Colorado Springs Precipitation Records
HIGHEST ANNUAL PRECIP LOWEST ANNUAL PRECIP
1. 27.58 1999 1. 6.07 1939
2. 25.43 1965 2. 7.47 1934
3. 25.25 2015 3. 7.85 2002
4. 25.07 1957 4. 8.11 2012
5. 24.55 1921 5. 8.59 1964
6. 22.94 1997 6. 8.62 1916
7. 22.64 1914 7. 8.81 1899
8. 22.44 1941 8. 8.81 1919
9. 22.26 1995 9. 9.11 1924
10. 21.94 1982 10. 9.37 2010
ANNUAL PRECIP 30 YEAR AVERAGE = 15.78
ANNUAL PRECIP ALL TIME AVERAGE = 15.17
DECADES
1900's 1910's* 1920's 1930's
MAX: 21.04 1909 22.64 1914 24.55 1921 17.63 1935
MIN: 9.79 1907 8.62 1916 9.11 1924 6.07 1939
AVG: 15.42 13.75 14.60 12.26
1940's* 1950's 1960's 1970's
MAX: 22.44 1941 25.07 1957 25.43 1965 20.34 1976
MIN: 12.61 1949 10.16 1953 8.59 1964 9.46 1974
AVG: 16.08 15.01 14.97 15.52
1980's 1990's 2000’s 2010’s
MAX: 21.94 1982 27.58 1999 21.13 2004 25.25 2015
MIN: 12.61 1988 13.38 1993 7.85 2002 8.11 2012
AVG: 17.49 19.11 13.94 15.52
*Incomplete data in 1918, 1947 and 1948. These years were not used in computing averages.
RECORD ONE-DAY PRECIP HIGHEST ONE-MONTH PRECIP
1. 4.50 Sep 14 2011 1. 8.13 May 2015
2. 4.29 Sep 11 2008 2. 8.10 May 1935
3. 4.27 Apr 15 1921 3. 8.00 Jun 1965
4. 3.98 Aug 4 1999 4. 7.78 Jun 1995
5. 3.64 Jul 7 1947 5. 7.50 Apr 1999
6. 3.63 Jul 29 1997 6. 7.09 Aug 1929
7. 3.16 Jun 15 2015 7. 7.04 Aug 1999
8. 3.03 Jun 8 1942 8. 6.78 Apr 1900
9. 3.00 Jul 22 1951 9. 6.59 Jul 1930
10. 2.99 Aug 28 2000 10. 6.23 Jul 2017
GREATEST AMOUNT IN 24 HOURS: 4.97 Sep 11-12, 2008.
HIGHEST PRECIP FOR MONTHS
Jan Feb Mar Apr
1. 1.17 1987 1. 2.45 1987 1. 3.03 1906 1. 7.50 1999
2. 1.12 1956 2. 1.89 1934 2. 2.67 1896 2. 6.78 1900
3. .95 1921 3. 1.81 1911 3. 2.59 1941 3. 5.97 1921
May Jun Jul Aug
1. 8.13 2015 1. 8.00 1965 1. 6.59 1930 1. 7.09 1929
2. 8.10 1935 2. 7.79 1995 2. 6.24 1947 2. 7.04 1999
3. 5.67 1957 3. 6.01 2004 3. 6.23 2017 3. 6.06 1986
Sep Oct Nov Dec
1. 5.91 2011 1. 5.01 1984 1. 2.30 1909 1. 2.54 1913
2. 4.97 2008 2. 3.45 1923 2. 2.21 1957 2. 2.10 1933
3. 4.80 2013 3. 2.96 2014 3. 2.05 1991 3. 1.10 1946
LOWEST PRECIP FOR MONTHS
Jan Feb Mar Apr
1. .00 1923 1. .00 1921 1. T (19)22, 1. .01 1964,2022
1928 2. T 1916 35,46 2. .02 1899,1963
2. T (19)11, 1991 2. .01 1966 (20)02
19,25, 3. .02 (19)04, 3. .04 1920 3. .08 1904
31,33, 14,24,
53,64, 29,46,
92
3. .01 1986
May Jun Jul Aug
1. .09 1927 1. .13 1990 1. .28 2008 1. .12 2012
2. .33 1970 2. .15 1968 2. .30 1924 2. .15 1962
1974 3. .22 1933 3. .43 1903 3. .19 1940
3. .33 2008
Sep Oct Nov Dec
1. T 1919 1. T 1934, 1. .00 1924 1. T (19)05,
2. 1953 2016 2. T (19)04, 17,31,
3. .02 1945 2. .01 (19)33, 42,49, 70,95
.05 1978 39,40, 65,95 2. 1922
55,80 3. .01 1899 .02 1957
Number of days with more than a trace of precipitation... 6582
Climatological chance for measurable precipitation....... 24%
**Days through June 30, 2022 - based on 26888 days.
Data from 1895 to present.