1979
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1931, 1958, 1973, 1986, 1995
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1970, 1979, 1980
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019
	Ties: 1929, 1946, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2015
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1970, 1971, 1979, 1980, 1981
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1942, 1951, 1975, 1987, 1992, 1994

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings