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Average Temperature Rankings, April 1940

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1940 1-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	9.6°F (5.3°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1985
April 1940 1-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	9.6°F (5.3°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Mar–Apr 1940 2-Month	22.5°F (-5.3°C)	17.1°F (-8.3°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1972
Mar–Apr 1940 2-Month	22.5°F (-5.3°C)	17.1°F (-8.3°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2019
Feb–Apr 1940 3-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	13.0°F (-10.6°C)	5.1°F (2.9°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1972
Feb–Apr 1940 3-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	13.0°F (-10.6°C)	5.1°F (2.9°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
Jan–Apr 1940 4-Month	15.8°F (-9.0°C)	10.2°F (-12.1°C)	5.6°F (3.1°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1971
	15.8°F (-9.0°C)	10.2°F (-12.1°C)	5.6°F (3.1°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2016
	Ties: 1978
Dec 1939–Apr 1940 5-Month	14.4°F (-9.8°C)	8.9°F (-12.8°C)	5.5°F (3.0°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1971
Dec 1939–Apr 1940 5-Month	14.4°F (-9.8°C)	8.9°F (-12.8°C)	5.5°F (3.0°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 1939–Apr 1940 6-Month	12.8°F (-10.7°C)	9.5°F (-12.5°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1972
	12.8°F (-10.7°C)	9.5°F (-12.5°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2016
	Ties: 1944
Oct 1939–Apr 1940 7-Month	14.2°F (-9.9°C)	11.7°F (-11.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1971
	14.2°F (-9.9°C)	11.7°F (-11.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2016
	Ties: 2004
Sep 1939–Apr 1940 8-Month	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	15.3°F (-9.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1971
	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	15.3°F (-9.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019
	Ties: 1935
Aug 1939–Apr 1940 9-Month	20.8°F (-6.2°C)	19.2°F (-7.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1971
	20.8°F (-6.2°C)	19.2°F (-7.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019
	Ties: 1939, 1970, 2008
Jul 1939–Apr 1940 10-Month	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	22.5°F (-5.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1971
	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	22.5°F (-5.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019
	Ties: 1935
Jun 1939–Apr 1940 11-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1971
	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2019
	Ties: 1963, 1979
May 1939–Apr 1940 12-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1971
	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
	Ties: 1929, 1931, 1935, 1939
Nov 1938–Apr 1940 18-Month	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1972
	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1930	2016
	Ties: 1996, 2010
May 1938–Apr 1940 24-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1972
	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2019
	Ties: 1987
May 1937–Apr 1940 36-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1973
	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1983
May 1936–Apr 1940 48-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1974
	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2019
	Ties: 1999, 2010
May 1935–Apr 1940 60-Month	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1975
	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019
	Ties: 1939, 1987, 1993

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings