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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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New Jersey

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1956 1-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1907
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1927, 1950
Mar–Apr 1956 2-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1916, 1940
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1921
	Ties: 1895, 1932
Feb–Apr 1956 3-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1934
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1932, 1966, 2007
Jan–Apr 1956 4-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1947
Dec 1955–Apr 1956 5-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1982
Nov 1955–Apr 1956 6-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	37.5°F (3.1°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Oct 1955–Apr 1956 7-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1904
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1941
Sep 1955–Apr 1956 8-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1918
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1943
Aug 1955–Apr 1956 9-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1948, 1964
Jul 1955–Apr 1956 10-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1994
Jun 1955–Apr 1956 11-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1935
May 1955–Apr 1956 12-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904, 1918
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1975, 2015
Nov 1954–Apr 1956 18-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1905
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1997
May 1954–Apr 1956 24-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1905
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1914
May 1953–Apr 1956 36-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1906
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013, 2018, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1932, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1988, 1989, 1996
May 1952–Apr 1956 48-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1907
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019, 2022
	Ties: 1953, 1974, 1975, 1987, 1990, 1997
May 1951–Apr 1956 60-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1908
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2020
	Ties: 1955, 1988, 1989, 1990

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/