Atlanta Weather in 1940

Historical record of Atlanta, Georgia weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Atlanta Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	July 28
Lowest temperature	4 °F	January 28
Highest daily low	76 °F	July 27
Lowest daily high	18 °F	January 26
Most daily precipitation	4.9 inches	August 12
Most daily snow	8.3 inches	January 23
Total annual precipitation	51.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	8.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Atlanta in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1940 was 98 °F which happened on July 28.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Atlanta in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Jul 28
2	97 °F	Jul 21
3	96 °F	Aug 27
3	96 °F	Jul 27
3	96 °F	Jul 26
3	96 °F	Jun 7
3	96 °F	Jun 6
8	95 °F	Sep 22
8	95 °F	Aug 26
8	95 °F	Aug 6
8	95 °F	Jul 31
8	95 °F	Jul 30
8	95 °F	Jul 25
8	95 °F	Jul 24
8	95 °F	Jun 18

What was the coldest temperature in Atlanta in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1940 was 4 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Atlanta in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	4 °F	January 28
1	4 °F	January 26
3	5 °F	January 27
4	8 °F	January 20
4	8 °F	January 19
6	9 °F	January 25
7	14 °F	January 24
8	15 °F	January 29
8	15 °F	January 21
8	15 °F	January 2

January 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	35	19	0.00	0.0
January 2	31	15	0.00	0.0
January 3	37	16	0.00	0.0
January 4	42	22	0.06	0.0
January 5	39	26	0.02	0.0
January 6	43	21	0.00	0.0
January 7	35	29	1.12	n/a
January 8	33	27	0.00	0.0
January 9	39	23	0.00	0.0
January 10	44	27	0.00	0.0
January 11	37	35	0.91	0.0
January 12	44	36	0.69	0.0
January 13	44	42	0.24	0.0
January 14	59	35	1.29	0.0
January 15	42	28	0.00	0.0
January 16	50	27	0.00	0.0
January 17	54	30	0.00	0.0
January 18	57	24	0.00	0.0
January 19	24	8	0.00	0.0
January 20	30	8	0.00	0.0
January 21	35	15	0.00	0.0
January 22	45	19	0.00	0.0
January 23	36	27	1.29	8.3
January 24	28	14	0.00	0.0
January 25	21	9	0.00	0.0
January 26	18	4	0.00	0.0
January 27	23	5	0.00	0.0
January 28	30	4	0.00	0.0
January 29	40	15	0.00	0.0
January 30	38	28	0.00	0.0
January 31	46	20	0.00	0.0

February 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	52	22	0.00
February 2	41	25	0.00
February 3	45	20	0.00
February 4	39	28	0.26
February 5	49	37	0.56
February 6	63	43	0.13
February 7	43	32	0.00
February 8	58	28	0.00
February 9	64	34	0.06
February 10	67	38	0.18
February 11	55	31	0.00
February 12	64	33	0.00
February 13	62	36	0.34
February 14	42	30	0.00
February 15	45	29	0.00
February 16	50	32	0.00
February 17	44	36	1.14
February 18	55	36	0.78
February 19	45	37	0.02
February 20	38	35	0.01
February 21	39	35	0.01
February 22	38	30	0.00
February 23	46	25	0.00
February 24	52	35	0.06
February 25	45	28	0.01
February 26	53	25	0.00
February 27	56	39	0.27
February 28	68	48	0.00
February 29	67	40	0.00

March 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	76	41	0.00
March 2	69	50	0.00
March 3	69	44	0.12
March 4	55	43	0.00
March 5	51	37	0.00
March 6	55	34	0.00
March 7	59	33	0.23
March 8	46	33	0.33
March 9	50	29	0.00
March 10	67	31	0.00
March 11	73	44	0.04
March 12	49	39	1.41
March 13	41	36	1.06
March 14	45	33	0.39
March 15	53	29	0.00
March 16	70	40	0.00
March 17	75	40	0.00
March 18	73	45	0.54
March 19	59	44	0.00
March 20	66	41	0.00
March 21	69	41	0.00
March 22	62	43	0.00
March 23	62	38	0.00
March 24	44	30	0.38
March 25	44	26	0.00
March 26	56	30	0.00
March 27	61	38	0.04
March 28	59	52	0.21
March 29	74	56	0.32
March 30	68	49	0.20
March 31	79	44	0.00

