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Delaware

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1940 1-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1907
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2007
	Ties: 1987
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2007
	Ties: 1909
Aug–Oct 1940 3-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1909, 1917
Aug–Oct 1940 3-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month	65.8°F (18.8°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1909
	65.8°F (18.8°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
	Ties: 1917
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month	66.9°F (19.4°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1907
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month	66.9°F (19.4°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2010
May–Oct 1940 6-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1907
May–Oct 1940 6-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2010, 2018
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1907
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019
	Ties: 1917
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	62.6°F (17.0°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1907
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	62.6°F (17.0°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2010
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1907
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1904
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	-3.3°F (-1.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	-3.3°F (-1.9°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1904	1904
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1904	1904
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1904
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Nov 1938–Oct 1940 24-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1968
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1911, 1925, 1929, 1941, 1962
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019
	Ties: 1903, 1914, 1915, 1941
Nov 1935–Oct 1940 60-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1905, 1907, 1908
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1915, 1930, 1938, 1963, 1972

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