Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Delaware
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1940
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1940 1-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
3.8°F (2.1°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1989 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2019, 2020 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1992 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1917 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1921 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 51.4°F (10.8°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1943 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1943 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month |
60.0°F (15.6°C) | 60.8°F (16.0°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
May–Dec 1940 8-Month |
60.1°F (15.6°C) | 61.0°F (16.1°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1917 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month |
58.6°F (14.8°C) | 59.9°F (15.5°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1917 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 58.2°F (14.6°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1917 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 56.1°F (13.4°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1917 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1958 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1904 |
124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1904 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1905 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1903, 1968, 1979 | ||||||
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1905 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1914, 1929, 1960, 1982 | ||||||
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1907 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1916, 1942, 1961, 1972, 1982 | ||||||
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1905 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1902, 1914, 1938, 1972 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 22, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/