California, Precipitation Rankings, August 2012 1901-2000 Inches 1 0.30 0.24 0.06 91 38 1937,2002 1983 2011 2003 top-third 1963 2 0.56 0.42 0.14 97 32 1940 1983 2011 2003 top-third 3 0.88 0.77 0.11 83 46 2002 1913 2010 2011 normal 1971,1979 4 1.08 1.65 -0.57 28 101 1924 1998 2008 2011 bottom-third 1904,1972,2014 5 3.56 3.29 0.27 88 41 2021 1896 2009 2011 top-third 6 8.30 6.50 1.80 104 25 2008 1995 2010 2011 top-third 7 9.52 10.35 -0.83 65 64 1997,2021 1998 2009 2011 normal 8 12.64 14.60 -1.96 56 73 2022 1995 2009 2011 normal 9 13.11 18.22 -5.11 25 103 1924 1998 2007 2011 bottom-third 10 14.80 20.80 -6.00 20 108 1924 1983 2007 2011 bottom-third 11 16.34 22.00 -5.66 27 101 1924 1983 2007 2011 bottom-third 12 16.62 22.44 -5.82 24 104 2021 1983 2007 2011 bottom-third 18 26.81 28.96 -2.15 55 73 1977 1983 2009 2011 normal 24 45.32 44.90 0.42 72 55 1977 1983 2010 2011 normal 36 68.91 67.31 1.60 76 50 2022 1984 2010 2011 normal 48 85.86 89.50 -3.64 56 69 2015 1998 2010 2011 normal 60 103.54 111.68 -8.14 46 78 1991 1999 2011 2009 normal