Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation

Lawrence County had the highest annual precipitation of 75 counties in 2022, at 57.16 inches. Arkansas County had the lowest, at 44.69 inches. The median was 51.78 inches and the figure for Arkansas was 51.69 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest57.16Lawrence County
Lowest44.69Arkansas County
Median51.7875 counties
Arkansas51.69History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 44.69 inchesAshley County: 51.68 inchesBaxter County: 51.44 inchesBenton County: 48.82 inchesBoone County: 46.09 inchesBradley County: 55.07 inchesCalhoun County: 56.4 inchesCarroll County: 46.17 inchesChicot County: 52.68 inchesClark County: 52.58 inchesClay County: 52.89 inchesCleburne County: 54.32 inchesCleveland County: 56.65 inchesColumbia County: 51.03 inchesConway County: 49.1 inchesCraighead County: 53.49 inchesCrawford County: 49.37 inchesCrittenden County: 54.73 inchesCross County: 54.72 inchesDallas County: 55.39 inchesDesha County: 49.83 inchesDrew County: 53.02 inchesFaulkner County: 50.81 inchesFranklin County: 49.66 inchesFulton County: 49.67 inchesGarland County: 51.52 inchesGrant County: 54.86 inchesGreene County: 52.73 inchesHempstead County: 51.8 inchesHot Spring County: 50.31 inchesHoward County: 52.44 inchesIndependence County: 54.37 inchesIzard County: 52.15 inchesJackson County: 53.22 inchesJefferson County: 52.33 inchesJohnson County: 55.77 inchesLafayette County: 50.96 inchesLawrence County: 57.16 inchesLee County: 56.62 inchesLincoln County: 52.07 inchesLittle River County: 49.29 inchesLogan County: 48.16 inchesLonoke County: 50.68 inchesMadison County: 48.86 inchesMarion County: 47.19 inchesMiller County: 49.28 inchesMississippi County: 51.44 inchesMonroe County: 48.99 inchesMontgomery County: 55.03 inchesNevada County: 52.33 inchesNewton County: 46.5 inchesOuachita County: 51.78 inchesPerry County: 49.34 inchesPhillips County: 49.67 inchesPike County: 53.7 inchesPoinsett County: 52.87 inchesPolk County: 55.5 inchesPope County: 51.14 inchesPrairie County: 50.41 inchesPulaski County: 50.29 inchesRandolph County: 54.4 inchesSt. Francis County: 55.82 inchesSaline County: 53.33 inchesScott County: 52.56 inchesSearcy County: 48.43 inchesSebastian County: 50.56 inchesSevier County: 48.95 inchesSharp County: 53.65 inchesStone County: 53.09 inchesUnion County: 53.17 inchesVan Buren County: 51.71 inchesWashington County: 47.8 inchesWhite County: 52.77 inchesWoodruff County: 51.27 inchesYell County: 50.6 inches
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inches, 2022. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lawrence County: 57.16 inchesLawrence County57.16Cleveland County: 56.65 inchesCleveland County56.65Lee County: 56.62 inchesLee County56.62Calhoun County: 56.4 inchesCalhoun County56.4St. Francis County: 55.82 inchesSt. Francis County55.82Johnson County: 55.77 inchesJohnson County55.77Polk County: 55.5 inchesPolk County55.5Dallas County: 55.39 inchesDallas County55.39Bradley County: 55.07 inchesBradley County55.07Montgomery County: 55.03 inchesMontgomery County55.03Grant County: 54.86 inchesGrant County54.86Crittenden County: 54.73 inchesCrittenden County54.73Cross County: 54.72 inchesCross County54.72Randolph County: 54.4 inchesRandolph County54.4Independence County: 54.37 inchesIndependence County54.37Cleburne County: 54.32 inchesCleburne County54.32Pike County: 53.7 inchesPike County53.7Sharp County: 53.65 inchesSharp County53.65Craighead County: 53.49 inchesCraighead County53.49Saline County: 53.33 inchesSaline County53.33Jackson County: 53.22 inchesJackson County53.22Union County: 53.17 inchesUnion County53.17Stone County: 53.09 inchesStone County53.09Drew County: 53.02 inchesDrew County53.02Clay County: 52.89 inchesClay County52.89Poinsett County: 52.87 inchesPoinsett County52.87White County: 52.77 inchesWhite County52.77Greene County: 52.73 inchesGreene County52.73Chicot County: 52.68 inchesChicot County52.68Clark County: 52.58 inchesClark County52.58Scott County: 52.56 inchesScott County52.56Howard County: 52.44 inchesHoward County52.44Jefferson County: 52.33 inchesJefferson County52.33Nevada County: 52.33 inchesNevada County52.33Izard County: 52.15 inchesIzard County52.15Lincoln County: 52.07 inchesLincoln County52.07Hempstead County: 51.8 inchesHempstead County51.8Ouachita County: 51.78 inchesOuachita County51.78Van Buren County: 