Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation

Polk County had the highest annual precipitation of 75 counties in 2015, at 83.2 inches. Phillips County had the lowest, at 52.9 inches. The median was 66.99 inches and the figure for Arkansas was 67.31 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest83.2Polk County
Lowest52.9Phillips County
Median66.9975 counties
Arkansas67.31History

Map of counties, 2015

Arkansas County: 54.31 inchesAshley County: 58.48 inchesBaxter County: 65.29 inchesBenton County: 65.9 inchesBoone County: 64.9 inchesBradley County: 61.4 inchesCalhoun County: 66.79 inchesCarroll County: 65.71 inchesChicot County: 64.6 inchesClark County: 72.59 inchesClay County: 64.13 inchesCleburne County: 74.99 inchesCleveland County: 62.24 inchesColumbia County: 66.32 inchesConway County: 70.14 inchesCraighead County: 66.7 inchesCrawford County: 75.76 inchesCrittenden County: 59.14 inchesCross County: 64.94 inchesDallas County: 70.88 inchesDesha County: 64.06 inchesDrew County: 63.49 inchesFaulkner County: 69.71 inchesFranklin County: 72.89 inchesFulton County: 67.16 inchesGarland County: 72.89 inchesGrant County: 69.07 inchesGreene County: 64.46 inchesHempstead County: 75.33 inchesHot Spring County: 70.68 inchesHoward County: 75.75 inchesIndependence County: 71.34 inchesIzard County: 68.01 inchesJackson County: 69.4 inchesJefferson County: 58.16 inchesJohnson County: 74.82 inchesLafayette County: 68.17 inchesLawrence County: 64.13 inchesLee County: 53.72 inchesLincoln County: 59.83 inchesLittle River County: 75.15 inchesLogan County: 71.24 inchesLonoke County: 61.24 inchesMadison County: 65.58 inchesMarion County: 64.74 inchesMiller County: 68.17 inchesMississippi County: 56.71 inchesMonroe County: 55.34 inchesMontgomery County: 79.43 inchesNevada County: 75.43 inchesNewton County: 65.81 inchesOuachita County: 70.82 inchesPerry County: 71.8 inchesPhillips County: 52.9 inchesPike County: 79.11 inchesPoinsett County: 67.39 inchesPolk County: 83.2 inchesPope County: 71.43 inchesPrairie County: 56.37 inchesPulaski County: 66.99 inchesRandolph County: 65.02 inchesSt. Francis County: 57.15 inchesSaline County: 72.13 inchesScott County: 78 inchesSearcy County: 64.92 inchesSebastian County: 80.5 inchesSevier County: 77.09 inchesSharp County: 66.98 inchesStone County: 70.94 inchesUnion County: 62.25 inchesVan Buren County: 73.14 inchesWashington County: 69.98 inchesWhite County: 66.16 inchesWoodruff County: 60.61 inchesYell County: 71.6 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

