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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Kansas
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1940
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1940 1-Month |
63.3°F (17.4°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1917 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1962, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1950, 2013 | ||||||
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1907 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1938 | ||||||
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1924 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1948, 1976, 2009 | ||||||
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 48.2°F (9.0°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1933, 2011 | ||||||
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
41.1°F (5.1°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.7°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1924 | 1912 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1912 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
40.8°F (4.9°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1912 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1949 | ||||||
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
43.2°F (6.2°C) | 44.0°F (6.7°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899, 1912 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1901, 1904, 1913, 1947, 1952, 1962, 1980, 1983, 1997 | ||||||
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 46.7°F (8.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1985 | ||||||
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 49.8°F (9.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1910, 1950, 2013 | ||||||
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 52.4°F (11.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1922, 1937, 2009 | ||||||
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1948, 1963, 1998, 2015 | ||||||
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
51.1°F (10.6°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899, 1913 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1953 | ||||||
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1905, 1994 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1956 | ||||||
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1905 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2014 | ||||||
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1906 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 1935, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 2005, 2008, 2015 | ||||||
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1933 | 1907 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1935, 2006, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1943, 1992, 2001, 2014 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 28, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/