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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	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1909
	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1980
	Ties: 1937, 1949
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1972
	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1913
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1898
	34.7°F (1.5°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1947, 2018, 2019
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1898
	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1941, 2013
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1898
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1903, 1931, 1945, 1964, 1975, 1987, 1991
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1904, 1945, 1948, 1957, 1982, 1991
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1935, 1942, 1946, 1959
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1912
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2021
	Ties: 1966
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1912
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1942, 1955, 1987, 2004
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1912
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1960
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1912
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1896, 1902, 1978
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1912
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1907, 1938, 1988, 2013
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1912
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1986, 1994
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1927, 1933, 1938, 1957, 1993
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913, 1914
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1915
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1998, 2010
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1916
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1957, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997

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