51.71 inchesVan Buren County51.71Ashley County: 51.68 inchesAshley County51.68Lawrence County: 57.16 inchesLawrence County57.16Cleveland County: 56.65 inchesCleveland County56.65Lee County: 56.62 inchesLee County56.62Calhoun County: 56.4 inchesCalhoun County56.4St. Francis County: 55.82 inchesSt. Francis County55.82Johnson County: 55.77 inchesJohnson County55.77Polk County: 55.5 inchesPolk County55.5Dallas County: 55.39 inchesDallas County55.39Bradley County: 55.07 inchesBradley County55.07Montgomery County: 55.03 inchesMontgomery County55.03Grant County: 54.86 inchesGrant County54.86Crittenden County: 54.73 inchesCrittenden County54.73Cross County: 54.72 inchesCross County54.72Randolph County: 54.4 inchesRandolph County54.4Independence County: 54.37 inchesIndependence County54.37Cleburne County: 54.32 inchesCleburne County54.32Pike County: 53.7 inchesPike County53.7Sharp County: 53.65 inchesSharp County53.65Craighead County: 53.49 inchesCraighead County53.49Saline County: 53.33 inchesSaline County53.33Jackson County: 53.22 inchesJackson County53.22Union County: 53.17 inchesUnion County53.17Stone County: 53.09 inchesStone County53.09Drew County: 53.02 inchesDrew County53.02Clay County: 52.89 inchesClay County52.89Poinsett County: 52.87 inchesPoinsett County52.87White County: 52.77 inchesWhite County52.77Greene County: 52.73 inchesGreene County52.73Chicot County: 52.68 inchesChicot County52.68Clark County: 52.58 inchesClark County52.58Scott County: 52.56 inchesScott County52.56Howard County: 52.44 inchesHoward County52.44Jefferson County: 52.33 inchesJefferson County52.33Nevada County: 52.33 inchesNevada County52.33Izard County: 52.15 inchesIzard County52.15Lincoln County: 52.07 inchesLincoln County52.07Hempstead County: 51.8 inchesHempstead County51.8Ouachita County: 51.78 inchesOuachita County51.78Van Buren County: 51.71 inchesVan Buren County51.71Ashley County: 51.68 inchesAshley County51.68
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
inches
Change on 2021
1Lawrence County57.16+26.3%
2Cleveland County56.65-0.1%
3Lee County56.62+2.7%
4Calhoun County56.4-4.7%
5St. Francis County55.82+7.7%
6Johnson County55.77+5.4%
7Polk County55.5+0.5%
8Dallas County55.39+3.6%
9Bradley County55.07+0.5%
10Montgomery County55.03+4.6%
11Grant County54.86+8.6%
12Crittenden County54.73+5.7%
13Cross County54.72+12.5%
14Randolph County54.4+17.5%
15Independence County54.37+13.6%
16Cleburne County54.32+11.5%
17Pike County53.7-7.1%
18Sharp County53.65+9.6%
19Craighead County53.49+14.8%
20Saline County53.33+5.9%
21Jackson County53.22+11.9%
22Union County53.17-2.3%
23Stone County53.09+10.5%
24Drew County53.02-2.4%
25Clay County52.89+1.2%
26Poinsett County52.87+12.3%
27White County52.77+10.7%
28Greene County52.73+9.1%
29Chicot County52.68+4.6%
30Clark County52.58+3.8%
31Scott County52.56+6.7%
32Howard County52.44-5.1%
33Jefferson County52.33+4.6%
33Nevada County52.33-1.5%
35Izard County52.15+14.6%
36Lincoln County52.07-9.4%
37Hempstead County51.8-4.6%
38Ouachita County51.78-8%
39Van Buren County51.71+1.9%
40Ashley County51.68+12.2%
41Garland County51.52+2.7%
42Baxter County51.44+13%
42Mississippi County51.44+9.8%
44Woodruff County51.27+15.1%
45Pope County51.14+2.1%
46Columbia County51.03-3.8%
47Lafayette County50.96-7.2%
48Faulkner County50.81+5%
49Lonoke County50.68+7.3%
50Yell County50.6+13.4%
51Sebastian County50.56-2.5%
52Prairie County50.41+10.9%
53Hot Spring County50.31+4.9%
54Pulaski County50.29+6.1%
55Desha County49.83-8.4%
56Fulton County49.67+5.4%
56Phillips County49.67-3.6%
58Franklin County49.66-5.3%
59Crawford County49.37-1.1%
60Perry County49.34+5.4%
61Little River County49.29-6.3%
62Miller County49.28-8.1%
63Conway County49.1+2.6%
64Monroe County48.99+3.4%
65Sevier County48.95-10.8%
66Madison County48.86-1.7%
67Benton County48.82-4.7%
68Searcy County48.43-1.9%
69Logan County48.16+3.7%
70Washington County47.8+0.5%
71Marion County47.19+4.2%
72Newton County46.5-7.4%
73Carroll County46.17-2.3%
74Boone County46.09-1.3%
75Arkansas County44.69-6.4%

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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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation, 2022}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Lawrence County, with 57.16 inches in 2022, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Arkansas County, with 44.69 inches in 2022.

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