California, Precipitation Rankings, August 1899 1901-2000 Inches 1 0.22 0.24 -0.02 74 55 1937,2002 1983 1898 1897 normal 1917,1959,1978,1993 2 0.28 0.42 -0.14 39 90 1940 1983 1898 1897 bottom-third 1927 3 0.77 0.77 0.00 71 58 2002 1913 1898 1897 normal 1999,2009 4 1.76 1.65 0.11 83 46 1924 1998 1897 1898 normal 5 2.47 3.29 -0.82 36 93 2021 1896 1897 1898 bottom-third 1934 6 7.92 6.50 1.42 100 29 2008 1995 1898 1896 top-third 7 8.73 10.35 -1.62 55 74 1997,2021 1998 1898 1897 normal 8 13.50 14.60 -1.10 66 63 2022 1995 1898 1897 normal 9 14.89 18.22 -3.33 45 83 1924 1998 1898 1897 normal 10 16.30 20.80 -4.50 39 89 1924 1983 1898 1897 bottom-third 11 17.00 22.00 -5.00 37 91 1924 1983 1898 1897 bottom-third 12 17.63 22.44 -4.81 41 87 2021 1983 1898 1897 bottom-third 18 21.57 28.96 -7.39 16 112 1977 1983 1898 1897 bottom-third 24 32.55 44.90 -12.35 9 118 1977 1983 1899 1898 bottom-tenth 36 57.80 67.31 -9.51 30 96 2022 1984 1899 1898 bottom-third 48 82.98 89.50 -6.52 46 79 2015 1998 1899 1899 normal 60 -99 111.68 -99 -99 -99 1991 1999 normal