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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 1990

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1990 1-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1973
Apr–May 1990 2-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1919, 1926, 2014
Mar–May 1990 3-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2012
	Ties: 1967, 2016
Feb–May 1990 4-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1926, 2002
Jan–May 1990 5-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1921, 1927
Dec 1989–May 1990 6-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1921, 1935, 1938, 1977, 2014, 2021
Nov 1989–May 1990 7-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1917
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1904, 1935, 1987, 1989, 1995
Oct 1989–May 1990 8-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1978
Sep 1989–May 1990 9-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1938, 1995
Aug 1989–May 1990 10-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1946, 1950, 2013
Jul 1989–May 1990 11-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1956
Jun 1989–May 1990 12-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1934
	Ties: 1956, 1998, 2008
Dec 1988–May 1990 18-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1913
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2018
	Ties: 1991, 2008, 2009
Jun 1988–May 1990 24-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1913
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2018
	Ties: 1941, 1981
Jun 1987–May 1990 36-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1914
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1941, 2010
Jun 1986–May 1990 48-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1915
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2018
	Ties: 1938, 1981, 1984, 1993, 1995
Jun 1985–May 1990 60-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1917
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1937, 1993, 1998

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/