California, Precipitation Rankings, September 1982 1901-2000 Inches 1 1.26 0.45 0.81 122 7 1974 1918 1981 1978 top-tenth 2 1.62 0.69 0.93 124 5 1937,2018 1983 1981 1977 top-tenth 1977,1989 3 1.85 0.87 0.98 124 5 1928 1976 1981 1976 top-tenth 4 2.53 1.22 1.31 128 1 2002 1982 1981 1982 highest 5 2.75 2.10 0.65 109 20 1924 1998 1981 1977 top-third 6 6.39 3.74 2.65 122 7 1924 1896 1981 1967 top-tenth 1941 7 12.17 6.95 5.22 124 5 2008 1995 1981 1958 top-tenth 8 15.12 10.80 4.32 116 13 2021 1998 1981 1978 top-tenth 9 19.36 15.05 4.31 106 23 2022 1998 1981 1980 top-third 10 23.98 18.67 5.31 105 23 1924 1983 1981 1978 top-third 11 29.97 21.25 8.72 117 11 1924 1983 1981 1978 top-tenth 12 32.41 22.45 9.96 119 9 1924 1983 1981 1978 top-tenth 18 35.09 26.19 8.90 118 10 2021 1983 1981 1978 top-tenth 24 49.42 44.90 4.52 94 33 1977 1983 1981 1979 top-third 36 77.92 67.32 10.60 104 22 2022 1984 1981 1980 top-third 48 98.04 89.51 8.53 96 29 2015 1998 1980 1981 top-third 60 131.80 111.69 20.11 114 10 1991 1999 1981 1942 top-tenth