Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation

Cross County had the highest annual precipitation of 75 counties in 2017, at 58.65 inches. Arkansas County had the lowest, at 42.31 inches. The median was 50.83 inches and the figure for Arkansas was 50.26 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest58.65Cross County
Lowest42.31Arkansas County
Median50.8375 counties
Arkansas50.26History

Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 42.31 inchesAshley County: 52.23 inchesBaxter County: 47.79 inchesBenton County: 52.53 inchesBoone County: 44.12 inchesBradley County: 50.25 inchesCalhoun County: 52 inchesCarroll County: 45.55 inchesChicot County: 54.73 inchesClark County: 48.02 inchesClay County: 46.44 inchesCleburne County: 55.04 inchesCleveland County: 53.35 inchesColumbia County: 47.32 inchesConway County: 52.97 inchesCraighead County: 50.73 inchesCrawford County: 52.93 inchesCrittenden County: 53.17 inchesCross County: 58.65 inchesDallas County: 52.68 inchesDesha County: 51.41 inchesDrew County: 53.45 inchesFaulkner County: 53.37 inchesFranklin County: 51.63 inchesFulton County: 47.41 inchesGarland County: 46.93 inchesGrant County: 47.81 inchesGreene County: 49.95 inchesHempstead County: 51.31 inchesHot Spring County: 44.49 inchesHoward County: 50.84 inchesIndependence County: 52.86 inchesIzard County: 47.83 inchesJackson County: 51.48 inchesJefferson County: 49.71 inchesJohnson County: 52.99 inchesLafayette County: 46.93 inchesLawrence County: 48.35 inchesLee County: 56.24 inchesLincoln County: 52.16 inchesLittle River County: 53.44 inchesLogan County: 45.99 inchesLonoke County: 49.59 inchesMadison County: 50.83 inchesMarion County: 46.25 inchesMiller County: 48.95 inchesMississippi County: 49.84 inchesMonroe County: 46.33 inchesMontgomery County: 49.68 inchesNevada County: 51.2 inchesNewton County: 48.07 inchesOuachita County: 52.18 inchesPerry County: 48.75 inchesPhillips County: 50.29 inchesPike County: 51.83 inchesPoinsett County: 53.62 inchesPolk County: 47.02 inchesPope County: 51.2 inchesPrairie County: 50.12 inchesPulaski County: 51.2 inchesRandolph County: 47.37 inchesSt. Francis County: 56.33 inchesSaline County: 49.59 inchesScott County: 45.78 inchesSearcy County: 45.95 inchesSebastian County: 48.76 inchesSevier County: 53.41 inchesSharp County: 52.15 inchesStone County: 51.7 inchesUnion County: 49.18 inchesVan Buren County: 52.02 inchesWashington County: 52.05 inchesWhite County: 53.93 inchesWoodruff County: 55.37 inchesYell County: 45.69 inches
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inches, 2017. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Cross County: 58.65 inchesCross County58.65St. Francis County: 56.33 inchesSt. Francis County56.33Lee County: 56.24 inchesLee County56.24Woodruff County: 55.37 inchesWoodruff County55.37Cleburne County: 55.04 inchesCleburne County55.04Chicot County: 54.73 inchesChicot County54.73White County: 53.93 inchesWhite County53.93Poinsett County: 53.62 inchesPoinsett County53.62Drew County: 53.45 inchesDrew County53.45Little River County: 53.44 inchesLittle River County53.44Sevier County: 53.41 inchesSevier County53.41Faulkner County: 53.37 inchesFaulkner County53.37Cleveland County: 53.35 inchesCleveland County53.35Crittenden County: 53.17 inchesCrittenden County53.17Johnson County: 52.99 inchesJohnson County52.99Conway County: 52.97 inchesConway County52.97Crawford County: 52.93 inchesCrawford County52.93Independence County: 52.86 inchesIndependence County52.86Dallas County: 52.68 inchesDallas County52.68Benton County: 52.53 inchesBenton County52.53Ashley County: 52.23 inchesAshley County52.23Ouachita County: 52.18 inchesOuachita County52.18Lincoln County: 52.16 inchesLincoln County52.16Sharp County: 52.15 inchesSharp County52.15Washington County: 52.05 inchesWashington County52.05Van Buren County: 52.02 inchesVan Buren County52.02Calhoun County: 52 inchesCalhoun County52Pike County: 51.83 inchesPike County51.83Stone County: 51.7 inchesStone County51.7Franklin County: 51.63 inchesFranklin County51.63Jackson County: 51.48 inchesJackson County51.48Desha County: 51.41 inchesDesha County51.41Hempstead County: 51.31 inchesHempstead County51.31Nevada County: 51.2 inchesNevada County51.2Pope County: 51.2 inchesPope County51.2Pulaski County: 51.2 inchesPulaski County51.2Howard County: 50.84 inchesHoward County50.84Madison County: 50.83 inchesMadison County50.83Craighead County: 50.73 