Contiguous U.S., Precipitation Rankings, May 1954 1901-2000 Inches 1 2.69 2.91 -0.22 42 87 1934 2019 1952 1953 bottom-third 1952,1962 2 5.09 5.43 -0.34 42 87 1934 1957 1952 1953 bottom-third 1952 3 7.25 7.94 -0.69 28 101 1925 1957,1991 1939 1953 bottom-third 4 8.74 10.07 -1.33 12 117 1925 2019 1934 1953 bottom-tenth 5 11.28 12.39 -1.11 20 109 1934 2019 1934 1953 bottom-third 6 13.78 14.73 -0.95 34 94 1931 2019 1939 1953 bottom-third 7 15.57 16.96 -1.39 23 105 1934 1983 1940 1953 bottom-third 1939,2002 8 17.08 19.13 -2.05 15 113 1934 2019 1940 1953 bottom-third 1959 9 18.58 21.62 -3.04 7 121 1934 2019 1940 1953 bottom-tenth 10 20.87 24.25 -3.38 6 122 1918 2019 1934 1953 bottom-tenth 11 23.52 27.03 -3.51 6 122 1931 2019 1934 1953 bottom-tenth 12 26.06 29.95 -3.89 7 121 1934 2019 1934 1953 bottom-tenth 18 42.04 44.70 -2.66 22 105 1931 2019 1940 1953 bottom-third 24 53.47 59.92 -6.45 3 124 1931 2020 1931 1953 bottom-tenth 36 85.25 89.88 -4.63 17 109 1955 2019 1941 1953 bottom-third 48 115.01 119.78 -4.77 19 106 1956 2019 1940 1953 bottom-third 60 145.25 149.64 -4.39 27 97 1957 2020 1941 1953 bottom-third