Colorado December Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of December in 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 December in Colorado History?

1951 was the wettest December in Colorado history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 2.78 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Colorado History?

1976 was the driest December in Colorado history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.18 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	66	1.00
2022	20	1.58
2021	13	1.72
2020	70	0.96
2019	43	1.27
2018	99	0.75
2017	122	0.40
2016	17	1.65
2015	26	1.47
2014	38	1.31
2013	90	0.82
2012	39	1.31
2011	76	0.91
2010	18	1.65
2009	42	1.30
2008	10	1.83
2007	2	2.58
2006	23	1.51
2005	64	1.01
2004	96	0.77
2003	77	0.91
2002	110	0.64
2001	108	0.65
2000	91	0.82
1999	100	0.73
1998	112	0.63
1997	87	0.86
1996	46	1.21
1995	109	0.65
1994	104	0.69
1993	115	0.60
1992	56	1.09
1991	92	0.82
1990	72	0.95
1989	103	0.71
1988	54	1.14
1987	34	1.36
1986	116	0.59
1985	82	0.89
1984	30	1.41
1983	4	2.45
1982	52	1.18
1981	35	1.33
1980	123	0.40
1979	73	0.95
1978	5	2.17
1977	69	0.97
1976	129	0.18
1975	117	0.59
1974	67	1.00
1973	19	1.61
1972	15	1.67
1971	31	1.40
1970	105	0.69
1969	61	1.02
1968	71	0.96
1967	6	2.14
1966	8	1.86
1965	22	1.52
1964	11	1.76
1963	111	0.64
1962	107	0.66
1961	75	0.92
1960	45	1.24
1959	88	0.84
1958	93	0.81
1957	106	0.69
1956	68	1.00
1955	85	0.87
1954	95	0.79
1953	81	0.90
1952	94	0.80
1951	1	2.78
1950	78	0.91
1949	102	0.72
1948	21	1.57
1947	48	1.20
1946	119	0.50
1945	83	0.89
1944	86	0.87
1943	65	1.01
1942	57	1.09
1941	59	1.05
1940	40	1.31
1939	113	0.62
1938	49	1.19
1937	28	1.44
1936	50	1.19
1935	120	0.48
1934	98	0.76
1933	32	1.40
1932	55	1.14
1931	101	0.73
1930	126	0.33
1929	127	0.29
1928	118	0.56
1927	60	1.05
1926	37	1.32
1925	62	1.02
1924	7	2.00
1923	44	1.25
1922	29	1.44
1921	9	1.85
1920	58	1.06
1919	74	0.95
1918	14	1.71
1917	121	0.48
1916	36	1.33
1915	33	1.38
1914	84	0.88
1913	3	2.53
1912	114	0.61
1911	79	0.91
1910	63	1.02
1909	12	1.74
1908	16	1.66
1907	41	1.31
1906	80	0.91
1905	128	0.29
1904	89	0.84
1903	124	0.37
1902	25	1.49
1901	47	1.21
1900	125	0.36
1899	27	1.46
1898	51	1.19
1897	24	1.51
1896	97	0.77
1895	53	1.18