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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1956 1-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	7.6°F (4.2°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1989
December 1956 1-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	7.6°F (4.2°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1941, 2011, 2016
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1931
	Ties: 1999
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1921, 1970, 1999, 2005
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931
	Ties: 1970, 1984, 1991, 2006
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1931
	Ties: 1897, 1919, 1970, 1990, 2010
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1931
	Ties: 1902, 1906, 1908, 1965, 2002
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1952, 1957, 1964, 1975, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1897, 1898, 1957, 1964
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1919, 1927, 1955
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1957
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904, 1917
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1948, 1971
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1947, 1974
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1980
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1953, 2004
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1979
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1922, 2000
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1980
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2020
	Ties: 1935, 2005, 2006

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings