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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	45.8°F (7.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	9.0°F (5.0°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	9.0°F (5.0°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2021
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 2021
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1931
	Ties: 1973
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1975
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931
	Ties: 1959, 2017
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1949, 1953, 1959, 1986, 2022
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1902, 1942, 1973, 1975
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1902, 1939, 1946, 1978, 2013, 2014
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1955, 1982, 2009
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2019
	Ties: 1896, 1987
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1897, 1925, 1930, 1974, 1994
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1904
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1896, 1919, 1927, 1937, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950, 2009
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904, 1905, 1918
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2020
	Ties: 1899, 1944, 1995
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1905, 1968
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1913, 1921, 1943, 1947, 1957, 1998
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1969
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2020
	Ties: 1932, 1949, 1953, 1999, 2003
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1905, 1969
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1933, 2003

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings