Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1956 1-Month |
1.22" (30.99mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1974 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1950, 1984 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1956 2-Month |
2.70" (68.58mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-1.16" (-29.46mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2002 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1956 3-Month |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
-1.94" (-49.28mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2002 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1956 4-Month |
4.54" (115.32mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
-1.92" (-48.76mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1956 5-Month |
6.41" (162.81mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
-1.11" (-28.20mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2002 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month |
7.28" (184.91mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2002 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month |
8.56" (217.42mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2002 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month |
9.02" (229.11mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
-1.98" (-50.29mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2002 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month |
9.84" (249.94mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
-2.59" (-65.78mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2002 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month |
12.51" (317.75mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
-1.93" (-49.03mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2002 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month |
13.90" (353.06mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
-2.64" (-67.06mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2002 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month |
15.01" (381.25mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-3.07" (-77.98mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2002 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month |
22.53" (572.26mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-4.17" (-105.92mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2013 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month |
30.87" (784.10mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
-5.31" (-134.87mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1902 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1942 | ||||
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Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month |
45.19" (1,147.83mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
-9.02" (-229.10mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2022 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1943 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month |
59.71" (1,516.63mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
-12.52" (-318.01mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month |
80.04" (2,033.02mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-10.20" (-259.08mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2022 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/