Contiguous U.S., Precipitation Rankings, December 1973
1901-2000
Inches
1
3.09
2.35
0.74
119
10
1930
2015
1972
1971
top-tenth
2
6.26
4.58
1.68
124
5
1976
2015
1972
1973
top-tenth
3
8.63
6.74
1.89
120
9
1917
2015
1971
1972
top-tenth
4
12.09
9.23
2.86
124
5
1939
2018
1972
1973
top-tenth
5
14.15
11.85
2.30
117
12
1917
2018
1971
1972
top-tenth
6
17.11
14.62
2.49
120
9
1917
2018
1971
1972
top-tenth
7
20.16
17.55
2.61
120
9
1917
2018
1971
1972
top-tenth
8
23.19
20.46
2.73
117
12
1917
2015
1972
1957
top-tenth
9
26.52
22.98
3.54
121
8
1956
2015
1972
1957
top-tenth
10
30.52
25.49
5.03
127
2
1956
2015
1972
1973
top-tenth
11
32.48
27.62
4.86
125
4
1910
2018
1972
1973
top-tenth
12
34.96
29.94
5.02
128
1
1910
1973
1972
1973
highest
18
52.09
44.58
7.51
126
2
1954
2019
1972
1973
top-tenth
24
66.66
59.90
6.76
124
4
1931
2019
1972
1973
top-tenth
36
96.99
89.86
7.13
115
12
1956
2019
1972
1973
top-tenth
48
126.69
119.78
6.91
106
20
1956
2019
1972
1973
top-third
60
157.32
149.68
7.64
105
20
1956
2019
1972
1909
top-third