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Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation

Geneva County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2018, at 75.51 inches. Marengo County had the lowest, at 54.31 inches. The median was 64.05 inches and the figure for Alabama was 64.4 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest75.51Geneva County
Lowest54.31Marengo County
Median64.0567 counties
Alabama64.4History

Map of counties, 2018

Autauga County: 68.14 inchesBaldwin County: 75.08 inchesBarbour County: 60.05 inchesBibb County: 63.68 inchesBlount County: 60.71 inchesBullock County: 59.68 inchesButler County: 66.11 inchesCalhoun County: 57.61 inchesChambers County: 64.78 inchesCherokee County: 65.31 inchesChilton County: 68.3 inchesChoctaw County: 62.3 inchesClarke County: 67.55 inchesClay County: 65.42 inchesCleburne County: 64.33 inchesCoffee County: 69.95 inchesColbert County: 62.97 inchesConecuh County: 66.11 inchesCoosa County: 66.56 inchesCovington County: 70.2 inchesCrenshaw County: 65.62 inchesCullman County: 61.46 inchesDale County: 67.47 inchesDallas County: 64.05 inchesDeKalb County: 65.62 inchesElmore County: 63.75 inchesEscambia County: 68.65 inchesEtowah County: 59.66 inchesFayette County: 70.73 inchesFranklin County: 63.66 inchesGeneva County: 75.51 inchesGreene County: 62.55 inchesHale County: 59.11 inchesHenry County: 63.35 inchesHouston County: 71.86 inchesJackson County: 65.7 inchesJefferson County: 61.42 inchesLamar County: 64.52 inchesLauderdale County: 64.15 inchesLawrence County: 63.83 inchesLee County: 62.42 inchesLimestone County: 64.89 inchesLowndes County: 62.54 inchesMacon County: 59.85 inchesMadison County: 64.86 inchesMarengo County: 54.31 inchesMarion County: 65.36 inchesMarshall County: 59.94 inchesMobile County: 70.35 inchesMonroe County: 65.08 inchesMontgomery County: 62.88 inchesMorgan County: 61.76 inchesPerry County: 59.06 inchesPickens County: 61.97 inchesPike County: 63.31 inchesRandolph County: 66.1 inchesRussell County: 57.84 inchesSt. Clair County: 59.98 inchesShelby County: 64.74 inchesSumter County: 58.75 inchesTalladega County: 62.32 inchesTallapoosa County: 62.33 inchesTuscaloosa County: 64.18 inchesWalker County: 60.93 inchesWashington County: 68.69 inchesWilcox County: 59.67 inchesWinston County: 65.03 inches
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inches, 2018. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Geneva County: 75.51 inchesGeneva County75.51Baldwin County: 75.08 inchesBaldwin County75.08Houston County: 71.86 inchesHouston County71.86Fayette County: 70.73 inchesFayette County70.73Mobile County: 70.35 inchesMobile County70.35Covington County: 70.2 inchesCovington County70.2Coffee County: 69.95 inchesCoffee County69.95Washington County: 68.69 inchesWashington County68.69Escambia County: 68.65 inchesEscambia County68.65Chilton County: 68.3 inchesChilton County68.3Autauga County: 68.14 inchesAutauga County68.14Clarke County: 67.55 inchesClarke County67.55Dale County: 67.47 inchesDale County67.47Coosa County: 66.56 inchesCoosa County66.56Butler County: 66.11 inchesButler County66.11Conecuh County: 66.11 inchesConecuh County66.11Randolph County: 66.1 inchesRandolph County66.1Jackson County: 65.7 inchesJackson County65.7Crenshaw County: 65.62 inchesCrenshaw County65.62DeKalb County: 65.62 inchesDeKalb County65.62Clay County: 65.42 inchesClay County65.42Marion County: 65.36 inchesMarion County65.36Cherokee County: 65.31 inchesCherokee County65.31Monroe County: 65.08 inchesMonroe County65.08Winston County: 65.03 inchesWinston County65.03Limestone County: 64.89 inchesLimestone County64.89Madison County: 64.86 inchesMadison County64.86Chambers County: 64.78 inchesChambers County64.78Shelby County: 64.74 inchesShelby County64.74Lamar County: 64.52 inchesLamar County64.52Cleburne County: 64.33 inchesCleburne County64.33Tuscaloosa County: 64.18 inchesTuscaloosa County64.18Lauderdale County: 64.15 inchesLauderdale County64.15Dallas County: 64.05 inchesDallas County64.05Lawrence County: 63.83 inchesLawrence County63.83Elmore County: 63.75 inchesElmore County63.75Bibb County: 63.68 inchesBibb County63.68Franklin County: 