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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1956 1-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1977
January 1956 1-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1950
Dec 1955–Jan 1956 2-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1918
	32.4°F (0.2°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 2003
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	35.8°F (2.1°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1994
Oct 1955–Jan 1956 4-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1977
	41.0°F (5.0°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1959, 1996
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1908, 1979, 1990
Aug 1955–Jan 1956 6-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1962, 1993
Jul 1955–Jan 1956 7-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1988, 1998
Jun 1955–Jan 1956 8-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1910, 1940, 1967, 1979, 2015
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1940, 1981, 2015
Apr 1955–Jan 1956 10-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1977
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1912, 1915, 1928, 1944, 1958, 1991
Mar 1955–Jan 1956 11-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1926, 1928, 1957, 1989
Feb 1955–Jan 1956 12-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1945, 1972
Aug 1954–Jan 1956 18-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1926
Feb 1954–Jan 1956 24-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1923
	Ties: 1937, 1943, 2002, 2005
Feb 1953–Jan 1956 36-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1979
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1947
Feb 1952–Jan 1956 48-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1980
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2020
	Ties: 1925, 1940, 1950, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
Feb 1951–Jan 1956 60-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1981
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1932, 1943, 1947, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2018

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings