Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation

Montgomery County had the highest annual precipitation of 75 counties in 2020, at 80.81 inches. Searcy County had the lowest, at 51.99 inches. The median was 61.48 inches and the figure for Arkansas was 63.82 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest80.81Montgomery County
Lowest51.99Searcy County
Median61.4875 counties
Arkansas63.82History

Map of counties, 2020

Arkansas County: 60.62 inchesAshley County: 71.36 inchesBaxter County: 56.24 inchesBenton County: 53.73 inchesBoone County: 55.29 inchesBradley County: 73.73 inchesCalhoun County: 73.67 inchesCarroll County: 55.18 inchesChicot County: 67.94 inchesClark County: 73.09 inchesClay County: 55.59 inchesCleburne County: 57.68 inchesCleveland County: 75.95 inchesColumbia County: 69.73 inchesConway County: 57.52 inchesCraighead County: 58.28 inchesCrawford County: 61.48 inchesCrittenden County: 58.85 inchesCross County: 61.16 inchesDallas County: 74.64 inchesDesha County: 62.82 inchesDrew County: 71.43 inchesFaulkner County: 60.03 inchesFranklin County: 62.89 inchesFulton County: 57.47 inchesGarland County: 65.27 inchesGrant County: 72.08 inchesGreene County: 56.89 inchesHempstead County: 71.22 inchesHot Spring County: 69.02 inchesHoward County: 75.49 inchesIndependence County: 59.04 inchesIzard County: 55.61 inchesJackson County: 58.74 inchesJefferson County: 68.2 inchesJohnson County: 62.7 inchesLafayette County: 71.69 inchesLawrence County: 58.87 inchesLee County: 60.78 inchesLincoln County: 69.38 inchesLittle River County: 70.53 inchesLogan County: 64.9 inchesLonoke County: 65.56 inchesMadison County: 57.02 inchesMarion County: 55.64 inchesMiller County: 70.72 inchesMississippi County: 52.17 inchesMonroe County: 58.54 inchesMontgomery County: 80.81 inchesNevada County: 69.92 inchesNewton County: 56.19 inchesOuachita County: 67.17 inchesPerry County: 58.95 inchesPhillips County: 59.19 inchesPike County: 78.78 inchesPoinsett County: 58.77 inchesPolk County: 77.62 inchesPope County: 60.53 inchesPrairie County: 62.61 inchesPulaski County: 62.81 inchesRandolph County: 57.28 inchesSt. Francis County: 60.47 inchesSaline County: 63.84 inchesScott County: 75.48 inchesSearcy County: 51.99 inchesSebastian County: 69.82 inchesSevier County: 74.81 inchesSharp County: 59.9 inchesStone County: 55.82 inchesUnion County: 71.78 inchesVan Buren County: 57 inchesWashington County: 54.29 inchesWhite County: 59.44 inchesWoodruff County: 57.33 inchesYell County: 62.09 inches
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inches, 2020. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Montgomery County: 80.81 inchesMontgomery County80.81Pike County: 78.78 inchesPike County78.78Polk County: 77.62 inchesPolk County77.62Cleveland County: 75.95 inchesCleveland County75.95Howard County: 75.49 inchesHoward County75.49Scott County: 75.48 inchesScott County75.48Sevier County: 74.81 inchesSevier County74.81Dallas County: 74.64 inchesDallas County74.64Bradley County: 73.73 inchesBradley County73.73Calhoun County: 73.67 inchesCalhoun County73.67Clark County: 73.09 inchesClark County73.09Grant County: 72.08 inchesGrant County72.08Union County: 71.78 inchesUnion County71.78Lafayette County: 71.69 inchesLafayette County71.69Drew County: 71.43 inchesDrew County71.43Ashley County: 71.36 inchesAshley County71.36Hempstead County: 71.22 inchesHempstead County71.22Miller County: 70.72 inchesMiller County70.72Little River County: 70.53 inchesLittle River County70.53Nevada County: 69.92 inchesNevada County69.92Sebastian County: 69.82 inchesSebastian County69.82Columbia County: 69.73 inchesColumbia County69.73Lincoln County: 69.38 inchesLincoln County69.38Hot Spring County: 69.02 inchesHot Spring County69.02Jefferson County: 68.2 inchesJefferson County68.2Chicot County: 67.94 inchesChicot County67.94Ouachita County: 67.17 inchesOuachita County67.17Lonoke County: 65.56 inchesLonoke County65.56Garland County: 65.27 inchesGarland County65.27Logan County: 64.9 inchesLogan County64.9Saline County: 63.84 inchesSaline County63.84Franklin County: 62.89 inchesFranklin County62.89Desha County: 62.82 inchesDesha County62.82Pulaski County: 62.81 inchesPulaski County62.81Johnson County: 62.7 inchesJohnson County62.7Prairie County: 62.61 inchesPrairie County62.61Yell County: 62.09 inchesYell County62.09Crawford County: 61.48 inchesCrawford