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 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1959 1-Month |
2.06" (52.32mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
0.04" (1.01mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1974 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1920 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1959 2-Month |
3.62" (91.95mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-0.24" (-6.09mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1940 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1959 3-Month |
5.02" (127.51mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1959 4-Month |
6.43" (163.32mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1959 5-Month |
7.39" (187.71mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
|
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month |
8.20" (208.28mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month |
9.07" (230.38mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
-0.59" (-14.98mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month |
9.78" (248.41mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month |
11.13" (282.70mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month |
12.65" (321.31mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
-1.79" (-45.47mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1945 | ||||||
|
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month |
14.82" (376.43mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
-1.72" (-43.69mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month |
16.21" (411.73mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-1.87" (-47.50mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month |
24.75" (628.65mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-1.95" (-49.53mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2013 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1936 | ||||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month |
36.64" (930.66mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
0.46" (11.69mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1902 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month |
56.71" (1,440.43mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2004 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1943 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month |
71.72" (1,821.69mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
-0.51" (-12.95mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1956 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month |
87.58" (2,224.53mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-2.66" (-67.57mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/