Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1973 1-Month |
2.59" (65.79mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1974 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
4.66" (118.36mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
6.95" (176.53mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
7.35" (186.69mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
0.89" (22.61mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
8.19" (208.03mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
9.86" (250.44mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
1.26" (32.00mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
11.71" (297.43mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
2.05" (52.07mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
14.43" (366.52mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
16.12" (409.45mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
3.69" (93.73mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
17.98" (456.69mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
3.54" (89.91mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
19.36" (491.74mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
2.82" (71.62mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
21.26" (540.00mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
3.18" (80.77mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
26.97" (685.04mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2013 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
35.66" (905.76mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1902 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
54.31" (1,379.47mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2022 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1943 | ||||
| Ties: 1899 | ||||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
74.27" (1,886.46mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
2.04" (51.82mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
90.97" (2,310.64mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2022 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/