South Climate Region, Precipitation Rankings, August 2016 1901-2000 Inches 1 5.83 2.92 2.91 127 2 2000 2017 2015 2016 top-tenth 2 8.91 6.09 2.82 123 6 2000 2017 2015 1996 top-tenth 3 12.33 9.62 2.71 114 15 1954 2017 2015 2007 top-third 4 16.87 13.67 3.20 113 16 2011 2021 2014 2015 top-third 1981 5 21.98 16.88 5.10 122 7 1956 2015 2014 2015 top-tenth 6 26.46 19.58 6.88 127 2 1956 2015 2014 2015 top-tenth 7 28.12 21.81 6.31 125 4 2011 2015 2014 2015 top-tenth 8 29.54 24.04 5.50 117 12 2011 2015 2014 2015 top-tenth 9 33.63 26.54 7.09 123 5 2011 2019 2014 2015 top-tenth 10 39.04 28.96 10.08 127 1 2011 2016 2015 2016 highest 11 44.02 31.66 12.36 127 1 2011 2016 2015 2016 highest 12 45.68 34.87 10.81 126 2 1918 2019 2015 2016 top-tenth 18 72.99 54.51 18.48 127 1 1918 2016 2015 2016 highest 24 87.77 69.84 17.93 126 1 1918 2016 2015 2016 highest 36 121.80 104.74 17.06 121 5 1956 1975 2015 1993 top-tenth 48 154.47 139.63 14.84 112 13 1956 2019 2015 1995 top-third 60 188.60 174.44 14.16 106 18 1956 2019 2015 2005 top-third