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Wettest Tropical Cyclones in the U.S.

United States wettest tropical cyclones presented the highest known rainfall totals from tropical cyclones and their remnants. These storms have moved into the lower 48 United States from the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the eastern Pacific Ocean. The tropical cyclones and their remnants which have brought rainfall to Alaska, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Guam, and American Samoa are also included within this list.

Rank	Name	Inches	Year	State
1	Hiki	52.00	1950	Hawaii
2	Amelia	48.00	1978	Texas
3	Easy	45.20	1950	Florida
4	Claudette	45.00	1979	Texas
5	T. D. #19	41.68	1970	Puerto Rico
6	Allison	40.68	2001	Texas
7	Unnamed	40.00	1921	Texas
8	Paul	38.76	2000	Hawaii
9	Georges	38.46	1998	Florida
10	Danny	37.75	1997	Alabama
11	October Hurricane	35.00	1941	Florida
12	Unnamed	33.71	1940	Louisiana
13	Pamela	33.70	1976	Guam
14	Alice	33.34	1953	Guam
15	Eloise	33.29	1975	Puerto Rico
16	Georges	32.21	1998	Mississippi
17	Isabel	31.67	1985	Puerto Rico
18	Georges	30.51	1998	Puerto Rico
19	Allison	29.92	2001	Louisiana
20	Unnamed	29.76	1960	Texas
21	Georges	29.66	1998	Alabama
22	Alberto	27.85	1994	Georgia
23	Fay	27.65	2008	Florida
24	Beulah	27.38	1967	Texas
25	Camille	27.00	1969	Virginia
26	Hazel	26.07	1954	Puerto Rico
27	Fern	26.00	1971	Texas
28	Klaus	25.69	1984	Puerto Rico
29	Allison	25.67	1989	Louisiana
30	Pongsona	25.61	2002	Guam
31	Dennis	25.56	1981	Florida
32	T.D. 1	25.00	1992	Florida
33	Maggie	25.00	1970	Hawaii
34	Jeanne	24.98	1980	Florida
35	Florida Hurricane	24.46	1929	Georgia
36	Floyd	24.06	1999	North Carolina
37	Tingting	24.03	2004	Guam
38	Dora	23.73	1964	Florida
39	Mid-July Hurricane	23.73	1916	North Carolina
40	Frances	23.57	2004	North Carolina
41	Cindy	23.50	1963	Texas
42	Hortense	23.48	1996	Puerto Rico
43	T. D. 28	23.40	1969	Florida
44	October Hurricane	23.22	1924	Florida
45	Alberto	22.63	1994	Alabama
46	Frances	22.39	1998	Louisiana
47	Unnamed	22.30	1933	Louisiana
48	T. D. 28	22.00	1969	Georgia
49	Frances	21.76	1998	Texas
50	Fay	21.30	2008	Georgia
51	Paka	21.24	1997	Guam
52	Unnamed	21.06	1987	Mississippi
53	Norma	21.01	1981	Texas
54	Chataan	21.00	2002	Guam
55	Gustav	21.00	2008	Louisiana
56	Omar	20.44	1992	Guam
57	Nina	20.42	1957	Hawaii
58	Iwa	20.33	1982	Hawaii
59	Isabel	20.20	2003	Virginia
60	Dennis	19.91	1999	North Carolina
61	Marco	19.89	1990	Georgia
62	David	19.86	1979	Puerto Rico
63	Diane	19.75	1955	Massachusetts
64	Mid-Aug. Hurricane	19.56	1940	North Carolina
65	Opal	19.42	1995	Alabama
66	Steve	19.20	1993	Northern Marianas Islands
67	Agnes	19.00	1972	Pennsylvania
68	Diana	18.98	1984	North Carolina
69	Allison	18.95	2001	Mississippi
70	Oct. T.S.	18.93	1942	Virginia
71	Fabio	18.75	1988	Hawaii
72	Norma	18.71	1981	Oklahoma
73	Samoa T.C.	18.60	1966	American Samoa
74	Jerry	18.51	1995	South Carolina
75	Cindy	18.30	1963	Louisiana
76	Hortense	18.03	1996	United States Virgin Islands
77	Matthew	18.00	2004	Louisiana
78	Juan	17.78	1985	Louisiana
79	Hilda	17.71	1964	Louisiana
80	Hugo	17.60	1989	Puerto Rico
81	Val	17.54	1991	American Samoa
82	Ophelia	17.50	2005	North Carolina
83	Beryl	17.45	1994	South Carolina
84	Noel	17.23	2007	Puerto Rico
85	Ivan	17.00	2004	North Carolina
86	Floyd	16.98	1999	Virginia
87	Tico	16.95	1983	Oklahoma
88	Diane	16.86	1955	Connecticut
89	Debbie	16.85	1965	Alabama
90	Ione	16.63	1955	North Carolina
91	Unnamed	16.56	1987	Alabama
92	Ida	16.32	1969	Guam
93	Easy	16.24	1950	Georgia
94	Amy	16.19	1971	Guam
95	Beryl	16.09	1988	Alabama
96	Fran	16.00	1996	Virginia
97	Ginger	15.58	1971	North Carolina
98	Hanna	15.56	2002	Georgia
99	Ofa	15.54	1990	American Samoa
100	Klaus	15.53	1984	United States Virgin Islands

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