Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, March 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1986 1-Month |
1.02" (25.91mm) | 1.52" (38.61mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1906 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1986 2-Month |
2.56" (65.02mm) | 2.61" (66.29mm) |
-0.05" (-1.27mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1986 3-Month |
2.90" (73.66mm) | 3.67" (93.22mm) |
-0.77" (-19.56mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1980 | ||||
| Ties: 1908 | ||||||
|
Dec 1985–Mar 1986 4-Month |
3.79" (96.27mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1977 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Mar 1986 5-Month |
6.08" (154.43mm) | 5.81" (147.57mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1977 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1979 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Mar 1986 6-Month |
7.81" (198.37mm) | 7.14" (181.36mm) |
0.67" (17.01mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1977 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1909 | ||||
| Ties: 1916 | ||||||
|
Sep 1985–Mar 1986 7-Month |
10.19" (258.83mm) | 8.57" (217.68mm) |
1.62" (41.15mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1902 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1985–Mar 1986 8-Month |
11.04" (280.42mm) | 10.58" (268.73mm) |
0.46" (11.69mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1901 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Jul 1985–Mar 1986 9-Month |
14.18" (360.17mm) | 12.68" (322.07mm) |
1.50" (38.10mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1901 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1985–Mar 1986 10-Month |
15.07" (382.78mm) | 14.23" (361.44mm) |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1901 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1985–Mar 1986 11-Month |
17.22" (437.39mm) | 16.25" (412.75mm) |
0.97" (24.64mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1901 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
|
Apr 1985–Mar 1986 12-Month |
19.68" (499.87mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
1.55" (39.37mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1935 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–Mar 1986 18-Month |
28.57" (725.68mm) | 25.26" (641.60mm) |
3.31" (84.08mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1935 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
|
Apr 1984–Mar 1986 24-Month |
40.42" (1,026.67mm) | 36.17" (918.72mm) |
4.25" (107.95mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1977 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1943 | ||||
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Apr 1983–Mar 1986 36-Month |
61.47" (1,561.34mm) | 54.22" (1,377.19mm) |
7.25" (184.15mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1977 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1943 | ||||
|
Apr 1982–Mar 1986 48-Month |
82.12" (2,085.85mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
9.89" (251.21mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 2004 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1987 | ||||
|
Apr 1981–Mar 1986 60-Month |
101.26" (2,572.00mm) | 90.23" (2,291.84mm) |
11.03" (280.16mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1957 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 11, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/