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, January 1978
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1978 1-Month |
1.48" (37.59mm) | 1.06" (26.92mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1919, 1931 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1916 | ||||
Dec 1977–Jan 1978 2-Month |
2.45" (62.23mm) | 2.13" (54.10mm) |
0.32" (8.13mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1914 | ||||
Nov 1977–Jan 1978 3-Month |
3.70" (93.98mm) | 3.20" (81.28mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1979 | ||||
Oct 1977–Jan 1978 4-Month |
4.42" (112.27mm) | 4.54" (115.32mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1909 | ||||
Sep 1977–Jan 1978 5-Month |
5.26" (133.60mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1942 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1922 | ||||||
Aug 1977–Jan 1978 6-Month |
7.61" (193.29mm) | 7.98" (202.69mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1901 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
Jul 1977–Jan 1978 7-Month |
10.50" (266.70mm) | 10.08" (256.03mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1901 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2007 | ||||
Jun 1977–Jan 1978 8-Month |
11.42" (290.07mm) | 11.62" (295.15mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1901, 1981 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
May 1977–Jan 1978 9-Month |
13.23" (336.04mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
-0.41" (-10.42mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1901 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
Apr 1977–Jan 1978 10-Month |
15.25" (387.35mm) | 15.52" (394.21mm) |
-0.27" (-6.86mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1940 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
Mar 1977–Jan 1978 11-Month |
16.13" (409.70mm) | 17.02" (432.31mm) |
-0.89" (-22.61mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2021 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
Feb 1977–Jan 1978 12-Month |
16.72" (424.69mm) | 18.10" (459.74mm) |
-1.38" (-35.05mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
Aug 1976–Jan 1978 18-Month |
22.58" (573.53mm) | 26.08" (662.43mm) |
-3.50" (-88.90mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
Feb 1976–Jan 1978 24-Month |
31.26" (794.00mm) | 36.16" (918.46mm) |
-4.90" (-124.46mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1943 | ||||
Feb 1975–Jan 1978 36-Month |
47.17" (1,198.12mm) | 54.20" (1,376.68mm) |
-7.03" (-178.56mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1943 | ||||
Feb 1974–Jan 1978 48-Month |
61.20" (1,554.48mm) | 72.24" (1,834.90mm) |
-11.04" (-280.42mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1987 | ||||
Feb 1973–Jan 1978 60-Month |
80.73" (2,050.54mm) | 90.25" (2,292.35mm) |
-9.52" (-241.81mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 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/