Southwest Climate Region, Precipitation Rankings, May 2005 1901-2000 Inches 1 1.11 1.11 0.00 69 60 1974 2015 2004 2001 normal 1954,1986 2 2.37 2.17 0.20 84 45 2002 1941 2003 2004 normal 1987 3 3.59 3.33 0.26 91 38 2002 1941 2004 1999 top-third 4 5.61 4.33 1.28 111 18 2002 1905 2004 1995 top-third 5 7.87 5.31 2.56 122 7 1972 1905 2004 1993 top-tenth 6 8.97 6.32 2.65 121 7 2002 1905 2004 1993 top-tenth 7 10.68 7.21 3.47 123 5 2002 1941 2004 1993 top-tenth 8 12.70 8.34 4.36 123 5 2002 1941 2004 1979 top-tenth 9 14.54 9.71 4.83 124 4 2002 1941 2004 1973 top-tenth 10 16.22 11.72 4.50 124 4 2002 1941 2004 1973 top-tenth 11 17.94 13.59 4.35 122 6 2021 1941 2004 1985 top-tenth 12 18.93 14.53 4.40 122 6 2021 1905 2004 1985 top-tenth 1942 18 24.92 20.86 4.06 114 13 2021 1942 2004 1993 top-tenth 24 31.24 29.05 2.19 96 31 2021 1942 2004 1999 top-third 36 44.05 43.54 0.51 78 48 2022 1907 2004 2001 normal 48 53.09 58.01 -4.92 21 104 1904 1986 2004 2002 bottom-third 60 67.94 72.48 -4.54 33 91 1957 1987 2004 2002 bottom-third