Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation

Pike County had the highest annual precipitation of 75 counties in 2023, at 68.89 inches. Chicot County had the lowest, at 42.08 inches. The median was 51.87 inches and the figure for Arkansas was 52.33 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest68.89Pike County
Lowest42.08Chicot County
Median51.8775 counties
Arkansas52.33History

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 45.95 inchesAshley County: 48.05 inchesBaxter County: 52.44 inchesBenton County: 50.66 inchesBoone County: 44.17 inchesBradley County: 55.05 inchesCalhoun County: 57.87 inchesCarroll County: 45.21 inchesChicot County: 42.08 inchesClark County: 57.06 inchesClay County: 47.21 inchesCleburne County: 54.59 inchesCleveland County: 53.87 inchesColumbia County: 53.55 inchesConway County: 50.92 inchesCraighead County: 52.76 inchesCrawford County: 47.23 inchesCrittenden County: 50.09 inchesCross County: 48.74 inchesDallas County: 55.94 inchesDesha County: 47.57 inchesDrew County: 48.97 inchesFaulkner County: 53.35 inchesFranklin County: 49.6 inchesFulton County: 50.29 inchesGarland County: 57.78 inchesGrant County: 54.81 inchesGreene County: 49.79 inchesHempstead County: 61.37 inchesHot Spring County: 55.75 inchesHoward County: 66.19 inchesIndependence County: 55.82 inchesIzard County: 54.09 inchesJackson County: 53.2 inchesJefferson County: 49.13 inchesJohnson County: 53.17 inchesLafayette County: 53.23 inchesLawrence County: 49.73 inchesLee County: 48.14 inchesLincoln County: 49.84 inchesLittle River County: 60.37 inchesLogan County: 50.01 inchesLonoke County: 52.12 inchesMadison County: 46.69 inchesMarion County: 46.3 inchesMiller County: 55.96 inchesMississippi County: 51.64 inchesMonroe County: 45.01 inchesMontgomery County: 65.02 inchesNevada County: 56.54 inchesNewton County: 43.01 inchesOuachita County: 54.99 inchesPerry County: 52.41 inchesPhillips County: 46.16 inchesPike County: 68.89 inchesPoinsett County: 52.54 inchesPolk County: 62.54 inchesPope County: 52.96 inchesPrairie County: 46.92 inchesPulaski County: 55.54 inchesRandolph County: 48.6 inchesSt. Francis County: 47.57 inchesSaline County: 58.08 inchesScott County: 56.06 inchesSearcy County: 50.35 inchesSebastian County: 50.71 inchesSevier County: 63.66 inchesSharp County: 51.05 inchesStone County: 56.41 inchesUnion County: 58.17 inchesVan Buren County: 51.87 inchesWashington County: 47.56 inchesWhite County: 50.23 inchesWoodruff County: 45.95 inchesYell County: 51.54 inches
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inches, 2023. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Pike County: 68.89 inchesPike County68.89Howard County: 66.19 inchesHoward County66.19Montgomery County: 65.02 inchesMontgomery County65.02Sevier County: 63.66 inchesSevier County63.66Polk County: 62.54 inchesPolk County62.54Hempstead County: 61.37 inchesHempstead County61.37Little River County: 60.37 inchesLittle River County60.37Union County: 58.17 inchesUnion County58.17Saline County: 58.08 inchesSaline County58.08Calhoun County: 57.87 inchesCalhoun County57.87Garland County: 57.78 inchesGarland County57.78Clark County: 57.06 inchesClark County57.06Nevada County: 56.54 inchesNevada County56.54Stone County: 56.41 inchesStone County56.41Scott County: 56.06 inchesScott County56.06Miller County: 55.96 inchesMiller County55.96Dallas County: 55.94 inchesDallas County55.94Independence County: 55.82 inchesIndependence County55.82Hot Spring County: 55.75 inchesHot Spring County55.75Pulaski County: 55.54 inchesPulaski County55.54Bradley County: 55.05 inchesBradley County55.05Ouachita County: 54.99 inchesOuachita County54.99Grant County: 54.81 inchesGrant County54.81Cleburne County: 54.59 inchesCleburne County54.59Izard County: 54.09 inchesIzard County54.09Cleveland County: 53.87 inchesCleveland County53.87Columbia County: 53.55 inchesColumbia County53.55Faulkner County: 53.35 inchesFaulkner County53.35Lafayette County: 53.23 inchesLafayette County53.23Jackson County: 53.2 inchesJackson County53.2Johnson County: 53.17 inchesJohnson County53.17Pope County: 52.96 inchesPope County52.96Craighead County: 52.76 inchesCraighead County52.76Poinsett County: 52.54 inchesPoinsett County52.54Baxter County: 52.44 inchesBaxter County52.44Perry County: 52.41 inchesPerry County52.41Lonoke County: 52.12 