Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 1957
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1957 1-Month |
4.36" (110.74mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
2.34" (59.43mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1974 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1957 2-Month |
7.98" (202.69mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
4.12" (104.65mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1957 3-Month |
9.57" (243.08mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
4.20" (106.68mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1957 4-Month |
10.39" (263.91mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
3.93" (99.83mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1905 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1957 5-Month |
12.83" (325.88mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
5.31" (134.87mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Dec 1956–May 1957 6-Month |
13.83" (351.28mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
5.23" (132.84mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 1956–May 1957 7-Month |
14.91" (378.71mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
5.25" (133.35mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 1956–May 1957 8-Month |
15.65" (397.51mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
4.65" (118.11mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1956–May 1957 9-Month |
15.76" (400.30mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
3.33" (84.58mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1956–May 1957 10-Month |
17.28" (438.91mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
2.84" (72.13mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1956–May 1957 11-Month |
19.33" (490.98mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
2.79" (70.86mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–May 1957 12-Month |
20.07" (509.78mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
1.99" (50.55mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2002 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–May 1957 18-Month |
27.35" (694.69mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2013 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1957 24-Month |
35.08" (891.03mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1902 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1957 36-Month |
50.94" (1,293.88mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
-3.27" (-83.05mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 2022 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1943 | ||||
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Jun 1953–May 1957 48-Month |
65.26" (1,657.60mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
-6.97" (-177.04mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1944 | ||||
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Jun 1952–May 1957 60-Month |
79.78" (2,026.41mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-10.46" (-265.69mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2022 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/