Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, October 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1978 1-Month |
1.09" (27.69mm) | 1.35" (34.29mm) |
-0.26" (-6.60mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1952 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1969 | ||||
| Ties: 1896 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month |
1.60" (40.64mm) | 2.77" (70.36mm) |
-1.17" (-29.72mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1922 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month |
2.97" (75.44mm) | 4.80" (121.92mm) |
-1.83" (-46.48mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1944 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1978 4-Month |
4.12" (104.65mm) | 6.90" (175.26mm) |
-2.78" (-70.61mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1900 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month |
5.52" (140.21mm) | 8.45" (214.63mm) |
-2.93" (-74.42mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1900 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1941 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1978 6-Month |
8.43" (214.12mm) | 10.46" (265.68mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1939 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1941 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1978 7-Month |
9.90" (251.46mm) | 12.30" (312.42mm) |
-2.40" (-60.96mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1939 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1978 8-Month |
11.57" (293.88mm) | 13.82" (351.03mm) |
-2.25" (-57.15mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1934 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month |
12.64" (321.06mm) | 14.91" (378.71mm) |
-2.27" (-57.65mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2002 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month |
14.12" (358.65mm) | 15.97" (405.64mm) |
-1.85" (-46.99mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–Oct 1978 11-Month |
15.09" (383.29mm) | 17.04" (432.82mm) |
-1.95" (-49.53mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month |
16.34" (415.04mm) | 18.11" (459.99mm) |
-1.77" (-44.95mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
May 1977–Oct 1978 18-Month |
25.87" (657.10mm) | 28.55" (725.17mm) |
-2.68" (-68.07mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1901 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month |
30.46" (773.68mm) | 36.22" (919.99mm) |
-5.76" (-146.31mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2003 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1942 | ||||
|
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month |
46.70" (1,186.18mm) | 54.28" (1,378.71mm) |
-7.58" (-192.53mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1974–Oct 1978 48-Month |
63.01" (1,600.45mm) | 72.32" (1,836.93mm) |
-9.31" (-236.48mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Oct 1978 60-Month |
78.42" (1,991.87mm) | 90.35" (2,294.89mm) |
-11.93" (-303.02mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 16, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/