Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Maryland
Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
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) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1989 |
| 21st 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 |
| 28th 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 |
| 57th 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 |
| 87th 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 |
| 92nd 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 |
| 98th 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 |
| 88th 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 |
| 91st 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 |
| 108th 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 |
| 111th 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 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012, 2018 | ||||
| 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 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| 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 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| 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 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| 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 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
| 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 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
| 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 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
| 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 2020, retrieved on July 7, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/