63.66 inchesFranklin County63.66Henry County: 63.35 inchesHenry County63.35Pike County: 63.31 inchesPike County63.31Geneva County: 75.51 inchesGeneva County75.51Baldwin County: 75.08 inchesBaldwin County75.08Houston County: 71.86 inchesHouston County71.86Fayette County: 70.73 inchesFayette County70.73Mobile County: 70.35 inchesMobile County70.35Covington County: 70.2 inchesCovington County70.2Coffee County: 69.95 inchesCoffee County69.95Washington County: 68.69 inchesWashington County68.69Escambia County: 68.65 inchesEscambia County68.65Chilton County: 68.3 inchesChilton County68.3Autauga County: 68.14 inchesAutauga County68.14Clarke County: 67.55 inchesClarke County67.55Dale County: 67.47 inchesDale County67.47Coosa County: 66.56 inchesCoosa County66.56Butler County: 66.11 inchesButler County66.11Conecuh County: 66.11 inchesConecuh County66.11Randolph County: 66.1 inchesRandolph County66.1Jackson County: 65.7 inchesJackson County65.7Crenshaw County: 65.62 inchesCrenshaw County65.62DeKalb County: 65.62 inchesDeKalb County65.62Clay County: 65.42 inchesClay County65.42Marion County: 65.36 inchesMarion County65.36Cherokee County: 65.31 inchesCherokee County65.31Monroe County: 65.08 inchesMonroe County65.08Winston County: 65.03 inchesWinston County65.03Limestone County: 64.89 inchesLimestone County64.89Madison County: 64.86 inchesMadison County64.86Chambers County: 64.78 inchesChambers County64.78Shelby County: 64.74 inchesShelby County64.74Lamar County: 64.52 inchesLamar County64.52Cleburne County: 64.33 inchesCleburne County64.33Tuscaloosa County: 64.18 inchesTuscaloosa County64.18Lauderdale County: 64.15 inchesLauderdale County64.15Dallas County: 64.05 inchesDallas County64.05Lawrence County: 63.83 inchesLawrence County63.83Elmore County: 63.75 inchesElmore County63.75Bibb County: 63.68 inchesBibb County63.68Franklin County: 63.66 inchesFranklin County63.66Henry County: 63.35 inchesHenry County63.35Pike County: 63.31 inchesPike County63.31
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
inches		Change on 2017
1Geneva County75.51+20.8%
2Baldwin County75.08-10.1%
3Houston County71.86+26.5%
4Fayette County70.73+24.7%
5Mobile County70.35-14%
6Covington County70.2-0.1%
7Coffee County69.95-0.8%
8Washington County68.69-15.2%
9Escambia County68.65-10.1%
10Chilton County68.3+8.7%
11Autauga County68.14+4.9%
12Clarke County67.55-9.7%
13Dale County67.47-0.6%
14Coosa County66.56-0.7%
15Butler County66.11-7.2%
15Conecuh County66.11-7.3%
17Randolph County66.1+2.5%
18Jackson County65.7+2.2%
19Crenshaw County65.62-10.5%
19DeKalb County65.62+0.3%
21Clay County65.42-5.2%
22Marion County65.36+10.5%
23Cherokee County65.31+7.9%
24Monroe County65.08-13%
25Winston County65.03+8.6%
26Limestone County64.89+13.5%
27Madison County64.86+6.4%
28Chambers County64.78+8.3%
29Shelby County64.74+1.2%
30Lamar County64.52+21.3%
31Cleburne County64.33+2.1%
32Tuscaloosa County64.18+13.5%
33Lauderdale County64.15+16.9%
34Dallas County64.05+8.9%
35Lawrence County63.83+14.5%
36Elmore County63.75-9.6%
37Bibb County63.68+10.9%
38Franklin County63.66+6%
39Henry County63.35+7.4%
40Pike County63.31-17.1%
41Colbert County62.97+12.6%
42Montgomery County62.88-11.5%
43Greene County62.55+8%
44Lowndes County62.54-8.1%
45Lee County62.42+3.3%
46Tallapoosa County62.33+4%
47Talladega County62.32-7.2%
48Choctaw County62.3+8.1%
49Pickens County61.97+14.7%
50Morgan County61.76+9.1%
51Cullman County61.46+0.2%
52Jefferson County61.42-1.6%
53Walker County60.93+10.1%
54Blount County60.71-1.8%
55Barbour County60.05-2.2%
56St. Clair County59.98-6.1%
57Marshall County59.94+0.1%
58Macon County59.85-5%
59Bullock County59.68-8.8%
60Wilcox County59.67-13%
61Etowah County59.66+1.3%
62Hale County59.11+10.4%
63Perry County59.06+9.4%
64Sumter County58.75+7.1%
65Russell County57.84+7.5%
66Calhoun County57.61-3.3%
67Marengo County54.31+0.1%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2018}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alabama-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Geneva County, with 75.51 inches in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Marengo County, with 54.31 inches in 2018.

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