Philadelphia Weather in 1940

Historical record of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Philadelphia Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	99 °F	July 27
Lowest temperature	7 °F	January 20
Highest daily low	78 °F	July 28
Lowest daily high	21 °F	January 20
Most daily precipitation	4.1 inches	September 1
Most daily snow	8.0 inches	February 14
Total annual precipitation	50.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Philadelphia in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1940 was 99 °F which happened on July 27.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	99 °F	Jul 27
2	98 °F	Jul 28
2	98 °F	Jul 26
4	97 °F	Jul 22
4	97 °F	Jul 21
6	96 °F	Jul 30
6	96 °F	Jul 29
6	96 °F	Jul 20
9	94 °F	Jul 11
10	93 °F	Aug 6
10	93 °F	Jul 31
10	93 °F	Jul 10

What was the coldest temperature in Philadelphia in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1940 was 7 °F which happened on Jan 20.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	7 °F	January 20
2	12 °F	January 6
3	14 °F	December 4
3	14 °F	January 18
3	14 °F	January 17
6	15 °F	January 27
7	16 °F	February 3
7	16 °F	January 26
9	17 °F	January 21
9	17 °F	January 1

January 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	25	17	0.00	0.0
January 2	29	18	0.00	0.0
January 3	30	18	0.00	0.0
January 4	33	19	0.00	0.0
January 5	32	22	0.00	0.0
January 6	34	12	0.00	0.0
January 7	28	18	0.01	0.1
January 8	30	23	0.09	0.9
January 9	31	20	0.00	0.0
January 10	36	18	0.00	0.0
January 11	34	22	0.00	0.0
January 12	39	32	0.00	0.0
January 13	38	36	0.00	0.0
January 14	56	37	1.27	0.0
January 15	54	33	0.00	0.0
January 16	33	22	0.00	0.0
January 17	22	14	0.06	0.6
January 18	25	14	0.02	0.2
January 19	25	n/a	0.06	0.6
January 20	21	7	0.00	0.0
January 21	30	17	0.00	0.0
January 22	32	20	0.00	0.0
January 23	31	21	0.00	0.0
January 24	34	24	0.00	0.0
January 25	30	20	0.00	0.0
January 26	26	16	0.00	0.0
January 27	26	15	0.00	0.0
January 28	30	19	0.00	0.0
January 29	33	19	0.00	0.0
January 30	37	18	0.00	0.0
January 31	38	21	0.00	0.0

February 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	40	22	0.00	0.0
February 2	35	18	0.04	0.4
February 3	40	16	0.00	0.0
February 4	43	32	0.00	0.0
February 5	45	30	0.00	0.0
February 6	48	32	0.08	0.0
February 7	46	37	0.00	0.0
February 8	42	33	0.00	0.0
February 9	48	32	0.00	0.0
February 10	46	32	0.32	0.0
February 11	48	38	0.10	0.0
February 12	59	33	0.00	0.0
February 13	49	38	0.12	0.0
February 14	39	23	0.95	8.0
February 15	34	22	0.06	0.6
February 16	35	22	0.00	0.0
February 17	44	25	0.00	0.0
February 18	38	29	0.19	0.0
February 19	42	37	0.49	0.0
February 20	39	36	0.15	0.5
February 21	40	28	0.01	0.1
February 22	37	23	0.00	0.0
February 23	39	29	0.00	0.0
February 24	44	29	0.00	0.0
February 25	42	22	0.00	0.0
February 26	32	19	0.00	0.0
February 27	29	21	0.20	2.0
February 28	38	27	0.00	0.0
February 29	41	28	0.00	0.0

