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Minimum 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	33.8°F (1.0°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	7.1°F (3.9°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1989
	33.8°F (1.0°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	7.1°F (3.9°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1984
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1985
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1959, 1973, 1975, 1979
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2018
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
	Ties: 1898
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1922, 1977, 1982
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
	Ties: 1913, 1918, 1923, 1948
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1978
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2011
	Ties: 1974, 1978
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012, 2018, 2020
	Ties: 1933, 1946, 1948, 1955, 1995, 1996
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1904
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2020
	Ties: 1896, 1937, 1954, 1992
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1904
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012, 2020, 2021
	Ties: 1911, 1950, 1980, 1997, 2001
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1905
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1942, 1976, 1983, 1997
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1905
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1905
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1932, 1988, 1995, 1996
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1905
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2021
	Ties: 1923, 1933, 1957, 1986, 1988

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings