Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Maryland
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1940 1-Month |
71.1°F (21.7°C) | 73.2°F (22.9°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1927 | 1927 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1908, 1909, 1912 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month |
72.9°F (22.7°C) | 74.1°F (23.4°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1927 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1920, 1971 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month |
72.4°F (22.4°C) | 73.0°F (22.8°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1927 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1985 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1940 4-Month |
69.7°F (20.9°C) | 70.3°F (21.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1907 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1954, 1960, 1996 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month |
65.3°F (18.5°C) | 66.7°F (19.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1927 | 1907 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1946 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month |
60.7°F (15.9°C) | 62.7°F (17.1°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.2°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1927 | 1907 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1950 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month |
56.8°F (13.8°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1924 | 1907 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1979 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1904 | 1904 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1904 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1978 | ||||||
|
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 52.2°F (11.2°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1904 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1920 | ||||||
|
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 52.6°F (11.4°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 53.8°F (12.1°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 56.7°F (13.7°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1927 | 1918 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1916, 1920 | ||||||
|
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 53.8°F (12.1°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1905 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1928, 1965 | ||||||
|
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month |
53.5°F (11.9°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.2°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1905, 1906 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1925, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1981, 1984 | ||||||
|
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1905, 1907 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1925, 1942, 1948, 1958 | ||||||
|
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1908 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1922, 1938, 1961, 1984 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 2, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/