Lake Placid Weather in 1940

Historical record of Lake Placid, New York weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Lake Placid Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	86 °F	July 25
Lowest temperature	-26 °F	December 4
Highest daily low	67 °F	July 26
Lowest daily high	0 °F	December 3
Most daily precipitation	2.1 inches	June 8
Most daily snow	15.0 inches	January 21
Total annual precipitation	41.6 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Lake Placid in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Lake Placid, New York in 1940 was 86 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Lake Placid in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	86 °F	Jul 25
1	86 °F	Jul 23
3	85 °F	Aug 18
3	85 °F	Jul 26
5	84 °F	Jul 29
5	84 °F	Jul 28
5	84 °F	Jun 4
8	83 °F	Aug 17
8	83 °F	Aug 16
8	83 °F	Aug 12
8	83 °F	Aug 9
8	83 °F	Jul 24

What was the coldest temperature in Lake Placid in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Lake Placid, New York in 1940 was -26 °F which happened on Dec 4.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Lake Placid in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-26 °F	December 4
2	-25 °F	January 23
3	-23 °F	January 24
4	-20 °F	January 17
4	-20 °F	January 7
6	-18 °F	February 27
7	-17 °F	December 5
7	-17 °F	January 18
9	-15 °F	January 29
9	-15 °F	January 8

January 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	n/a	5	0.05	0.5
January 2	n/a	-2	n/a	0.0
January 3	12	-3	0.10	1.0
January 4	11	-2	n/a	0.0
January 5	19	-14	0.16	1.0
January 6	20	-12	n/a	0.0
January 7	15	-20	n/a	0.0
January 8	18	-15	n/a	0.0
January 9	20	-12	n/a	0.0
January 10	22	-11	n/a	0.0
January 11	26	1	n/a	0.0
January 12	30	14	0.00	0.0
January 13	35	25	n/a	0.0
January 14	36	14	0.20	2.0
January 15	31	27	0.20	2.0
January 16	n/a	5	n/a	0.0
January 17	n/a	-20	n/a	0.0
January 18	10	-17	0.00	0.0
January 19	8	-8	0.00	0.0
January 20	13	0	n/a	0.0
January 21	19	n/a	1.50	15.0
January 22	13	11	0.05	0.5
January 23	16	-25	n/a	0.0
January 24	18	-23	0.08	0.8
January 25	15	5	0.05	0.5
January 26	8	-1	0.05	0.5
January 27	19	-4	0.05	0.5
January 28	9	-4	0.00	0.0
January 29	19	-15	n/a	0.0
January 30	23	-13	n/a	0.0
January 31	25	-11	n/a	0.0

February 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	20	-2	0.05	0.5
February 2	18	1	0.00	0.0
February 3	18	-9	0.15	1.5
February 4	19	2	0.15	1.5
February 5	30	4	0.00	0.0
February 6	36	12	0.00	1.0
February 7	30	19	0.20	2.0
February 8	26	17	0.35	3.5
February 9	25	5	0.00	0.0
February 10	35	2	0.50	5.0
February 11	23	19	0.05	0.5
February 12	25	10	0.05	0.5
February 13	23	2	0.00	0.0
February 14	14	2	0.05	0.5
February 15	13	6	0.00	0.0
February 16	19	2	0.00	0.0
February 17	35	2	0.00	0.0
February 18	46	5	0.00	0.0
February 19	34	15	0.30	3.0
February 20	n/a	23	0.30	3.0
February 21	27	13	0.00	0.0
February 22	36	-10	0.00	0.0
February 23	26	-7	0.00	0.0
February 24	30	-6	0.10	1.0
February 25	19	1	0.00	0.0
February 26	19	-11	0.00	0.0
February 27	19	-18	0.00	0.0
February 28	28	-13	0.00	0.0
February 29	32	-4	0.00	0.0

