Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, January 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1956 1-Month |
41.14°F (5.08°C) | 40.49°F (4.72°C) |
0.65°F (0.36°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1979 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1951 | ||||||
|
Dec 1955–Jan 1956 2-Month |
41.51°F (5.28°C) | 41.66°F (5.37°C) |
-0.15°F (-0.09°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1949 | 1979 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month |
44.24°F (6.80°C) | 45.36°F (7.42°C) |
-1.12°F (-0.62°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1979 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Jan 1956 4-Month |
50.36°F (10.20°C) | 50.72°F (10.40°C) |
-0.36°F (-0.20°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1973 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2000 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month |
56.20°F (13.44°C) | 56.13°F (13.41°C) |
0.07°F (0.03°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1973 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Aug 1955–Jan 1956 6-Month |
61.37°F (16.32°C) | 60.97°F (16.09°C) |
0.40°F (0.23°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1973 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–Jan 1956 7-Month |
65.06°F (18.37°C) | 64.63°F (18.13°C) |
0.43°F (0.24°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1973 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–Jan 1956 8-Month |
66.86°F (19.37°C) | 66.73°F (19.29°C) |
0.13°F (0.08°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1973 |
| 63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2022 | ||||
|
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month |
67.68°F (19.82°C) | 67.42°F (19.68°C) |
0.26°F (0.14°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1973 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2022 | ||||
|
Apr 1955–Jan 1956 10-Month |
67.47°F (19.71°C) | 67.02°F (19.46°C) |
0.45°F (0.25°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918, 1973 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2022 | ||||
|
Mar 1955–Jan 1956 11-Month |
66.09°F (18.94°C) | 65.74°F (18.74°C) |
0.35°F (0.20°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb 1955–Jan 1956 12-Month |
64.12°F (17.84°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
0.13°F (0.07°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Aug 1954–Jan 1956 18-Month |
63.44°F (17.47°C) | 62.98°F (17.21°C) |
0.46°F (0.26°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1913 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1953 | ||||||
|
Feb 1954–Jan 1956 24-Month |
64.85°F (18.25°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
0.87°F (0.48°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1918 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 1953–Jan 1956 36-Month |
65.01°F (18.34°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
1.05°F (0.58°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1918 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 1952–Jan 1956 48-Month |
65.03°F (18.35°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
1.07°F (0.59°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1918 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1951–Jan 1956 60-Month |
64.68°F (18.16°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
0.72°F (0.40°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1907 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/