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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Colorado

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1985

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1985 1-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1927
Apr–May 1985 2-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1981, 1996, 2003, 2004
Mar–May 1985 3-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
Feb–May 1985 4-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1995
Jan–May 1985 5-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1931
Dec 1984–May 1985 6-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1908, 1916, 1953, 1970
Nov 1984–May 1985 7-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1934
	Ties: 1921, 1991, 2001, 2013
Oct 1984–May 1985 8-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1934
	Ties: 1910, 1947, 1953, 2019
Sep 1984–May 1985 9-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1934
	Ties: 1923, 1926
Aug 1984–May 1985 10-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1934
	Ties: 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1955, 1958, 1964, 1966
Jul 1984–May 1985 11-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1934
	Ties: 1947, 1953, 1974
Jun 1984–May 1985 12-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1934
	Ties: 1910, 1925
Dec 1983–May 1985 18-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1909, 1915, 1925
Jun 1983–May 1985 24-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1913
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1952, 1953, 1975, 1976
Jun 1982–May 1985 36-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1914
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1906, 1909, 1922, 1932, 1949, 1970, 1974
Jun 1981–May 1985 48-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1915
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1911, 1928, 1945, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972
Jun 1980–May 1985 60-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1942, 1943, 1954, 1955, 1984

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/