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 March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 2004
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2004 1-Month |
0.70" (17.78mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1974 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2004 2-Month |
3.85" (97.79mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-0.01" (-0.25mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2002 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2004 3-Month |
4.46" (113.28mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
-0.91" (-23.12mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2004 4-Month |
5.73" (145.54mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2004 5-Month |
6.63" (168.40mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
-0.89" (-22.61mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1957 | ||||
|
Dec 2003–May 2004 6-Month |
7.54" (191.52mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
-1.06" (-26.92mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 2003–May 2004 7-Month |
8.88" (225.55mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
-0.78" (-19.81mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 2003–May 2004 8-Month |
9.25" (234.95mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
-1.75" (-44.45mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 2003–May 2004 9-Month |
10.69" (271.53mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
-1.74" (-44.19mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 2003–May 2004 10-Month |
12.54" (318.52mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 2003–May 2004 11-Month |
13.56" (344.42mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
-2.98" (-75.70mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 2003–May 2004 12-Month |
15.63" (397.00mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-2.45" (-62.23mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 2002–May 2004 18-Month |
23.71" (602.23mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-2.99" (-75.95mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2013 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Jun 2002–May 2004 24-Month |
31.79" (807.47mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
-4.39" (-111.50mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1902 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 2001–May 2004 36-Month |
43.81" (1,112.77mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
-10.40" (-264.16mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2004 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1943 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2004 48-Month |
61.13" (1,552.70mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
-11.10" (-281.94mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 1999–May 2004 60-Month |
79.20" (2,011.68mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-11.04" (-280.42mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 10, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/