Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation

Grant County had the highest annual precipitation of 75 counties in 2018, at 76.79 inches. Benton County had the lowest, at 45.61 inches. The median was 64.8 inches and the figure for Arkansas was 64.32 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest76.79Grant County
Lowest45.61Benton County
Median64.875 counties
Arkansas64.32History

Map of counties, 2018

Arkansas County: 56.16 inchesAshley County: 67.49 inchesBaxter County: 52.13 inchesBenton County: 45.61 inchesBoone County: 51.78 inchesBradley County: 71.27 inchesCalhoun County: 74.47 inchesCarroll County: 50.94 inchesChicot County: 68.95 inchesClark County: 70.3 inchesClay County: 55.2 inchesCleburne County: 62.41 inchesCleveland County: 75.19 inchesColumbia County: 67.42 inchesConway County: 63.31 inchesCraighead County: 68.39 inchesCrawford County: 56 inchesCrittenden County: 63.38 inchesCross County: 70.1 inchesDallas County: 75.34 inchesDesha County: 69.29 inchesDrew County: 68.69 inchesFaulkner County: 69.07 inchesFranklin County: 60.07 inchesFulton County: 50.47 inchesGarland County: 69.99 inchesGrant County: 76.79 inchesGreene County: 62.53 inchesHempstead County: 68.1 inchesHot Spring County: 72.26 inchesHoward County: 71.07 inchesIndependence County: 61.15 inchesIzard County: 53.44 inchesJackson County: 62.81 inchesJefferson County: 72.06 inchesJohnson County: 63.03 inchesLafayette County: 64.21 inchesLawrence County: 61.05 inchesLee County: 63.74 inchesLincoln County: 70.68 inchesLittle River County: 64.65 inchesLogan County: 62 inchesLonoke County: 71.72 inchesMadison County: 55.48 inchesMarion County: 50.15 inchesMiller County: 62.57 inchesMississippi County: 67.61 inchesMonroe County: 55.29 inchesMontgomery County: 70.62 inchesNevada County: 67.47 inchesNewton County: 58.16 inchesOuachita County: 70.79 inchesPerry County: 67.6 inchesPhillips County: 61.67 inchesPike County: 70.19 inchesPoinsett County: 69.49 inchesPolk County: 68.03 inchesPope County: 61.74 inchesPrairie County: 60.41 inchesPulaski County: 74.58 inchesRandolph County: 56.29 inchesSt. Francis County: 66.16 inchesSaline County: 74.05 inchesScott County: 67.27 inchesSearcy County: 56.87 inchesSebastian County: 66.12 inchesSevier County: 69.18 inchesSharp County: 55.54 inchesStone County: 59.59 inchesUnion County: 68.41 inchesVan Buren County: 64.15 inchesWashington County: 49.22 inchesWhite County: 68.15 inchesWoodruff County: 62.22 inchesYell County: 64.8 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

