Average Precipitation in Colorado by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the U.S. state of Colorado for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest Year in Colorado History?

1941 was the wettest year in Colorado history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 25.5 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Colorado History?

2002 was the driest year in Colorado history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 11.9 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	38	19.0
2022	93	16.5
2021	81	17.1
2020	128	12.2
2019	43	18.9
2018	115	15.0
2017	44	18.9
2016	82	17.1
2015	10	21.7
2014	35	19.1
2013	47	18.8
2012	127	12.3
2011	70	17.6
2010	66	18.2
2009	48	18.8
2008	74	17.5
2007	52	18.7
2006	54	18.7
2005	41	19.0
2004	42	18.9
2003	95	16.4
2002	129	11.9
2001	88	16.8
2000	86	16.9
1999	24	20.0
1998	50	18.8
1997	6	22.2
1996	27	19.9
1995	9	21.8
1994	80	17.1
1993	25	19.9
1992	60	18.5
1991	56	18.7
1990	26	19.9
1989	116	14.7
1988	89	16.7
1987	45	18.8
1986	29	19.8
1985	20	20.5
1984	18	20.6
1983	8	21.9
1982	28	19.8
1981	49	18.8
1980	69	17.8
1979	34	19.3
1978	68	17.9
1977	104	15.8
1976	119	14.6
1975	92	16.5
1974	118	14.6
1973	59	18.6
1972	76	17.4
1971	85	16.9
1970	78	17.2
1969	7	21.9
1968	109	15.4
1967	51	18.8
1966	120	14.4
1965	3	23.0
1964	108	15.5
1963	112	15.3
1962	114	15.2
1961	31	19.6
1960	101	16.0
1959	67	18.0
1958	90	16.7
1957	2	25.4
1956	124	13.7
1955	111	15.3
1954	123	14.0
1953	94	16.5
1952	106	15.8
1951	36	19.1
1950	122	14.4
1949	33	19.3
1948	63	18.4
1947	22	20.4
1946	61	18.5
1945	46	18.8
1944	53	18.7
1943	97	16.2
1942	21	20.4
1941	1	25.5
1940	57	18.6
1939	126	12.4
1938	13	21.2
1937	98	16.2
1936	79	17.2
1935	72	17.5
1934	125	12.6
1933	84	17.0
1932	102	16.0
1931	110	15.4
1930	64	18.2
1929	58	18.6
1928	65	18.2
1927	12	21.3
1926	71	17.6
1925	77	17.3
1924	113	15.2
1923	5	22.3
1922	96	16.4
1921	17	20.6
1920	37	19.0
1919	40	19.0
1918	23	20.4
1917	107	15.6
1916	32	19.5
1915	14	21.1
1914	19	20.5
1913	75	17.4
1912	39	19.0
1911	55	18.7
1910	121	14.4
1909	16	20.7
1908	62	18.4
1907	73	17.5
1906	4	22.6
1905	15	21.1
1904	83	17.0
1903	99	16.2
1902	103	15.9
1901	105	15.8
1900	117	14.7
1899	91	16.6
1898	87	16.9
1897	11	21.7
1896	100	16.0
1895	30	19.6