Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, January 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1974 1-Month |
1.82" (46.23mm) | 1.06" (26.92mm) |
0.76" (19.31mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1919, 1931 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1916 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Dec 1973–Jan 1974 2-Month |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 2.13" (54.10mm) |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1931 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1914 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Jan 1974 3-Month |
4.58" (116.33mm) | 3.20" (81.28mm) |
1.38" (35.05mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1904 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1979 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Oct 1973–Jan 1974 4-Month |
5.23" (132.84mm) | 4.54" (115.32mm) |
0.69" (17.52mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1977 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1909 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–Jan 1974 5-Month |
7.12" (180.85mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
1.16" (29.47mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1904 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1973–Jan 1974 6-Month |
8.26" (209.80mm) | 7.98" (202.69mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1901 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
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Jul 1973–Jan 1974 7-Month |
10.87" (276.10mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1901 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–Jan 1974 8-Month |
12.18" (309.37mm) | 11.62" (295.15mm) |
0.56" (14.22mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1901, 1981 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
May 1973–Jan 1974 9-Month |
14.77" (375.16mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
1.13" (28.70mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1901 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Apr 1973–Jan 1974 10-Month |
16.84" (427.74mm) | 15.52" (394.21mm) |
1.32" (33.53mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1940 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
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Mar 1973–Jan 1974 11-Month |
19.13" (485.90mm) | 17.02" (432.31mm) |
2.11" (53.59mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 2021 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
|
Feb 1973–Jan 1974 12-Month |
19.53" (496.06mm) | 18.10" (459.74mm) |
1.43" (36.32mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 2003 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
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Aug 1972–Jan 1974 18-Month |
30.16" (766.06mm) | 26.08" (662.43mm) |
4.08" (103.63mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 2003 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
|
Feb 1972–Jan 1974 24-Month |
37.06" (941.32mm) | 36.16" (918.46mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 2003 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1943 | ||||
|
Feb 1971–Jan 1974 36-Month |
53.81" (1,366.77mm) | 54.20" (1,376.68mm) |
-0.39" (-9.91mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1977 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1943 | ||||
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Feb 1970–Jan 1974 48-Month |
71.27" (1,810.26mm) | 72.24" (1,834.90mm) |
-0.97" (-24.64mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1957 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1987 | ||||
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Feb 1969–Jan 1974 60-Month |
92.08" (2,338.83mm) | 90.25" (2,292.35mm) |
1.83" (46.48mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2000 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/