Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alabama
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 |
68.0°F (20.0°C) | 70.7°F (21.5°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1976 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1899 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 66.7°F (19.3°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1997 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 62.9°F (17.2°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1960 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1980 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1960 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
-4.4°F (-2.4°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1940, 1978 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
51.2°F (10.7°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
-3.5°F (-1.9°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
51.2°F (10.7°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.8°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1940 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 57.8°F (14.3°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 60.0°F (15.6°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.3°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1958, 1970 | ||||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 61.7°F (16.5°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1958, 1969 | ||||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
61.4°F (16.3°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1970, 1978 | ||||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
59.6°F (15.3°C) | 60.3°F (15.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1905 | 1977 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
62.6°F (17.0°C) | 63.0°F (17.2°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1978 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1906, 1918, 1919, 1963, 1966, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
63.1°F (17.3°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1970 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1918, 1920, 1975, 1976, 1989, 1993, 2003 | ||||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
63.5°F (17.5°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1971 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1913, 1926, 1948, 1949, 1992, 2007, 2013, 2014 | ||||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
63.3°F (17.4°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1921 | 1971 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1914, 1920, 1941, 1958, 1999, 2004, 2010, 2011 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 10, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/