Contiguous U.S., Precipitation Rankings, October 1940
1901-2000
Inches
1
1.77
2.16
-0.39
29
100
1952
2009
1939
1937
bottom-third
1903
2
3.77
4.65
-0.88
16
113
1952
2018
1939
1937
bottom-third
3
6.74
7.27
-0.53
29
100
1952
2018
1939
1937
bottom-third
1908
4
9.24
10.05
-0.81
27
102
1952
1941
1939
1937
bottom-third
5
12.22
12.97
-0.75
33
96
1952
1941
1939
1938
bottom-third
6
14.44
15.88
-1.44
20
109
1952
1941
1939
1938
bottom-third
1964
7
17.48
18.40
-0.92
30
99
1952
1941
1939
1938
bottom-third
8
19.75
20.91
-1.16
27
102
1956
2019
1939
1938
bottom-third
9
22.73
23.04
-0.31
48
81
1934
2019
1939
1938
normal
1948
10
24.66
25.36
-0.70
35
94
1934
2019
1939
1938
bottom-third
11
26.54
27.70
-1.16
34
94
1931
2019
1939
1938
bottom-third
12
27.53
29.93
-2.40
21
107
1934
2019
1939
1938
bottom-third
18
41.34
45.83
-4.49
8
120
1931
2019
1934
1939
bottom-tenth
24
54.71
59.90
-5.19
8
119
1931
2019
1934
1939
bottom-tenth
36
85.32
89.86
-4.54
18
108
1956
2019
1936
1939
bottom-third
48
115.17
119.78
-4.61
17
108
1956
2019
1939
1938
bottom-third
60
142.33
149.66
-7.33
9
115
1934
2019
1937
1939
bottom-tenth