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Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley; Thunderstorms in Eastern Colorado on Thursday

A multiple day heavy rainfall event will begin to set up from the Southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley Thursday, peaking in intensity over the holiday weekend. Widely scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop across eastern Colorado Thursday afternoon and evening. Large hail will be the primary hazard. Read More >

 

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Summer Precipitation
(JUNE - AUGUST)
Year  Total        Year  Total        Year  Total
1932   2.51        1964   2.03        1996   2.67
1933   4.27        1965   4.24        1997   2.62
1934   2.02        1966   2.92        1998   2.82
1935   1.66        1967   5.90        1999   3.71
1936   6.03        1968   5.78        2000   1.93
1937   1.91        1969   5.81        2001   6.04
1938   3.20        1970   3.03        2002   1.18
1939   2.79        1971   3.88        2003   2.80
1940   2.64        1972   2.56        2004   1.74
1941   2.74        1973   2.43        2005   2.12
1942   1.38        1974   3.19        2006   4.17
1943   3.49        1975   2.06        2007   3.36
1944   2.05        1976   2.72        2008   1.74
1945   1.30        1977   4.00        2009   1.75
1946   2.55        1978   2.54        2010   1.61
1947   3.51        1979   2.52        2011   1.41
1948   2.12        1980    .75        2012   1.70
1949   2.92        1981   4.32        2013   3.82
1950   2.73        1982   1.31        2014   2.07
1951   2.06        1983   2.60        2015   3.03
1952   2.26        1984   2.36        2016   2.98
1953   2.29        1985   3.06        2017   4.44
1954   2.83        1986   1.87        2018   2.31
1955   2.22        1987   1.23        2019   1.36
  1956   1.53        1988   2.57        2020   2.08  
1957   3.29        1989   1.95        2021   2.13
1958   1.64        1990   3.59                  .
1959   2.80        1991   1.77                  .
1960   1.91        1992   4.41                  .
1961   3.43        1993   5.87                  .
1962   1.23        1994   1.39                  .
1963   3.66        1995   3.06                  .

 
HIGHEST            LOWEST
1.  6.04  2001     1.   .75  1980
2.  6.03  1936     2.  1.18  2002
3.  5.90  1967     3.  1.23  1962
4.  5.87  1993     4.        1987
 5.  5.81  1969     5.  1.30  1945 
6.  5.78  1968     6.  1.31  1982
  7.  4.44  2017     7.  1.36  2019  
8.  4.41  1992     8.  1.38  1942
9.  4.32  1981     9.  1.39  1994
10.  4.27  1933    10.  1.41  2011 
 
The 30 Year Average for summer precipitation = 2.74
The All-Time Average for summer precipitation = 2.75
Records are in inches, April 1932 to present.