Wilkes-Barre Weather in 1940

Historical record of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	97 °F	July 26
Lowest temperature	0 °F	December 4
Highest daily low	69 °F	August 6
Lowest daily high	14 °F	January 20
Most daily precipitation	2.9 inches	March 30
Most daily snow	5.0 inches	February 15
Total annual precipitation	38.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilkes-Barre in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1940 was 97 °F which happened on July 26.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilkes-Barre in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	97 °F	Jul 26
2	95 °F	Jul 30
2	95 °F	Jul 29
4	94 °F	Jul 28
4	94 °F	Jul 25
6	93 °F	Jul 27
7	92 °F	Aug 6
7	92 °F	Jul 22
7	92 °F	Jun 4
10	91 °F	Aug 9
10	91 °F	Jul 19

What was the coldest temperature in Wilkes-Barre in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1940 was 0 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilkes-Barre in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	0 °F	December 4
1	0 °F	January 20
3	1 °F	December 3
4	3 °F	February 3
5	5 °F	January 18
6	6 °F	December 6
6	6 °F	February 27
6	6 °F	January 19
9	7 °F	January 27
9	7 °F	January 23
9	7 °F	January 21

January 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	23	10	0.00	0.0
January 2	26	10	0.00	0.0
January 3	28	15	0.00	0.0
January 4	32	14	0.00	0.0
January 5	25	15	0.03	2.0
January 6	28	9	0.00	0.0
January 7	25	11	0.00	0.0
January 8	26	18	0.00	0.0
January 9	28	13	0.00	0.0
January 10	32	9	0.00	0.0
January 11	30	10	0.00	0.0
January 12	44	27	0.00	0.0
January 13	41	32	0.00	0.0
January 14	44	33	0.25	0.0
January 15	46	32	0.08	0.0
January 16	32	13	0.00	0.0
January 17	17	9	0.03	1.0
January 18	20	5	0.00	0.0
January 19	19	6	0.05	0.5
January 20	14	0	0.00	0.0
January 21	26	7	0.00	0.0
January 22	27	15	0.00	0.0
January 23	30	7	0.00	0.0
January 24	27	18	0.00	0.0
January 25	26	14	0.00	0.0
January 26	24	8	0.00	0.0
January 27	19	7	0.00	0.0
January 28	26	12	0.00	0.0
January 29	29	16	0.00	0.0
January 30	33	11	0.00	0.0
January 31	34	8	0.00	0.0

February 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	30	12	0.02	0.5
February 2	28	11	0.11	1.5
February 3	38	3	0.00	0.0
February 4	34	26	0.00	0.0
February 5	40	25	0.00	0.0
February 6	41	25	0.12	0.0
February 7	43	35	0.00	0.0
February 8	36	29	0.00	0.0
February 9	37	29	0.00	0.0
February 10	43	32	0.11	0.0
February 11	45	35	0.17	0.0
February 12	58	29	0.00	0.0
February 13	48	30	0.00	0.0
February 14	37	18	0.80	5.0
February 15	30	17	0.44	5.0
February 16	31	10	0.00	0.0
February 17	35	8	0.00	0.0
February 18	41	10	0.00	0.0
February 19	38	30	0.04	0.0
February 20	40	33	0.04	0.4
February 21	34	22	0.00	0.0
February 22	36	9	0.00	0.0
February 23	37	14	0.00	0.0
February 24	38	22	0.02	0.2
February 25	36	17	0.03	0.2
February 26	24	8	0.00	0.0
February 27	22	6	0.17	2.0
February 28	33	20	0.03	0.3
February 29	40	9	0.02	0.2

March 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	33	25	0.04	n/a
March 2	32	27	0.00	n/a
March 3	40	30	0.38	n/a
March 4	39	32	0.43	n/a
March 5	38	30	0.08	n/a
March 6	36	30	0.04	n/a
March 7	35	28	0.00	n/a
March 8	34	26	0.00	n/a
March 9	36	26	0.00	n/a
March 10	31	20	0.00	n/a
March 11	26	14	0.00	n/a
March 12	27	10	0.00	n/a
March 13	38	16	0.00	n/a
March 14	41	29	0.93	n/a
March 15	36	25	0.08	n/a
March 16	34	24	0.12	n/a
March 17	43	16	0.04	n/a
March 18	48	32	0.03	n/a
March 19	49	27	0.00	n/a
March 20	50	24	0.30	n/a
March 21	40	21	0.00	n/a
March 22	37	16	0.03	n/a
March 23	23	12	0.00	n/a
March 24	27	11	0.00	n/a
March 25	27	13	0.00	n/a
March 26	38	21	0.00	n/a
March 27	34	26	0.84	n/a
March 28	47	32	0.00	n/a
March 29	46	34	0.06	n/a
March 30	47	36	2.92	n/a
March 31	n/a	36	0.01	n/a

