Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, April 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 1979 1-Month |
1.14" (28.96mm) | 1.84" (46.74mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1900 | ||||
| Ties: 1937, 1966, 2008 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1979 2-Month |
3.57" (90.68mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1906 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Feb–Apr 1979 3-Month |
4.41" (112.01mm) | 4.44" (112.78mm) |
-0.03" (-0.77mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1979 4-Month |
6.33" (160.78mm) | 5.51" (139.95mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Apr 1979 5-Month |
8.50" (215.90mm) | 6.58" (167.13mm) |
1.92" (48.77mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Apr 1979 6-Month |
10.07" (255.78mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
2.42" (61.47mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Apr 1979 7-Month |
11.16" (283.46mm) | 8.98" (228.09mm) |
2.18" (55.37mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Apr 1979 8-Month |
11.67" (296.42mm) | 10.41" (264.41mm) |
1.26" (32.01mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1902, 2002 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Apr 1979 9-Month |
13.04" (331.22mm) | 12.42" (315.47mm) |
0.62" (15.75mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Apr 1979 10-Month |
14.19" (360.43mm) | 14.52" (368.81mm) |
-0.33" (-8.38mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1902 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–Apr 1979 11-Month |
15.59" (395.99mm) | 16.07" (408.18mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1981 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1978–Apr 1979 12-Month |
18.50" (469.90mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2013 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1942 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Apr 1979 18-Month |
26.41" (670.81mm) | 25.76" (654.30mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2013 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1977–Apr 1979 24-Month |
35.94" (912.88mm) | 36.16" (918.46mm) |
-0.22" (-5.58mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1902 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1976–Apr 1979 36-Month |
49.91" (1,267.71mm) | 54.22" (1,377.19mm) |
-4.31" (-109.48mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1955 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1985 | ||||
|
May 1975–Apr 1979 48-Month |
65.30" (1,658.62mm) | 72.24" (1,834.90mm) |
-6.94" (-176.28mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1986 | ||||
|
May 1974–Apr 1979 60-Month |
80.37" (2,041.40mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-9.87" (-250.70mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 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/