Los Angeles Weather in 1940

Historical record of Los Angeles, California weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Los Angeles Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	99 °F	October 19
Lowest temperature	45 °F	December 16
Highest daily low	74 °F	October 19
Lowest daily high	57 °F	December 16
Most daily precipitation	1.8 inches	December 23
Total annual precipitation	20.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Los Angeles in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Los Angeles, California in 1940 was 99 °F which happened on October 19.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Los Angeles in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	99 °F	Oct 19
2	97 °F	Oct 18
3	96 °F	Apr 13
4	94 °F	Oct 12
4	94 °F	Oct 11
4	94 °F	May 9
4	94 °F	Apr 12
8	93 °F	Jul 13
9	91 °F	Jul 12
9	91 °F	Jul 11
9	91 °F	Jul 10

What was the coldest temperature in Los Angeles in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Los Angeles, California in 1940 was 45 °F which happened 4 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Los Angeles in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	45 °F	December 16
1	45 °F	December 13
1	45 °F	November 23
1	45 °F	March 11
5	46 °F	December 15
5	46 °F	November 22
5	46 °F	March 12
8	47 °F	December 26
8	47 °F	November 21
8	47 °F	November 20
8	47 °F	March 13
8	47 °F	February 17
8	47 °F	February 16
8	47 °F	January 24
8	47 °F	January 19
8	47 °F	January 18
8	47 °F	January 14

January 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	64	52	0.00
January 2	60	55	0.03
January 3	67	57	0.02
January 4	65	56	0.63
January 5	66	50	0.00
January 6	61	50	0.11
January 7	58	51	1.66
January 8	63	56	0.31
January 9	66	55	0.23
January 10	60	56	0.33
January 11	62	56	0.11
January 12	65	54	0.02
January 13	67	48	0.00
January 14	70	47	0.00
January 15	75	51	0.00
January 16	76	52	0.00
January 17	72	50	0.00
January 18	64	47	0.00
January 19	67	47	0.00
January 20	70	49	0.00
January 21	71	48	0.00
January 22	66	52	0.00
January 23	61	50	0.72
January 24	66	47	0.00
January 25	67	52	0.00
January 26	70	54	0.00
January 27	78	53	0.00
January 28	85	55	0.00
January 29	77	57	0.00
January 30	63	56	0.00
January 31	67	55	0.16

February 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	58	51	1.40
February 2	60	50	0.95
February 3	58	52	0.83
February 4	66	51	0.00
February 5	71	52	0.00
February 6	71	54	0.00
February 7	66	52	0.00
February 8	n/a	55	0.00
February 9	70	50	0.00
February 10	70	52	0.00
February 11	66	50	0.00
February 12	69	48	0.00
February 13	70	52	0.00
February 14	60	48	0.36
February 15	65	49	0.00
February 16	70	47	0.00
February 17	66	47	0.00
February 18	69	48	0.00
February 19	72	51	0.00
February 20	78	50	0.00
February 21	75	55	0.00
February 22	60	52	0.11
February 23	70	54	0.00
February 24	75	54	0.00
February 25	61	56	1.10
February 26	65	56	0.00
February 27	67	55	0.00
February 28	68	51	0.20
February 29	66	52	0.48

March 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	69	48	0.00
March 2	78	51	0.00
March 3	72	52	0.00
March 4	76	53	0.00
March 5	78	54	0.00
March 6	82	55	0.00
March 7	80	57	0.00
March 8	75	51	0.00
March 9	64	50	0.00
March 10	62	48	0.00
March 11	60	45	0.00
March 12	68	46	0.00
March 13	76	47	0.00
March 14	82	56	0.00
March 15	80	54	0.00
March 16	71	49	0.00
March 17	68	54	0.00
March 18	66	54	0.00
March 19	66	54	0.00
March 20	69	52	0.00
March 21	67	54	0.00
March 22	67	55	0.00
March 23	69	54	0.00
March 24	66	48	0.00
March 25	67	55	0.00
March 26	65	57	0.03
March 27	65	56	0.19
March 28	67	53	0.00
March 29	66	56	0.00
March 30	72	54	0.06
March 31	62	49	1.27