April 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	85	49	0.00
April 2	88	52	0.00
April 3	79	61	0.08
April 4	70	59	0.74
April 5	68	48	0.00
April 6	64	46	0.00
April 7	64	51	0.23
April 8	69	48	0.07
April 9	60	45	0.00
April 10	73	39	0.00
April 11	81	46	0.00
April 12	61	32	0.01
April 13	52	28	0.00
April 14	70	38	0.00
April 15	82	52	0.00
April 16	76	56	0.00
April 17	78	62	0.00
April 18	73	60	0.00
April 19	67	47	1.45
April 20	49	41	0.03
April 21	63	40	0.00
April 22	72	45	0.00
April 23	75	50	0.13
April 24	69	50	0.00
April 25	66	51	0.00
April 26	77	47	0.00
April 27	72	54	0.00
April 28	75	48	0.00
April 29	67	51	0.00
April 30	66	50	0.03

May 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	74	50	0.53
May 2	57	43	0.00
May 3	67	43	0.00
May 4	63	40	0.00
May 5	80	44	0.00
May 6	90	50	0.00
May 7	91	63	0.00
May 8	94	66	0.13
May 9	89	61	0.13
May 10	76	56	0.00
May 11	76	52	0.00
May 12	80	48	0.00
May 13	87	54	0.00
May 14	87	58	0.01
May 15	82	58	0.01
May 16	75	54	0.00
May 17	81	53	0.00
May 18	92	55	0.00
May 19	93	60	0.00
May 20	87	64	0.00
May 21	84	62	0.00
May 22	90	63	0.00
May 23	86	69	0.00
May 24	76	53	0.33
May 25	79	49	0.00
May 26	79	59	0.39
May 27	78	56	0.09
May 28	72	59	0.01
May 29	68	61	0.40
May 30	77	60	0.00
May 31	80	56	0.00

June 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	82	60	0.00
June 2	84	60	0.00
June 3	87	59	0.00
June 4	87	63	0.00
June 5	90	66	0.00
June 6	96	67	0.00
June 7	96	69	0.00
June 8	92	69	0.00
June 9	86	65	0.06
June 10	93	66	0.00
June 11	92	68	1.22
June 12	87	67	0.03
June 13	90	68	0.00
June 14	93	67	0.00
June 15	81	70	0.76
June 16	85	70	0.01
June 17	93	72	0.00
June 18	95	69	0.00
June 19	92	70	0.25
June 20	89	70	0.00
June 21	85	64	0.00
June 22	90	64	0.00
June 23	91	69	0.03
June 24	90	68	0.67
June 25	79	62	0.17
June 26	86	66	0.00
June 27	90	67	0.00
June 28	91	69	0.21
June 29	83	65	0.00
June 30	86	56	0.00

July 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	89	61	0.00
July 2	85	65	0.11
July 3	75	65	0.68
July 4	72	65	1.62
July 5	76	65	0.00
July 6	68	60	0.91
July 7	69	58	0.11
July 8	80	62	1.77
July 9	83	65	1.21
July 10	82	66	0.29
July 11	87	64	1.05
July 12	86	68	0.02
July 13	85	68	0.22
July 14	75	65	0.00
July 15	81	66	0.40
July 16	87	67	0.00
July 17	85	66	0.00
July 18	83	64	0.43
July 19	89	66	0.00
July 20	94	70	0.00
July 21	97	70	0.00
July 22	94	74	0.00
July 23	94	74	0.00
July 24	95	74	0.00
July 25	95	74	0.00
July 26	96	76	0.00
July 27	96	76	0.00
July 28	98	75	0.00
July 29	94	73	0.00
July 30	95	72	0.00
July 31	95	70	0.00