County61.48Cross County: 61.16 inchesCross County61.16Lee County: 60.78 inchesLee County60.78Montgomery County: 80.81 inchesMontgomery County80.81Pike County: 78.78 inchesPike County78.78Polk County: 77.62 inchesPolk County77.62Cleveland County: 75.95 inchesCleveland County75.95Howard County: 75.49 inchesHoward County75.49Scott County: 75.48 inchesScott County75.48Sevier County: 74.81 inchesSevier County74.81Dallas County: 74.64 inchesDallas County74.64Bradley County: 73.73 inchesBradley County73.73Calhoun County: 73.67 inchesCalhoun County73.67Clark County: 73.09 inchesClark County73.09Grant County: 72.08 inchesGrant County72.08Union County: 71.78 inchesUnion County71.78Lafayette County: 71.69 inchesLafayette County71.69Drew County: 71.43 inchesDrew County71.43Ashley County: 71.36 inchesAshley County71.36Hempstead County: 71.22 inchesHempstead County71.22Miller County: 70.72 inchesMiller County70.72Little River County: 70.53 inchesLittle River County70.53Nevada County: 69.92 inchesNevada County69.92Sebastian County: 69.82 inchesSebastian County69.82Columbia County: 69.73 inchesColumbia County69.73Lincoln County: 69.38 inchesLincoln County69.38Hot Spring County: 69.02 inchesHot Spring County69.02Jefferson County: 68.2 inchesJefferson County68.2Chicot County: 67.94 inchesChicot County67.94Ouachita County: 67.17 inchesOuachita County67.17Lonoke County: 65.56 inchesLonoke County65.56Garland County: 65.27 inchesGarland County65.27Logan County: 64.9 inchesLogan County64.9Saline County: 63.84 inchesSaline County63.84Franklin County: 62.89 inchesFranklin County62.89Desha County: 62.82 inchesDesha County62.82Pulaski County: 62.81 inchesPulaski County62.81Johnson County: 62.7 inchesJohnson County62.7Prairie County: 62.61 inchesPrairie County62.61Yell County: 62.09 inchesYell County62.09Crawford County: 61.48 inchesCrawford County61.48Cross County: 61.16 inchesCross County61.16Lee County: 60.78 inchesLee County60.78
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
inches
Change on 2019
1Montgomery County80.81+16.5%
2Pike County78.78+3.2%
3Polk County77.62+13.2%
4Cleveland County75.95+11.7%
5Howard County75.49+5.9%
6Scott County75.48+13.5%
7Sevier County74.81+16.1%
8Dallas County74.64+24.7%
9Bradley County73.73+7.7%
10Calhoun County73.67+10.8%
11Clark County73.09+10.1%
12Grant County72.08+7.9%
13Union County71.78+7.3%
14Lafayette County71.69+29.5%
15Drew County71.43+2.5%
16Ashley County71.36+2.9%
17Hempstead County71.22+11.2%
18Miller County70.72+27.8%
19Little River County70.53+21.5%
20Nevada County69.92+11.3%
21Sebastian County69.82-1.3%
22Columbia County69.73+19.1%
23Lincoln County69.38+3.8%
24Hot Spring County69.02+7.2%
25Jefferson County68.2+4.3%
26Chicot County67.94-3.9%
27Ouachita County67.17+16.4%
28Lonoke County65.56+0.9%
29Garland County65.27+5%
30Logan County64.9+2.5%
31Saline County63.84-5.6%
32Franklin County62.89-10.4%
33Desha County62.82-10.5%
34Pulaski County62.81-9.2%
35Johnson County62.7-7.8%
36Prairie County62.61+8.8%
37Yell County62.09+5.5%
38Crawford County61.48-14.4%
39Cross County61.16-16%
40Lee County60.78-19.7%
41Arkansas County60.62+13.3%
42Pope County60.53-4.2%
43St. Francis County60.47-18.4%
44Faulkner County60.03-12.2%
45Sharp County59.9-6.6%
46White County59.44-5.4%
47Phillips County59.19-8.9%
48Independence County59.04-9.6%
49Perry County58.95-5.5%
50Lawrence County58.87-10.6%
51Crittenden County58.85-18.8%
52Poinsett County58.77-17%
53Jackson County58.74-11.6%
54Monroe County58.54-0.2%
55Craighead County58.28-16.3%
56Cleburne County57.68-8.3%
57Conway County57.52-14.4%
58Fulton County57.47-5.5%
59Woodruff County57.33-8.1%
60Randolph County57.28-12.3%
61Madison County57.02-15.1%
62Van Buren County57-13.5%
63Greene County56.89-17.1%
64Baxter County56.24-10%
65Newton County56.19-20.8%
66Stone County55.82-12.7%
67Marion County55.64-7.5%
68Izard County55.61-11.6%
69Clay County55.59-17.4%
70Boone County55.29-8.9%
71Carroll County55.18-9.8%
72Washington County54.29-19.2%
73Benton County53.73-23%
74Mississippi County52.17-24.5%
75Searcy County51.99-22.7%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (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, 2020}},
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Montgomery County, with 80.81 inches in 2020, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Searcy County, with 51.99 inches in 2020.

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