Climate at a Glance
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Greensboro, North Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1940
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1940 1-Month |
65.9°F (18.8°C) | 66.6°F (19.2°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1954 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
60.8°F (16.0°C) | 62.6°F (17.0°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1961 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 58.2°F (14.6°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.7°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1960 |
86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 54.3°F (12.4°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1934 | 1978 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1980 | ||||||
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-4.5°F (-2.5°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
45.5°F (7.5°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.2°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-4.0°F (-2.3°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.8°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1978 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1978 |
86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1958 | ||||||
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1977 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1982 | ||||||
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1977 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1977 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1961, 1966, 1970, 1981, 1982 | ||||||
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 55.6°F (13.1°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1979 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1965 | ||||||
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1978 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1979 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1959, 1973, 1997 | ||||||
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1980 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1958, 1989, 1996, 1998 | ||||||
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
58.0°F (14.4°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1981 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1977, 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 1, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/