Contiguous U.S. April 1897 Precipitation Rankings
1901-2000
Inches
1
2.42
2.52
-0.10
55
75
1987
1957
1895
1896
normal
2023
2
6.04
5.03
1.01
116
14
1910
1973
1896
1897
top-third
3
8.83
7.16
1.67
123
7
1910
1983
1896
1897
top-tenth
4
11.22
9.48
1.74
122
8
1910
1998
1896
1897
top-tenth
5
12.72
11.82
0.90
103
26
1931
1983
1896
1897
top-third
1953
6
15.79
14.05
1.74
112
17
1977
1983
1896
1897
top-third
7
17.94
16.22
1.72
107
22
1981
1983
1896
1897
top-third
8
20.72
18.71
2.01
110
19
1918
2019
1896
1897
top-third
9
22.72
21.33
1.39
101
28
1918
2019
1896
1897
top-third
1999
10
25.94
24.12
1.82
105
24
1931
2019
1896
1897
top-third
11
28.58
27.04
1.54
99
30
1931
2019
1896
1897
top-third
12
31.54
29.95
1.59
98
31
1918
2019
1896
1897
top-third
18
45.81
44.02
1.79
94
34
1931
2020
1897
1897
top-third
1908
24
59.83
59.92
-0.09
62
66
1955
2020
1897
1897
normal
36
-99
89.88
-99
-99
-99
1955
2020
normal
48
-99
119.77
-99
-99
-99
1956
2019
normal
60
-99
149.63
-99
-99
-99
1957
2020
normal