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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Colorado
Precipitation Rankings, May 2022
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2022 1-Month |
1.62" (41.15mm) | 2.02" (51.31mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1974 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2022 2-Month |
2.35" (59.69mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-1.51" (-38.35mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1957 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2022 3-Month |
3.79" (96.27mm) | 5.37" (136.40mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1957 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2022 4-Month |
4.73" (120.14mm) | 6.46" (164.08mm) |
-1.73" (-43.94mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2022 5-Month |
5.51" (139.95mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) |
-2.01" (-51.06mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1957 | ||||
|
Dec 2021–May 2022 6-Month |
7.23" (183.64mm) | 8.60" (218.44mm) |
-1.37" (-34.80mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1957 | ||||
|
Nov 2021–May 2022 7-Month |
7.60" (193.04mm) | 9.66" (245.36mm) |
-2.06" (-52.32mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1957 | ||||
|
Oct 2021–May 2022 8-Month |
8.72" (221.49mm) | 11.00" (279.40mm) |
-2.28" (-57.91mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1995 | ||||
|
Sep 2021–May 2022 9-Month |
9.95" (252.73mm) | 12.43" (315.72mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1942 | ||||
|
Aug 2021–May 2022 10-Month |
11.35" (288.29mm) | 14.44" (366.78mm) |
-3.09" (-78.49mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jul 2021–May 2022 11-Month |
13.50" (342.90mm) | 16.54" (420.12mm) |
-3.04" (-77.22mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 2021–May 2022 12-Month |
14.69" (373.13mm) | 18.08" (459.23mm) |
-3.39" (-86.10mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1942 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–May 2022 18-Month |
23.57" (598.68mm) | 26.70" (678.18mm) |
-3.13" (-79.50mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2013 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–May 2022 24-Month |
29.81" (757.17mm) | 36.18" (918.97mm) |
-6.37" (-161.80mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1902 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1942 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–May 2022 36-Month |
43.73" (1,110.74mm) | 54.21" (1,376.93mm) |
-10.48" (-266.19mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2022 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1943 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2022 48-Month |
62.96" (1,599.18mm) | 72.23" (1,834.64mm) |
-9.27" (-235.46mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1956 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1944 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2022 60-Month |
78.15" (1,985.01mm) | 90.24" (2,292.10mm) |
-12.09" (-307.09mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2022 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/