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 (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1956 1-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 63.7°F (17.6°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1967 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–May 1956 2-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 59.9°F (15.5°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1961 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1991 | ||||
Mar–May 1956 3-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1971 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1996 | ||||||
Feb–May 1956 4-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 50.8°F (10.4°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1958 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2007 | ||||||
Jan–May 1956 5-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 45.9°F (7.7°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 46.0°F (7.8°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977, 1978 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1970 | ||||||
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 47.3°F (8.5°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1969, 1975, 1980 | ||||||
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 49.5°F (9.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 2015 | ||||||
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 52.0°F (11.1°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1977 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1965, 1967 | ||||||
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month |
53.5°F (11.9°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1977 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1973, 1997 | ||||||
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 55.6°F (13.1°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1977 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month |
51.6°F (10.9°C) | 52.3°F (11.3°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1978 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1951, 1958, 1996 | ||||||
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1978 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 55.6°F (13.1°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1979 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1989, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2016 | ||||||
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1980 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1988, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2015 | ||||||
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1981 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1976, 1989, 2004 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/