March 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	38	32	0.00	0.0
March 2	37	32	0.16	0.2
March 3	43	33	1.24	0.0
March 4	39	36	0.82	0.0
March 5	43	37	0.00	0.0
March 6	42	35	0.00	0.0
March 7	39	35	0.00	0.0
March 8	46	32	0.00	0.0
March 9	43	30	0.00	0.0
March 10	40	30	0.00	0.0
March 11	37	20	0.00	0.0
March 12	39	19	0.00	0.0
March 13	41	26	0.00	0.0
March 14	50	31	1.63	0.0
March 15	50	31	0.30	0.0
March 16	36	29	0.12	1.0
March 17	47	31	0.00	0.0
March 18	53	36	0.00	0.0
March 19	58	39	0.08	0.0
March 20	55	32	0.02	0.0
March 21	43	30	0.00	0.0
March 22	43	24	0.18	0.0
March 23	30	20	0.00	0.0
March 24	31	20	0.00	0.0
March 25	34	21	0.00	0.0
March 26	44	25	0.00	0.0
March 27	58	32	0.00	0.0
March 28	49	39	0.00	0.0
March 29	54	39	0.05	0.0
March 30	64	47	0.23	0.0
March 31	68	46	0.65	0.0

April 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	52	40	0.00	n/a
April 2	58	37	0.00	n/a
April 3	53	41	0.36	n/a
April 4	63	42	0.00	n/a
April 5	53	41	0.00	n/a
April 6	58	35	0.00	n/a
April 7	61	40	0.00	n/a
April 8	55	46	3.02	n/a
April 9	58	45	0.00	n/a
April 10	59	40	0.00	n/a
April 11	64	40	0.00	n/a
April 12	58	30	1.06	n/a
April 13	39	26	0.14	n/a
April 14	40	30	0.02	n/a
April 15	54	34	0.00	n/a
April 16	63	42	0.00	n/a
April 17	54	43	0.00	n/a
April 18	60	42	0.02	n/a
April 19	59	47	0.82	n/a
April 20	47	41	1.05	n/a
April 21	45	40	0.10	n/a
April 22	46	39	0.03	n/a
April 23	59	38	0.00	n/a
April 24	53	43	0.00	n/a
April 25	58	41	0.00	n/a
April 26	60	41	0.00	n/a
April 27	60	42	0.00	n/a
April 28	65	41	0.00	n/a
April 29	70	41	0.00	n/a
April 30	75	44	0.00	n/a

May 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	75	54	0.06	n/a
May 2	64	54	0.07	n/a
May 3	67	49	0.01	n/a
May 4	62	46	0.02	n/a
May 5	70	49	0.00	n/a
May 6	79	62	0.00	n/a
May 7	83	64	0.00	n/a
May 8	75	55	0.00	n/a
May 9	67	52	0.06	n/a
May 10	69	48	0.00	n/a
May 11	71	46	0.03	n/a
May 12	64	44	0.00	n/a
May 13	79	56	0.00	n/a
May 14	89	61	0.00	n/a
May 15	86	68	0.00	n/a
May 16	70	55	2.36	n/a
May 17	63	54	0.10	n/a
May 18	72	52	0.00	n/a
May 19	83	53	0.00	n/a
May 20	83	63	0.72	n/a
May 21	73	61	0.82	n/a
May 22	70	63	0.05	n/a
May 23	64	56	0.02	n/a
May 24	65	54	0.02	n/a
May 25	62	54	0.06	n/a
May 26	60	54	0.03	n/a
May 27	74	56	0.27	n/a
May 28	75	61	0.00	n/a
May 29	72	51	0.00	n/a
May 30	60	50	0.30	n/a
May 31	71	59	0.31	n/a

