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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, October 1996
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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October 1996 1-Month |
1.63" (41.40mm) | 1.35" (34.29mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1952 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1969 | ||||
Sep–Oct 1996 2-Month |
3.88" (98.55mm) | 2.77" (70.36mm) |
1.11" (28.19mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1922 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
Aug–Oct 1996 3-Month |
5.78" (146.81mm) | 4.80" (121.92mm) |
0.98" (24.89mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1944 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 1941 | ||||
Jul–Oct 1996 4-Month |
8.12" (206.25mm) | 6.90" (175.26mm) |
1.22" (30.99mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1900 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 1941 | ||||
Jun–Oct 1996 5-Month |
9.80" (248.92mm) | 8.45" (214.63mm) |
1.35" (34.29mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1900 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1941 | ||||
May–Oct 1996 6-Month |
11.81" (299.97mm) | 10.46" (265.68mm) |
1.35" (34.29mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1939 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
Apr–Oct 1996 7-Month |
13.07" (331.98mm) | 12.30" (312.42mm) |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1939 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1998 | ||||||
Mar–Oct 1996 8-Month |
14.27" (362.46mm) | 13.82" (351.03mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1934 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
Feb–Oct 1996 9-Month |
15.54" (394.72mm) | 14.91" (378.71mm) |
0.63" (16.01mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2002 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
Jan–Oct 1996 10-Month |
17.22" (437.39mm) | 15.97" (405.64mm) |
1.25" (31.75mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2002 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
Dec 1995–Oct 1996 11-Month |
17.87" (453.90mm) | 17.04" (432.82mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2002 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
Nov 1995–Oct 1996 12-Month |
18.75" (476.25mm) | 18.11" (459.99mm) |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2002 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1941 | ||||
Ties: 1919 | ||||||
May 1995–Oct 1996 18-Month |
32.03" (813.56mm) | 28.55" (725.17mm) |
3.48" (88.39mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1901 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1942 | ||||
Nov 1994–Oct 1996 24-Month |
41.34" (1,050.04mm) | 36.22" (919.99mm) |
5.12" (130.05mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2003 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1942 | ||||
Nov 1993–Oct 1996 36-Month |
58.15" (1,477.01mm) | 54.28" (1,378.71mm) |
3.87" (98.30mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1956 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1997 | ||||
Nov 1992–Oct 1996 48-Month |
78.73" (1,999.74mm) | 72.32" (1,836.93mm) |
6.41" (162.81mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1956 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1998 | ||||
Nov 1991–Oct 1996 60-Month |
97.67" (2,480.82mm) | 90.35" (2,294.89mm) |
7.32" (185.93mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1956 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/