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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	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1899
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
	Ties: 1913, 1936, 1965, 2006
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1954, 1993
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
	Ties: 1931
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1954
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2015
May–Aug 1940 4-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1899
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1958, 2015
	Ties: 1967, 2009, 2019
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1899
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1994
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1955
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1998
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1955
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1941, 2021
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1950
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1950
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 2003
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1926
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 2021
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2015
	Ties: 1926
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 2017
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1950
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1942, 2021, 2022
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1950, 1951, 1952, 1957
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2016
	Ties: 1926, 1927, 1968
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1920, 1952
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1928, 1968, 1970

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings