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July 1956 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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Period	Anomaly (1901-2000)	Rank (1850-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
July 1956 1-Month	-0.09°C (-0.16°F)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1904
July 1956 1-Month	-0.09°C (-0.16°F)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
Jun–Jul 1956 2-Month	-0.12°C (-0.22°F)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1909
	-0.12°C (-0.22°F)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1898
May–Jul 1956 3-Month	-0.17°C (-0.31°F)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1904, 1911
	-0.17°C (-0.31°F)	129th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1905, 1921
Apr–Jul 1956 4-Month	-0.19°C (-0.34°F)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1904
	-0.19°C (-0.34°F)	133rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1858, 1882, 1895, 1898, 1928
Mar–Jul 1956 5-Month	-0.17°C (-0.31°F)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1911
	-0.17°C (-0.31°F)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1863, 1875, 1955
Feb–Jul 1956 6-Month	-0.17°C (-0.31°F)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1911
	-0.17°C (-0.31°F)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1858, 1875, 1924, 1935, 1955
Jan–Jul 1956 7-Month	-0.16°C (-0.29°F)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1911
	-0.16°C (-0.29°F)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1858, 1860, 1864, 1868, 1896, 1906, 1934
Dec 1955–Jul 1956 8-Month	-0.18°C (-0.32°F)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1917
	-0.18°C (-0.32°F)	129th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1857, 1902, 1928, 1934
Nov 1955–Jul 1956 9-Month	-0.18°C (-0.32°F)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1917
	-0.18°C (-0.32°F)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1857, 1902
Oct 1955–Jul 1956 10-Month	-0.17°C (-0.31°F)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1917
	-0.17°C (-0.31°F)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1864, 1896
Sep 1955–Jul 1956 11-Month	-0.16°C (-0.29°F)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1904, 1917
Sep 1955–Jul 1956 11-Month	-0.16°C (-0.29°F)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
Aug 1955–Jul 1956 12-Month	-0.14°C (-0.25°F)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904, 1909
	-0.14°C (-0.25°F)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1936
Feb 1955–Jul 1956 18-Month	-0.15°C (-0.27°F)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1909
Feb 1955–Jul 1956 18-Month	-0.15°C (-0.27°F)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
Aug 1954–Jul 1956 24-Month	-0.12°C (-0.22°F)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1909, 1918
	-0.12°C (-0.22°F)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1857, 1898, 1902, 1916, 1927, 1951
Aug 1953–Jul 1956 36-Month	-0.10°C (-0.18°F)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1911
Aug 1953–Jul 1956 36-Month	-0.10°C (-0.18°F)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
Aug 1952–Jul 1956 48-Month	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1911
	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024
	Ties: 1854, 1879, 1939
Aug 1951–Jul 1956 60-Month	-0.02°C (-0.04°F)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1913
Aug 1951–Jul 1956 60-Month	-0.02°C (-0.04°F)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2024

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