Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1972 1-Month |
1.39" (35.31mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-0.63" (-16.00mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1974 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
2.44" (61.98mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-1.42" (-36.06mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2002 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
3.24" (82.30mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
3.62" (91.95mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
-2.84" (-72.13mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
4.31" (109.47mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
-3.21" (-81.54mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1957 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
5.71" (145.03mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
-2.89" (-73.41mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
6.80" (172.72mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
-2.86" (-72.64mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
8.44" (214.38mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
-2.56" (-65.02mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2002 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
10.24" (260.10mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
-2.19" (-55.62mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2002 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
11.87" (301.50mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
-2.57" (-65.28mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2002 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
13.81" (350.77mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
-2.73" (-69.35mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2002 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
14.40" (365.76mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-3.68" (-93.47mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
21.93" (557.02mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-4.77" (-121.16mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2013 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
33.05" (839.47mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
-3.13" (-79.50mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1902 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
53.01" (1,346.45mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2022 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1943 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
69.71" (1,770.63mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
-2.52" (-64.01mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
88.29" (2,242.57mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-1.95" (-49.53mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2022 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 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/