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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	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1989
	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1895, 2016
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1928
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1904, 1917
	35.3°F (1.8°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1959
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	39.7°F (4.3°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1909, 1928, 1967, 1970, 2000
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1904
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1909, 1916, 1918, 1951
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1909, 1978, 1992
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1909, 1922, 1978, 1992
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1989
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1905, 1940, 1962
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1906
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1917
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1916, 1934, 1958
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1899, 1902, 1909, 1965, 1967
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1927, 1972
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1966, 1967, 1971, 1977
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905, 1906
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012, 2022
	Ties: 1921, 1971, 1982
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1907
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013
	Ties: 1933, 1949, 1986, 1990
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 1994

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings