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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Missouri
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 |
62.0°F (16.7°C) | 64.2°F (17.9°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1917, 1924 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 2020 | ||||||
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 59.3°F (15.2°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1907 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1945 | ||||||
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1960 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 49.0°F (9.4°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1924 | 1899, 1960 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1913, 1914, 2008 | ||||||
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 45.1°F (7.3°C) |
-4.6°F (-2.6°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1978 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.8°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1978 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
40.3°F (4.6°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1899, 1912, 1978 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
42.8°F (6.0°C) | 44.9°F (7.2°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1968, 1970 | ||||||
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1970, 1994 | ||||||
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899 |
101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1970, 1973 | ||||||
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
53.7°F (12.1°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1904 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1984 | ||||||
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1979 |
63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1920, 1927, 1943, 1967 | ||||||
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1905 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1979 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1954, 2004, 2020 | ||||||
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1980 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 1935, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1933, 2003 | ||||||
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1907 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1932, 1945, 1959, 1976, 1990 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/