Contiguous U.S. May 1944 Precipitation Rankings
1901-2000
Inches
1
3.00
2.91
0.09
76
54
1934
2019
1941
1943
normal
1902,2008
2
6.30
5.43
0.87
115
15
1934
1957
1943
1935
top-third
1979
3
9.33
7.94
1.39
116
14
1925
1957,1991
1943
1922
top-third
4
11.99
10.07
1.92
123
7
1925
2019
1943
1922
top-tenth
5
13.87
12.39
1.48
115
15
1934
2019
1943
1922
top-third
6
15.61
14.73
0.88
91
38
1931
2019
1943
1938
top-third
7
17.05
16.96
0.09
67
62
1934
1983
1942
1943
normal
8
18.95
19.13
-0.18
56
73
1934
2019
1940
1943
normal
1961
9
20.84
21.62
-0.78
43
86
1934
2019
1940
1943
bottom-third
10
22.96
24.25
-1.29
33
96
1918
2019
1940
1943
bottom-third
1900
11
25.53
27.03
-1.50
30
99
1931
2019
1940
1943
bottom-third
12
28.80
29.95
-1.15
37
92
1934
2019
1940
1943
bottom-third
18
43.68
44.70
-1.02
40
88
1931
2019
1940
1943
bottom-third
2023
24
59.97
59.92
0.05
61
67
1931
2020
1941
1943
normal
1903
36
93.20
89.88
3.32
96
31
1955
2019
1942
1943
top-third
48
122.79
119.78
3.01
87
39
1956
2019
1943
1930
top-third
60
149.71
149.64
0.07
60
65
1957
2020
1943
1930
normal