Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1940 1-Month |
62.2°F (16.8°C) | 65.1°F (18.4°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1917, 1924 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
58.0°F (14.4°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1907 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1960 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1951, 1958, 1969 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 49.9°F (9.9°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1924 | 1978 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
41.8°F (5.4°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
-4.4°F (-2.5°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1978 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
41.0°F (5.0°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.8°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1978 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
41.2°F (5.1°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.7°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1978 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 46.0°F (7.8°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1978 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1978 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1980, 1982 | ||||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1978 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1982, 1993, 2014 | ||||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1918 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1982 | ||||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1904, 1918 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1979 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1964 | ||||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1905, 1978 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1989 | ||||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1979 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1937, 1976 | ||||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1980 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1932, 1937, 1942, 2015 | ||||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1987, 1994 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 15, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/