Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1974 1-Month |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-1.59" (-40.39mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1974 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1974 2-Month |
1.89" (48.01mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-1.97" (-50.03mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2002 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1974 3-Month |
3.36" (85.34mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
-2.01" (-51.06mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1974 4-Month |
3.97" (100.84mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
-2.49" (-63.24mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1974 5-Month |
5.79" (147.07mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
-1.73" (-43.94mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1957 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–May 1974 6-Month |
7.40" (187.96mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1992, 2013 | ||||||
|
Nov 1973–May 1974 7-Month |
8.55" (217.17mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
-1.11" (-28.19mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 1973–May 1974 8-Month |
9.20" (233.68mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
-1.80" (-45.72mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–May 1974 9-Month |
11.09" (281.69mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
-1.34" (-34.03mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1973–May 1974 10-Month |
12.23" (310.64mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
-2.21" (-56.14mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1973–May 1974 11-Month |
14.84" (376.94mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
-1.70" (-43.18mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–May 1974 12-Month |
16.15" (410.21mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-1.93" (-49.02mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1974 18-Month |
26.01" (660.65mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-0.69" (-17.53mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2013 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1974 24-Month |
37.41" (950.21mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
1.23" (31.24mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1902 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1974 36-Month |
51.81" (1,315.97mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
-2.40" (-60.96mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 2022 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1943 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1974 48-Month |
70.46" (1,789.68mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
-1.77" (-44.96mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1974 60-Month |
90.42" (2,296.67mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2022 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 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/