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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Maryland
Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1940
View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860
Download:
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1940 1-Month |
30.5°F (-0.8°C) | 26.7°F (-2.9°C) |
3.8°F (2.1°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1989 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month |
33.2°F (0.7°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1957, 2007 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month |
36.1°F (2.3°C) | 35.5°F (1.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1957, 1961 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month |
40.2°F (4.6°C) | 40.7°F (4.8°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1951 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 45.1°F (7.3°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1899, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1945, 1955 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1930, 1969 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015, 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1951, 1955 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1940 8-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1954 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 49.1°F (9.5°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1917 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1932, 1964, 1997 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.7°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1917 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1966 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1934 | 1917 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012, 2018, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1976, 1978 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month |
41.7°F (5.4°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1904 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month |
44.1°F (6.7°C) | 45.2°F (7.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1904 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012, 2020, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1968 | ||||||
|
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month |
43.1°F (6.2°C) | 43.6°F (6.4°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1905 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1909, 1910, 1981 | ||||||
|
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1905 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1943, 1944, 1983 | ||||||
|
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1905 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1901, 1935, 1972 | ||||||
|
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month |
43.4°F (6.3°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1905 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1915, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1961, 1972, 1978, 1983 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/