Philadelphia Weather in 1956

Historical record of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1956 based on NOAA data.

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1956 Philadelphia Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	June 15
Lowest temperature	17 °F	February 22
Highest daily low	75 °F	August 19
Lowest daily high	26 °F	January 8
Most daily precipitation	2.0 inches	May 6
Most daily snow	5.4 inches	March 18
Total annual precipitation	46.0 inches	-
Total annual snow	19.2 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Philadelphia in 1956?

The highest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1956 was 95 °F which happened 3 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1956

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Jun 15
1	95 °F	Jun 14
1	95 °F	Jun 13
4	94 °F	Jul 2
5	93 °F	Aug 28
5	93 °F	Aug 18
7	92 °F	Jul 1
7	92 °F	May 14
9	91 °F	Sep 1
9	91 °F	Jun 23
9	91 °F	May 31

What was the coldest temperature in Philadelphia in 1956?

The lowest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1956 was 17 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1956

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	17 °F	February 22
1	17 °F	January 27
3	18 °F	January 28
3	18 °F	January 24
3	18 °F	January 9
3	18 °F	January 8
3	18 °F	January 2
3	18 °F	January 1
9	19 °F	January 26
10	20 °F	December 30
10	20 °F	November 24
10	20 °F	February 24
10	20 °F	January 25
10	20 °F	January 23

January 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	38	18	0.00	0.0
January 2	36	18	0.00	0.0
January 3	39	32	0.00	0.0
January 4	44	31	0.00	0.0
January 5	45	33	0.00	0.0
January 6	45	26	0.00	0.0
January 7	35	21	0.00	0.0
January 8	26	18	0.00	0.0
January 9	46	18	0.19	0.0
January 10	48	44	0.35	0.0
January 11	44	41	0.33	0.0
January 12	43	37	0.14	0.0
January 13	39	33	0.10	0.0
January 14	34	27	0.03	0.6
January 15	43	32	0.00	0.0
January 16	41	29	0.00	0.0
January 17	36	27	0.12	1.8
January 18	40	25	0.00	0.0
January 19	33	25	0.19	2.8
January 20	32	26	0.11	1.6
January 21	34	21	0.00	0.0
January 22	41	22	0.00	0.0
January 23	35	20	0.00	0.0
January 24	30	18	0.00	0.0
January 25	33	20	0.00	0.0
January 26	32	19	0.00	0.0
January 27	34	17	0.00	0.0
January 28	35	18	0.00	0.0
January 29	37	26	0.36	0.2
January 30	51	35	0.38	0.0
January 31	38	27	0.00	0.0

February 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	38	22	0.00	0.0
February 2	38	31	0.86	0.0
February 3	42	31	0.00	0.0
February 4	35	29	0.42	0.1
February 5	46	32	0.01	0.0
February 6	41	29	0.69	0.0
February 7	46	35	0.10	0.0
February 8	53	31	0.00	0.0
February 9	50	34	0.00	0.0
February 10	54	37	0.00	0.0
February 11	44	37	0.21	0.0
February 12	48	39	0.00	0.0
February 13	45	31	0.00	0.0
February 14	52	28	0.00	0.0
February 15	52	36	0.12	0.0
February 16	42	28	0.00	0.0
February 17	35	28	0.20	0.7
February 18	50	33	1.35	0.0
February 19	45	31	0.00	0.0
February 20	46	33	0.00	0.0
February 21	35	23	0.00	0.0
February 22	30	17	0.00	0.0
February 23	36	22	0.00	0.0
February 24	42	20	0.16	0.3
February 25	63	39	0.30	0.0
February 26	51	35	0.00	0.0
February 27	56	37	0.00	0.0
February 28	47	28	0.22	0.0
February 29	36	24	0.00	0.0

March 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	49	24	0.00	0.0
March 2	54	41	0.20	0.0
March 3	61	35	0.00	0.0
March 4	50	36	0.03	0.0
March 5	65	33	0.00	0.0
March 6	47	38	0.06	0.0
March 7	51	38	0.13	0.0
March 8	45	31	0.50	0.0
March 9	49	30	0.00	0.0
March 10	56	34	0.00	0.0
March 11	59	40	0.06	0.0
March 12	48	33	0.09	0.0
March 13	38	32	0.09	0.7
March 14	48	37	1.56	0.0
March 15	42	34	0.00	0.0
March 16	36	26	0.73	1.3
March 17	33	23	0.00	0.0
March 18	30	25	0.56	5.4
March 19	30	23	0.35	3.3
March 20	40	22	0.00	0.0
March 21	45	25	0.00	0.0
March 22	51	27	0.00	0.0
March 23	52	35	0.00	0.0
March 24	44	24	0.07	0.2
March 25	37	21	0.00	0.0
March 26	52	34	0.00	0.0
March 27	51	33	0.00	0.0
March 28	40	31	0.00	0.0
March 29	39	33	0.22	0.0
March 30	47	35	0.00	0.0
March 31	46	34	0.00	0.0

April 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	56	29	0.00
April 2	57	37	0.00
April 3	57	43	0.02
April 4	70	44	0.36
April 5	67	45	0.00
April 6	68	45	0.33
April 7	51	34	0.90
April 8	40	34	0.09
April 9	54	35	0.00
April 10	59	36	0.00
April 11	51	38	0.00
April 12	59	38	0.00
April 13	60	37	0.00
April 14	59	39	0.00
April 15	62	43	0.27
April 16	72	46	0.30
April 17	53	43	0.00
April 18	52	40	0.07
April 19	53	37	0.00
April 20	52	38	0.00
April 21	57	32	0.00
April 22	64	45	0.00
April 23	52	41	0.00
April 24	44	35	0.02
April 25	55	33	0.00
April 26	57	41	0.32
April 27	64	40	0.00
April 28	84	49	0.00
April 29	84	63	0.00
April 30	75	47	0.00

May 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	65	47	0.00
May 2	62	44	0.40
May 3	68	49	0.00
May 4	77	47	0.07
May 5	65	42	0.00
May 6	79	50	2.00
May 7	57	46	0.09
May 8	61	41	0.00
May 9	62	42	0.00
May 10	75	58	0.00
May 11	66	53	0.00
May 12	81	53	0.00
May 13	89	65	0.51
May 14	92	66	0.00
May 15	73	58	0.00
May 16	70	45	0.01
May 17	58	37	0.00
May 18	65	49	0.00
May 19	80	47	0.09
May 20	69	48	0.03
May 21	74	50	0.00
May 22	83	54	0.17
May 23	76	49	0.00
May 24	63	42	0.00
May 25	65	41	0.00
May 26	70	48	0.00
May 27	66	54	0.21
May 28	75	54	0.00
May 29	71	49	0.00
May 30	79	54	0.00
May 31	91	66	0.26

June 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	83	64	0.06
June 2	65	59	0.98
June 3	72	62	0.00
June 4	72	56	0.00
June 5	78	54	0.00
June 6	80	60	0.00
June 7	82	55	0.00
June 8	88	58	0.00
June 9	67	58	0.00
June 10	73	58	0.83
June 11	82	60	0.00
June 12	88	58	0.00
June 13	95	68	0.00
June 14	95	74	0.00
June 15	95	70	0.00
June 16	88	66	1.02
June 17	89	71	0.00
June 18	74	60	0.07
June 19	73	55	0.00
June 20	71	51	0.01
June 21	73	62	0.18
June 22	90	68	0.14
June 23	91	71	0.22
June 24	88	69	0.30
June 25	85	67	0.00
June 26	86	67	0.00
June 27	90	71	0.05
June 28	83	66	0.00
June 29	78	57	0.00
June 30	85	59	0.00

July 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	92	65	0.00
July 2	94	72	0.18
July 3	87	70	0.28
July 4	78	67	0.01
July 5	68	60	0.28
July 6	69	59	0.09
July 7	82	64	0.00
July 8	84	68	0.13
July 9	82	71	0.51
July 10	80	66	0.00
July 11	83	61	0.00
July 12	86	62	0.00
July 13	84	69	0.10
July 14	84	66	0.05
July 15	82	62	0.00
July 16	79	68	0.23
July 17	79	67	0.00
July 18	80	66	0.00
July 19	81	64	0.00
July 20	77	66	0.38
July 21	77	64	1.92
July 22	80	63	0.00
July 23	87	67	0.01
July 24	75	66	0.05
July 25	85	64	0.00
July 26	88	68	0.00
July 27	88	71	0.04
July 28	89	71	0.35
July 29	77	64	0.00
July 30	75	59	0.00
July 31	80	58	0.00

August 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	85	68	0.00
August 2	80	66	0.00
August 3	80	60	0.00
August 4	80	58	0.00
August 5	72	66	0.53
August 6	71	67	0.36
August 7	83	66	0.00
August 8	85	66	0.00
August 9	89	67	0.00
August 10	88	73	0.00
August 11	86	66	0.00
August 12	89	70	0.09
August 13	85	67	0.00
August 14	85	71	0.02
August 15	88	67	0.00
August 16	89	66	0.00
August 17	90	68	0.00
August 18	93	69	0.00
August 19	90	75	0.00
August 20	75	63	0.51
August 21	68	58	1.02
August 22	78	53	0.00
August 23	78	57	0.00
August 24	77	61	0.00
August 25	77	54	0.00
August 26	80	55	0.00
August 27	83	62	0.00
August 28	93	68	0.00
August 29	89	66	0.00
August 30	85	68	0.00
August 31	89	72	0.26

September 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	91	73	0.00
September 2	88	73	0.48
September 3	81	65	0.00
September 4	86	65	0.00
September 5	86	67	0.00
September 6	81	68	1.60
September 7	72	60	0.01
September 8	70	54	0.00
September 9	67	49	0.00
September 10	70	45	0.00
September 11	74	55	0.00
September 12	81	59	0.00
September 13	84	61	0.00
September 14	87	68	0.00
September 15	71	59	0.13
September 16	80	58	0.00
September 17	84	62	0.02
September 18	67	49	0.00
September 19	72	45	0.00
September 20	62	45	0.15
September 21	63	38	0.00
September 22	70	49	0.04
September 23	86	58	0.36
September 24	70	55	0.21
September 25	70	50	0.00
September 26	61	51	0.00
September 27	58	49	0.75
September 28	55	51	0.00
September 29	65	54	0.00
September 30	66	58	0.00

October 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	67	49	0.00
October 2	71	46	0.00
October 3	76	55	0.00
October 4	67	56	0.26
October 5	69	47	0.00
October 6	66	43	0.40
October 7	67	51	0.00
October 8	68	44	0.00
October 9	67	47	0.00
October 10	58	40	0.00
October 11	59	36	0.00
October 12	62	37	0.00
October 13	65	40	0.00
October 14	74	41	0.00
October 15	81	49	0.00
October 16	79	49	0.00
October 17	74	57	0.00
October 18	72	58	0.75
October 19	58	45	0.00
October 20	66	40	0.00
October 21	69	56	0.00
October 22	67	58	0.65
October 23	69	61	0.85
October 24	68	51	0.00
October 25	51	43	0.00
October 26	54	45	0.07
October 27	62	52	0.08
October 28	64	50	0.00
October 29	63	48	0.00
October 30	64	54	0.02
October 31	71	60	0.39

November 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	70	65	1.81
November 2	74	55	1.65
November 3	57	50	0.21
November 4	72	49	0.00
November 5	65	48	0.00
November 6	70	46	0.00
November 7	67	44	0.00
November 8	57	46	0.17
November 9	49	40	0.00
November 10	42	30	0.00
November 11	52	27	0.00
November 12	68	44	0.01
November 13	48	38	0.00
November 14	64	35	0.00
November 15	71	41	0.00
November 16	70	52	0.00
November 17	52	39	0.69
November 18	48	34	0.43
November 19	52	30	0.00
November 20	53	30	0.00
November 21	67	44	0.72
November 22	46	31	0.00
November 23	33	22	0.00
November 24	34	20	0.00
November 25	43	22	0.02
November 26	45	35	0.00
November 27	43	32	0.00
November 28	41	29	0.00
November 29	48	34	0.00
November 30	37	26	0.00

December 1956 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	38	25	0.00	0.0
December 2	43	33	0.00	0.0
December 3	63	36	0.00	0.0
December 4	60	33	0.00	0.0
December 5	52	34	0.00	0.0
December 6	58	45	0.00	0.0
December 7	69	43	0.00	0.0
December 8	63	46	0.00	0.0
December 9	46	28	0.31	0.0
December 10	45	26	0.00	0.0
December 11	54	31	0.02	0.0
December 12	54	44	0.14	0.0
December 13	59	37	0.23	0.0
December 14	42	34	1.25	0.0
December 15	41	37	0.72	0.0
December 16	58	40	0.21	0.0
December 17	50	41	0.00	0.0
December 18	50	27	0.00	0.0
December 19	43	21	0.00	0.0
December 20	58	36	0.11	0.0
December 21	51	43	0.06	0.0
December 22	51	44	0.35	0.0
December 23	46	38	0.11	0.0
December 24	46	38	0.15	0.0
December 25	45	33	0.00	0.0
December 26	37	27	0.00	0.0
December 27	41	30	0.02	0.2
December 28	48	34	0.00	0.0
December 29	41	27	0.02	0.0
December 30	27	20	0.00	0.0
December 31	50	22	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1941–2024	Philadelphia International Airport	location
1916–1940	Philadelphia Naval Yard	location
1894–1915	Drexel University	location