# Annual precipitation Total precipitation from January to December, in inches: rain plus the water content of snow and other frozen precipitation. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area. ## Key facts - Annual precipitation in the United States was 29.26 inches in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. - Kentucky had the highest annual precipitation of 50 states in 2025, at 57.49 inches, and Nevada the lowest, at 9.41 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. - Published for 3,185 places, with figures from 1895 to 2025. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `precipitation_annual` - Unit: inches - Note: Values are area averages, not the reading at one weather station. NOAA revises the last two years every month. - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/annual-precipitation - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/precipitation_annual ## Latest figures | Place | Period | inches | Source | |---|---|---:|---| | United States | 2025 | 29.26 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/time-series/110/pcp/12/12/1895-2026/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12. | ## Rankings - [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/us-states.md) (50 places) - [US counties](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/us-counties.md) (3134 places) - [Counties in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/texas-counties.md) (254 places) - [Counties in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/georgia-counties.md) (159 places) - [Counties in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/virginia-counties.md) (132 places) - [Counties in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/kentucky-counties.md) (120 places) - [Counties in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/missouri-counties.md) (115 places) - [Counties in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/kansas-counties.md) (105 places) - [Counties in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/illinois-counties.md) (102 places) - [Counties in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/north-carolina-counties.md) (100 places) - [Counties in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/iowa-counties.md) (99 places) - [Counties in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/tennessee-counties.md) (95 places) - [Counties in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/nebraska-counties.md) (93 places) - [Counties in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/indiana-counties.md) (92 places) - [Counties in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/ohio-counties.md) (88 places) - [Counties in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/minnesota-counties.md) (87 places) - [Counties in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/michigan-counties.md) (83 places) - [Counties in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/mississippi-counties.md) (82 places) - [Counties in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/oklahoma-counties.md) (77 places) - [Counties in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/arkansas-counties.md) (75 places) - [Counties in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/wisconsin-counties.md) (72 places) - [Counties in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alabama-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/florida-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/pennsylvania-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in South Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/south-dakota-counties.md) (66 places) - [Counties in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/colorado-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/louisiana-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/new-york-counties.md) (62 places) - [Counties in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/california-counties.md) (58 places) - [Counties in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/montana-counties.md) (56 places) - [Counties in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/west-virginia-counties.md) (55 places) - [Counties in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/north-dakota-counties.md) (53 places) - [Counties in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/south-carolina-counties.md) (46 places) - [Counties in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/idaho-counties.md) (44 places) - [Counties in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/washington-counties.md) (39 places) - [Counties in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/oregon-counties.md) (36 places) - [Counties in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/new-mexico-counties.md) (33 places) - [Counties in Alaska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alaska-counties.md) (30 places) - [Counties in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/utah-counties.md) (29 places) - [Counties in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/maryland-counties.md) (24 places) - [Counties in Wyoming](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/wyoming-counties.md) (23 places) - [Counties in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/new-jersey-counties.md) (21 places) - [Counties in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/nevada-counties.md) (17 places) - [Counties in Maine](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/maine-counties.md) (16 places) - [Counties in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/arizona-counties.md) (15 places) - [Counties in Massachusetts](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/massachusetts-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in Vermont](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/vermont-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in New Hampshire](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/new-hampshire-counties.md) (10 places) - [Counties in Hawaii](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/hawaii-counties.md) (5 places) - [Counties in Rhode Island](https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/rhode-island-counties.md) (5 places)