March 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	24	1	0.00	n/a
March 2	40	-11	0.00	n/a
March 3	43	-5	0.02	n/a
March 4	33	26	0.25	2.5
March 5	35	25	0.30	3.0
March 6	32	24	0.30	3.0
March 7	26	18	0.50	5.0
March 8	27	16	0.05	0.5
March 9	24	17	0.15	1.5
March 10	n/a	8	0.10	1.0
March 11	9	2	0.00	0.0
March 12	23	-6	0.00	n/a
March 13	34	-13	0.00	n/a
March 14	41	4	0.95	9.0
March 15	n/a	23	0.15	1.5
March 16	36	15	0.20	2.0
March 17	29	18	0.05	0.5
March 18	35	-6	0.00	0.0
March 19	33	1	0.08	0.8
March 20	28	14	0.50	5.0
March 21	28	14	0.05	0.5
March 22	27	3	0.02	0.3
March 23	n/a	-6	0.00	n/a
March 24	15	-4	0.00	n/a
March 25	19	0	0.60	6.0
March 26	30	5	0.05	0.5
March 27	32	15	0.02	0.3
March 28	43	6	0.00	n/a
March 29	55	15	0.00	n/a
March 30	53	25	0.52	n/a
March 31	51	31	0.40	4.0

April 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	n/a	27	0.00	n/a
April 2	43	17	0.00	n/a
April 3	42	12	0.05	n/a
April 4	39	28	0.05	1.0
April 5	36	29	0.00	n/a
April 6	35	21	0.02	0.2
April 7	44	17	0.00	n/a
April 8	44	27	0.15	n/a
April 9	42	36	0.00	0.0
April 10	41	24	0.00	n/a
April 11	51	20	0.15	n/a
April 12	38	36	0.50	5.0
April 13	n/a	15	0.30	3.0
April 14	31	15	0.05	5.5
April 15	44	12	0.00	n/a
April 16	51	29	0.00	n/a
April 17	51	22	0.27	n/a
April 18	44	35	0.20	n/a
April 19	45	31	0.00	n/a
April 20	36	26	0.50	5.0
April 21	34	30	0.30	3.0
April 22	32	25	0.20	2.0
April 23	41	27	0.00	n/a
April 24	45	27	0.00	n/a
April 25	48	29	0.00	0.0
April 26	51	24	0.00	n/a
April 27	53	23	0.00	n/a
April 28	60	22	0.00	n/a
April 29	70	25	0.00	n/a
April 30	74	34	0.02	n/a

May 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	73	36	0.01	n/a
May 2	63	45	0.15	n/a
May 3	60	41	0.14	n/a
May 4	51	40	0.00	n/a
May 5	61	36	0.00	n/a
May 6	65	30	0.00	n/a
May 7	55	41	0.00	n/a
May 8	61	32	0.00	n/a
May 9	56	25	0.00	n/a
May 10	59	24	0.00	n/a
May 11	49	28	0.05	n/a
May 12	54	21	0.00	n/a
May 13	60	24	0.00	n/a
May 14	64	31	0.05	n/a
May 15	74	37	0.05	n/a
May 16	64	40	0.62	n/a
May 17	n/a	38	0.05	n/a
May 18	50	40	0.00	n/a
May 19	60	44	0.00	n/a
May 20	70	49	0.04	n/a
May 21	78	50	0.26	n/a
May 22	82	52	0.20	n/a
May 23	68	54	0.03	n/a
May 24	72	50	0.00	n/a
May 25	71	57	0.00	n/a
May 26	70	57	0.00	n/a
May 27	76	54	0.07	n/a
May 28	69	54	0.83	n/a
May 29	63	49	0.00	n/a
May 30	71	35	0.00	n/a
May 31	60	46	0.08	n/a

June 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	73	52	0.64	n/a
June 2	70	53	0.35	n/a
June 3	80	45	0.24	n/a
June 4	84	59	0.00	n/a
June 5	82	54	0.00	n/a
June 6	70	49	0.00	n/a
June 7	77	41	0.17	n/a
June 8	80	55	2.05	n/a
June 9	64	60	0.00	n/a
June 10	72	56	0.00	n/a
June 11	69	53	0.00	n/a
June 12	75	59	0.60	n/a
June 13	73	63	0.05	n/a
June 14	71	36	0.16	n/a
June 15	74	46	0.00	n/a
June 16	69	44	0.25	n/a
June 17	78	39	0.00	n/a
June 18	80	52	0.14	n/a
June 19	72	61	0.10	n/a
June 20	n/a	42	0.10	n/a
June 21	54	37	0.00	n/a
June 22	65	30	0.00	n/a
June 23	68	31	0.00	n/a
June 24	65	37	0.05	n/a
June 25	64	50	0.38	n/a
June 26	58	45	0.48	n/a
June 27	57	42	0.03	n/a
June 28	66	44	0.06	n/a
June 29	63	53	0.45	n/a
June 30	63	48	0.35	n/a

July 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	60	44	0.12	n/a
July 2	65	46	0.00	n/a
July 3	70	39	0.12	n/a
July 4	69	49	0.02	n/a
July 5	68	46	0.00	n/a
July 6	78	41	0.00	n/a
July 7	82	47	0.00	n/a
July 8	81	50	0.00	n/a
July 9	78	56	0.02	n/a
July 10	80	50	0.00	n/a
July 11	61	56	0.30	n/a
July 12	65	45	0.00	n/a
July 13	76	38	0.00	n/a
July 14	71	51	0.00	n/a
July 15	76	39	0.29	n/a
July 16	61	n/a	0.08	n/a
July 17	69	42	0.00	n/a
July 18	82	44	0.00	n/a
July 19	80	50	0.22	n/a
July 20	72	58	0.66	n/a
July 21	79	60	0.02	n/a
July 22	82	n/a	0.00	n/a
July 23	86	55	0.00	n/a
July 24	83	57	1.23	n/a
July 25	86	59	0.45	n/a
July 26	85	67	0.00	n/a
July 27	79	62	0.00	n/a
July 28	84	54	0.00	n/a
July 29	84	55	0.20	n/a
July 30	80	63	1.02	n/a
July 31	69	63	0.00	n/a

August 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	69	53	0.00	n/a
August 2	72	42	0.00	n/a
August 3	81	44	0.00	n/a
August 4	82	53	0.13	n/a
August 5	81	63	0.27	n/a
August 6	75	64	0.03	n/a
August 7	75	55	0.00	n/a
August 8	79	45	0.00	n/a
August 9	83	48	0.00	n/a
August 10	82	51	0.00	n/a
August 11	82	53	0.00	n/a
August 12	83	58	0.00	n/a
August 13	76	58	0.21	n/a
August 14	74	50	0.00	n/a
August 15	78	40	0.00	n/a
August 16	83	44	0.00	n/a
August 17	83	53	0.00	n/a
August 18	85	59	0.00	n/a
August 19	74	66	0.20	n/a
August 20	n/a	50	0.00	n/a
August 21	65	38	0.00	n/a
August 22	71	35	0.00	n/a
August 23	64	42	0.03	n/a
August 24	n/a	39	0.00	n/a
August 25	61	28	0.00	n/a
August 26	68	34	0.00	n/a
August 27	72	35	0.00	n/a
August 28	72	37	0.00	n/a
August 29	77	42	0.00	n/a
August 30	76	57	0.00	n/a
August 31	71	65	0.00	n/a

September 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	75	60	1.88	n/a
September 2	71	58	0.38	n/a
September 3	67	50	0.01	n/a
September 4	71	53	0.20	n/a
September 5	67	50	0.00	n/a
September 6	66	36	0.00	n/a
September 7	64	30	0.00	n/a
September 8	71	34	0.00	n/a
September 9	71	43	0.14	n/a
September 10	64	48	0.10	n/a
September 11	53	44	0.00	n/a
September 12	54	38	0.06	n/a
September 13	56	45	0.02	n/a
September 14	66	38	0.00	n/a
September 15	66	40	0.00	n/a
September 16	64	34	0.00	n/a
September 17	65	40	0.00	n/a
September 18	73	44	0.00	n/a
September 19	73	46	0.00	n/a
September 20	69	43	0.18	n/a
September 21	73	49	0.28	n/a
September 22	68	54	0.00	n/a
September 23	68	35	0.00	n/a
September 24	65	40	0.98	n/a
September 25	n/a	40	0.05	n/a
September 26	46	27	0.00	n/a
September 27	61	30	0.00	n/a
September 28	65	34	0.00	n/a
September 29	64	33	0.00	n/a
September 30	65	31	0.00	n/a