Polk County: 83.2 inchesPolk County83.2Sebastian County: 80.5 inchesSebastian County80.5Montgomery County: 79.43 inchesMontgomery County79.43Pike County: 79.11 inchesPike County79.11Scott County: 78 inchesScott County78Sevier County: 77.09 inchesSevier County77.09Crawford County: 75.76 inchesCrawford County75.76Howard County: 75.75 inchesHoward County75.75Nevada County: 75.43 inchesNevada County75.43Hempstead County: 75.33 inchesHempstead County75.33Little River County: 75.15 inchesLittle River County75.15Cleburne County: 74.99 inchesCleburne County74.99Johnson County: 74.82 inchesJohnson County74.82Van Buren County: 73.14 inchesVan Buren County73.14Franklin County: 72.89 inchesFranklin County72.89Garland County: 72.89 inchesGarland County72.89Clark County: 72.59 inchesClark County72.59Saline County: 72.13 inchesSaline County72.13Perry County: 71.8 inchesPerry County71.8Yell County: 71.6 inchesYell County71.6Pope County: 71.43 inchesPope County71.43Independence County: 71.34 inchesIndependence County71.34Logan County: 71.24 inchesLogan County71.24Stone County: 70.94 inchesStone County70.94Dallas County: 70.88 inchesDallas County70.88Ouachita County: 70.82 inchesOuachita County70.82Hot Spring County: 70.68 inchesHot Spring County70.68Conway County: 70.14 inchesConway County70.14Washington County: 69.98 inchesWashington County69.98Faulkner County: 69.71 inchesFaulkner County69.71Jackson County: 69.4 inchesJackson County69.4Grant County: 69.07 inchesGrant County69.07Lafayette County: 68.17 inchesLafayette County68.17Miller County: 68.17 inchesMiller County68.17Izard County: 68.01 inchesIzard County68.01Poinsett County: 67.39 inchesPoinsett County67.39Fulton County: 67.16 inchesFulton County67.16Pulaski County: 66.99 inchesPulaski County66.99Sharp County: 66.98 inchesSharp County66.98Calhoun County: 66.79 inchesCalhoun County66.79Polk County: 83.2 inchesPolk County83.2Sebastian County: 80.5 inchesSebastian County80.5Montgomery County: 79.43 inchesMontgomery County79.43Pike County: 79.11 inchesPike County79.11Scott County: 78 inchesScott County78Sevier County: 77.09 inchesSevier County77.09Crawford County: 75.76 inchesCrawford County75.76Howard County: 75.75 inchesHoward County75.75Nevada County: 75.43 inchesNevada County75.43Hempstead County: 75.33 inchesHempstead County75.33Little River County: 75.15 inchesLittle River County75.15Cleburne County: 74.99 inchesCleburne County74.99Johnson County: 74.82 inchesJohnson County74.82Van Buren County: 73.14 inchesVan Buren County73.14Franklin County: 72.89 inchesFranklin County72.89Garland County: 72.89 inchesGarland County72.89Clark County: 72.59 inchesClark County72.59Saline County: 72.13 inchesSaline County72.13Perry County: 71.8 inchesPerry County71.8Yell County: 71.6 inchesYell County71.6Pope County: 71.43 inchesPope County71.43Independence County: 71.34 inchesIndependence County71.34Logan County: 71.24 inchesLogan County71.24Stone County: 70.94 inchesStone County70.94Dallas County: 70.88 inchesDallas County70.88Ouachita County: 70.82 inchesOuachita County70.82Hot Spring County: 70.68 inchesHot Spring County70.68Conway County: 70.14 inchesConway County70.14Washington County: 69.98 inchesWashington County69.98Faulkner County: 69.71 inchesFaulkner County69.71Jackson County: 69.4 inchesJackson County69.4Grant County: 69.07 inchesGrant County69.07Lafayette County: 68.17 inchesLafayette County68.17Miller County: 68.17 inchesMiller County68.17Izard County: 68.01 inchesIzard County68.01Poinsett County: 67.39 inchesPoinsett County67.39Fulton County: 67.16 inchesFulton County67.16Pulaski County: 66.99 inchesPulaski County66.99Sharp County: 66.98 inchesSharp County66.98Calhoun County: 66.79 inchesCalhoun County66.79
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
1Polk County83.2+38%
2Sebastian County80.5+64.6%
3Montgomery County79.43+44.5%
4Pike County79.11+38%
5Scott County78+43%
6Sevier County77.09+39.7%
7Crawford County75.76+65.2%
8Howard County75.75+29.6%
9Nevada County75.43+65.1%
10Hempstead County75.33+55.7%
11Little River County75.15+50.6%
12Cleburne County74.99+55.5%
13Johnson County74.82+55.4%
14Van Buren County73.14+62%
15Franklin County72.89+53.1%
15Garland County72.89+42.6%
17Clark County72.59+45.8%
18Saline County72.13+45.4%
19Perry County71.8+46%
20Yell County71.6+43.6%
21Pope County71.43+50.6%
22Independence County71.34+59.8%
23Logan County71.24+47.9%
24Stone County70.94+57.5%
25Dallas County70.88+41.8%
26Ouachita County70.82+54.2%
27Hot Spring County70.68+44%
28Conway County70.14+51.2%
29Washington County69.98+69.6%
30Faulkner County69.71+46.3%
31Jackson County69.4+60.5%
32Grant County69.07+33.4%
33Lafayette County68.17+64.4%
33Miller County68.17+73.6%
35Izard County68.01+58.4%
36Poinsett County67.39+43.8%
37Fulton County67.16+60.4%
38Pulaski County66.99+39.2%
39Sharp County66.98+58.5%
40Calhoun County66.79+39.4%
41Craighead County66.7+39.6%
42Columbia County66.32+50.6%
43White County66.16+40.4%
44Benton County65.9+70.9%
45Newton County65.81+42.4%
46Carroll County65.71+69.2%
47Madison County65.58+51.2%
48Baxter County65.29+57.2%
49Randolph County65.02+50%
50Cross County64.94+38%
51Searcy County64.92+49.6%
52Boone County64.9+62.8%
53Marion County64.74+64%
54Chicot County64.6+13%
55Greene County64.46+35.9%
56Clay County64.13+36.1%
56Lawrence County64.13+51%
58Desha County64.06+18.7%
59Drew County63.49+21.8%
60Union County62.25+34.6%
61Cleveland County62.24+30.4%
62Bradley County61.4+24.2%
63Lonoke County61.24+28.4%
64Woodruff County60.61+34.6%
65Lincoln County59.83+20%
66Crittenden County59.14+7.4%
67Ashley County58.48+13.9%
68Jefferson County58.16+23.6%
69St. Francis County57.15+10.9%
70Mississippi County56.71+15.4%
71Prairie County56.37+19.8%
72Monroe County55.34+8.9%
73Arkansas County54.31+8%
74Lee County53.72-0.5%
75Phillips County52.9-2.2%

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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, 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2015 (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, 2015}},
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Polk County, with 83.2 inches in 2015, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Phillips County, with 52.9 inches in 2015.

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