Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 2001
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2001 1-Month |
2.69" (68.33mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1974 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2001 2-Month |
4.34" (110.24mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
0.48" (12.20mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2002 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2001 3-Month |
5.76" (146.30mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
0.39" (9.90mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2002 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2001 4-Month |
6.90" (175.26mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2002 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2001 5-Month |
7.92" (201.17mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2002 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 2021 | ||||||
|
Dec 2000–May 2001 6-Month |
8.74" (222.00mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
0.14" (3.56mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2002 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 2000–May 2001 7-Month |
9.57" (243.08mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
-0.09" (-2.28mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2002 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1957 | ||||
| Ties: 1928 | ||||||
|
Oct 2000–May 2001 8-Month |
11.33" (287.78mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
0.33" (8.38mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2002 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 2000–May 2001 9-Month |
12.68" (322.07mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2002 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 2000–May 2001 10-Month |
14.69" (373.13mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 2002 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 2000–May 2001 11-Month |
16.32" (414.53mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2002 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 2000–May 2001 12-Month |
17.32" (439.93mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-0.76" (-19.30mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 2002 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 1999–May 2001 18-Month |
25.56" (649.22mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 2013 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1999–May 2001 24-Month |
35.39" (898.91mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
-0.79" (-20.06mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1991 | 1902 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 1998–May 2001 36-Month |
57.07" (1,449.58mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
2.86" (72.65mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2022 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1943 | ||||
|
Jun 1997–May 2001 48-Month |
78.20" (1,986.28mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
5.97" (151.64mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1956 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–May 2001 60-Month |
98.30" (2,496.82mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
8.06" (204.72mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1998 | 2022 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/