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Massachusetts

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	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1989
	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1931
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	36.2°F (2.3°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1950
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	40.7°F (4.8°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	40.7°F (4.8°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1959
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1970, 1987
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1904
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1966
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1967
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1904
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2021
	Ties: 1937, 1967
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1929, 1986, 2000
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1933
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1958, 1972, 1992
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1920, 1992
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1992
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1958, 1962, 1968
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1905
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1913, 1921, 1948, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1989, 1993
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2022
	Ties: 1930, 1989, 1994
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1907
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2022
	Ties: 1932, 1950, 1976, 1986, 1990, 1994
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2022
	Ties: 1992, 1993

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings