Contiguous U.S., Precipitation Rankings, January 1974 1901-2000 Inches 1 3.15 2.31 0.84 117 13 1981 1916 1973 1950 top-tenth 2 6.24 4.66 1.58 125 4 1981 1932 1973 1937 top-tenth 3 9.41 6.89 2.52 127 2 1977 2016 1973 1974 top-tenth 4 11.78 9.06 2.72 126 3 1981 2016 1973 1974 top-tenth 5 15.24 11.55 3.69 127 2 1940 2019 1973 1974 top-tenth 6 17.30 14.17 3.13 125 4 1940 2019 1973 1974 top-tenth 7 20.26 16.96 3.30 125 4 1940 2019 1973 1974 top-tenth 8 23.31 19.88 3.43 123 6 1981 2019 1973 1916 top-tenth 9 26.34 22.79 3.55 123 6 1918 2016 1973 1916 top-tenth 10 29.67 25.32 4.35 126 3 1940 2016 1973 1974 top-tenth 11 33.67 27.83 5.84 128 1 1957 1974 1973 1974 highest 12 35.63 29.96 5.67 128 1 1931 1974 1973 1974 highest 18 52.31 44.14 8.17 126 2 1955 2020 1973 1974 top-tenth 24 67.48 59.93 7.55 126 2 1918 2020 1973 1974 top-tenth 36 98.11 89.86 8.25 117 10 1957 2020 1973 1974 top-tenth 48 127.75 119.76 7.99 110 16 1957 2020 1973 1974 top-third 1995 60 157.46 149.63 7.83 106 19 1957 2020 1973 1974 top-third