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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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Average Temperature Rankings, February 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1956 1-Month	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	-8.1°F (-4.5°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1936
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
Jan–Feb 1956 2-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1937, 1949
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1909
Dec 1955–Feb 1956 3-Month	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1949
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1934, 2015
	Ties: 1917
Nov 1955–Feb 1956 4-Month	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-4.4°F (-2.4°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1934
Oct 1955–Feb 1956 5-Month	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	35.2°F (1.8°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
Sep 1955–Feb 1956 6-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1917, 1985
Aug 1955–Feb 1956 7-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
Jul 1955–Feb 1956 8-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1979
Jun 1955–Feb 1956 9-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
May 1955–Feb 1956 10-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015, 2016
Apr 1955–Feb 1956 11-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
Mar 1955–Feb 1956 12-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949, 1956
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1949
Sep 1954–Feb 1956 18-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1949
Mar 1954–Feb 1956 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1950, 1956, 1957
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1950, 1957
Mar 1953–Feb 1956 36-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1957
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1922
Mar 1952–Feb 1956 48-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1911, 1917, 1918, 1924, 1931
Mar 1951–Feb 1956 60-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913, 1952
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1900, 1912, 1920, 1921, 1932, 1958

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/