Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation

Polk County had the highest annual precipitation of 75 counties in 2014, at 60.29 inches. Benton County had the lowest, at 38.55 inches. The median was 47.69 inches and the figure for Arkansas was 47.91 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest60.29Polk County
Lowest38.55Benton County
Median47.6975 counties
Arkansas47.91History

Map of counties, 2014

Arkansas County: 50.27 inchesAshley County: 51.33 inchesBaxter County: 41.54 inchesBenton County: 38.55 inchesBoone County: 39.86 inchesBradley County: 49.43 inchesCalhoun County: 47.92 inchesCarroll County: 38.84 inchesChicot County: 57.15 inchesClark County: 49.78 inchesClay County: 47.13 inchesCleburne County: 48.21 inchesCleveland County: 47.72 inchesColumbia County: 44.05 inchesConway County: 46.4 inchesCraighead County: 47.77 inchesCrawford County: 45.86 inchesCrittenden County: 55.05 inchesCross County: 47.05 inchesDallas County: 49.98 inchesDesha County: 53.96 inchesDrew County: 52.14 inchesFaulkner County: 47.64 inchesFranklin County: 47.61 inchesFulton County: 41.88 inchesGarland County: 51.13 inchesGrant County: 51.76 inchesGreene County: 47.44 inchesHempstead County: 48.38 inchesHot Spring County: 49.07 inchesHoward County: 58.45 inchesIndependence County: 44.63 inchesIzard County: 42.94 inchesJackson County: 43.23 inchesJefferson County: 47.04 inchesJohnson County: 48.15 inchesLafayette County: 41.47 inchesLawrence County: 42.48 inchesLee County: 54 inchesLincoln County: 49.86 inchesLittle River County: 49.91 inchesLogan County: 48.16 inchesLonoke County: 47.69 inchesMadison County: 43.38 inchesMarion County: 39.48 inchesMiller County: 39.26 inchesMississippi County: 49.14 inchesMonroe County: 50.81 inchesMontgomery County: 54.95 inchesNevada County: 45.69 inchesNewton County: 46.23 inchesOuachita County: 45.94 inchesPerry County: 49.18 inchesPhillips County: 54.07 inchesPike County: 57.34 inchesPoinsett County: 46.85 inchesPolk County: 60.29 inchesPope County: 47.42 inchesPrairie County: 47.07 inchesPulaski County: 48.13 inchesRandolph County: 43.36 inchesSt. Francis County: 51.52 inchesSaline County: 49.61 inchesScott County: 54.53 inchesSearcy County: 43.41 inchesSebastian County: 48.92 inchesSevier County: 55.19 inchesSharp County: 42.25 inchesStone County: 45.03 inchesUnion County: 46.24 inchesVan Buren County: 45.14 inchesWashington County: 41.27 inchesWhite County: 47.13 inchesWoodruff County: 45.04 inchesYell County: 49.86 inches
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inches, 2014. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Polk County: 60.29 inchesPolk County60.29Howard County: 58.45 inchesHoward County58.45Pike County: 57.34 inchesPike County57.34Chicot County: 57.15 inchesChicot County57.15Sevier County: 55.19 inchesSevier County55.19Crittenden County: 55.05 inchesCrittenden County55.05Montgomery County: 54.95 inchesMontgomery County54.95Scott County: 54.53 inchesScott County54.53Phillips County: 54.07 inchesPhillips County54.07Lee County: 54 inchesLee County54Desha County: 53.96 inchesDesha County53.96Drew County: 52.14 inchesDrew County52.14Grant County: 51.76 inchesGrant County51.76St. Francis County: 51.52 inchesSt. Francis County51.52Ashley County: 51.33 inchesAshley County51.33Garland County: 51.13 inchesGarland County51.13Monroe County: 50.81 inchesMonroe County50.81Arkansas County: 50.27 inchesArkansas County50.27Dallas County: 49.98 inchesDallas County49.98Little River County: 49.91 inchesLittle River County49.91Lincoln County: 49.86 inchesLincoln County49.86Yell County: 49.86 inchesYell County49.86Clark County: 49.78 inchesClark County49.78Saline County: 49.61 inchesSaline County49.61Bradley County: 49.43 inchesBradley County49.43Perry County: 49.18 inchesPerry County49.18Mississippi County: 49.14 inchesMississippi County49.14Hot Spring County: 49.07 inchesHot Spring County49.07Sebastian County: 48.92 inchesSebastian County48.92Hempstead County: 48.38 inchesHempstead County48.38Cleburne County: 48.21 inchesCleburne County48.21Logan County: 48.16 inchesLogan County48.16Johnson County: 48.15 inchesJohnson County48.15Pulaski County: 48.13 inchesPulaski County48.13Calhoun County: 47.92 inchesCalhoun County47.92Craighead County: 47.77 inchesCraighead County47.77Cleveland County: 47.72 inchesCleveland County47.72Lonoke County: 47.69 inchesLonoke County47.69Faulkner County: 47.64 inchesFaulkner County47.64Franklin County: 47.61 inchesFranklin County47.61Polk County: 60.29 inchesPolk County60.29Howard County: 58.45 inchesHoward County58.45Pike County: 57.34 inchesPike County57.34Chicot County: 57.15 inchesChicot County57.15Sevier County: 55.19 inchesSevier County55.19Crittenden County: 55.05 inchesCrittenden County55.05Montgomery County: 54.95 inchesMontgomery County54.95Scott County: 54.53 inchesScott County54.53Phillips County: 54.07 inchesPhillips County54.07Lee County: 54 inchesLee County54Desha County: 53.96 inchesDesha County53.96Drew County: 52.14 inchesDrew County52.14Grant County: 51.76 inchesGrant County51.76St. Francis County: 51.52 inchesSt. Francis County51.52Ashley County: 51.33 inchesAshley County51.33Garland County: 51.13 inchesGarland County51.13Monroe County: 50.81 inchesMonroe County50.81Arkansas County: 50.27 inchesArkansas County50.27Dallas County: 49.98 inchesDallas County49.98Little River County: 49.91 inchesLittle River County49.91Lincoln County: 49.86 inchesLincoln County49.86Yell County: 49.86 inchesYell County49.86Clark County: 49.78 inchesClark County49.78Saline County: 49.61 inchesSaline County49.61Bradley County: 49.43 inchesBradley County49.43Perry County: 49.18 inchesPerry County49.18Mississippi County: 49.14 inchesMississippi County49.14Hot Spring County: 49.07 inchesHot Spring County49.07Sebastian County: 48.92 inchesSebastian County48.92Hempstead County: 48.38 inchesHempstead County48.38Cleburne County: 48.21 inchesCleburne County48.21Logan County: 48.16 inchesLogan County48.16Johnson County: 48.15 inchesJohnson County48.15Pulaski County: 48.13 inchesPulaski County48.13Calhoun County: 47.92 inchesCalhoun County47.92Craighead County: 47.77 inchesCraighead County47.77Cleveland County: 47.72 inchesCleveland County47.72Lonoke County: 47.69 inchesLonoke County47.69Faulkner County: 47.64 inchesFaulkner County47.64Franklin County: 47.61 inchesFranklin County47.61
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
inches
Change on 2013
1Polk County60.29-9.6%
2Howard County58.45+6.8%
3Pike County57.34-2.5%
4Chicot County57.15-6.5%
5Sevier County55.19+8.4%
6Crittenden County55.05-9.2%
7Montgomery County54.95-14.5%
8Scott County54.53-16.2%
9Phillips County54.07-7.1%
10Lee County54-1.5%
11Desha County53.96-11.3%
12Drew County52.14-8.6%
13Grant County51.76+5.8%
14St. Francis County51.52-11.5%
15Ashley County51.33-11.9%
16Garland County51.13-4.4%
17Monroe County50.81-7.1%
18Arkansas County50.27-12%
19Dallas County49.98-2.2%
20Little River County49.91-3.9%
21Lincoln County49.86-10.7%
21Yell County49.86-8.8%
23Clark County49.78-1.8%
24Saline County49.61-7.1%
25Bradley County49.43-8.8%
26Perry County49.18-2.5%
27Mississippi County49.14-19.1%
28Hot Spring County49.07-6.6%
29Sebastian County48.92-10.1%
30Hempstead County48.38-10.8%
31Cleburne County48.21-6.8%
32Logan County48.16-10.1%
33Johnson County48.15-9.8%
34Pulaski County48.13-9.1%
35Calhoun County47.92-8.5%
36Craighead County47.77-15.3%
37Cleveland County47.72-11.8%
38Lonoke County47.69-11.4%
39Faulkner County47.64+1.3%
40Franklin County47.61-9.5%
41Greene County47.44-13.2%
42Pope County47.42-4.8%
43Clay County47.13-20.6%
43White County47.13-11.6%
45Prairie County47.07-15.3%
46Cross County47.05-27.2%
47Jefferson County47.04-13.5%
48Poinsett County46.85-23.2%
49Conway County46.4+0.3%
50Union County46.24-10%
51Newton County46.23-7.8%
52Ouachita County45.94-12.4%
53Crawford County45.86-3.5%
54Nevada County45.69-14.8%
55Van Buren County45.14-11%
56Woodruff County45.04-22.7%
57Stone County45.03-14%
58Independence County44.63-14.2%
59Columbia County44.05-13%
60Searcy County43.41-15.5%
61Madison County43.38-16.5%
62Randolph County43.36-19.5%
63Jackson County43.23-25.6%
64Izard County42.94-16.5%
65Lawrence County42.48-15%
66Sharp County42.25-16.3%
67Fulton County41.88-16.6%
68Baxter County41.54-18.1%
69Lafayette County41.47-21.9%
70Washington County41.27-17.3%
71Boone County39.86-14.9%
72Marion County39.48-20.3%
73Miller County39.26-24.5%
74Carroll County38.84-17.7%
75Benton County38.55-26.8%

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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 Arkansas by annual precipitation, 2014) [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 Arkansas by annual precipitation, 2014. 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/arkansas-counties?period=2014. 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 Arkansas by annual precipitation, 2014. 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/arkansas-counties?period=2014.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/arkansas-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation, 2014}},
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Polk County, with 60.29 inches in 2014, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Benton County, with 38.55 inches in 2014.

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