Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, October 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 1987 1-Month |
0.93" (23.62mm) | 1.35" (34.29mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1952 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1969 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1987 2-Month |
1.73" (43.94mm) | 2.77" (70.36mm) |
-1.04" (-26.42mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1922 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1987 3-Month |
4.14" (105.16mm) | 4.80" (121.92mm) |
-0.66" (-16.76mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1944 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1987 4-Month |
5.60" (142.24mm) | 6.90" (175.26mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1900 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1987 5-Month |
7.34" (186.44mm) | 8.45" (214.63mm) |
-1.11" (-28.19mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1900 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1987 6-Month |
10.56" (268.22mm) | 10.46" (265.68mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1939 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1987 7-Month |
11.42" (290.07mm) | 12.30" (312.42mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1939 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1987 8-Month |
13.05" (331.47mm) | 13.82" (351.03mm) |
-0.77" (-19.56mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1987 9-Month |
14.86" (377.44mm) | 14.91" (378.71mm) |
-0.05" (-1.27mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2002 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1987 10-Month |
15.97" (405.64mm) | 15.97" (405.64mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–Oct 1987 11-Month |
16.56" (420.62mm) | 17.04" (432.82mm) |
-0.48" (-12.20mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Oct 1987 12-Month |
18.34" (465.84mm) | 18.11" (459.99mm) |
0.23" (5.85mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2002 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
|
May 1986–Oct 1987 18-Month |
30.56" (776.22mm) | 28.55" (725.17mm) |
2.01" (51.05mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1901 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1920 | ||||||
|
Nov 1985–Oct 1987 24-Month |
38.98" (990.09mm) | 36.22" (919.99mm) |
2.76" (70.10mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 2003 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1942 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–Oct 1987 36-Month |
58.38" (1,482.85mm) | 54.28" (1,378.71mm) |
4.10" (104.14mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1956 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1983–Oct 1987 48-Month |
81.79" (2,077.47mm) | 72.32" (1,836.93mm) |
9.47" (240.54mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1982–Oct 1987 60-Month |
101.24" (2,571.50mm) | 90.35" (2,294.89mm) |
10.89" (276.61mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/