April 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	68	48	0.12
April 2	66	49	0.00
April 3	67	51	0.00
April 4	66	52	0.00
April 5	69	52	0.00
April 6	70	53	0.00
April 7	69	52	0.00
April 8	69	53	0.00
April 9	70	57	0.00
April 10	77	55	0.00
April 11	90	60	0.00
April 12	94	65	0.00
April 13	96	67	0.00
April 14	77	59	0.00
April 15	64	52	0.24
April 16	70	50	0.00
April 17	72	53	0.00
April 18	78	55	0.00
April 19	72	55	0.00
April 20	75	54	0.00
April 21	75	56	0.00
April 22	65	58	0.00
April 23	67	59	0.00
April 24	67	59	0.00
April 25	66	55	0.44
April 26	62	50	0.56
April 27	65	49	0.00
April 28	69	53	0.00
April 29	72	54	0.00
April 30	78	57	0.00

May 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	88	60	0.00
May 2	76	57	0.00
May 3	73	55	0.00
May 4	71	51	0.00
May 5	70	53	0.00
May 6	70	53	0.00
May 7	74	51	0.00
May 8	87	58	0.00
May 9	94	62	0.00
May 10	84	61	0.00
May 11	78	58	0.00
May 12	80	58	0.00
May 13	76	57	0.00
May 14	80	57	0.00
May 15	77	56	0.00
May 16	74	57	0.00
May 17	68	57	0.00
May 18	70	54	0.02
May 19	71	58	0.00
May 20	70	58	0.00
May 21	72	59	0.00
May 22	73	60	0.00
May 23	72	58	0.00
May 24	76	58	0.00
May 25	75	55	0.00
May 26	70	57	0.00
May 27	67	57	0.00
May 28	72	57	0.00
May 29	74	54	0.00
May 30	76	53	0.00
May 31	76	56	0.00

June 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
June 1	78	58
June 2	78	58
June 3	74	56
June 4	70	58
June 5	70	57
June 6	72	55
June 7	68	59
June 8	72	58
June 9	74	58
June 10	75	58
June 11	68	56
June 12	76	56
June 13	81	56
June 14	77	58
June 15	71	59
June 16	69	56
June 17	76	55
June 18	75	56
June 19	79	55
June 20	80	56
June 21	76	59
June 22	74	60
June 23	73	57
June 24	73	56
June 25	76	56
June 26	78	57
June 27	80	58
June 28	76	58
June 29	75	59
June 30	80	58

July 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
July 1	74	58
July 2	76	59
July 3	76	57
July 4	82	58
July 5	85	58
July 6	86	57
July 7	83	57
July 8	83	57
July 9	89	63
July 10	91	65
July 11	91	64
July 12	91	60
July 13	93	66
July 14	84	61
July 15	78	58
July 16	75	56
July 17	73	57
July 18	76	60
July 19	76	56
July 20	80	56
July 21	80	56
July 22	83	60
July 23	88	62
July 24	90	63
July 25	83	62
July 26	78	61
July 27	77	63
July 28	75	62
July 29	77	59
July 30	78	60
July 31	80	60

August 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
August 1	82	59
August 2	81	61
August 3	82	61
August 4	81	59
August 5	80	61
August 6	80	61
August 7	84	62
August 8	80	63
August 9	83	62
August 10	88	63
August 11	85	63
August 12	79	62
August 13	80	62
August 14	79	63
August 15	76	61
August 16	76	58
August 17	81	58
August 18	86	62
August 19	89	66
August 20	84	58
August 21	80	59
August 22	77	59
August 23	78	59
August 24	78	59
August 25	76	59
August 26	77	57
August 27	76	58
August 28	80	59
August 29	80	58
August 30	82	59
August 31	81	60

