Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alabama
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 |
73.3°F (22.9°C) | 70.7°F (21.5°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1976 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1899 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1955, 2010 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1956 2-Month |
67.2°F (19.6°C) | 66.7°F (19.3°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1997 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1953 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1956 3-Month |
63.0°F (17.2°C) | 62.8°F (17.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1960 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1979, 1990 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1956 4-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 59.1°F (15.1°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1960 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1956 5-Month |
57.0°F (13.9°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1940, 1978 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1978 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1917, 1930, 1954, 1998, 2015 | ||||||
|
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1940 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1954, 1985 | ||||||
|
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1977 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1953, 1992, 2003 | ||||||
|
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 57.8°F (14.3°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1977 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1930, 1990, 2004, 2009, 2011 | ||||||
|
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 60.0°F (15.6°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1977 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1917, 1985, 2003, 2007 | ||||||
|
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month |
62.0°F (16.7°C) | 61.8°F (16.6°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1977 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1910, 1928, 1989, 2003 | ||||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month |
62.9°F (17.2°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1977 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2015 | ||||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 60.3°F (15.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1977 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1917, 1975, 1987, 2001, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month |
63.7°F (17.6°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1978 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1909, 1911, 1917, 1937, 1945, 2006, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 63.0°F (17.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1970 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1910, 1921, 1925, 1952, 1991, 1999, 2007, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1971 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1945, 1951, 1953, 2012 | ||||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month |
63.7°F (17.6°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1971 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1928, 1933, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 2002, 2009, 2012 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published July 2022, retrieved on August 8, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/