May 1996 - January 1997 Contiguous U.S. Statewide Precipitation
-99
1901-2000 base period
Inches
129 years
1901-2000
1
Alabama
40.23
0.99
71
39.24
2
Arizona
8.92
-0.84
53
9.76
3
Arkansas
42.08
6.01
106
36.07
4
California
24.35
10.6
129
13.75
5
Colorado
16.18
2.54
118
13.64
6
Connecticut
44.75
9.52
116
35.23
7
Delaware
44.57
11.76
124
32.81
8
Florida
41.34
-2.55
39
43.89
9
Georgia
34.8
-1.97
54
36.77
10
Idaho
24.14
6.97
127
17.17
11
Illinois
31.07
2.31
79
28.76
12
Indiana
37.17
7.03
116
30.14
13
Iowa
29.5
3.28
96
26.22
14
Kansas
27.82
5.8
117
22.02
15
Kentucky
42.48
7.92
114
34.56
16
Louisiana
44.83
2.31
80
42.52
17
Maine
39.85
7.29
116
32.56
18
Maryland
45.51
13.1
127
32.41
19
Massachusetts
44.58
11.03
119
33.55
20
Michigan
28.53
3.55
111
24.98
21
Minnesota
24.99
3.01
104
21.98
22
Mississippi
40.21
0.87
69
39.34
23
Missouri
35.23
3.92
95
31.31
24
Montana
15.95
1.14
90
14.81
25
Nebraska
22.77
4.33
115
18.44
26
Nevada
9.34
2.13
116
7.21
27
New Hampshire
42.89
9.43
122
33.46
28
New Jersey
45.04
10.82
122
34.22
29
New Mexico
14.04
2.16
110
11.88
30
New York
39.62
8.3
124
31.32
31
North Carolina
44.54
6.85
117
37.69
32
North Dakota
16.59
1.85
96
14.74
33
Ohio
34.67
5.6
119
29.07
34
Oklahoma
32.53
6.23
113
26.3
35
Oregon
34.7
12.08
129
22.62
36
Pennsylvania
42.35
10.13
125
32.22
37
Rhode Island
42.23
8.83
116
33.4
38
South Carolina
35.17
-1.25
52
36.42
39
South Dakota
21.19
5.64
122
15.55
40
Tennessee
46.16
8.84
122
37.32
41
Texas
22.84
1.36
76
21.48
42
Utah
11.54
1.81
105
9.73
43
Vermont
40.33
7.53
116
32.8
44
Virginia
43.27
10.51
124
32.76
45
Washington
40.01
9.59
126
30.42
46
West Virginia
44.19
10.47
127
33.72
47
Wisconsin
27.72
1.86
83
25.86
48
Wyoming
13.43
1.51
98
11.92