Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation

Pike County had the highest annual precipitation of 75 counties in 2019, at 76.37 inches. Arkansas County had the lowest, at 53.49 inches. The median was 66.47 inches and the figure for Arkansas was 65.65 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest76.37Pike County
Lowest53.49Arkansas County
Median66.4775 counties
Arkansas65.65History

Map of counties, 2019

Arkansas County: 53.49 inchesAshley County: 69.38 inchesBaxter County: 62.52 inchesBenton County: 69.81 inchesBoone County: 60.67 inchesBradley County: 68.48 inchesCalhoun County: 66.47 inchesCarroll County: 61.16 inchesChicot County: 70.68 inchesClark County: 66.36 inchesClay County: 67.27 inchesCleburne County: 62.89 inchesCleveland County: 67.98 inchesColumbia County: 58.55 inchesConway County: 67.23 inchesCraighead County: 69.67 inchesCrawford County: 71.82 inchesCrittenden County: 72.51 inchesCross County: 72.77 inchesDallas County: 59.87 inchesDesha County: 70.17 inchesDrew County: 69.71 inchesFaulkner County: 68.41 inchesFranklin County: 70.21 inchesFulton County: 60.81 inchesGarland County: 62.19 inchesGrant County: 66.8 inchesGreene County: 68.64 inchesHempstead County: 64.07 inchesHot Spring County: 64.36 inchesHoward County: 71.28 inchesIndependence County: 65.3 inchesIzard County: 62.94 inchesJackson County: 66.48 inchesJefferson County: 65.37 inchesJohnson County: 68.02 inchesLafayette County: 55.38 inchesLawrence County: 65.83 inchesLee County: 75.67 inchesLincoln County: 66.84 inchesLittle River County: 58.05 inchesLogan County: 63.3 inchesLonoke County: 64.99 inchesMadison County: 67.2 inchesMarion County: 60.12 inchesMiller County: 55.35 inchesMississippi County: 69.12 inchesMonroe County: 58.68 inchesMontgomery County: 69.38 inchesNevada County: 62.83 inchesNewton County: 70.92 inchesOuachita County: 57.73 inchesPerry County: 62.36 inchesPhillips County: 64.95 inchesPike County: 76.37 inchesPoinsett County: 70.81 inchesPolk County: 68.59 inchesPope County: 63.18 inchesPrairie County: 57.52 inchesPulaski County: 69.15 inchesRandolph County: 65.31 inchesSt. Francis County: 74.07 inchesSaline County: 67.6 inchesScott County: 66.49 inchesSearcy County: 67.26 inchesSebastian County: 70.74 inchesSevier County: 64.43 inchesSharp County: 64.1 inchesStone County: 63.96 inchesUnion County: 66.91 inchesVan Buren County: 65.87 inchesWashington County: 67.16 inchesWhite County: 62.81 inchesWoodruff County: 62.41 inchesYell County: 58.84 inches
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inches, 2019. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Pike County: 76.37 inchesPike County76.37Lee County: 75.67 inchesLee County75.67St. Francis County: 74.07 inchesSt. Francis County74.07Cross County: 72.77 inchesCross County72.77Crittenden County: 72.51 inchesCrittenden County72.51Crawford County: 71.82 inchesCrawford County71.82Howard County: 71.28 inchesHoward County71.28Newton County: 70.92 inchesNewton County70.92Poinsett County: 70.81 inchesPoinsett County70.81Sebastian County: 70.74 inchesSebastian County70.74Chicot County: 70.68 inchesChicot County70.68Franklin County: 70.21 inchesFranklin County70.21Desha County: 70.17 inchesDesha County70.17Benton County: 69.81 inchesBenton County69.81Drew County: 69.71 inchesDrew County69.71Craighead County: 69.67 inchesCraighead County69.67Ashley County: 69.38 inchesAshley County69.38Montgomery County: 69.38 inchesMontgomery County69.38Pulaski County: 69.15 inchesPulaski County69.15Mississippi County: 69.12 inchesMississippi County69.12Greene County: 68.64 inchesGreene County68.64Polk County: 68.59 inchesPolk County68.59Bradley County: 68.48 inchesBradley County68.48Faulkner County: 68.41 inchesFaulkner County68.41Johnson County: 68.02 inchesJohnson County68.02Cleveland County: 67.98 inchesCleveland County67.98Saline County: 67.6 inchesSaline County67.6Clay County: 67.27 inchesClay County67.27Searcy County: 67.26 inchesSearcy County67.26Conway County: 67.23 inchesConway County67.23Madison County: 67.2 inchesMadison County67.2Washington County: 67.16 inchesWashington County67.16Union County: 66.91 inchesUnion County66.91Lincoln County: 66.84 inchesLincoln County66.84Grant County: 66.8 inchesGrant County66.8Scott County: 66.49 inchesScott County66.49Jackson County: 66.48 inchesJackson County66.48Calhoun County: 66.47 inchesCalhoun County66.47Clark