California, Precipitation Rankings, September 1989 1901-2000 Inches 1 1.33 0.45 0.88 125 4 1974 1918 1988 1986 top-tenth 2 1.62 0.69 0.93 124 5 1937,2018 1983 1988 1983 top-tenth 1977,1982 3 1.66 0.87 0.79 121 8 1928 1976 1988 1986 top-tenth 4 1.97 1.22 0.75 118 11 2002 1982 1988 1983 top-tenth 5 2.74 2.10 0.64 108 21 1924 1998 1988 1983 top-third 6 3.57 3.74 -0.17 77 52 1924 1896 1987 1988 normal 1930 7 8.67 6.95 1.72 103 26 2008 1995 1988 1983 top-third 8 10.24 10.80 -0.56 68 61 2021 1998 1988 1986 normal 9 11.83 15.05 -3.22 45 84 2022 1998 1988 1986 normal 10 14.89 18.67 -3.78 40 88 1924 1983 1988 1986 bottom-third 11 19.09 21.25 -2.16 60 68 1924 1983 1988 1986 normal 12 19.19 22.45 -3.26 54 74 1924 1983 1988 1986 normal 18 23.70 26.19 -2.49 54 74 2021 1983 1988 1986 normal 24 37.56 44.90 -7.34 32 95 1977 1983 1988 1987 bottom-third 36 51.53 67.32 -15.79 10 116 2022 1984 1977 1988 bottom-tenth 48 79.96 89.51 -9.55 38 87 2015 1998 1988 1987 bottom-third 60 98.20 111.69 -13.49 24 100 1991 1999 1964 1988 bottom-third