August 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	94	74	0.00
August 2	84	71	0.34
August 3	84	66	0.00
August 4	86	71	0.00
August 5	90	72	0.32
August 6	95	71	0.61
August 7	91	70	0.00
August 8	89	69	0.00
August 9	88	70	0.00
August 10	85	68	0.00
August 11	85	72	0.00
August 12	73	70	4.94
August 13	84	71	0.73
August 14	86	72	0.00
August 15	87	71	0.00
August 16	92	70	0.00
August 17	93	74	0.00
August 18	93	72	0.00
August 19	85	66	0.00
August 20	84	62	0.00
August 21	83	64	0.00
August 22	84	66	0.00
August 23	89	65	0.00
August 24	89	64	0.00
August 25	91	66	0.00
August 26	95	67	0.00
August 27	96	69	0.00
August 28	92	69	0.00
August 29	83	70	0.71
August 30	92	70	0.51
August 31	86	67	0.00

September 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	87	66	0.00
September 2	91	69	0.00
September 3	94	66	0.00
September 4	92	69	0.00
September 5	89	67	0.00
September 6	88	66	0.00
September 7	87	68	0.00
September 8	88	65	0.00
September 9	92	68	0.00
September 10	91	64	2.46
September 11	70	53	0.00
September 12	72	47	0.00
September 13	76	54	0.00
September 14	77	51	0.00
September 15	84	53	0.00
September 16	87	59	0.00
September 17	88	60	0.00
September 18	86	62	0.00
September 19	84	64	0.00
September 20	82	61	0.00
September 21	88	59	0.00
September 22	95	64	0.00
September 23	90	70	0.00
September 24	88	69	0.23
September 25	80	55	0.01
September 26	59	46	0.37
September 27	66	44	0.00
September 28	71	50	0.00
September 29	78	56	0.00
September 30	77	53	0.00

October 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	76	50	0.00
October 2	77	51	0.00
October 3	80	48	0.00
October 4	88	48	0.00
October 5	84	54	0.00
October 6	85	53	0.00
October 7	81	55	0.00
October 8	73	53	0.00
October 9	72	48	0.00
October 10	75	44	0.00
October 11	75	45	0.00
October 12	78	47	0.00
October 13	83	51	0.00
October 14	87	57	0.00
October 15	80	53	0.20
October 16	57	50	0.01
October 17	68	50	0.00
October 18	69	44	0.00
October 19	78	44	0.00
October 20	78	53	0.00
October 21	69	51	0.00
October 22	69	49	0.00
October 23	76	58	0.00
October 24	80	55	0.00
October 25	82	52	0.00
October 26	85	56	0.00
October 27	87	52	0.00
October 28	86	52	0.00
October 29	80	56	0.00
October 30	73	57	0.22
October 31	72	56	0.00

November 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	71	56	1.11
November 2	70	49	0.00
November 3	76	45	0.00
November 4	76	45	0.00
November 5	73	52	0.22
November 6	66	45	0.01
November 7	61	40	0.00
November 8	59	35	0.00
November 9	57	33	0.00
November 10	55	47	0.27
November 11	68	56	0.62
November 12	60	45	0.14
November 13	52	44	0.13
November 14	45	27	0.00
November 15	33	21	0.00
November 16	45	19	0.00
November 17	65	28	0.00
November 18	64	35	0.00
November 19	65	38	0.00
November 20	67	49	0.00
November 21	71	54	0.00
November 22	74	51	0.00
November 23	70	53	0.05
November 24	66	61	0.01
November 25	61	51	0.36
November 26	51	42	0.37
November 27	47	34	0.00
November 28	48	29	0.00
November 29	59	29	0.00
November 30	59	33	0.00

December 1940 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	55	36	0.74
December 2	54	33	0.00
December 3	42	27	0.00
December 4	51	26	0.00
December 5	55	34	0.00
December 6	56	29	0.00
December 7	48	36	0.01
December 8	56	37	0.00
December 9	61	32	0.00
December 10	66	32	0.00
December 11	67	36	0.00
December 12	65	52	0.05
December 13	63	52	0.20
December 14	64	47	0.19
December 15	47	42	0.08
December 16	60	41	0.93
December 17	47	32	0.00
December 18	54	32	0.00
December 19	45	36	0.02
December 20	52	41	0.01
December 21	66	41	0.00
December 22	59	38	0.00
December 23	61	41	0.00
December 24	51	41	0.51
December 25	54	46	0.04
December 26	57	51	0.26
December 27	65	52	0.45
December 28	60	50	0.90
December 29	50	41	0.00
December 30	53	36	0.00
December 31	58	35	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1930–2024	Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport	location