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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1940 1-Month	72.0°F (22.2°C)	72.5°F (22.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1907
	72.0°F (22.2°C)	72.5°F (22.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1996
	Ties: 1900, 1909, 2014, 2017
Apr–May 1940 2-Month	68.2°F (20.1°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1931
	68.2°F (20.1°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
	Ties: 1904, 1905, 1936, 1951, 1966, 1971, 1994
Mar–May 1940 3-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1931
	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1922, 1943, 1954, 1977
Feb–May 1940 4-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1895, 1958
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2000
	Ties: 1910, 1944, 2015
Jan–May 1940 5-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1924
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2000, 2017
	Ties: 1970, 1983
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1915
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1961, 1966, 1987
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1973
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1930, 1947
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1924, 1977
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1977
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1920, 1929, 1962, 1984, 2014
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1977
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1917, 1920, 1929, 1949, 1997
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.3°F (17.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1977
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.3°F (17.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1976, 1997
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1977
	64.5°F (18.1°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1951, 1961, 1990, 1997, 2014
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1982
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1977
	64.9°F (18.3°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1926, 1927, 1992, 1997
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1977
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
	Ties: 1953, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2015
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1915
	64.9°F (18.3°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1912, 1923, 1941, 1992, 1996
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1977, 1979
	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1904, 1923, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings