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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1956 1-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	6.2°F (3.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1937
January 1956 1-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	6.2°F (3.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2003
Dec 1955–Jan 1956 2-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1949
	34.2°F (1.2°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2003
	Ties: 1978
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1949
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
Oct 1955–Jan 1956 4-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	39.0°F (3.9°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 2006, 2021
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
Aug 1955–Jan 1956 6-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1981
Jul 1955–Jan 1956 7-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1943, 1954, 1982, 2017
Jun 1955–Jan 1956 8-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2022
	Ties: 2008
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2022
Apr 1955–Jan 1956 10-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2022
	Ties: 2011
Mar 1955–Jan 1956 11-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1949
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1920, 1926, 1950, 1954
Feb 1955–Jan 1956 12-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1937
Aug 1954–Jan 1956 18-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1935
	Ties: 1900, 1946, 1985
Feb 1954–Jan 1956 24-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1920, 1967
Feb 1953–Jan 1956 36-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1914
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1922, 1975, 1978, 1987
Feb 1952–Jan 1956 48-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1915
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1939, 1959
Feb 1951–Jan 1956 60-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1903, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1957, 1967, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings