Record Rainfall in Colorado Springs

It has been very stormy and wet in Colorado Springs over the past few months, with yesterday's (June 21st, 2023) rainfall setting several new records! The 1.62 inches of rain recorded in Colorado Springs (KCOS) on June 21st set a new record for daily precipitation, besting the 0.81 inches recorded on June 21st, 1967. This also brings the June 2023 precipitation total in Colorado Springs to 9.34 inches, which sets a new record for precipitation in the month of June, besting the 8.00 inches recorded in June of 1965. The 9.34 inches in June to date, not only sets a new record for June, but also becomes the wettest month on record in Colorado Springs, besting the 8.13 inches recorded in May of 2015. The 9.34 inches in June to date, combined with the 5.22 inches of precipitation recorded in the previous month of May, also makes the combined May through June period of 2023 the wettest 2 month period on record in Colorado Springs, with the 14.56 inches of total precipitation bests the May-June period of 2015, when 13.85 inches was recorded. The May-June precipitation total of 14.56 inches, combined with April's 1.45 inches precipitation in Colorado Springs brings the April to June, to date, precipitation total to 16.01 inches (which is slightly over the average annual total precipitation Colorado Springs receives in one year (15.91 inches). The 16.01 inches recorded from April to June, to date, in Colorado Springs becomes the third most precipitation recorded in a 3 month period, just behind the 16.99 inches ending in July of 2015 and the 19.85 inches ending in August of 1965.