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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1970 1-Month |
0.84" (21.34mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-1.18" (-29.97mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1974 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1970 2-Month |
2.42" (61.47mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-1.44" (-36.57mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1970 3-Month |
4.45" (113.03mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
-0.92" (-23.37mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2002 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1970 4-Month |
4.78" (121.41mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
-1.68" (-42.67mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1970 5-Month |
5.41" (137.41mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
-2.11" (-53.60mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1957 | ||||
|
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month |
6.43" (163.32mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
-2.17" (-55.12mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month |
7.15" (181.61mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
-2.51" (-63.75mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month |
10.95" (278.13mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
-0.05" (-1.27mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2002 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month |
12.65" (321.31mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2002 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month |
14.61" (371.09mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
0.17" (4.31mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2002 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month |
16.79" (426.47mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2002 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month |
19.96" (506.98mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
1.88" (47.75mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2002 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1909 | ||||||
|
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month |
28.30" (718.82mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
1.60" (40.64mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2013 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month |
36.66" (931.16mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1902 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month |
55.24" (1,403.10mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
1.03" (26.17mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2022 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1943 | ||||
|
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month |
72.07" (1,830.58mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
-0.16" (-4.06mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1956 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month |
91.57" (2,325.88mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2022 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/