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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1956 1-Month	81.4°F (27.4°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1992
	81.4°F (27.4°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1954
	Ties: 1937
Jul–Aug 1956 2-Month	81.3°F (27.4°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1967
Jul–Aug 1956 2-Month	81.3°F (27.4°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1954
Jun–Aug 1956 3-Month	79.5°F (26.4°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1961, 1992
	79.5°F (26.4°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934, 1954, 2011
	Ties: 1987, 2007
May–Aug 1956 4-Month	77.7°F (25.4°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	77.7°F (25.4°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1914
Apr–Aug 1956 5-Month	73.9°F (23.3°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1961
	73.9°F (23.3°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1896
	Ties: 1953, 1978, 1986
Mar–Aug 1956 6-Month	70.0°F (21.1°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
	70.0°F (21.1°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1933, 1944, 1948, 1999
Feb–Aug 1956 7-Month	66.6°F (19.2°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1960
	66.6°F (19.2°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 2005
Jan–Aug 1956 8-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1979
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1936
Dec 1955–Aug 1956 9-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1979
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 2010
Nov 1955–Aug 1956 10-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1933, 1937, 2019
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Sep 1955–Aug 1956 12-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904, 1979
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1900, 1930, 1941, 1964, 1990, 2004
Mar 1955–Aug 1956 18-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	2014
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1926, 1930, 1946, 1949, 1995
Sep 1954–Aug 1956 24-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1911, 1921, 2008
Sep 1953–Aug 1956 36-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1979
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1936, 2008
Sep 1952–Aug 1956 48-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1906
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1923, 1937
Sep 1951–Aug 1956 60-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1906
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2020
	Ties: 1938, 1957, 2012

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings