Climate at a Glance
Statewide 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 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Illinois
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1940 1-Month |
36.5°F (2.5°C) | 39.8°F (4.3°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.8°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1960 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month |
32.8°F (0.4°C) | 34.5°F (1.4°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1978 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1951, 1963 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month |
26.2°F (-3.2°C) | 31.4°F (-0.3°C) |
-5.2°F (-2.9°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1912 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month |
28.2°F (-2.1°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.5°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1978 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month |
30.5°F (-0.8°C) | 32.9°F (0.5°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1912 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month |
34.8°F (1.6°C) | 36.5°F (2.5°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1912, 1978 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1962, 1996 | ||||||
|
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 40.8°F (4.9°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1977, 1978 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1924, 1944 | ||||||
|
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month |
44.1°F (6.7°C) | 44.9°F (7.2°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1977 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1897, 1906, 1975 | ||||||
|
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 48.3°F (9.1°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1977 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1997 | ||||||
|
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1904 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1908, 1913, 1920, 1943 | ||||||
|
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1918 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1928, 1948, 1971 | ||||||
|
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month |
51.2°F (10.7°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1918 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1927 | ||||||
|
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1905 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1920, 1943, 1949, 1973, 1984 | ||||||
|
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month |
52.3°F (11.3°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1905 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month |
52.3°F (11.3°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1979 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1943, 1944, 1991 | ||||||
|
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1980 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1945, 1991, 2004 | ||||||
|
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month |
51.8°F (11.0°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1906 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1935 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1996 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on December 6, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/