April 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
April 12	54	23	0.35	n/a
April 13	34	22	0.00	n/a
April 14	37	23	0.00	n/a
April 15	50	25	0.00	n/a
April 16	53	36	0.00	n/a
April 17	54	39	0.02	n/a
April 18	58	43	0.41	n/a
April 19	54	41	0.12	n/a
April 20	44	37	1.42	n/a
April 21	42	35	0.34	n/a
April 22	40	34	0.02	n/a
April 23	51	35	0.00	n/a
April 24	50	32	0.00	n/a
April 25	57	29	0.00	n/a
April 26	60	32	0.00	n/a
April 27	61	35	0.00	n/a
April 28	65	31	0.00	n/a
April 29	75	33	0.00	n/a
April 30	76	47	0.00	n/a

May 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	72	47	0.16
May 2	65	49	0.12
May 3	54	43	0.02
May 4	54	42	0.05
May 5	69	43	0.00
May 6	75	40	0.00
May 7	77	51	0.00
May 8	60	46	0.06
May 9	66	39	0.34
May 10	68	33	0.00
May 11	65	36	0.00
May 12	63	32	0.00
May 13	79	49	0.00
May 14	81	48	0.08
May 15	88	57	0.10
May 16	66	53	0.26
May 17	62	43	0.01
May 18	64	42	0.00
May 19	80	39	0.00
May 20	78	57	0.55
May 21	82	56	0.00
May 22	80	57	0.02
May 23	72	58	0.00
May 24	74	55	0.00
May 25	67	59	0.14
May 26	65	58	0.43
May 27	70	57	0.00
May 28	72	51	0.51
May 29	71	48	0.00
May 30	72	48	0.12
May 31	69	48	0.05

June 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	74	52	0.67
June 2	73	55	0.00
June 3	87	51	0.00
June 4	92	58	0.00
June 5	90	60	0.00
June 6	80	52	0.00
June 7	90	51	0.00
June 8	83	66	0.00
June 9	83	64	0.49
June 10	70	60	0.00
June 11	78	60	0.00
June 12	87	68	0.00
June 13	90	66	0.00
June 14	81	54	0.00
June 15	83	64	0.01
June 16	78	55	0.00
June 17	81	53	0.00
June 18	70	65	0.00
June 19	86	55	0.22
June 20	66	44	0.00
June 21	68	44	0.00
June 22	71	41	0.00
June 23	71	43	0.10
June 24	66	56	0.44
June 25	75	57	0.03
June 26	68	52	0.04
June 27	77	47	0.00
June 28	77	46	1.17
June 29	75	55	0.25
June 30	74	51	0.20

July 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	74	49	0.00
July 2	72	46	0.03
July 3	75	49	0.00
July 4	75	55	0.01
July 5	78	48	0.00
July 6	82	46	0.00
July 7	84	50	0.00
July 8	84	52	0.00
July 9	85	61	0.30
July 10	89	62	0.00
July 11	89	63	0.48
July 12	67	56	0.45
July 13	76	50	0.00
July 14	80	47	0.00
July 15	84	50	0.00
July 16	82	62	0.00
July 17	84	57	0.10
July 18	87	65	0.00
July 19	91	63	0.02
July 20	89	68	0.00
July 21	90	67	0.00
July 22	92	67	0.13
July 23	85	65	0.29
July 24	86	66	0.04
July 25	94	67	0.00
July 26	97	68	0.35
July 27	93	66	0.55
July 28	94	67	0.00
July 29	95	68	0.00
July 30	95	68	0.22
July 31	85	57	0.00

August 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	74	54	0.00
August 2	80	53	0.00
August 3	82	53	0.00
August 4	83	55	0.00
August 5	90	63	0.00
August 6	92	69	0.18
August 7	87	67	0.05
August 8	86	63	0.00
August 9	91	59	0.00
August 10	89	61	0.00
August 11	86	58	0.00
August 12	85	58	0.00
August 13	82	65	0.12
August 14	90	65	0.00
August 15	84	61	0.00
August 16	76	59	0.00
August 17	83	67	0.00
August 18	80	67	0.00
August 19	77	59	0.28
August 20	72	51	0.00
August 21	73	43	0.00
August 22	77	44	0.00
August 23	77	45	0.16
August 24	68	40	0.00
August 25	67	38	0.46
August 26	60	50	0.24
August 27	62	50	1.38
August 28	61	54	0.56
August 29	70	56	0.03
August 30	77	64	0.00
August 31	71	67	2.41