June 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	79	71	0.38	n/a
June 2	71	60	0.00	n/a
June 3	86	63	0.00	n/a
June 4	91	67	0.00	n/a
June 5	85	70	0.00	n/a
June 6	87	70	0.00	n/a
June 7	86	63	0.00	n/a
June 8	75	61	0.00	n/a
June 9	87	65	0.35	n/a
June 10	71	60	0.00	n/a
June 11	79	60	0.00	n/a
June 12	89	67	0.00	n/a
June 13	92	73	0.21	n/a
June 14	85	70	0.00	n/a
June 15	89	69	0.00	n/a
June 16	82	67	0.00	n/a
June 17	81	65	0.00	n/a
June 18	78	62	0.22	n/a
June 19	90	70	0.00	n/a
June 20	73	59	0.00	n/a
June 21	71	52	0.00	n/a
June 22	74	55	0.00	n/a
June 23	75	60	0.00	n/a
June 24	85	62	0.72	n/a
June 25	78	61	0.00	n/a
June 26	77	61	0.00	n/a
June 27	82	59	0.00	n/a
June 28	86	61	0.41	n/a
June 29	84	64	0.28	n/a
June 30	80	60	0.18	n/a

July 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	76	62	0.00	n/a
July 2	79	58	0.00	n/a
July 3	78	59	0.18	n/a
July 4	72	59	0.12	n/a
July 5	80	61	0.00	n/a
July 6	81	67	0.00	n/a
July 7	84	60	0.00	n/a
July 8	85	65	0.00	n/a
July 9	87	66	0.00	n/a
July 10	93	70	0.00	n/a
July 11	94	72	0.50	n/a
July 12	76	61	0.03	n/a
July 13	75	60	0.00	n/a
July 14	81	58	0.00	n/a
July 15	82	60	0.00	n/a
July 16	86	65	0.00	n/a
July 17	82	69	1.04	n/a
July 18	87	67	0.00	n/a
July 19	92	71	0.00	n/a
July 20	96	76	0.00	n/a
July 21	97	78	0.00	n/a
July 22	97	74	0.62	n/a
July 23	82	71	0.02	n/a
July 24	87	74	0.19	n/a
July 25	92	74	0.15	n/a
July 26	98	75	0.00	n/a
July 27	99	77	0.00	n/a
July 28	98	78	0.00	n/a
July 29	96	71	0.00	n/a
July 30	96	77	0.03	n/a
July 31	93	69	0.00	n/a

August 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	80	67	0.00	n/a
August 2	80	62	0.00	n/a
August 3	84	60	0.00	n/a
August 4	87	63	0.00	n/a
August 5	90	69	0.00	n/a
August 6	93	72	2.00	n/a
August 7	81	70	0.00	n/a
August 8	86	69	0.00	n/a
August 9	87	68	0.00	n/a
August 10	87	67	0.00	n/a
August 11	84	65	0.00	n/a
August 12	85	69	0.00	n/a
August 13	89	71	0.09	n/a
August 14	87	71	0.01	n/a
August 15	84	67	0.00	n/a
August 16	77	67	0.15	n/a
August 17	82	73	1.39	n/a
August 18	85	73	0.04	n/a
August 19	86	65	0.78	n/a
August 20	75	61	0.00	n/a
August 21	73	57	0.00	n/a
August 22	76	58	0.00	n/a
August 23	82	64	0.00	n/a
August 24	72	57	0.00	n/a
August 25	69	53	0.80	n/a
August 26	62	58	0.86	n/a
August 27	65	60	0.85	n/a
August 28	68	63	0.95	n/a
August 29	69	61	0.03	n/a
August 30	77	66	0.00	n/a
August 31	87	69	0.04	n/a

September 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	76	69	4.10	n/a
September 2	84	68	0.00	n/a
September 3	82	66	0.00	n/a
September 4	82	59	0.00	n/a
September 5	81	62	0.00	n/a
September 6	82	58	0.00	n/a
September 7	72	57	0.00	n/a
September 8	75	64	0.00	n/a
September 9	81	66	0.40	n/a
September 10	79	66	0.01	n/a
September 11	65	59	0.00	n/a
September 12	71	52	0.00	n/a
September 13	72	55	0.00	n/a
September 14	75	55	0.00	n/a
September 15	76	59	0.00	n/a
September 16	73	58	0.00	n/a
September 17	78	56	0.00	n/a
September 18	80	57	0.00	n/a
September 19	81	57	0.00	n/a
September 20	85	68	0.00	n/a
September 21	92	68	0.10	n/a
September 22	80	61	0.00	n/a
September 23	79	60	0.00	n/a
September 24	81	64	0.00	n/a
September 25	76	48	1.34	n/a
September 26	59	44	0.00	n/a
September 27	65	44	0.00	n/a
September 28	70	47	0.00	n/a
September 29	74	49	0.00	n/a
September 30	63	55	0.00	n/a

