Climate at a Glance
Regional 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 October 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
California River Basin
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 |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 60.7°F (15.9°C) |
3.9°F (2.2°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1977 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 2006, 2014 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1967 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1992 | ||||
| Ties: 2004, 2007 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 52.2°F (11.2°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 49.1°F (9.5°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1986, 2016 | ||||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 49.2°F (9.6°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 52.4°F (11.3°C) |
2.2°F (1.3°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
59.2°F (15.1°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 1959, 1987, 2001, 2009, 2020 | ||||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1913, 1917 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1959, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1989 | ||||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1913, 1917 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1960, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990 | ||||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1913 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2016, 2017, 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1983, 2001 | ||||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1913, 1917 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1981, 1985, 1986 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published November 2020, retrieved on December 3, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/