May 1972 Contiguous U.S. Statewide Precipitation
-99
1901-2000 base period
Inches
129 years
1901-2000
1
Alabama
4.44
0.2
79
4.24
2
Arizona
0.2
-0.14
55
0.34
3
Arkansas
2.92
-2.23
18
5.15
4
California
0.46
-0.42
40
0.88
5
Colorado
1.39
-0.63
32
2.02
6
Connecticut
5.58
1.65
115
3.93
7
Delaware
4.54
0.98
99
3.56
8
Florida
5.05
1.06
100
3.99
9
Georgia
4.54
0.83
96
3.71
10
Idaho
1.5
-0.62
28
2.12
11
Illinois
2.5
-1.58
24
4.08
12
Indiana
3.36
-0.77
41
4.13
13
Iowa
4.57
0.52
83
4.05
14
Kansas
4.3
0.45
87
3.85
15
Kentucky
3.86
-0.48
52
4.34
16
Louisiana
5.56
0.4
81
5.16
17
Maine
2.83
-0.56
48
3.39
18
Maryland
4.96
1.23
99
3.73
19
Massachusetts
5.55
1.96
118
3.59
20
Michigan
2.46
-0.63
32
3.09
21
Minnesota
3.54
0.41
83
3.13
22
Mississippi
5.02
0.28
77
4.74
23
Missouri
3.06
-1.6
25
4.66
24
Montana
2.34
-0.08
62
2.42
25
Nebraska
4.31
0.81
90
3.5
26
Nevada
0.33
-0.65
11
0.98
27
New Hampshire
3.9
0.28
79
3.62
28
New Jersey
5.51
1.79
111
3.72
29
New Mexico
0.76
-0.29
55
1.05
30
New York
4.91
1.34
108
3.57
31
North Carolina
6.19
2.2
119
3.99
32
North Dakota
3.73
1.41
111
2.32
33
Ohio
3.92
0.12
69
3.8
34
Oklahoma
3.25
-1.59
33
4.84
35
Oregon
1.62
-0.46
48
2.08
36
Pennsylvania
4.73
0.8
88
3.93
37
Rhode Island
5.9
2.46
121
3.44
38
South Carolina
6.16
2.58
120
3.58
39
South Dakota
5.6
2.68
124
2.92
40
Tennessee
4.31
-0.13
64
4.44
41
Texas
4.01
0.64
94
3.37
42
Utah
0.19
-0.96
2
1.15
43
Vermont
4.16
0.52
85
3.64
44
Virginia
5.73
1.9
116
3.83
45
Washington
2.03
-0.22
60
2.25
46
West Virginia
4.17
0.02
61
4.15
47
Wisconsin
2.4
-1.14
23
3.54
48
Wyoming
1.63
-0.58
34
2.21