September 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	83	63	0.00
September 2	76	63	0.00
September 3	77	63	0.00
September 4	76	59	0.00
September 5	79	58	0.00
September 6	79	58	0.00
September 7	80	57	0.00
September 8	84	61	0.00
September 9	83	60	0.00
September 10	82	59	0.00
September 11	80	58	0.01
September 12	79	59	0.00
September 13	80	59	0.00
September 14	80	59	0.00
September 15	77	61	0.00
September 16	79	58	0.00
September 17	78	57	0.00
September 18	74	60	0.00
September 19	74	62	0.00
September 20	75	56	0.00
September 21	75	58	0.00
September 22	76	61	0.00
September 23	77	57	0.00
September 24	79	58	0.00
September 25	88	60	0.00
September 26	90	64	0.00
September 27	90	64	0.00
September 28	81	62	0.00
September 29	79	61	0.00
September 30	80	54	0.00

October 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	77	54	0.00
October 2	75	60	0.00
October 3	75	55	0.00
October 4	79	56	0.00
October 5	73	59	0.00
October 6	83	56	0.00
October 7	76	57	0.00
October 8	72	58	0.01
October 9	74	57	0.00
October 10	81	56	0.00
October 11	94	63	0.00
October 12	94	64	0.00
October 13	82	61	0.00
October 14	77	59	0.00
October 15	82	56	0.00
October 16	82	54	0.00
October 17	88	63	0.00
October 18	97	70	0.00
October 19	99	74	0.00
October 20	86	61	0.00
October 21	78	59	0.00
October 22	78	60	0.00
October 23	77	56	0.00
October 24	75	58	0.00
October 25	66	55	1.04
October 26	64	52	0.42
October 27	65	49	0.00
October 28	70	51	0.00
October 29	70	52	0.00
October 30	73	52	0.00
October 31	78	57	0.00

November 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	79	56	0.00
November 2	76	57	0.00
November 3	69	53	0.00
November 4	71	50	0.00
November 5	73	51	0.00
November 6	77	52	0.00
November 7	73	53	0.00
November 8	70	58	0.00
November 9	67	56	0.00
November 10	70	52	0.00
November 11	69	50	0.00
November 12	80	53	0.00
November 13	83	61	0.00
November 14	80	62	0.00
November 15	84	60	0.00
November 16	81	63	0.00
November 17	65	51	0.23
November 18	68	54	0.11
November 19	68	51	0.00
November 20	68	47	0.00
November 21	59	47	0.00
November 22	67	46	0.00
November 23	67	45	0.00
November 24	68	48	0.00
November 25	73	53	0.00
November 26	74	53	0.00
November 27	77	54	0.00
November 28	82	58	0.00
November 29	81	57	0.00
November 30	77	55	0.00

December 1940 Los Angeles Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	78	54	0.00
December 2	85	61	0.00
December 3	86	64	0.00
December 4	82	60	0.00
December 5	78	55	0.00
December 6	76	54	0.00
December 7	88	61	0.00
December 8	82	58	0.00
December 9	66	56	0.00
December 10	67	56	0.00
December 11	60	54	0.02
December 12	62	52	0.08
December 13	63	45	0.00
December 14	62	48	0.00
December 15	65	46	0.00
December 16	57	45	1.24
December 17	69	53	0.25
December 18	64	52	0.88
December 19	65	50	0.00
December 20	71	53	0.00
December 21	74	56	0.00
December 22	70	54	0.02
December 23	62	50	1.84
December 24	62	52	0.95
December 25	63	48	0.00
December 26	68	47	0.00
December 27	72	53	0.00
December 28	69	53	0.09
December 29	63	50	0.12
December 30	67	51	0.01
December 31	63	49	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1945–2024	Los Angeles International Airport	location
1906–1944	University of Southern California	location