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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
	73.3°F (22.9°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	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
	67.2°F (19.6°C)	66.7°F (19.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	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
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	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
Feb–May 1956 4-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	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
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	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
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	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
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	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
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	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
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	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
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	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
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	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
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	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
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	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
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	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
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	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
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	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
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2020
	Ties: 1922, 1928, 1933, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 2002, 2009, 2012

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings