Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Delaware
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1940 1-Month |
61.0°F (16.1°C) | 62.1°F (16.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1967 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2004 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 57.1°F (13.9°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.7°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1907 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 52.3°F (11.3°C) |
-3.8°F (-2.1°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1940 |
| 128th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 47.8°F (8.8°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.7°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
40.1°F (4.5°C) | 44.9°F (7.2°C) |
-4.8°F (-2.7°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1940 |
| 128th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
39.6°F (4.2°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.2°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1904 | 1904 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
39.9°F (4.4°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.2°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1904 | 1904 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
42.0°F (5.6°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.8°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1905 | 1904 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 47.8°F (8.8°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904, 1918 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 52.7°F (11.5°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
52.3°F (11.3°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1905 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1928, 1961, 1967, 1971 | ||||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
53.7°F (12.1°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1905 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1924, 1965 | ||||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1906 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1937, 1978 | ||||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1907 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1959, 1962, 1972, 1984 | ||||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1908 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1931, 1944 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 16, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/