inchesLonoke County52.12Van Buren County: 51.87 inchesVan Buren County51.87Mississippi County: 51.64 inchesMississippi County51.64Yell County: 51.54 inchesYell County51.54Pike County: 68.89 inchesPike County68.89Howard County: 66.19 inchesHoward County66.19Montgomery County: 65.02 inchesMontgomery County65.02Sevier County: 63.66 inchesSevier County63.66Polk County: 62.54 inchesPolk County62.54Hempstead County: 61.37 inchesHempstead County61.37Little River County: 60.37 inchesLittle River County60.37Union County: 58.17 inchesUnion County58.17Saline County: 58.08 inchesSaline County58.08Calhoun County: 57.87 inchesCalhoun County57.87Garland County: 57.78 inchesGarland County57.78Clark County: 57.06 inchesClark County57.06Nevada County: 56.54 inchesNevada County56.54Stone County: 56.41 inchesStone County56.41Scott County: 56.06 inchesScott County56.06Miller County: 55.96 inchesMiller County55.96Dallas County: 55.94 inchesDallas County55.94Independence County: 55.82 inchesIndependence County55.82Hot Spring County: 55.75 inchesHot Spring County55.75Pulaski County: 55.54 inchesPulaski County55.54Bradley County: 55.05 inchesBradley County55.05Ouachita County: 54.99 inchesOuachita County54.99Grant County: 54.81 inchesGrant County54.81Cleburne County: 54.59 inchesCleburne County54.59Izard County: 54.09 inchesIzard County54.09Cleveland County: 53.87 inchesCleveland County53.87Columbia County: 53.55 inchesColumbia County53.55Faulkner County: 53.35 inchesFaulkner County53.35Lafayette County: 53.23 inchesLafayette County53.23Jackson County: 53.2 inchesJackson County53.2Johnson County: 53.17 inchesJohnson County53.17Pope County: 52.96 inchesPope County52.96Craighead County: 52.76 inchesCraighead County52.76Poinsett County: 52.54 inchesPoinsett County52.54Baxter County: 52.44 inchesBaxter County52.44Perry County: 52.41 inchesPerry County52.41Lonoke County: 52.12 inchesLonoke County52.12Van Buren County: 51.87 inchesVan Buren County51.87Mississippi County: 51.64 inchesMississippi County51.64Yell County: 51.54 inchesYell County51.54
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
inches
Change on 2022
1Pike County68.89+28.3%
2Howard County66.19+26.2%
3Montgomery County65.02+18.2%
4Sevier County63.66+30.1%
5Polk County62.54+12.7%
6Hempstead County61.37+18.5%
7Little River County60.37+22.5%
8Union County58.17+9.4%
9Saline County58.08+8.9%
10Calhoun County57.87+2.6%
11Garland County57.78+12.2%
12Clark County57.06+8.5%
13Nevada County56.54+8%
14Stone County56.41+6.3%
15Scott County56.06+6.7%
16Miller County55.96+13.6%
17Dallas County55.94+1%
18Independence County55.82+2.7%
19Hot Spring County55.75+10.8%
20Pulaski County55.54+10.4%
21Bradley County55.05-0%
22Ouachita County54.99+6.2%
23Grant County54.81-0.1%
24Cleburne County54.59+0.5%
25Izard County54.09+3.7%
26Cleveland County53.87-4.9%
27Columbia County53.55+4.9%
28Faulkner County53.35+5%
29Lafayette County53.23+4.5%
30Jackson County53.2-0%
31Johnson County53.17-4.7%
32Pope County52.96+3.6%
33Craighead County52.76-1.4%
34Poinsett County52.54-0.6%
35Baxter County52.44+1.9%
36Perry County52.41+6.2%
37Lonoke County52.12+2.8%
38Van Buren County51.87+0.3%
39Mississippi County51.64+0.4%
40Yell County51.54+1.9%
41Sharp County51.05-4.8%
42Conway County50.92+3.7%
43Sebastian County50.71+0.3%
44Benton County50.66+3.8%
45Searcy County50.35+4%
46Fulton County50.29+1.2%
47White County50.23-4.8%
48Crittenden County50.09-8.5%
49Logan County50.01+3.8%
50Lincoln County49.84-4.3%
51Greene County49.79-5.6%
52Lawrence County49.73-13%
53Franklin County49.6-0.1%
54Jefferson County49.13-6.1%
55Drew County48.97-7.6%
56Cross County48.74-10.9%
57Randolph County48.6-10.7%
58Lee County48.14-15%
59Ashley County48.05-7%
60Desha County47.57-4.5%
60St. Francis County47.57-14.8%
62Washington County47.56-0.5%
63Crawford County47.23-4.3%
64Clay County47.21-10.7%
65Prairie County46.92-6.9%
66Madison County46.69-4.4%
67Marion County46.3-1.9%
68Phillips County46.16-7.1%
69Arkansas County45.95+2.8%
69Woodruff County45.95-10.4%
71Carroll County45.21-2.1%
72Monroe County45.01-8.1%
73Boone County44.17-4.2%
74Newton County43.01-7.5%
75Chicot County42.08-20.1%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Pike County, with 68.89 inches in 2023, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Chicot County, with 42.08 inches in 2023.

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