May 1939 - October 1940 Contiguous U.S. Statewide Average Temperature
-99
1901-2000 base period
Degrees Fahrenheit
128 years
1901-2000
1
Alabama
65.4
3
-1.4
66.8
2
Arizona
64.9
106
1.4
63.5
3
Arkansas
64.1
34
-0.6
64.7
4
California
62.3
109
1.5
60.8
5
Colorado
50.7
111
1.5
49.1
6
Connecticut
51.2
6
-1.6
52.8
7
Delaware
57
4
-1.7
58.7
8
Florida
71.1
1
-1.7
72.8
9
Georgia
65.7
4
-1.3
67
10
Idaho
49.4
125
2.4
46.9
11
Illinois
56.7
54
-0.1
56.8
12
Indiana
56
43
-0.4
56.3
13
Iowa
54
88
0.8
53.3
14
Kansas
60.3
100
1
59.3
15
Kentucky
59.3
26
-0.7
60
16
Louisiana
68.6
3
-1.3
69.9
17
Maine
44.9
25
-0.6
45.5
18
Maryland
57
5
-1.4
58.3
19
Massachusetts
50.2
7
-1.5
51.7
20
Michigan
48.8
54
-0.1
48.9
21
Minnesota
47.6
99
1.2
46.4
22
Mississippi
66.2
4
-1.3
67.4
23
Missouri
59.2
42
-0.2
59.5
24
Montana
48.1
115
2.1
46.1
25
Nebraska
55.5
114
1.7
53.8
26
Nevada
55.8
119
2.1
53.7
27
New Hampshire
46.3
9
-1.2
47.5
28
New Jersey
54.4
5
-1.7
56.1
29
New Mexico
57.4
72
0.4
57
30
New York
48.2
5
-1.4
49.6
31
North Carolina
61.6
13
-0.8
62.5
32
North Dakota
48.1
115
2
46.1
33
Ohio
54.6
17
-0.7
55.3
34
Oklahoma
64.7
79
0.4
64.4
35
Oregon
52.1
118
2.1
50
36
Pennsylvania
51.8
9
-1.1
52.9
37
Rhode Island
51.4
6
-1.8
53.1
38
South Carolina
65.2
10
-1
66.2
39
South Dakota
52.3
114
1.8
50.4
40
Tennessee
60.8
9
-1.1
61.9
41
Texas
68.3
40
-0.2
68.5
42
Utah
54.4
119
2.2
52.2
43
Vermont
45.3
7
-1.4
46.7
44
Virginia
58
10
-1.1
59.1
45
Washington
51.8
125
2.1
49.7
46
West Virginia
55.1
16
-0.9
56
47
Wisconsin
48.7
77
0.5
48.2
48
Wyoming
47.9
121
2.4
45.5