September 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	84	62	0.11
September 2	78	56	0.00
September 3	77	53	0.00
September 4	79	52	0.00
September 5	76	50	0.00
September 6	74	45	0.00
September 7	72	45	0.00
September 8	68	43	0.50
September 9	73	58	0.03
September 10	71	49	0.36
September 11	65	42	0.00
September 12	64	40	0.00
September 13	69	46	0.00
September 14	73	44	0.00
September 15	71	52	0.01
September 16	72	47	0.00
September 17	76	44	0.00
September 18	79	47	0.00
September 19	76	47	0.00
September 20	84	58	0.00
September 21	87	59	0.16
September 22	76	52	0.00
September 23	78	48	0.00
September 24	78	52	0.15
September 25	68	41	0.77
September 26	58	33	0.00
September 27	65	32	0.00
September 28	72	34	0.00
September 29	74	39	0.00
September 30	67	45	0.00

October 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	66	45	0.00	n/a
October 2	55	49	0.58	n/a
October 3	71	45	0.00	n/a
October 4	67	38	0.00	n/a
October 5	69	35	0.12	n/a
October 6	71	48	0.00	n/a
October 7	82	51	1.09	n/a
October 8	66	40	0.11	n/a
October 9	60	36	0.00	n/a
October 10	60	37	0.00	n/a
October 11	67	37	0.00	n/a
October 12	74	42	0.00	n/a
October 13	75	44	0.00	n/a
October 14	74	39	0.00	n/a
October 15	67	37	0.08	n/a
October 16	58	29	0.00	n/a
October 17	56	26	0.00	n/a
October 18	50	32	0.04	0.0
October 19	41	25	0.00	0.0
October 20	46	23	0.00	n/a
October 21	42	23	0.00	n/a
October 22	50	20	0.00	n/a
October 23	70	32	0.00	n/a
October 24	69	36	0.00	n/a
October 25	50	34	0.14	n/a
October 26	53	26	0.00	n/a
October 27	52	24	0.00	n/a
October 28	47	24	0.00	n/a
October 29	51	20	0.50	n/a
October 30	46	36	0.64	n/a
October 31	48	39	0.00	n/a

November 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	51	38	0.23	0.0
November 2	63	40	0.84	0.0
November 3	59	39	0.00	0.0
November 4	66	32	0.00	0.0
November 5	72	40	0.02	0.0
November 6	56	37	0.00	0.0
November 7	38	31	0.01	0.0
November 8	37	32	0.00	0.0
November 9	45	28	0.00	0.0
November 10	53	30	0.00	0.0
November 11	61	42	0.12	0.0
November 12	62	31	0.12	0.0
November 13	42	31	0.05	0.0
November 14	43	39	0.88	0.0
November 15	43	34	0.24	0.0
November 16	36	27	0.00	0.0
November 17	39	26	0.00	0.0
November 18	40	34	0.00	0.0
November 19	48	29	0.00	0.0
November 20	49	34	0.00	0.0
November 21	52	34	0.00	0.0
November 22	68	37	0.00	0.0
November 23	48	38	0.00	0.0
November 24	47	36	0.14	0.0
November 25	40	18	0.00	0.0
November 26	35	16	0.52	1.5
November 27	36	29	0.04	3.0
November 28	34	16	0.03	0.0
November 29	34	16	0.02	0.0
November 30	40	29	0.06	0.0

December 1940 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	41	17	0.00	0.0
December 2	33	14	0.12	1.2
December 3	25	1	0.00	0.0
December 4	28	0	0.04	0.4
December 5	35	12	0.05	0.5
December 6	29	6	0.00	0.0
December 7	41	28	0.06	0.0
December 8	41	30	0.00	0.0
December 9	36	22	0.00	0.0
December 10	52	24	0.00	0.0
December 11	39	28	0.00	0.0
December 12	43	34	0.12	0.0
December 13	44	23	0.00	0.0
December 14	32	20	0.00	0.0
December 15	38	19	0.00	0.0
December 16	44	33	0.81	0.0
December 17	42	19	0.02	0.2
December 18	37	16	0.00	0.0
December 19	40	19	0.00	0.0
December 20	43	33	0.12	0.0
December 21	40	34	0.04	0.0
December 22	40	34	0.00	0.0
December 23	39	22	0.00	0.0
December 24	46	19	0.00	0.0
December 25	56	23	0.00	0.0
December 26	47	30	0.11	0.0
December 27	51	40	0.06	0.0
December 28	51	46	0.92	0.0
December 29	56	41	0.21	0.0
December 30	43	34	0.04	0.0
December 31	44	31	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1949–2024	Wilkes-Barre International Airport	location
1893–1948	Wilkes-Barre	location