Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1940
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1940 1-Month |
41.0°F (5.0°C) | 44.7°F (7.1°C) |
-3.7°F (-2.1°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1960 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1984 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month |
38.4°F (3.6°C) | 40.6°F (4.8°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1934 | 1947 |
105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1901, 1965, 1970, 2013 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month |
33.3°F (0.7°C) | 38.7°F (3.7°C) |
-5.4°F (-3.0°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1978 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month |
34.5°F (1.4°C) | 38.3°F (3.5°C) |
-3.8°F (-2.1°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1978 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month |
36.1°F (2.3°C) | 39.8°F (4.3°C) |
-3.7°F (-2.0°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month |
39.6°F (4.2°C) | 42.4°F (5.8°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 46.0°F (7.8°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932, 2017 | ||||
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 52.2°F (11.2°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1978, 1982 | ||||||
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month |
52.9°F (11.6°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1918 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1969 | ||||||
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1918 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1980 | ||||||
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1918 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1978, 1993 | ||||||
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1905 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1956, 2010 | ||||||
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1905 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1924 | ||||||
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1970 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2022 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1914, 1921, 1995, 2015 | ||||||
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1970 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1922, 1947, 1948, 1975, 1989, 1990 | ||||||
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1970 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1903, 1916, 1917, 1941, 1944, 1959, 1986, 1997 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 9, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/