inchesCraighead County50.73Phillips County: 50.29 inchesPhillips County50.29Cross County: 58.65 inchesCross County58.65St. Francis County: 56.33 inchesSt. Francis County56.33Lee County: 56.24 inchesLee County56.24Woodruff County: 55.37 inchesWoodruff County55.37Cleburne County: 55.04 inchesCleburne County55.04Chicot County: 54.73 inchesChicot County54.73White County: 53.93 inchesWhite County53.93Poinsett County: 53.62 inchesPoinsett County53.62Drew County: 53.45 inchesDrew County53.45Little River County: 53.44 inchesLittle River County53.44Sevier County: 53.41 inchesSevier County53.41Faulkner County: 53.37 inchesFaulkner County53.37Cleveland County: 53.35 inchesCleveland County53.35Crittenden County: 53.17 inchesCrittenden County53.17Johnson County: 52.99 inchesJohnson County52.99Conway County: 52.97 inchesConway County52.97Crawford County: 52.93 inchesCrawford County52.93Independence County: 52.86 inchesIndependence County52.86Dallas County: 52.68 inchesDallas County52.68Benton County: 52.53 inchesBenton County52.53Ashley County: 52.23 inchesAshley County52.23Ouachita County: 52.18 inchesOuachita County52.18Lincoln County: 52.16 inchesLincoln County52.16Sharp County: 52.15 inchesSharp County52.15Washington County: 52.05 inchesWashington County52.05Van Buren County: 52.02 inchesVan Buren County52.02Calhoun County: 52 inchesCalhoun County52Pike County: 51.83 inchesPike County51.83Stone County: 51.7 inchesStone County51.7Franklin County: 51.63 inchesFranklin County51.63Jackson County: 51.48 inchesJackson County51.48Desha County: 51.41 inchesDesha County51.41Hempstead County: 51.31 inchesHempstead County51.31Nevada County: 51.2 inchesNevada County51.2Pope County: 51.2 inchesPope County51.2Pulaski County: 51.2 inchesPulaski County51.2Howard County: 50.84 inchesHoward County50.84Madison County: 50.83 inchesMadison County50.83Craighead County: 50.73 inchesCraighead County50.73Phillips County: 50.29 inchesPhillips County50.29
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
inches
Change on 2016
1Cross County58.65+9.4%
2St. Francis County56.33+4.7%
3Lee County56.24+4.1%
4Woodruff County55.37+22.5%
5Cleburne County55.04+13.8%
6Chicot County54.73-12%
7White County53.93+15.4%
8Poinsett County53.62-0.5%
9Drew County53.45-10.4%
10Little River County53.44-1%
11Sevier County53.41+1%
12Faulkner County53.37+14.8%
13Cleveland County53.35-4.2%
14Crittenden County53.17-8.2%
15Johnson County52.99+32.3%
16Conway County52.97+14.7%
17Crawford County52.93+44.8%
18Independence County52.86+9.2%
19Dallas County52.68-7.6%
20Benton County52.53+49.6%
21Ashley County52.23-17.8%
22Ouachita County52.18-8.7%
23Lincoln County52.16-6.3%
24Sharp County52.15+6.9%
25Washington County52.05+43.3%
26Van Buren County52.02+11.2%
27Calhoun County52-8.2%
28Pike County51.83-7.7%
29Stone County51.7+14.5%
30Franklin County51.63+36%
31Jackson County51.48+5.6%
32Desha County51.41-9.6%
33Hempstead County51.31-11%
34Nevada County51.2-13.8%
34Pope County51.2+15.8%
34Pulaski County51.2-3.9%
37Howard County50.84-6.1%
38Madison County50.83+33.5%
39Craighead County50.73-8.7%
40Phillips County50.29+0.7%
41Bradley County50.25-11.9%
42Prairie County50.12+5.3%
43Greene County49.95-9.3%
44Mississippi County49.84-1.3%
45Jefferson County49.71-7.7%
46Montgomery County49.68-10.3%
47Lonoke County49.59+0.4%
47Saline County49.59-9.8%
49Union County49.18-18.1%
50Miller County48.95-14.3%
51Sebastian County48.76+17.4%
52Perry County48.75+16%
53Lawrence County48.35-12.4%
54Newton County48.07+14.7%
55Clark County48.02-13.8%
56Izard County47.83+5.3%
57Grant County47.81-20.4%
58Baxter County47.79+4.4%
59Fulton County47.41-2.6%
60Randolph County47.37-14.4%
61Columbia County47.32-22.2%
62Polk County47.02-4%
63Garland County46.93-11.1%
63Lafayette County46.93-26.5%
65Clay County46.44-11.2%
66Monroe County46.33-3%
67Marion County46.25+7.5%
68Logan County45.99+16%
69Searcy County45.95+0.5%
70Scott County45.78+3%
71Yell County45.69+10.8%
72Carroll County45.55+21.4%
73Hot Spring County44.49-21.6%
74Boone County44.12+13.2%
75Arkansas County42.31-12.1%

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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 Arkansas by annual precipitation, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (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, 2017}},
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Arkansas County, with 42.31 inches in 2017.

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