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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	42.0°F (5.6°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	8.9°F (5.0°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1989
December 1956 1-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	8.9°F (5.0°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	41.8°F (5.4°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 2021
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1946, 1982
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1931
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1959, 1975, 2006
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1931
	Ties: 1902, 1934, 1946, 1975, 1982, 2012
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1931
	Ties: 1919, 1933, 1946, 1953, 2004, 2006
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1986
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1952, 1955, 1978, 1982, 2003, 2013
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1912, 1952, 1975
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1913, 1936, 1954, 1955
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1921, 2012
	Ties: 1909, 1925, 1930, 1945, 1993
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1963
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1909, 1935, 1950, 1955, 2010
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1963
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017, 2020
	Ties: 2010
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1940, 1998
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1963, 1969, 1979, 1981
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1899, 1923, 1932, 1952, 2003, 2011
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1980, 1981
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1933, 1949, 1955, 1957, 1991, 1993, 2004, 2010

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings