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