Climate at a Glance
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Charleston, West Virginia
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1956
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1956 1-Month |
66.1°F (18.9°C) | 64.3°F (17.9°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1997 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Apr–May 1956 2-Month |
59.6°F (15.3°C) | 60.5°F (15.8°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1997 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1991 | ||||
Mar–May 1956 3-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1971 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1991, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1993 | ||||||
Feb–May 1956 4-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 51.4°F (10.8°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1958 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1991, 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 1956 5-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 48.1°F (8.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month |
45.5°F (7.5°C) | 46.5°F (8.1°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1970 | ||||||
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.9°F (8.8°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1969, 1975, 2010 | ||||||
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 50.0°F (10.0°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1965, 1989, 1997, 2009, 2011 | ||||||
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 52.6°F (11.4°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1977 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2018 | ||||||
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1977 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1973 | ||||||
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1977 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1994, 1998 | ||||||
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1958, 1975, 1988, 2006 | ||||||
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month |
56.6°F (13.7°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1978 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1976, 1988, 1993, 2008 | ||||||
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1979 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1954 | ||||
Ties: 1952, 1953, 1992, 2017, 2021 | ||||||
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1980 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1955 | ||||
Ties: 1953, 1954 | ||||||
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1981 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1957 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 16, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/