Contiguous U.S., Precipitation Rankings, December 2019 1901-2000 Inches 1 2.57 2.35 0.22 78 51 1930 2015 2017 2018 normal 2006 2 4.51 4.58 -0.07 54 75 1976 2015 2017 2018 normal 2005 3 7.70 6.74 0.96 99 30 1917 2015 2017 2018 top-third 4 10.15 9.23 0.92 96 33 1939 2018 2017 2018 top-third 1942 5 12.93 11.85 1.08 97 32 1917 2018 2017 2018 top-third 6 15.69 14.62 1.07 95 34 1917 2018 2017 2018 top-third 1923 7 19.06 17.55 1.51 104 25 1917 2018 2017 2018 top-third 8 23.53 20.46 3.07 121 8 1917 2015 2017 2018 top-tenth 9 26.74 22.98 3.76 122 7 1956 2015 2017 2018 top-tenth 10 28.98 25.49 3.49 121 8 1956 2015 2017 2018 top-tenth 11 32.26 27.62 4.64 124 5 1910 2018 2017 2018 top-tenth 12 34.82 29.94 4.88 127 2 1910 1973 2018 1973 top-tenth 18 53.62 44.58 9.04 127 1 1954 2019 2018 2019 highest 24 69.47 59.90 9.57 127 1 1931 2019 2018 2019 highest 36 101.78 89.86 11.92 126 1 1956 2019 2018 2019 highest 48 133.20 119.78 13.42 125 1 1956 2019 2018 2019 highest 60 167.79 149.68 18.11 124 1 1956 2019 2018 2019 highest