Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 1896
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1896 1-Month |
1.14" (28.96mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 19th Driest | Driest to Date | 1974 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1896 2-Month |
2.29" (58.17mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-1.57" (-39.87mm) | 12th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1954, 2012 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1896 3-Month |
3.94" (100.08mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 24th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1896 4-Month |
4.90" (124.46mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
-1.56" (-39.62mm) | 19th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1896 5-Month |
6.03" (153.16mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
-1.49" (-37.85mm) | 21st Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1957 | ||||
|
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month |
7.21" (183.13mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
-1.39" (-35.31mm) | 26th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 1895–May 1896 7-Month |
8.80" (223.52mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
-0.86" (-21.84mm) | 40th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1976 | ||||||
|
Oct 1895–May 1896 8-Month |
10.01" (254.25mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
-0.99" (-25.15mm) | 47th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month |
10.59" (268.99mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
-1.84" (-46.73mm) | 30th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month |
12.29" (312.17mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 25th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month |
15.45" (392.43mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
-1.09" (-27.69mm) | 46th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month |
17.37" (441.20mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-0.71" (-18.03mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1942 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 20, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/