Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, April 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1981 1-Month |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 1.84" (46.74mm) |
-0.89" (-22.61mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2002 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1900 | ||||
|
Mar–Apr 1981 2-Month |
3.35" (85.09mm) | 3.35" (85.09mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2002 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1906 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1981 3-Month |
3.84" (97.54mm) | 4.44" (112.78mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1981 4-Month |
4.20" (106.68mm) | 5.51" (139.95mm) |
-1.31" (-33.27mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Apr 1981 5-Month |
4.60" (116.84mm) | 6.58" (167.13mm) |
-1.98" (-50.29mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1905 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Apr 1981 6-Month |
5.28" (134.11mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Apr 1981 7-Month |
6.17" (156.72mm) | 8.98" (228.09mm) |
-2.81" (-71.37mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Apr 1981 8-Month |
7.26" (184.40mm) | 10.41" (264.41mm) |
-3.15" (-80.01mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1902, 2002 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–Apr 1981 9-Month |
8.77" (222.76mm) | 12.42" (315.47mm) |
-3.65" (-92.71mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 2002 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–Apr 1981 10-Month |
10.17" (258.32mm) | 14.52" (368.81mm) |
-4.35" (-110.49mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1904 | 1902 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–Apr 1981 11-Month |
10.69" (271.53mm) | 16.07" (408.18mm) |
-5.38" (-136.65mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1980–Apr 1981 12-Month |
13.58" (344.93mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-4.50" (-114.30mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 2013 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1942 | ||||
|
Nov 1979–Apr 1981 18-Month |
24.41" (620.01mm) | 25.76" (654.30mm) |
-1.35" (-34.29mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2013 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1979–Apr 1981 24-Month |
34.98" (888.49mm) | 36.16" (918.46mm) |
-1.18" (-29.97mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1902 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 1978–Apr 1981 36-Month |
53.48" (1,358.39mm) | 54.22" (1,377.19mm) |
-0.74" (-18.80mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1955 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1985 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
May 1977–Apr 1981 48-Month |
70.92" (1,801.37mm) | 72.24" (1,834.90mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1904 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1986 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
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May 1976–Apr 1981 60-Month |
84.89" (2,156.21mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-5.35" (-135.89mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1957 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/