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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.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Colorado

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1976

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1976 1-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1934
Apr–May 1976 2-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1934
	Ties: 1952, 1965
Mar–May 1976 3-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
	Ties: 1969, 1982, 2013
Feb–May 1976 4-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1934
	Ties: 1974
Jan–May 1976 5-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1938, 1969
Dec 1975–May 1976 6-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 2002
Nov 1975–May 1976 7-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1927, 1998
Oct 1975–May 1976 8-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1956, 1959, 1982
Sep 1975–May 1976 9-Month	38.5°F (3.6°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1945, 1961, 1987, 1994, 2007
Aug 1975–May 1976 10-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1997
Jul 1975–May 1976 11-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1936, 1987, 1997
Jun 1975–May 1976 12-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1923, 1932, 1947, 1994
Dec 1974–May 1976 18-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1913
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1969, 1975, 1984
Jun 1974–May 1976 24-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1913
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1952, 1953, 1975, 1985
Jun 1973–May 1976 36-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1914
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1971, 1977
Jun 1972–May 1976 48-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1915
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
	Ties: 1906, 1913, 1930, 1933
Jun 1971–May 1976 60-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1912, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1973, 1974

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/