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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1940 1-Month	23.1°F (-4.9°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-11.7°F (-6.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1977
January 1940 1-Month	23.1°F (-4.9°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-11.7°F (-6.5°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1950
Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918
Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
Nov 1939–Jan 1940 3-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-4.6°F (-2.5°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Nov 1939–Jan 1940 3-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-4.6°F (-2.5°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
Oct 1939–Jan 1940 4-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Oct 1939–Jan 1940 4-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
Sep 1939–Jan 1940 5-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1938, 1961
Aug 1939–Jan 1940 6-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1910, 1964
Jul 1939–Jan 1940 7-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1902, 1964
Jun 1939–Jan 1940 8-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1938, 1956, 1959
May 1939–Jan 1940 9-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1921, 1926, 1975
Apr 1939–Jan 1940 10-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932, 2020
	Ties: 1921, 1929, 1959, 1961, 1967, 1973
Mar 1939–Jan 1940 11-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1962, 1981, 1994, 2014
Feb 1939–Jan 1940 12-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1912, 1916, 1975, 1989, 2015
Aug 1938–Jan 1940 18-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1920, 1928, 1942, 1944, 1951, 1973, 1996
Feb 1938–Jan 1940 24-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2013, 2021
	Ties: 1898, 1899, 1943, 1951, 1953, 2004, 2011
Feb 1937–Jan 1940 36-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1970
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1928, 1936, 1937, 1960, 1986, 1995, 1997
Feb 1936–Jan 1940 48-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1905, 1918, 1970
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1922, 1937, 1945, 1974
Feb 1935–Jan 1940 60-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1970
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1941, 1944, 1960

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 10, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings