Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, August 1897
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1897 1-Month |
2.33" (59.18mm) | 2.03" (51.56mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1960 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1897 2-Month |
4.41" (112.01mm) | 4.13" (104.90mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1900 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1923 | ||||
| Ties: 2001, 2007 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1897 3-Month |
6.23" (158.24mm) | 5.67" (144.02mm) |
0.56" (14.22mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1924 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1965 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1897 4-Month |
8.36" (212.34mm) | 7.69" (195.33mm) |
0.67" (17.01mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2002 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1957 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1897 5-Month |
9.60" (243.84mm) | 9.53" (242.06mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2002 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1961 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1897 6-Month |
12.09" (307.09mm) | 11.04" (280.42mm) |
1.05" (26.67mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2002 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1897 7-Month |
14.17" (359.92mm) | 12.13" (308.10mm) |
2.04" (51.82mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2002 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1897 8-Month |
15.44" (392.18mm) | 13.20" (335.28mm) |
2.24" (56.90mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2002 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Dec 1896–Aug 1897 9-Month |
16.21" (411.73mm) | 14.27" (362.46mm) |
1.94" (49.27mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2002 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 1896–Aug 1897 10-Month |
17.16" (435.86mm) | 15.34" (389.64mm) |
1.82" (46.22mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2002 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 1896–Aug 1897 11-Month |
18.25" (463.55mm) | 16.67" (423.42mm) |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2002 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Sep 1896–Aug 1897 12-Month |
20.42" (518.67mm) | 18.10" (459.74mm) |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2002 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar 1896–Aug 1897 18-Month |
29.37" (746.00mm) | 29.15" (740.41mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2002 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1895–Aug 1897 24-Month |
36.02" (914.91mm) | 36.21" (919.73mm) |
-0.19" (-4.82mm) | 60th Driest | Driest to Date | 2003 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1942 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 13, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/