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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	38.9°F (3.8°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	5.8°F (3.2°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1989
December 1940 1-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	5.8°F (3.2°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1896, 1934
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1912, 1915, 1919, 1926, 1953
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1965
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1976
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1895, 1908, 1942, 1957, 1985
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1895, 1912, 1932, 1938, 1977, 2013
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 2008
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
	Ties: 1932, 1961, 1983
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1974, 1992
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1921, 2012
	Ties: 1904, 1969
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1963
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
	Ties: 1976, 1980
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1963
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017, 2020
	Ties: 1896, 1908, 1910, 1928, 1930, 1944
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1956, 1998
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1963, 1969, 1979, 1981
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1912, 1931, 1942, 1944, 1988
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1980, 1981
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1902, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1924, 1937, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1975, 1987, 1988

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings