Monthly Temperature, Rainfall and Snowfall Extremes for May
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - DENVER, COLORADO 10 WARMEST MAYS 10 WETTEST MAYS 10 SNOWIEST MAYS (1872-2007) (1872-2007) (1882-2007) 64.6 1934 8.57 1876 # 15.5 1898 63.2 1994 7.31 1957 13.6 1950 61.9 1886 6.12 1969 13.5 1978 61.7 1958 5.06 1973 13.2 1912 61.6 1879, 1974 4.95 1935 12.0 1917 61.5 1939 4.88 1898, 1938 10.0 1908 61.3 1936 4.77 1967 9.0 1907 61.1 1875 4.67 1995 8.9 1893 61.0 1874, 1941 4.64 1987 8.8 1957 60.9 1956, 1963 4.61 1884 8.3 1944 10 COLDEST MAYS 10 DRIEST MAYS LEAST SNOWIEST MAYS (1872-2007) (1872-2007) (1882-2007) 48.7 1917 0.06 1974 Numerous years with 50.0 1995 0.09 1886 no snowfall (39). 50.2 1935 0.15 1899 50.3 1907 0.22 1919 51.4 1983 0.34 1966, 1977 51.5 1892 0.43 1925 52.0 1946 0.49 1972 52.6 1924, 1967 0.52 1911 52.8 1915, 1943 0.53 1900 53.0 1898, 1950 0.60 1921, 1954 - Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit. - Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches. - Average May Temperature is 57.2 degrees (from 1971-2000 DIA data). - Average May Precipitation is 2.32 inches (from 1971-2000 DIA data). - Average May Snowfall is 1.3 inches (from 1971-2000 DEN data). # Wettest Month in Denver History. - Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present. UPDATED: 7/02/2007 -FMC-