County: 66.36 inchesClark County66.36Van Buren County: 65.87 inchesVan Buren County65.87Pike County: 76.37 inchesPike County76.37Lee County: 75.67 inchesLee County75.67St. Francis County: 74.07 inchesSt. Francis County74.07Cross County: 72.77 inchesCross County72.77Crittenden County: 72.51 inchesCrittenden County72.51Crawford County: 71.82 inchesCrawford County71.82Howard County: 71.28 inchesHoward County71.28Newton County: 70.92 inchesNewton County70.92Poinsett County: 70.81 inchesPoinsett County70.81Sebastian County: 70.74 inchesSebastian County70.74Chicot County: 70.68 inchesChicot County70.68Franklin County: 70.21 inchesFranklin County70.21Desha County: 70.17 inchesDesha County70.17Benton County: 69.81 inchesBenton County69.81Drew County: 69.71 inchesDrew County69.71Craighead County: 69.67 inchesCraighead County69.67Ashley County: 69.38 inchesAshley County69.38Montgomery County: 69.38 inchesMontgomery County69.38Pulaski County: 69.15 inchesPulaski County69.15Mississippi County: 69.12 inchesMississippi County69.12Greene County: 68.64 inchesGreene County68.64Polk County: 68.59 inchesPolk County68.59Bradley County: 68.48 inchesBradley County68.48Faulkner County: 68.41 inchesFaulkner County68.41Johnson County: 68.02 inchesJohnson County68.02Cleveland County: 67.98 inchesCleveland County67.98Saline County: 67.6 inchesSaline County67.6Clay County: 67.27 inchesClay County67.27Searcy County: 67.26 inchesSearcy County67.26Conway County: 67.23 inchesConway County67.23Madison County: 67.2 inchesMadison County67.2Washington County: 67.16 inchesWashington County67.16Union County: 66.91 inchesUnion County66.91Lincoln County: 66.84 inchesLincoln County66.84Grant County: 66.8 inchesGrant County66.8Scott County: 66.49 inchesScott County66.49Jackson County: 66.48 inchesJackson County66.48Calhoun County: 66.47 inchesCalhoun County66.47Clark County: 66.36 inchesClark County66.36Van Buren County: 65.87 inchesVan Buren County65.87
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
inches
Change on 2018
1Pike County76.37+8.8%
2Lee County75.67+18.7%
3St. Francis County74.07+12%
4Cross County72.77+3.8%
5Crittenden County72.51+14.4%
6Crawford County71.82+28.2%
7Howard County71.28+0.3%
8Newton County70.92+21.9%
9Poinsett County70.81+1.9%
10Sebastian County70.74+7%
11Chicot County70.68+2.5%
12Franklin County70.21+16.9%
13Desha County70.17+1.3%
14Benton County69.81+53.1%
15Drew County69.71+1.5%
16Craighead County69.67+1.9%
17Ashley County69.38+2.8%
17Montgomery County69.38-1.8%
19Pulaski County69.15-7.3%
20Mississippi County69.12+2.2%
21Greene County68.64+9.8%
22Polk County68.59+0.8%
23Bradley County68.48-3.9%
24Faulkner County68.41-1%
25Johnson County68.02+7.9%
26Cleveland County67.98-9.6%
27Saline County67.6-8.7%
28Clay County67.27+21.9%
29Searcy County67.26+18.3%
30Conway County67.23+6.2%
31Madison County67.2+21.1%
32Washington County67.16+36.4%
33Union County66.91-2.2%
34Lincoln County66.84-5.4%
35Grant County66.8-13%
36Scott County66.49-1.2%
37Jackson County66.48+5.8%
38Calhoun County66.47-10.7%
39Clark County66.36-5.6%
40Van Buren County65.87+2.7%
41Lawrence County65.83+7.8%
42Jefferson County65.37-9.3%
43Randolph County65.31+16%
44Independence County65.3+6.8%
45Lonoke County64.99-9.4%
46Phillips County64.95+5.3%
47Sevier County64.43-6.9%
48Hot Spring County64.36-10.9%
49Sharp County64.1+15.4%
50Hempstead County64.07-5.9%
51Stone County63.96+7.3%
52Logan County63.3+2.1%
53Pope County63.18+2.3%
54Izard County62.94+17.8%
55Cleburne County62.89+0.8%
56Nevada County62.83-6.9%
57White County62.81-7.8%
58Baxter County62.52+19.9%
59Woodruff County62.41+0.3%
60Perry County62.36-7.8%
61Garland County62.19-11.1%
62Carroll County61.16+20.1%
63Fulton County60.81+20.5%
64Boone County60.67+17.2%
65Marion County60.12+19.9%
66Dallas County59.87-20.5%
67Yell County58.84-9.2%
68Monroe County58.68+6.1%
69Columbia County58.55-13.2%
70Little River County58.05-10.2%
71Ouachita County57.73-18.4%
72Prairie County57.52-4.8%
73Lafayette County55.38-13.8%
74Miller County55.35-11.5%
75Arkansas County53.49-4.8%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (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, 2019}},
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Pike County, with 76.37 inches in 2019, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Arkansas County, with 53.49 inches in 2019.

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