Grant County: 76.79 inchesGrant County76.79Dallas County: 75.34 inchesDallas County75.34Cleveland County: 75.19 inchesCleveland County75.19Pulaski County: 74.58 inchesPulaski County74.58Calhoun County: 74.47 inchesCalhoun County74.47Saline County: 74.05 inchesSaline County74.05Hot Spring County: 72.26 inchesHot Spring County72.26Jefferson County: 72.06 inchesJefferson County72.06Lonoke County: 71.72 inchesLonoke County71.72Bradley County: 71.27 inchesBradley County71.27Howard County: 71.07 inchesHoward County71.07Ouachita County: 70.79 inchesOuachita County70.79Lincoln County: 70.68 inchesLincoln County70.68Montgomery County: 70.62 inchesMontgomery County70.62Clark County: 70.3 inchesClark County70.3Pike County: 70.19 inchesPike County70.19Cross County: 70.1 inchesCross County70.1Garland County: 69.99 inchesGarland County69.99Poinsett County: 69.49 inchesPoinsett County69.49Desha County: 69.29 inchesDesha County69.29Sevier County: 69.18 inchesSevier County69.18Faulkner County: 69.07 inchesFaulkner County69.07Chicot County: 68.95 inchesChicot County68.95Drew County: 68.69 inchesDrew County68.69Union County: 68.41 inchesUnion County68.41Craighead County: 68.39 inchesCraighead County68.39White County: 68.15 inchesWhite County68.15Hempstead County: 68.1 inchesHempstead County68.1Polk County: 68.03 inchesPolk County68.03Mississippi County: 67.61 inchesMississippi County67.61Perry County: 67.6 inchesPerry County67.6Ashley County: 67.49 inchesAshley County67.49Nevada County: 67.47 inchesNevada County67.47Columbia County: 67.42 inchesColumbia County67.42Scott County: 67.27 inchesScott County67.27St. Francis County: 66.16 inchesSt. Francis County66.16Sebastian County: 66.12 inchesSebastian County66.12Yell County: 64.8 inchesYell County64.8Little River County: 64.65 inchesLittle River County64.65Lafayette County: 64.21 inchesLafayette County64.21Grant County: 76.79 inchesGrant County76.79Dallas County: 75.34 inchesDallas County75.34Cleveland County: 75.19 inchesCleveland County75.19Pulaski County: 74.58 inchesPulaski County74.58Calhoun County: 74.47 inchesCalhoun County74.47Saline County: 74.05 inchesSaline County74.05Hot Spring County: 72.26 inchesHot Spring County72.26Jefferson County: 72.06 inchesJefferson County72.06Lonoke County: 71.72 inchesLonoke County71.72Bradley County: 71.27 inchesBradley County71.27Howard County: 71.07 inchesHoward County71.07Ouachita County: 70.79 inchesOuachita County70.79Lincoln County: 70.68 inchesLincoln County70.68Montgomery County: 70.62 inchesMontgomery County70.62Clark County: 70.3 inchesClark County70.3Pike County: 70.19 inchesPike County70.19Cross County: 70.1 inchesCross County70.1Garland County: 69.99 inchesGarland County69.99Poinsett County: 69.49 inchesPoinsett County69.49Desha County: 69.29 inchesDesha County69.29Sevier County: 69.18 inchesSevier County69.18Faulkner County: 69.07 inchesFaulkner County69.07Chicot County: 68.95 inchesChicot County68.95Drew County: 68.69 inchesDrew County68.69Union County: 68.41 inchesUnion County68.41Craighead County: 68.39 inchesCraighead County68.39White County: 68.15 inchesWhite County68.15Hempstead County: 68.1 inchesHempstead County68.1Polk County: 68.03 inchesPolk County68.03Mississippi County: 67.61 inchesMississippi County67.61Perry County: 67.6 inchesPerry County67.6Ashley County: 67.49 inchesAshley County67.49Nevada County: 67.47 inchesNevada County67.47Columbia County: 67.42 inchesColumbia County67.42Scott County: 67.27 inchesScott County67.27St. Francis County: 66.16 inchesSt. Francis County66.16Sebastian County: 66.12 inchesSebastian County66.12Yell County: 64.8 inchesYell County64.8Little River County: 64.65 inchesLittle River County64.65Lafayette County: 64.21 inchesLafayette County64.21
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
1Grant County76.79+60.6%
2Dallas County75.34+43%
3Cleveland County75.19+40.9%
4Pulaski County74.58+45.7%
5Calhoun County74.47+43.2%
6Saline County74.05+49.3%
7Hot Spring County72.26+62.4%
8Jefferson County72.06+45%
9Lonoke County71.72+44.6%
10Bradley County71.27+41.8%
11Howard County71.07+39.8%
12Ouachita County70.79+35.7%
13Lincoln County70.68+35.5%
14Montgomery County70.62+42.1%
15Clark County70.3+46.4%
16Pike County70.19+35.4%
17Cross County70.1+19.5%
18Garland County69.99+49.1%
19Poinsett County69.49+29.6%
20Desha County69.29+34.8%
21Sevier County69.18+29.5%
22Faulkner County69.07+29.4%
23Chicot County68.95+26%
24Drew County68.69+28.5%
25Union County68.41+39.1%
26Craighead County68.39+34.8%
27White County68.15+26.4%
28Hempstead County68.1+32.7%
29Polk County68.03+44.7%
30Mississippi County67.61+35.7%
31Perry County67.6+38.7%
32Ashley County67.49+29.2%
33Nevada County67.47+31.8%
34Columbia County67.42+42.5%
35Scott County67.27+46.9%
36St. Francis County66.16+17.5%
37Sebastian County66.12+35.6%
38Yell County64.8+41.8%
39Little River County64.65+21%
40Lafayette County64.21+36.8%
41Van Buren County64.15+23.3%
42Lee County63.74+13.3%
43Crittenden County63.38+19.2%
44Conway County63.31+19.5%
45Johnson County63.03+18.9%
46Jackson County62.81+22%
47Miller County62.57+27.8%
48Greene County62.53+25.2%
49Cleburne County62.41+13.4%
50Woodruff County62.22+12.4%
51Logan County62+34.8%
52Pope County61.74+20.6%
53Phillips County61.67+22.6%
54Independence County61.15+15.7%
55Lawrence County61.05+26.3%
56Prairie County60.41+20.5%
57Franklin County60.07+16.3%
58Stone County59.59+15.3%
59Newton County58.16+21%
60Searcy County56.87+23.8%
61Randolph County56.29+18.8%
62Arkansas County56.16+32.7%
63Crawford County56+5.8%
64Sharp County55.54+6.5%
65Madison County55.48+9.1%
66Monroe County55.29+19.3%
67Clay County55.2+18.9%
68Izard County53.44+11.7%
69Baxter County52.13+9.1%
70Boone County51.78+17.4%
71Carroll County50.94+11.8%
72Fulton County50.47+6.5%
73Marion County50.15+8.4%
74Washington County49.22-5.4%
75Benton County45.61-13.2%

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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, 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2018 (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, 2018}},
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Grant County, with 76.79 inches in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Benton County, with 45.61 inches in 2018.

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