Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Washington
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1956 1-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 51.8°F (11.0°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1899 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 1958 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1956 2-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1955 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 1934, 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1956 3-Month |
45.7°F (7.6°C) | 45.1°F (7.3°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1955 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 2017 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1956 4-Month |
40.6°F (4.8°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1955 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1916, 1989 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1956 5-Month |
38.2°F (3.4°C) | 39.3°F (4.1°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.7°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1950 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
|
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month |
36.4°F (2.4°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1950 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1934 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month |
35.5°F (1.9°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1917 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1934 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month |
36.8°F (2.7°C) | 38.9°F (3.8°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1917 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
|
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1917 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month |
41.4°F (5.2°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1917 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1916, 1937, 1955, 1985 | ||||||
|
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month |
43.1°F (6.2°C) | 45.0°F (7.2°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1917 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1920 | ||||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month |
44.3°F (6.8°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1917 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1917 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1917 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1950 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month |
45.5°F (7.5°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1950, 1951, 1952 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1916, 1949 | ||||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1952 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1912, 1914, 1921, 1924, 1957 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 10, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/