Much needed rain falls in Colorado: A look at totals, when next rain chance is

DENVER (KDVR) — The primary and second of Might introduced a lot wanted moisture to Colorado. There was soaking rain within the decrease elevations and snowfall within the excessive nation.

Some locations in metro Denver noticed over an inch of rain from Sunday evening into Monday morning. Denver Worldwide Airport picked up .88 inches of rain, which is nearly half of the common Might rainfall for Denver.

After the dry April that the Entrance Vary had, this rain was essential to mitigate hearth hazard and enhance drought circumstances.

Whereas the decrease elevations noticed rain, the upper elevations noticed snow. Estes park noticed over 2 inches of snow early Monday whereas components of the Palmer Divide noticed below a half of an inch.

This Might to this point has been very completely different from final month. In all of April, Denver solely had .06 inches of precipitation making it the third driest April on document.

Might of 2021 was a moist month in Denver with 3.65 inches of rain. The month completed about an inch and a half above the common. Hopefully that may be a signal of what’s to return this month.

There are extra possibilities for rain on the Entrance Vary Tuesday evening into Wednesday and once more Sunday into Monday.