Wettest places in the US in May

Ranked by the most precipitation in May. First: Ketchikan, AK (8.7 in), of 378 cities.

Wettest places in the US in May
Rank	City	Precipitation	High	Wet days
1	Ketchikan, AK	8.7 in	57°F	16
2	Hilo, HI	7.0 in	81°F	23
3	Fort Lauderdale, FL	6.6 in	86°F	11
4	Hot Springs, AR	6.5 in	80°F	11
5	Miami, FL	6.3 in	87°F	11
6	Lee's Summit, MO	6.2 in	74°F	10
7	Independence, MO	6.0 in	74°F	13
8	Fayetteville, AR	5.9 in	77°F	13
9	Key Largo, FL	5.8 in	89°F	11
10	Tulsa, OK	5.7 in	80°F	11
11	Metairie, LA	5.6 in	85°F	8
12	Fort Smith, AR	5.6 in	81°F	11
13	Clarksville, TN	5.6 in	79°F	12
14	Springfield, MO	5.6 in	76°F	12
15	Gatlinburg, TN	5.5 in	75°F	15
16	Conroe, TX	5.5 in	87°F	6
17	Lexington, KY	5.4 in	76°F	13
18	Lafayette, LA	5.4 in	86°F	8
19	Houston, TX	5.4 in	86°F	8
20	Oklahoma City, OK	5.3 in	79°F	10
21	Frisco, TX	5.3 in	83°F	9
22	McKinney, TX	5.3 in	83°F	9
23	Fishers, IN	5.3 in	73°F	14
24	Branson, MO	5.3 in	79°F	10
25	Memphis, TN	5.3 in	82°F	11

Which states lead

Missouri (4 of the top 25), Texas (4 of the top 25), Florida (3 of the top 25), then 8 more states. The top 25 range from 8.7 in to 5.3 in; the median across all 378 cities is 3.4 in.

The other end: driest in May

Wettest places through the year

Month	First place	Precipitation
January	Cannon Beach, OR	18.7 in
February	Cannon Beach, OR	12.3 in
March	Cannon Beach, OR	13.8 in
April	Ketchikan, AK	10.3 in
May	Ketchikan, AK	8.7 in
June	Miami, FL	10.5 in
July	Naples, FL	9.8 in
August	Ketchikan, AK	11.3 in
September	Ketchikan, AK	14.3 in
October	Ketchikan, AK	18.4 in
November	Cannon Beach, OR	19.2 in
December	Cannon Beach, OR	19.6 in

378 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.