Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, March 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1979 1-Month |
2.43" (61.72mm) | 1.52" (38.61mm) |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1906 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1979 2-Month |
3.27" (83.06mm) | 2.61" (66.29mm) |
0.66" (16.77mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1979 3-Month |
5.19" (131.83mm) | 3.67" (93.22mm) |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1948 | 1980 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Mar 1979 4-Month |
7.36" (186.94mm) | 4.74" (120.40mm) |
2.62" (66.54mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Mar 1979 5-Month |
8.93" (226.82mm) | 5.81" (147.57mm) |
3.12" (79.25mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1979 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Mar 1979 6-Month |
10.02" (254.51mm) | 7.14" (181.36mm) |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 1909 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Mar 1979 7-Month |
10.53" (267.46mm) | 8.57" (217.68mm) |
1.96" (49.78mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1902 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Aug 1978–Mar 1979 8-Month |
11.90" (302.26mm) | 10.58" (268.73mm) |
1.32" (33.53mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1901 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Mar 1979 9-Month |
13.05" (331.47mm) | 12.68" (322.07mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1901 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–Mar 1979 10-Month |
14.45" (367.03mm) | 14.23" (361.44mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1901 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1978–Mar 1979 11-Month |
17.36" (440.94mm) | 16.25" (412.75mm) |
1.11" (28.19mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1901 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Apr 1978–Mar 1979 12-Month |
18.83" (478.28mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
0.70" (17.78mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1935 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1960 | ||||||
|
Oct 1977–Mar 1979 18-Month |
25.99" (660.15mm) | 25.26" (641.60mm) |
0.73" (18.55mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1935 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
|
Apr 1977–Mar 1979 24-Month |
36.82" (935.23mm) | 36.17" (918.72mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1943 | ||||
|
Apr 1976–Mar 1979 36-Month |
50.44" (1,281.18mm) | 54.22" (1,377.19mm) |
-3.78" (-96.01mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1943 | ||||
|
Apr 1975–Mar 1979 48-Month |
65.68" (1,668.27mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
-6.55" (-166.37mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2004 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1987 | ||||
|
Apr 1974–Mar 1979 60-Month |
80.69" (2,049.53mm) | 90.23" (2,291.84mm) |
-9.54" (-242.31mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/