Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation

Mobile County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2015, at 71.9 inches. Hale County had the lowest, at 51.36 inches. The median was 61.68 inches and the figure for Alabama was 61.36 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest71.9Mobile County
Lowest51.36Hale County
Median61.6867 counties
Alabama61.36History

Map of counties, 2015

Autauga County: 55.11 inchesBaldwin County: 67.84 inchesBarbour County: 66.26 inchesBibb County: 55.74 inchesBlount County: 56.79 inchesBullock County: 62.24 inchesButler County: 60.05 inchesCalhoun County: 63.36 inchesChambers County: 65.24 inchesCherokee County: 57.39 inchesChilton County: 56.64 inchesChoctaw County: 59.03 inchesClarke County: 61.76 inchesClay County: 62.57 inchesCleburne County: 66.32 inchesCoffee County: 67.13 inchesColbert County: 60.91 inchesConecuh County: 62.12 inchesCoosa County: 58.97 inchesCovington County: 61.49 inchesCrenshaw County: 63.99 inchesCullman County: 60.78 inchesDale County: 67.74 inchesDallas County: 53.92 inchesDeKalb County: 60.31 inchesElmore County: 58.69 inchesEscambia County: 62.93 inchesEtowah County: 60.59 inchesFayette County: 60.11 inchesFranklin County: 67.49 inchesGeneva County: 68.4 inchesGreene County: 51.46 inchesHale County: 51.36 inchesHenry County: 66.61 inchesHouston County: 64.4 inchesJackson County: 64.67 inchesJefferson County: 58.22 inchesLamar County: 58.81 inchesLauderdale County: 59.71 inchesLawrence County: 64.41 inchesLee County: 68.29 inchesLimestone County: 67.55 inchesLowndes County: 56.05 inchesMacon County: 63.99 inchesMadison County: 67.36 inchesMarengo County: 54.01 inchesMarion County: 65.41 inchesMarshall County: 61.37 inchesMobile County: 71.9 inchesMonroe County: 61.68 inchesMontgomery County: 62.12 inchesMorgan County: 63.65 inchesPerry County: 51.55 inchesPickens County: 55.04 inchesPike County: 66.36 inchesRandolph County: 63.82 inchesRussell County: 63.9 inchesSt. Clair County: 58.58 inchesShelby County: 61.14 inchesSumter County: 53.67 inchesTalladega County: 62.02 inchesTallapoosa County: 59.69 inchesTuscaloosa County: 56.09 inchesWalker County: 59.5 inchesWashington County: 63.78 inchesWilcox County: 57.33 inchesWinston County: 64.02 inches
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inches, 2015. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Mobile County: 71.9 inchesMobile County71.9Geneva County: 68.4 inchesGeneva County68.4Lee County: 68.29 inchesLee County68.29Baldwin County: 67.84 inchesBaldwin County67.84Dale County: 67.74 inchesDale County67.74Limestone County: 67.55 inchesLimestone County67.55Franklin County: 67.49 inchesFranklin County67.49Madison County: 67.36 inchesMadison County67.36Coffee County: 67.13 inchesCoffee County67.13Henry County: 66.61 inchesHenry County66.61Pike County: 66.36 inchesPike County66.36Cleburne County: 66.32 inchesCleburne County66.32Barbour County: 66.26 inchesBarbour County66.26Marion County: 65.41 inchesMarion County65.41Chambers County: 65.24 inchesChambers County65.24Jackson County: 64.67 inchesJackson County64.67Lawrence County: 64.41 inchesLawrence County64.41Houston County: 64.4 inchesHouston County64.4Winston County: 64.02 inchesWinston County64.02Crenshaw County: 63.99 inchesCrenshaw County63.99Macon County: 63.99 inchesMacon County63.99Russell County: 63.9 inchesRussell County63.9Randolph County: 63.82 inchesRandolph County63.82Washington County: 63.78 inchesWashington County63.78Morgan County: 63.65 inchesMorgan County63.65Calhoun County: 63.36 inchesCalhoun County63.36Escambia County: 62.93 inchesEscambia County62.93Clay County: 62.57 inchesClay County62.57Bullock County: 62.24 inchesBullock County62.24Conecuh County: 62.12 inchesConecuh County62.12Montgomery County: 62.12 inchesMontgomery County62.12Talladega County: 62.02 inchesTalladega County62.02Clarke County: 61.76 inchesClarke County61.76Monroe County: 61.68 inchesMonroe County61.68Covington County: 61.49 inchesCovington County61.49Marshall County: 61.37 inchesMarshall County61.37Shelby County: 61.14 inchesShelby County61.14Colbert County: 60.91 inchesColbert County60.91Cullman County: 60.78 inchesCullman County60.78Etowah County: 60.59 inchesEtowah County60.59Mobile County: 71.9 inchesMobile County71.9Geneva County: 68.4 inchesGeneva County68.4Lee County: 68.29 inchesLee County68.29Baldwin