Global temperature, Apr 1956

Global anomaly−0.28°C1951–1980

Rank among all Aprs113 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere−0.26°C

S. Hemisphere−0.30°C

vs same month last year−0.06°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)–

All months of 1956

Jan−0.13°C

Feb−0.24°C

Mar−0.21°C

Apr ◀−0.28°C

May−0.29°C

Jun−0.15°C

Jul−0.09°C

Aug−0.25°C

Sep−0.19°C

Oct−0.23°C

Nov−0.15°C

Dec−0.06°C

This month−0.28°C

Same month, previous year−0.22°C

Same month 10 years earlier+0.06°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.06°C

Apr average 1991–2020+0.63°C

Warmest Apr on record (2024)+1.32°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1946	+0.06°C	+0.32°C	−0.21°C	64
1947	+0.06°C	+0.23°C	−0.11°C	63
1948	−0.12°C	−0.03°C	−0.21°C	88
1949	−0.11°C	−0.03°C	−0.19°C	86
1950	−0.21°C	−0.22°C	−0.20°C	101
1951	−0.14°C	+0.07°C	−0.35°C	93
1952	+0.03°C	+0.18°C	−0.10°C	71
1953	+0.19°C	+0.41°C	−0.01°C	48
1954	−0.14°C	−0.01°C	−0.27°C	92
1955	−0.22°C	−0.24°C	−0.22°C	105
1956	−0.28°C	−0.26°C	−0.30°C	113
1957	±0.00°C	−0.09°C	+0.09°C	74
1958	+0.01°C	+0.03°C	+0.01°C	72
1959	+0.16°C	+0.22°C	+0.09°C	53
1960	−0.15°C	−0.12°C	−0.17°C	94
1961	+0.13°C	+0.14°C	+0.12°C	57
1962	+0.05°C	+0.22°C	−0.13°C	68
1963	−0.07°C	+0.04°C	−0.19°C	83
1964	−0.32°C	−0.30°C	−0.32°C	128
1965	−0.19°C	−0.26°C	−0.12°C	98
1966	−0.13°C	−0.22°C	−0.03°C	89

Rank 1451 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.