Charleston Weather in 1956

Historical record of Charleston, Illinois weather for the year 1956 based on NOAA data.

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1956 Charleston Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	July 1
Lowest temperature	-2 °F	January 26
Highest daily low	75 °F	July 27
Lowest daily high	21 °F	January 31
Most daily precipitation	1.7 inches	April 29

What was the hottest temperature in Charleston in 1956?

The highest temperature recorded in Charleston, Illinois in 1956 was 96 °F which happened on July 1.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Charleston in 1956

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Jul 1
2	95 °F	Jul 27
2	95 °F	Jul 2
4	94 °F	Sep 13
4	94 °F	Aug 18
4	94 °F	Aug 5
7	93 °F	Sep 12
7	93 °F	Aug 4
7	93 °F	Jul 28
7	93 °F	Jul 26
7	93 °F	Jun 24
7	93 °F	Jun 18
7	93 °F	Jun 12

What was the coldest temperature in Charleston in 1956?

The lowest temperature recorded in Charleston, Illinois in 1956 was -2 °F which happened on Jan 26.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Charleston in 1956

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-2 °F	January 26
2	1 °F	January 24
2	1 °F	January 23
4	3 °F	January 31
4	3 °F	January 27
6	4 °F	February 1
7	5 °F	November 24
8	7 °F	January 25
9	10 °F	January 16
10	11 °F	January 22
10	11 °F	January 17

January 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	44	22	0.00
January 2	46	30	0.00
January 3	38	27	0.00
January 4	42	16	0.00
January 5	43	16	0.00
January 6	52	28	0.00
January 7	53	19	0.00
January 8	38	16	0.00
January 9	33	13	0.00
January 10	36	14	0.00
January 11	36	26	0.00
January 12	32	27	0.00
January 13	42	19	0.00
January 14	44	19	0.00
January 15	43	24	0.00
January 16	40	10	0.00
January 17	21	11	0.00
January 18	30	20	0.00
January 19	37	27	0.32
January 20	32	24	0.00
January 21	33	22	0.00
January 22	31	11	0.00
January 23	31	1	0.00
January 24	24	1	0.00
January 25	26	7	n/a
January 26	28	-2	0.00
January 27	33	3	0.00
January 28	38	23	0.00
January 29	45	30	n/a
January 30	34	12	n/a
January 31	21	3	0.00

February 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	30	4	n/a
February 2	32	25	n/a
February 3	35	22	n/a
February 4	34	22	n/a
February 5	34	16	n/a
February 6	37	18	n/a
February 7	35	32	n/a
February 8	42	32	n/a
February 9	49	34	n/a
February 10	35	29	n/a
February 11	32	29	n/a
February 12	33	28	n/a
February 13	38	24	n/a
February 14	48	19	n/a
February 15	52	28	n/a
February 16	37	28	n/a
February 17	42	30	n/a
February 18	37	27	n/a
February 19	41	27	n/a
February 20	32	29	n/a
February 21	41	21	n/a
February 22	34	15	n/a
February 23	34	18	n/a
February 24	38	20	n/a
February 25	65	30	n/a
February 26	43	31	n/a
February 27	68	37	n/a
February 28	47	15	n/a
February 29	32	14	n/a

March 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	57	30	n/a
March 2	55	35	n/a
March 3	62	35	n/a
March 4	52	32	n/a
March 5	61	35	n/a
March 6	75	41	n/a
March 7	75	41	n/a
March 8	42	17	n/a
March 9	38	18	n/a
March 10	61	34	n/a
March 11	62	29	n/a
March 12	42	29	n/a
March 13	41	25	n/a
March 14	43	25	n/a
March 15	38	26	n/a
March 16	42	27	n/a
March 17	36	21	n/a
March 18	52	29	n/a
March 19	40	24	n/a
March 20	38	21	n/a
March 21	45	25	n/a
March 22	52	31	n/a
March 23	48	34	n/a
March 24	62	28	n/a
March 25	43	23	n/a
March 26	58	35	n/a
March 27	62	43	n/a
March 28	63	43	n/a
March 29	54	28	n/a
March 30	47	26	n/a
March 31	54	22	n/a

April 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	73	43	0.00
April 2	78	63	0.00
April 3	78	58	0.77
April 4	68	39	0.05
April 5	71	37	0.00
April 6	73	45	0.00
April 7	63	32	0.00
April 8	42	30	0.00
April 9	46	35	0.00
April 10	45	38	0.09
April 11	62	35	0.08
April 12	65	30	0.00
April 13	62	35	0.00
April 14	74	41	0.00
April 15	72	41	0.00
April 16	51	35	0.01
April 17	52	34	0.09
April 18	58	30	0.00
April 19	64	25	0.00
April 20	57	25	0.00
April 21	76	31	0.00
April 22	72	30	0.00
April 23	54	25	0.04
April 24	55	29	0.00
April 25	51	39	0.00
April 26	64	46	0.68
April 27	81	55	0.00
April 28	77	51	0.00
April 29	66	44	1.68
April 30	51	38	0.00

May 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	66	35	0.00
May 2	69	51	0.49
May 3	73	39	0.00
May 4	70	44	0.00
May 5	77	47	0.00
May 6	85	65	0.00
May 7	72	49	0.17
May 8	64	37	0.00
May 9	77	50	0.00
May 10	83	65	0.00
May 11	82	66	0.00
May 12	89	65	0.00
May 13	88	67	0.00
May 14	83	57	0.00
May 15	66	49	0.07
May 16	60	40	0.43
May 17	74	50	0.00
May 18	79	39	0.00
May 19	76	58	0.00
May 20	74	34	0.00
May 21	84	54	0.00
May 22	89	68	0.03
May 23	87	53	0.24
May 24	67	34	0.00
May 25	74	47	0.00
May 26	71	57	0.03
May 27	81	65	1.20
May 28	85	64	0.31
May 29	85	62	0.15
May 30	86	64	0.26
May 31	76	54	0.54

June 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	72	49	0.17
June 2	68	41	0.00
June 3	71	49	0.00
June 4	77	47	0.00
June 5	80	51	0.00
June 6	83	53	0.00
June 7	83	57	0.00
June 8	83	64	0.34
June 9	86	53	0.00
June 10	92	56	0.00
June 11	92	64	0.00
June 12	93	63	0.00
June 13	89	65	0.00
June 14	89	65	0.00
June 15	85	67	0.00
June 16	85	67	0.04
June 17	88	68	0.08
June 18	93	71	0.00
June 19	88	67	1.58
June 20	88	66	0.25
June 21	92	67	0.00
June 22	89	68	0.24
June 23	90	70	0.05
June 24	93	70	0.00
June 25	92	67	0.00
June 26	88	65	0.00
June 27	87	60	0.24
June 28	n/a	59	0.00
June 29	83	51	0.00
June 30	89	62	0.00

July 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	96	74	0.00
July 2	95	73	0.00
July 3	89	68	0.62
July 4	87	68	1.06
July 5	82	65	0.01
July 6	80	64	0.00
July 7	88	57	0.00
July 8	84	62	0.27
July 9	83	62	0.00
July 10	80	53	0.00
July 11	86	54	0.00
July 12	80	60	0.00
July 13	81	65	0.41
July 14	85	62	0.07
July 15	83	68	0.00
July 16	86	69	0.42
July 17	84	62	0.00
July 18	83	53	0.00
July 19	82	60	0.16
July 20	82	61	0.00
July 21	83	58	0.00
July 22	83	58	0.00
July 23	80	57	0.00
July 24	85	60	0.40
July 25	87	62	0.00
July 26	93	67	0.02
July 27	95	75	0.00
July 28	93	71	0.00
July 29	81	64	0.00
July 30	85	53	0.00
July 31	86	62	0.00

August 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	87	68	1.32
August 2	86	68	0.03
August 3	89	68	0.00
August 4	93	71	0.00
August 5	94	72	0.00
August 6	91	65	0.00
August 7	86	58	0.00
August 8	85	62	0.00
August 9	84	65	0.85
August 10	85	61	0.00
August 11	86	59	0.00
August 12	90	65	0.00
August 13	86	65	0.00
August 14	86	60	0.40
August 15	88	57	0.00
August 16	84	60	0.00
August 17	91	68	0.28
August 18	94	72	0.00
August 19	87	65	0.56
August 20	73	54	0.00
August 21	75	46	0.00
August 22	77	46	0.00
August 23	87	59	0.00
August 24	80	52	0.00
August 25	81	49	0.00
August 26	89	54	0.00
August 27	92	64	0.00
August 28	88	63	0.00
August 29	90	67	0.00
August 30	86	67	0.60
August 31	86	63	0.10