County: 67.84 inchesBaldwin County67.84Dale County: 67.74 inchesDale County67.74Limestone County: 67.55 inchesLimestone County67.55Franklin County: 67.49 inchesFranklin County67.49Madison County: 67.36 inchesMadison County67.36Coffee County: 67.13 inchesCoffee County67.13Henry County: 66.61 inchesHenry County66.61Pike County: 66.36 inchesPike County66.36Cleburne County: 66.32 inchesCleburne County66.32Barbour County: 66.26 inchesBarbour County66.26Marion County: 65.41 inchesMarion County65.41Chambers County: 65.24 inchesChambers County65.24Jackson County: 64.67 inchesJackson County64.67Lawrence County: 64.41 inchesLawrence County64.41Houston County: 64.4 inchesHouston County64.4Winston County: 64.02 inchesWinston County64.02Crenshaw County: 63.99 inchesCrenshaw County63.99Macon County: 63.99 inchesMacon County63.99Russell County: 63.9 inchesRussell County63.9Randolph County: 63.82 inchesRandolph County63.82Washington County: 63.78 inchesWashington County63.78Morgan County: 63.65 inchesMorgan County63.65Calhoun County: 63.36 inchesCalhoun County63.36Escambia County: 62.93 inchesEscambia County62.93Clay County: 62.57 inchesClay County62.57Bullock County: 62.24 inchesBullock County62.24Conecuh County: 62.12 inchesConecuh County62.12Montgomery County: 62.12 inchesMontgomery County62.12Talladega County: 62.02 inchesTalladega County62.02Clarke County: 61.76 inchesClarke County61.76Monroe County: 61.68 inchesMonroe County61.68Covington County: 61.49 inchesCovington County61.49Marshall County: 61.37 inchesMarshall County61.37Shelby County: 61.14 inchesShelby County61.14Colbert County: 60.91 inchesColbert County60.91Cullman County: 60.78 inchesCullman County60.78Etowah County: 60.59 inchesEtowah County60.59
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
inches
Change on 2014
1Mobile County71.9+7.1%
2Geneva County68.4+8.6%
3Lee County68.29+23.9%
4Baldwin County67.84+1.3%
5Dale County67.74+17.3%
6Limestone County67.55+24.1%
7Franklin County67.49+11.2%
8Madison County67.36+19%
9Coffee County67.13+12.6%
10Henry County66.61+21.1%
11Pike County66.36+19.8%
12Cleburne County66.32+25.3%
13Barbour County66.26+21.5%
14Marion County65.41+8.1%
15Chambers County65.24+22.1%
16Jackson County64.67+17.9%
17Lawrence County64.41+15.8%
18Houston County64.4+8.2%
19Winston County64.02+5.3%
20Crenshaw County63.99+8.5%
20Macon County63.99+17%
22Russell County63.9+16.9%
23Randolph County63.82+18.2%
24Washington County63.78+10%
25Morgan County63.65+17.5%
26Calhoun County63.36+18.9%
27Escambia County62.93-5.1%
28Clay County62.57+6.5%
29Bullock County62.24+14.9%
30Conecuh County62.12+4.4%
30Montgomery County62.12+13.4%
32Talladega County62.02+6.5%
33Clarke County61.76+12.2%
34Monroe County61.68+9.2%
35Covington County61.49+3.7%
36Marshall County61.37+7.5%
37Shelby County61.14+4.9%
38Colbert County60.91+7.3%
39Cullman County60.78+12.3%
40Etowah County60.59+11.6%
41DeKalb County60.31+12.2%
42Fayette County60.11+3.7%
43Butler County60.05+0.7%
44Lauderdale County59.71+7.5%
45Tallapoosa County59.69+10.5%
46Walker County59.5+5.9%
47Choctaw County59.03+10.9%
48Coosa County58.97+9.4%
49Lamar County58.81+2.9%
50Elmore County58.69+6.2%
51St. Clair County58.58+6%
52Jefferson County58.22+8.4%
53Cherokee County57.39+15.2%
54Wilcox County57.33+15.1%
55Blount County56.79+7.1%
56Chilton County56.64+9%
57Tuscaloosa County56.09+2.2%
58Lowndes County56.05+14.3%
59Bibb County55.74+1.3%
60Autauga County55.11+11.4%
61Pickens County55.04-4.8%
62Marengo County54.01+8%
63Dallas County53.92+17.1%
64Sumter County53.67+4.4%
65Perry County51.55+1.7%
66Greene County51.46-5.5%
67Hale County51.36-2.7%

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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.

Values are area averages, not the reading at one weather station. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. 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/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties (Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2015. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alabama-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alabama-counties?period=2015.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alabama-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2015}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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