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West Virginia

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	18.5°F (-7.5°C)	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	-12.0°F (-6.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1977
January 1940 1-Month	18.5°F (-7.5°C)	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	-12.0°F (-6.7°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1950
Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-5.2°F (-2.8°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918
Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-5.2°F (-2.8°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
Nov 1939–Jan 1940 3-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	-4.6°F (-2.5°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	-4.6°F (-2.5°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1961
Oct 1939–Jan 1940 4-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
	36.7°F (2.6°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1963
Sep 1939–Jan 1940 5-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1977
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1905, 1944, 2001
Aug 1939–Jan 1940 6-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1908, 1959
Jul 1939–Jan 1940 7-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1977
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1908, 1925, 1938
Jun 1939–Jan 1940 8-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1977
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1910, 1966
May 1939–Jan 1940 9-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1977
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1902, 1930, 1946, 1948, 1955, 1980, 2014
Apr 1939–Jan 1940 10-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1977
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1969, 1973, 1975
Mar 1939–Jan 1940 11-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1926, 1941, 1979, 1993, 2001
Feb 1939–Jan 1940 12-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1993, 1998
Aug 1938–Jan 1940 18-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1913, 1937, 1973, 1993, 2001
Feb 1938–Jan 1940 24-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2013, 2020
	Ties: 1920, 1922, 1975
Feb 1937–Jan 1940 36-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1970
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1909, 1912, 1921, 1937, 1943, 1944, 1975, 2011
Feb 1936–Jan 1940 48-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1964, 1970, 1982
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2020
	Ties: 1914, 1932, 1947, 1989, 1991
Feb 1935–Jan 1940 60-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1981
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1910, 1916, 1925, 1939, 1946, 1976, 1987, 1988

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings