Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, April 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 1978 1-Month |
1.47" (37.34mm) | 1.84" (46.74mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1900 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1978 2-Month |
3.14" (79.76mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1906 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1978 3-Month |
4.21" (106.93mm) | 4.44" (112.78mm) |
-0.23" (-5.85mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1917, 2001 | ||||||
|
Jan–Apr 1978 4-Month |
5.69" (144.53mm) | 5.51" (139.95mm) |
0.18" (4.58mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
Dec 1977–Apr 1978 5-Month |
6.66" (169.16mm) | 6.58" (167.13mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Apr 1978 6-Month |
7.91" (200.91mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–Apr 1978 7-Month |
8.63" (219.20mm) | 8.98" (228.09mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Apr 1978 8-Month |
9.47" (240.54mm) | 10.41" (264.41mm) |
-0.94" (-23.87mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1902, 2002 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–Apr 1978 9-Month |
11.82" (300.23mm) | 12.42" (315.47mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1929 | ||||||
|
Jul 1977–Apr 1978 10-Month |
14.71" (373.63mm) | 14.52" (368.81mm) |
0.19" (4.82mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1902 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1971 | ||||||
|
Jun 1977–Apr 1978 11-Month |
15.63" (397.00mm) | 16.07" (408.18mm) |
-0.44" (-11.18mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1981 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1977–Apr 1978 12-Month |
17.44" (442.98mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-0.64" (-16.25mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2013 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1971 | ||||||
|
Nov 1976–Apr 1978 18-Month |
22.03" (559.56mm) | 25.76" (654.30mm) |
-3.73" (-94.74mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2013 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1976–Apr 1978 24-Month |
31.41" (797.81mm) | 36.16" (918.46mm) |
-4.75" (-120.65mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1902 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1975–Apr 1978 36-Month |
46.80" (1,188.72mm) | 54.22" (1,377.19mm) |
-7.42" (-188.47mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1955 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1985 | ||||
|
May 1974–Apr 1978 48-Month |
61.87" (1,571.50mm) | 72.24" (1,834.90mm) |
-10.37" (-263.40mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1904 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1986 | ||||
|
May 1973–Apr 1978 60-Month |
80.18" (2,036.57mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-10.06" (-255.53mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 21, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/