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Minnesota

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	16.2°F (-8.8°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1983
December 1956 1-Month	16.2°F (-8.8°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	22.8°F (-5.1°C)	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1985
	22.8°F (-5.1°C)	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2001
	Ties: 1982
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1919
	32.2°F (0.1°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1941, 1962, 2005
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1985
	37.6°F (3.1°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1944, 2007, 2020, 2022
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1985
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1944, 1947, 1954, 1973, 2009, 2010
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1985
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1969, 1990, 2017
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1985
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1900
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2021
	Ties: 1952, 1962
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1912, 1914, 1920, 1940, 1969, 1971
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1911, 1928, 1942, 1975, 2019
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1987
	Ties: 1978
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1987
	Ties: 1898, 1911, 1932, 1971
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1909, 1911, 1986
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	39.8°F (4.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1999
	Ties: 1900, 1946, 1957, 2009
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1994
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1919
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2001
	Ties: 1922, 1994
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	40.7°F (4.8°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1907, 1920
	40.7°F (4.8°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2002
	Ties: 1933, 1941, 1943, 1944

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings