NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - DENVER, COLORADO
10 WARMEST MAYS 10 WETTEST MAYS 10 SNOWIEST MAYS
(1872-2012) (1872-2012) (1882-2012)
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 4.79 2011 9.0 1907
61.1 1875 4.77 1967 8.9 1893
61.0 1874, 1941 4.67 1995 8.8 1957
60.9 1956, 1963 4.64 1987 8.3 1944
10 COLDEST MAYS 10 DRIEST MAYS LEAST SNOWIEST MAYS
(1872-2012) (1872-2012) (1882-2012)
48.7 1917 0.06 1974 Numerous years with
50.0 1995 0.09 1886 no snowfall (41).
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 57.1 degrees (from 1981-2010 DIA data).
- Average May Precipitation is 2.12 inches (from 1981-2010 DIA data).
- Average May Snowfall is 1.1 inches (from 1981-2010 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: 6/10/2012 - WFO BOU
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