Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Tennessee
Average Temperature Rankings, October 1940
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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October 1940 1-Month |
60.1°F (15.6°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917, 1952 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1919 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1983 | ||||||
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month |
63.9°F (17.7°C) | 64.5°F (18.1°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1976 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1923 | ||||||
Aug–Oct 1940 3-Month |
67.9°F (19.9°C) | 68.3°F (20.2°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1976 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1903, 1916, 1923, 1949, 1977, 2003 | ||||||
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month |
69.8°F (21.0°C) | 70.6°F (21.4°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1967 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1924, 1937, 1972, 1997 | ||||||
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month |
70.5°F (21.4°C) | 71.2°F (21.8°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1976 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1948 | ||||||
May–Oct 1940 6-Month |
69.2°F (20.7°C) | 70.3°F (21.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1976 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1936, 1941, 2007, 2016, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1972 | ||||||
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month |
67.4°F (19.7°C) | 68.5°F (20.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1976 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1941 | ||||
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month |
64.7°F (18.2°C) | 66.0°F (18.9°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1924 | 1917 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1950, 1997 | ||||||
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month |
61.7°F (16.5°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1924 | 1917 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1966, 1968, 1978, 1996 | ||||||
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 60.6°F (15.9°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1940 |
127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1921 | ||||
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1940, 1978 |
126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 57.7°F (14.3°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1940 |
126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month |
60.8°F (16.0°C) | 61.9°F (16.6°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1964, 1969, 1978 | ||||||
Nov 1938–Oct 1940 24-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 57.7°F (14.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1978, 1979 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1917, 1963, 1981, 1984, 2014 | ||||||
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month |
57.7°F (14.3°C) | 57.6°F (14.2°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1930 | 1979 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1914, 1920, 1930, 1941, 1947 | ||||||
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 57.7°F (14.3°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1979 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1947, 1951, 1998 | ||||||
Nov 1935–Oct 1940 60-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 57.7°F (14.3°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1930 | 1964, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1915, 1921, 1930, 1946, 1951, 1987, 1989 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/