September 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	88	59	0.41
September 2	82	47	0.00
September 3	84	57	0.00
September 4	88	54	0.00
September 5	88	53	0.00
September 6	85	54	0.00
September 7	70	37	0.00
September 8	76	37	0.00
September 9	81	42	0.00
September 10	80	54	0.00
September 11	82	54	0.00
September 12	93	61	0.00
September 13	94	67	0.00
September 14	88	65	0.00
September 15	86	60	0.72
September 16	87	54	0.00
September 17	79	55	0.00
September 18	71	39	0.00
September 19	71	53	0.00
September 20	65	36	0.00
September 21	77	41	0.00
September 22	88	62	0.00
September 23	84	56	0.06
September 24	81	37	0.00
September 25	83	43	0.00
September 26	88	45	0.00
September 27	80	45	0.00
September 28	78	35	0.00
September 29	87	54	0.00
September 30	81	49	0.00

October 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	86	47	0.00
October 2	85	67	0.00
October 3	74	53	0.00
October 4	84	46	0.00
October 5	78	40	0.00
October 6	80	55	0.00
October 7	67	37	0.00
October 8	81	37	0.00
October 9	64	40	0.00
October 10	65	36	0.00
October 11	70	42	0.00
October 12	83	50	0.00
October 13	81	50	0.00
October 14	83	44	0.00
October 15	86	50	0.00
October 16	85	44	0.00
October 17	84	44	0.00
October 18	83	43	0.00
October 19	79	45	0.00
October 20	81	53	0.00
October 21	75	57	0.00
October 22	78	50	0.00
October 23	77	44	0.00
October 24	77	39	0.00
October 25	79	50	0.00
October 26	70	46	0.62
October 27	65	30	0.00
October 28	69	37	0.00
October 29	74	40	0.00
October 30	72	52	0.00
October 31	72	52	0.00

November 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	75	42	0.00
November 2	73	40	0.00
November 3	76	42	0.00
November 4	74	48	0.00
November 5	72	52	0.00
November 6	68	52	0.02
November 7	58	32	0.00
November 8	44	29	0.00
November 9	52	22	0.00
November 10	52	21	0.00
November 11	73	n/a	0.00
November 12	61	35	0.00
November 13	61	23	0.00
November 14	72	49	0.00
November 15	67	46	0.07
November 16	46	27	0.95
November 17	42	16	0.00
November 18	55	25	0.00
November 19	60	35	0.00
November 20	54	47	0.20
November 21	52	34	0.52
November 22	35	18	0.02
November 23	24	13	0.04
November 24	28	5	0.00
November 25	36	25	0.00
November 26	34	28	0.04
November 27	35	16	0.00
November 28	40	28	0.00
November 29	32	13	0.01
November 30	39	16	0.00

December 1956 Charleston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	40	24	0.00
December 2	56	29	0.00
December 3	62	33	0.00
December 4	65	29	0.00
December 5	67	54	0.00
December 6	61	46	0.00
December 7	49	30	1.50
December 8	35	29	0.83
December 9	34	23	0.72
December 10	37	22	0.00
December 11	50	29	0.00
December 12	41	27	0.00
December 13	33	21	0.00
December 14	36	25	0.00
December 15	48	34	0.02
December 16	42	32	0.00
December 17	47	33	0.02
December 18	37	25	0.00
December 19	40	18	0.01
December 20	44	38	0.30
December 21	47	40	0.58
December 22	52	40	0.00
December 23	48	40	0.19
December 24	40	29	0.02
December 25	34	26	0.00
December 26	37	26	0.03
December 27	52	34	0.00
December 28	44	29	0.04
December 29	30	21	0.00
December 30	43	21	0.00
December 31	43	35	0.00

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1896–2024	Charleston	location