Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, March 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1940 1-Month |
30.13°F (-1.04°C) | 29.99°F (-1.12°C) |
0.14°F (0.08°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1965 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month |
27.20°F (-2.67°C) | 26.41°F (-3.11°C) |
0.79°F (0.44°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1899 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month |
22.83°F (-5.09°C) | 24.19°F (-4.34°C) |
-1.36°F (-0.75°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1912 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month |
23.77°F (-4.57°C) | 23.80°F (-4.56°C) |
-0.03°F (-0.01°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month |
24.94°F (-3.92°C) | 25.18°F (-3.79°C) |
-0.24°F (-0.13°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1899 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month |
27.70°F (-2.39°C) | 27.89°F (-2.28°C) |
-0.19°F (-0.11°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month |
31.39°F (-0.34°C) | 31.32°F (-0.38°C) |
0.07°F (0.04°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month |
34.82°F (1.57°C) | 34.78°F (1.54°C) |
0.04°F (0.03°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month |
37.75°F (3.19°C) | 37.65°F (3.14°C) |
0.10°F (0.05°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1973 | ||||||
|
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month |
39.59°F (4.22°C) | 39.45°F (4.14°C) |
0.14°F (0.08°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1982 | ||||||
|
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month |
40.44°F (4.69°C) | 40.17°F (4.54°C) |
0.27°F (0.15°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month |
40.28°F (4.60°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.24°F (0.13°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month |
36.13°F (2.29°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
0.15°F (0.08°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1918 |
| 62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month |
40.32°F (4.62°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.28°F (0.15°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1918 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month |
40.60°F (4.78°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
0.58°F (0.32°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1918 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month |
40.39°F (4.66°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
0.39°F (0.22°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1918 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month |
40.08°F (4.49°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
0.08°F (0.05°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1933 | 1920 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 22, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/