October 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	60	51	0.00	0.0
October 2	59	50	0.77	0.0
October 3	72	56	0.03	0.0
October 4	64	51	0.00	0.0
October 5	69	47	0.00	0.0
October 6	73	54	0.00	0.0
October 7	78	57	0.00	0.0
October 8	68	57	0.43	0.0
October 9	62	52	0.00	0.0
October 10	65	48	0.00	0.0
October 11	70	47	0.00	0.0
October 12	76	54	0.00	0.0
October 13	79	56	0.00	0.0
October 14	74	56	0.00	0.0
October 15	76	47	0.06	0.0
October 16	53	44	0.00	0.0
October 17	54	45	0.00	0.0
October 18	57	39	0.00	0.0
October 19	42	32	0.25	n/a
October 20	47	33	0.02	0.0
October 21	53	36	0.00	0.0
October 22	49	33	0.00	0.0
October 23	66	39	0.00	0.0
October 24	76	50	0.00	0.0
October 25	60	46	0.05	0.0
October 26	64	43	0.00	0.0
October 27	54	38	0.11	0.0
October 28	52	39	0.05	0.0
October 29	49	34	0.02	0.0
October 30	51	44	0.72	0.0
October 31	59	40	0.00	0.0

November 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	58	48	0.31
November 2	65	51	0.68
November 3	60	49	0.00
November 4	67	46	0.00
November 5	68	50	0.00
November 6	63	44	0.00
November 7	44	42	0.00
November 8	46	39	0.00
November 9	52	38	0.00
November 10	57	40	0.00
November 11	67	46	0.06
November 12	64	46	0.45
November 13	47	42	0.38
November 14	45	42	0.83
November 15	49	40	0.12
November 16	40	32	0.00
November 17	47	32	0.00
November 18	50	38	0.00
November 19	47	32	0.00
November 20	57	37	0.00
November 21	56	46	0.00
November 22	70	46	0.00
November 23	56	45	0.08
November 24	49	43	0.18
November 25	43	29	0.00
November 26	38	25	0.40
November 27	42	34	0.33
November 28	39	30	0.00
November 29	44	29	0.00
November 30	50	34	0.00

December 1940 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	50	32	0.00	n/a
December 2	39	26	0.00	0.0
December 3	34	18	0.00	n/a
December 4	35	14	0.05	0.4
December 5	36	28	0.35	1.2
December 6	34	22	0.00	n/a
December 7	52	29	0.12	n/a
December 8	48	35	0.00	n/a
December 9	42	30	0.00	n/a
December 10	51	30	0.00	n/a
December 11	46	34	0.00	n/a
December 12	51	34	0.06	n/a
December 13	53	36	0.13	n/a
December 14	38	30	0.01	n/a
December 15	39	28	0.00	n/a
December 16	50	38	0.86	n/a
December 17	50	31	0.00	n/a
December 18	41	26	0.00	n/a
December 19	43	29	0.00	n/a
December 20	47	35	0.00	n/a
December 21	52	41	0.00	n/a
December 22	51	39	0.00	n/a
December 23	46	31	0.00	n/a
December 24	48	27	0.00	n/a
December 25	58	32	0.00	n/a
December 26	52	42	0.17	n/a
December 27	49	44	0.02	n/a
December 28	52	45	0.60	n/a
December 29	63	48	0.14	n/a
December 30	48	42	0.02	n/a
December 31	49	40	0.00	n/a

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1941–2024	Philadelphia International Airport	location
1916–1940	Philadelphia Naval Yard	location
1894–1915	Drexel University	location