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 September 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 1980
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1980 1-Month |
2.89" (73.41mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
0.87" (22.10mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1974 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1980 2-Month |
5.25" (133.35mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
1.39" (35.31mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1980 3-Month |
7.26" (184.40mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
1.89" (48.00mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1980 4-Month |
9.00" (228.60mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
2.54" (64.52mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1980 5-Month |
11.32" (287.53mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
3.80" (96.52mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Dec 1979–May 1980 6-Month |
12.27" (311.66mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
3.67" (93.22mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 1979–May 1980 7-Month |
13.72" (348.49mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
4.06" (103.13mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 1979–May 1980 8-Month |
14.88" (377.95mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
3.88" (98.55mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1979–May 1980 9-Month |
15.41" (391.41mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
2.98" (75.69mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1979–May 1980 10-Month |
17.75" (450.85mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
3.31" (84.07mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1979–May 1980 11-Month |
19.45" (494.03mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
2.91" (73.91mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1980 12-Month |
21.25" (539.75mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
3.17" (80.52mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2002 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–May 1980 18-Month |
32.79" (832.87mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
6.09" (154.69mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2013 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1980 24-Month |
39.88" (1,012.95mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
3.70" (93.98mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1902 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1980 36-Month |
58.42" (1,483.87mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
4.21" (106.94mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 2004 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1943 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1980 48-Month |
72.26" (1,835.40mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1956 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1980 60-Month |
87.28" (2,216.91mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-2.96" (-75.19mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1936 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2019, retrieved on October 16, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/