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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
November 1956 1-Month	28.35°F (-2.03°C)	30.68°F (-0.73°C)	-2.33°F (-1.30°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1911
November 1956 1-Month	28.35°F (-2.03°C)	30.68°F (-0.73°C)	-2.33°F (-1.30°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
Oct–Nov 1956 2-Month	35.62°F (2.01°C)	36.05°F (2.25°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	35.62°F (2.01°C)	36.05°F (2.25°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
	Ties: 1923, 1970
Sep–Nov 1956 3-Month	40.50°F (4.72°C)	41.33°F (5.18°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
Sep–Nov 1956 3-Month	40.50°F (4.72°C)	41.33°F (5.18°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
Aug–Nov 1956 4-Month	44.89°F (7.16°C)	45.76°F (7.64°C)	-0.87°F (-0.48°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
Aug–Nov 1956 4-Month	44.89°F (7.16°C)	45.76°F (7.64°C)	-0.87°F (-0.48°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
Jul–Nov 1956 5-Month	47.90°F (8.83°C)	48.72°F (9.29°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
Jul–Nov 1956 5-Month	47.90°F (8.83°C)	48.72°F (9.29°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
Jun–Nov 1956 6-Month	49.37°F (9.65°C)	49.86°F (9.92°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	49.37°F (9.65°C)	49.86°F (9.92°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
	Ties: 1932, 1945
May–Nov 1956 7-Month	49.30°F (9.61°C)	49.52°F (9.73°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	49.30°F (9.61°C)	49.52°F (9.73°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
	Ties: 1972
Apr–Nov 1956 8-Month	47.71°F (8.73°C)	48.16°F (8.98°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Apr–Nov 1956 8-Month	47.71°F (8.73°C)	48.16°F (8.98°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
Mar–Nov 1956 9-Month	45.52°F (7.51°C)	46.14°F (7.86°C)	-0.62°F (-0.35°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Mar–Nov 1956 9-Month	45.52°F (7.51°C)	46.14°F (7.86°C)	-0.62°F (-0.35°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
Feb–Nov 1956 10-Month	43.10°F (6.17°C)	43.81°F (6.56°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Feb–Nov 1956 10-Month	43.10°F (6.17°C)	43.81°F (6.56°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
Jan–Nov 1956 11-Month	41.08°F (5.04°C)	41.62°F (5.34°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
Jan–Nov 1956 11-Month	41.08°F (5.04°C)	41.62°F (5.34°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
Dec 1955–Nov 1956 12-Month	39.45°F (4.14°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	39.45°F (4.14°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1910
Jun 1955–Nov 1956 18-Month	42.75°F (5.97°C)	43.32°F (6.29°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	42.75°F (5.97°C)	43.32°F (6.29°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1976
Dec 1954–Nov 1956 24-Month	39.51°F (4.17°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	39.51°F (4.17°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1950
Dec 1953–Nov 1956 36-Month	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
Dec 1953–Nov 1956 36-Month	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
Dec 1952–Nov 1956 48-Month	40.23°F (4.57°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1918
	40.23°F (4.57°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1944, 1985
Dec 1951–Nov 1956 60-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1920
	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
	Ties: 1961

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings