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Pennsylvania

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	35.4°F (1.9°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	6.5°F (3.6°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1989
	35.4°F (1.9°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	6.5°F (3.6°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1931
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	37.6°F (3.1°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1923
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1922, 2003, 2022
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1938, 2002, 2014
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1976
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1977, 1978
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1920, 1930, 1932, 1968, 1995
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1978, 2008
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1901, 1916, 1928, 1951, 1969
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1932, 1935, 1969, 1978, 1981
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1915, 1965, 1993
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1998, 2012
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1909, 1928, 1929, 1977, 1982
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1923, 1928, 1950, 1960, 1972, 1994
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1905
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1911, 1923, 1973, 1985, 2015
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1905, 1926
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1957, 1985, 1986
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1907
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1922, 1990
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1905, 1907
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1955, 1993

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings