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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1956 1-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1977
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2001
	Ties: 1975, 2015
Apr–May 1956 2-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1967
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1992
	Ties: 1961, 1974, 1976, 1982
Mar–May 1956 3-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1895, 1897, 1919
Feb–May 1956 4-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1920, 1938, 1949, 2010
Jan–May 1956 5-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1920, 1923, 1938, 1982
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1916, 1957, 1983, 1985
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1916, 1974, 2010
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1916, 1946, 1950, 1958
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1953, 1958, 1965
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1939, 1966, 2010, 2011
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1950, 1958
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1924, 1925, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1977, 1998, 1999
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1922, 1923, 1945
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913, 1917
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1945
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1913, 1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1944, 1948, 1955, 1974
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1900, 1902, 1908, 1947, 1957, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1976
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913, 1917
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1951, 1953

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