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 March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Atlantic-Gulf Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1940
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1940 1-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1960 |
98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1934, 1966, 1968 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 52.7°F (11.5°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1934 | 1947 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
-5.5°F (-3.1°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-4.0°F (-2.3°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-3.8°F (-2.1°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1902 | 1977 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 53.6°F (12.0°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1902 | 1977 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 56.6°F (13.7°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.3°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1904 | ||||||
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 59.4°F (15.2°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 61.6°F (16.4°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1915 | ||||||
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month |
61.8°F (16.6°C) | 63.3°F (17.4°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1977 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month |
62.5°F (16.9°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1978 | ||||||
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month |
62.6°F (17.0°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017, 2020 | ||||
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 60.5°F (15.8°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1978 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1983, 1993 | ||||||
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month |
63.7°F (17.6°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1978 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1958, 2015 | ||||||
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month |
63.8°F (17.7°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1970 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1914, 1943, 1986, 1995 | ||||||
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month |
64.1°F (17.8°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1970 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1932, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1995, 1997 | ||||||
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month |
64.0°F (17.8°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1970 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1931, 1945, 1958, 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/