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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1940 1-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	41.1°F (5.1°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
	Ties: 1933, 1991
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1975
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1899, 1951, 1964
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931, 2015
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1945, 1964, 1997
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1930, 1945, 1964, 1995
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1926, 1927, 1961, 1995
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1916
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1928, 1963, 1972
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019
	Ties: 1976, 1979
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1924
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1904
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1910
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1904, 1905, 1918
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1929, 1972, 1996
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905, 1968
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1974, 1985
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1969
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1911, 1914, 1930, 1959, 1973, 1985, 1995
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905, 1969
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1913, 1924, 1938, 1958, 1959, 1974, 1976, 1989

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings