Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 1901
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1901 1-Month |
2.38" (60.45mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1974 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1901 2-Month |
4.75" (120.65mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
0.89" (22.61mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2002 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1901 3-Month |
6.41" (162.81mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
1.04" (26.41mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2002 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1901 4-Month |
7.23" (183.64mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2002 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1901 5-Month |
8.04" (204.22mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
0.52" (13.21mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2002 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Dec 1900–May 1901 6-Month |
8.40" (213.36mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2002 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1928 | ||||||
|
Nov 1900–May 1901 7-Month |
9.10" (231.14mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2002 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 1900–May 1901 8-Month |
9.66" (245.36mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
-1.34" (-34.04mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2002 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1900–May 1901 9-Month |
10.91" (277.11mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
-1.52" (-38.61mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2002 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1900–May 1901 10-Month |
11.64" (295.66mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
-2.80" (-71.12mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2002 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1900–May 1901 11-Month |
12.65" (321.31mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
-3.89" (-98.81mm) | 7th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1900–May 1901 12-Month |
14.08" (357.63mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-4.00" (-101.60mm) | 9th Driest | Driest to Date | 2002 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 1899–May 1901 18-Month |
24.22" (615.19mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 2013 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1899–May 1901 24-Month |
33.56" (852.42mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
-2.62" (-66.55mm) | 36th Driest | Driest to Date | 1902 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1898–May 1901 36-Month |
48.71" (1,237.23mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
-5.50" (-139.70mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2004 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1943 | ||||
|
Jun 1897–May 1901 48-Month |
68.67" (1,744.22mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
-3.56" (-90.42mm) | 31st Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 1896–May 1901 60-Month |
87.87" (2,231.90mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 41st Driest | Driest to Date | 1936 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/