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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	47.4°F (8.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-4.8°F (-2.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
May 1956 1-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-4.8°F (-2.6°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1911, 2015
Apr–May 1956 2-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-3.7°F (-2.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
Apr–May 1956 2-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-3.7°F (-2.0°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010
Mar–May 1956 3-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-4.4°F (-2.5°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1926
Mar–May 1956 3-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-4.4°F (-2.5°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010
Feb–May 1956 4-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1923
	32.2°F (0.1°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010
	Ties: 1906, 1924
Jan–May 1956 5-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1923
	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010
	Ties: 1909, 1968
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1907, 1923
	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1967
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1905
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1905
	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1948
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1905
	33.6°F (0.9°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1943, 1994
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	37.0°F (2.8°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1897, 1944, 1961, 1977, 1982
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	39.9°F (4.4°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1924, 1930, 1978
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1905
	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1928, 2003
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1905
	38.1°F (3.4°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1903, 1914, 1961
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1905
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013
	Ties: 1910, 1943, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1973
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1906
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1949, 1962, 1987
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013
	Ties: 1986
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1908
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013
	Ties: 2005

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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