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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Virginia
Average Temperature Rankings, April 1940
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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April 1940 1-Month |
51.2°F (10.7°C) | 54.0°F (12.2°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.5°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1907 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1936 | ||||||
Mar–Apr 1940 2-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.8°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1926, 1960 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1921, 1945 | ||||
Ties: 1911 | ||||||
Feb–Apr 1940 3-Month |
42.7°F (5.9°C) | 45.1°F (7.3°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1934 | 1895 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Apr 1940 4-Month |
37.8°F (3.2°C) | 42.5°F (5.8°C) |
-4.7°F (-2.6°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1940, 1978 |
128th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Dec 1939–Apr 1940 5-Month |
37.8°F (3.2°C) | 41.4°F (5.2°C) |
-3.6°F (-2.0°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1918 | ||||||
Nov 1939–Apr 1940 6-Month |
38.6°F (3.7°C) | 42.1°F (5.6°C) |
-3.5°F (-1.9°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Oct 1939–Apr 1940 7-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 44.1°F (6.7°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.5°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904, 1918 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1977 | ||||||
Sep 1939–Apr 1940 8-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Aug 1939–Apr 1940 9-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 49.9°F (9.9°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Jul 1939–Apr 1940 10-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 52.4°F (11.3°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1982 | ||||||
Jun 1939–Apr 1940 11-Month |
52.7°F (11.5°C) | 54.0°F (12.2°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1918 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1958, 1964, 1982 | ||||||
May 1939–Apr 1940 12-Month |
53.7°F (12.1°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1918 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1993 | ||||||
Nov 1938–Apr 1940 18-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1905 |
86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1928, 1981, 1993 | ||||||
May 1938–Apr 1940 24-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1905 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1924, 1929, 1960, 1984 | ||||||
May 1937–Apr 1940 36-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1970 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2021, 2022 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1938, 1995, 1997, 2015 | ||||||
May 1936–Apr 1940 48-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1970 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2020, 2022 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1975 | ||||||
May 1935–Apr 1940 60-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1970 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1926, 1931, 1977 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 20, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/