Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, April 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1987 1-Month |
0.86" (21.84mm) | 1.84" (46.74mm) |
-0.98" (-24.90mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1900 | ||||
| Ties: 1936 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1987 2-Month |
2.49" (63.25mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) |
-0.86" (-21.84mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1906 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1987 3-Month |
4.30" (109.22mm) | 4.44" (112.78mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Jan–Apr 1987 4-Month |
5.41" (137.41mm) | 5.51" (139.95mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
|
Dec 1986–Apr 1987 5-Month |
6.00" (152.40mm) | 6.58" (167.13mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Apr 1987 6-Month |
7.78" (197.61mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1904 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
Oct 1986–Apr 1987 7-Month |
9.90" (251.46mm) | 8.98" (228.09mm) |
0.92" (23.37mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 2002 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Apr 1987 8-Month |
11.96" (303.78mm) | 10.41" (264.41mm) |
1.55" (39.37mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1902, 2002 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1986–Apr 1987 9-Month |
14.09" (357.89mm) | 12.42" (315.47mm) |
1.67" (42.42mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2002 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1986–Apr 1987 10-Month |
16.42" (417.07mm) | 14.52" (368.81mm) |
1.90" (48.26mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1902 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–Apr 1987 11-Month |
18.50" (469.90mm) | 16.07" (408.18mm) |
2.43" (61.72mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1981 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1986–Apr 1987 12-Month |
20.00" (508.00mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
1.92" (48.77mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2013 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Apr 1987 18-Month |
28.42" (721.87mm) | 25.76" (654.30mm) |
2.66" (67.57mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2013 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1920 | ||||||
|
May 1985–Apr 1987 24-Month |
39.56" (1,004.82mm) | 36.16" (918.46mm) |
3.40" (86.36mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1902 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1984–Apr 1987 36-Month |
60.32" (1,532.13mm) | 54.22" (1,377.19mm) |
6.10" (154.94mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1955 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1985 | ||||
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May 1983–Apr 1987 48-Month |
81.70" (2,075.18mm) | 72.24" (1,834.90mm) |
9.46" (240.28mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1904 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1986 | ||||
|
May 1982–Apr 1987 60-Month |
103.62" (2,631.95mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
13.38" (339.85mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1957 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 2, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/