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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, January 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2021 1-Month |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 1.06" (26.92mm) |
-0.32" (-8.12mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1919, 1931 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1916 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–Jan 2021 2-Month |
1.70" (43.18mm) | 2.13" (54.10mm) |
-0.43" (-10.92mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1931 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1914 | ||||
| Ties: 1987, 1999 | ||||||
|
Nov 2020–Jan 2021 3-Month |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 3.20" (81.28mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1904 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1979 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1928 | ||||||
|
Oct 2020–Jan 2021 4-Month |
3.17" (80.52mm) | 4.54" (115.32mm) |
-1.37" (-34.80mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1977 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1909 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–Jan 2021 5-Month |
4.14" (105.16mm) | 5.96" (151.38mm) |
-1.82" (-46.22mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1904 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–Jan 2021 6-Month |
4.94" (125.48mm) | 7.98" (202.69mm) |
-3.04" (-77.21mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1901 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–Jan 2021 7-Month |
6.79" (172.47mm) | 10.07" (255.78mm) |
-3.28" (-83.31mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1901 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–Jan 2021 8-Month |
7.94" (201.68mm) | 11.62" (295.15mm) |
-3.68" (-93.47mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1901, 1981 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1942 | ||||
|
May 2020–Jan 2021 9-Month |
9.01" (228.85mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
-4.63" (-117.61mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1901 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1942 | ||||
|
Apr 2020–Jan 2021 10-Month |
9.81" (249.17mm) | 15.52" (394.21mm) |
-5.71" (-145.04mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1940 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1942 | ||||
|
Mar 2020–Jan 2021 11-Month |
11.16" (283.46mm) | 17.02" (432.31mm) |
-5.86" (-148.85mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2021 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1942 | ||||
|
Feb 2020–Jan 2021 12-Month |
12.25" (311.15mm) | 18.10" (459.74mm) |
-5.85" (-148.59mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2003 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 2019–Jan 2021 18-Month |
18.50" (469.90mm) | 26.08" (662.43mm) |
-7.58" (-192.53mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2003 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1942 | ||||
|
Feb 2019–Jan 2021 24-Month |
30.50" (774.70mm) | 36.16" (918.46mm) |
-5.66" (-143.76mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 2003 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1943 | ||||
|
Feb 2018–Jan 2021 36-Month |
46.03" (1,169.16mm) | 54.20" (1,376.68mm) |
-8.17" (-207.52mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1977 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1943 | ||||
|
Feb 2017–Jan 2021 48-Month |
63.46" (1,611.88mm) | 72.24" (1,834.90mm) |
-8.78" (-223.02mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1957 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1987 | ||||
|
Feb 2016–Jan 2021 60-Month |
81.81" (2,077.97mm) | 90.25" (2,292.35mm) |
-8.44" (-214.38mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1957 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2000 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/