Contiguous U.S. May 1919 Precipitation Rankings
1901-2000
Inches
1
3.20
2.91
0.29
94
36
1934
2019
1918
1915
top-third
1959
2
5.61
5.43
0.18
78
52
1934
1957
1918
1915
normal
2020
3
8.32
7.94
0.38
87
43
1925
1957,1991
1918
1912
top-third
4
10.96
10.07
0.89
105
25
1925
2019
1918
1912
top-third
1984
5
12.87
12.39
0.48
88
42
1934
2019
1918
1915
top-third
6
15.53
14.73
0.80
88
41
1931
2019
1918
1915
top-third
7
17.85
16.96
0.89
92
37
1934
1983
1918
1912
top-third
8
20.77
19.13
1.64
104
25
1934
2019
1918
1912
top-third
9
23.21
21.62
1.59
105
24
1934
2019
1918
1912
top-third
1987,1999
10
25.68
24.25
1.43
101
28
1918
2019
1918
1912
top-third
11
28.01
27.03
0.98
86
43
1931
2019
1918
1916
top-third
1972
12
30.26
29.95
0.31
68
61
1934
2019
1918
1916
normal
18
43.31
44.70
-1.39
33
95
1931
2019
1918
1917
bottom-third
24
55.20
59.92
-4.72
16
112
1931
2020
1918
1917
bottom-third
36
83.76
89.88
-6.12
10
117
1955
2019
1911
1918
bottom-tenth
48
115.95
119.78
-3.83
28
98
1956
2019
1913
1918
bottom-third
60
146.36
149.64
-3.28
34
91
1957
2020
1918
1917
bottom-third