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 February 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Kentucky
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1940
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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January 1940 1-Month |
20.0°F (-6.7°C) | 33.6°F (0.9°C) |
-13.6°F (-7.6°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1950 | ||||
Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month |
28.9°F (-1.7°C) | 35.0°F (1.7°C) |
-6.1°F (-3.4°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1918 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Nov 1939–Jan 1940 3-Month |
33.3°F (0.7°C) | 38.4°F (3.6°C) |
-5.1°F (-2.9°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Oct 1939–Jan 1940 4-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.8°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1963 | ||||||
Sep 1939–Jan 1940 5-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 48.2°F (9.0°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1977 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 2014 | ||||||
Aug 1939–Jan 1940 6-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 52.6°F (11.4°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1977 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1961 | ||||||
Jul 1939–Jan 1940 7-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 56.1°F (13.4°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1977 |
105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1990, 1997, 2015 | ||||||
Jun 1939–Jan 1940 8-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 58.0°F (14.4°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1977 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1956, 1967, 1979, 2015 | ||||||
May 1939–Jan 1940 9-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1977 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1956, 1981, 2015 | ||||||
Apr 1939–Jan 1940 10-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1977 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1938, 1978, 1996, 2009 | ||||||
Mar 1939–Jan 1940 11-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 57.2°F (14.0°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1918 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1917, 1921, 2010 | ||||||
Feb 1939–Jan 1940 12-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1918 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1903, 1944, 2001 | ||||||
Aug 1938–Jan 1940 18-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1918 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1909, 1924, 1958, 1988 | ||||||
Feb 1938–Jan 1940 24-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1918 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 1923 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1935, 1955 | ||||||
Feb 1937–Jan 1940 36-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1979 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1914, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1958 | ||||||
Feb 1936–Jan 1940 48-Month |
56.4°F (13.6°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1980 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1950, 1956, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 | ||||||
Feb 1935–Jan 1940 60-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1981 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020, 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1938, 1941, 1992 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published March 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/