October 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	66	28	0.00	0.0
October 2	67	35	0.00	0.0
October 3	61	32	0.00	0.0
October 4	59	26	0.00	0.0
October 5	69	26	0.00	0.0
October 6	68	35	0.02	0.0
October 7	76	42	1.23	0.0
October 8	64	44	0.00	0.0
October 9	54	30	0.00	0.0
October 10	62	26	0.00	0.0
October 11	60	26	0.00	0.0
October 12	64	40	0.20	0.0
October 13	59	40	0.02	0.0
October 14	60	33	0.35	0.0
October 15	42	35	0.40	0.0
October 16	46	18	0.00	0.0
October 17	52	21	0.03	0.0
October 18	34	26	0.20	0.0
October 19	33	15	0.00	0.0
October 20	41	11	0.02	0.2
October 21	26	19	0.05	0.5
October 22	42	11	0.12	0.0
October 23	65	15	0.00	0.0
October 24	53	34	0.00	0.0
October 25	44	35	0.00	0.0
October 26	39	29	0.00	0.0
October 27	35	25	0.00	0.0
October 28	45	20	0.00	0.0
October 29	43	12	0.00	0.0
October 30	35	17	0.00	0.0
October 31	47	32	0.22	0.0

November 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	44	19	0.00	0.0
November 2	39	22	0.17	0.0
November 3	39	32	0.28	0.0
November 4	48	27	0.15	0.0
November 5	66	32	0.00	0.0
November 6	n/a	37	0.20	0.0
November 7	n/a	26	0.10	0.5
November 8	32	24	0.10	1.0
November 9	33	22	0.00	0.0
November 10	39	20	0.00	0.0
November 11	40	29	0.12	0.0
November 12	45	38	0.29	0.0
November 13	38	30	0.02	0.0
November 14	39	29	0.00	0.0
November 15	36	29	0.10	1.5
November 16	n/a	27	0.00	0.0
November 17	32	22	0.00	0.0
November 18	26	22	0.05	0.5
November 19	42	21	0.02	0.2
November 20	49	21	0.00	0.0
November 21	56	30	0.16	0.0
November 22	53	34	0.00	0.0
November 23	n/a	27	0.00	0.0
November 24	35	26	0.00	0.0
November 25	n/a	15	0.00	1.0
November 26	24	3	0.05	0.5
November 27	28	3	0.25	2.5
November 28	n/a	7	0.15	1.5
November 29	29	-2	0.00	0.0
November 30	29	3	0.05	0.5

December 1940 Lake Placid Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	23	12	0.55	5.5
December 2	n/a	-10	0.10	1.0
December 3	0	-8	0.05	0.5
December 4	18	-26	0.00	0.0
December 5	25	-17	0.15	1.5
December 6	28	-11	0.10	1.0
December 7	37	-9	0.00	0.0
December 8	41	27	0.00	0.0
December 9	35	12	0.00	0.0
December 10	37	1	0.00	0.0
December 11	n/a	12	0.00	0.0
December 12	36	10	2.00	0.5
December 13	24	17	0.00	0.0
December 14	n/a	-10	0.00	0.0
December 15	28	-4	0.00	0.0
December 16	41	3	0.00	0.0
December 17	30	21	0.20	0.2
December 18	n/a	-3	0.00	0.0
December 19	36	15	0.05	0.5
December 20	42	19	0.00	0.0
December 21	n/a	31	0.10	0.0
December 22	31	29	0.00	0.0
December 23	n/a	11	0.00	0.5
December 24	38	3	0.00	0.0
December 25	48	n/a	0.00	0.0
December 26	45	7	0.00	0.0
December 27	42	22	0.00	0.0
December 28	44	32	0.05	0.0
December 29	45	35	0.45	0.0
December 30	n/a	34	0.62	0.0
December 31	n/a	21	0.10	1.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1897–2024	Lake Placid 2 S	location