Counties in Arkansas by annual precipitation

Ashley County had the highest annual precipitation of 75 counties in 2024, at 66.5 inches. Benton County had the lowest, at 40 inches. The median was 54.4 inches and the figure for Arkansas was 54.69 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest66.5Ashley County
Median54.475 counties
Arkansas54.69History

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 52.97 inchesAshley County: 66.5 inchesBaxter County: 54.9 inchesBenton County: 40 inchesBoone County: 47.89 inchesBradley County: 58.43 inchesCalhoun County: 58.44 inchesCarroll County: 44.45 inchesChicot County: 64.22 inchesClark County: 55.51 inchesClay County: 56.45 inchesCleburne County: 55.77 inchesCleveland County: 52.57 inchesColumbia County: 66 inchesConway County: 57.22 inchesCraighead County: 51.12 inchesCrawford County: 53.6 inchesCrittenden County: 57.12 inchesCross County: 54.86 inchesDallas County: 54.4 inchesDesha County: 58.55 inchesDrew County: 58.68 inchesFaulkner County: 54.8 inchesFranklin County: 54 inchesFulton County: 55.55 inchesGarland County: 50.08 inchesGrant County: 58.01 inchesGreene County: 51.14 inchesHempstead County: 62.85 inchesHot Spring County: 51.61 inchesHoward County: 55.44 inchesIndependence County: 52.28 inchesIzard County: 54.54 inchesJackson County: 49.34 inchesJefferson County: 51.95 inchesJohnson County: 55.38 inchesLafayette County: 66.46 inchesLawrence County: 46.52 inchesLee County: 59.38 inchesLincoln County: 52.92 inchesLittle River County: 60.77 inchesLogan County: 52.57 inchesLonoke County: 53.54 inchesMadison County: 47.47 inchesMarion County: 50.89 inchesMiller County: 62.55 inchesMississippi County: 53.29 inchesMonroe County: 54.32 inchesMontgomery County: 57.95 inchesNevada County: 63.53 inchesNewton County: 47.15 inchesOuachita County: 59.23 inchesPerry County: 53.29 inchesPhillips County: 58 inchesPike County: 57.32 inchesPoinsett County: 52.37 inchesPolk County: 53.92 inchesPope County: 53.55 inchesPrairie County: 49.2 inchesPulaski County: 56.78 inchesRandolph County: 49.79 inchesSt. Francis County: 57.9 inchesSaline County: 56.01 inchesScott County: 53.63 inchesSearcy County: 49.33 inchesSebastian County: 57.04 inchesSevier County: 57.3 inchesSharp County: 52.6 inchesStone County: 56.45 inchesUnion County: 64.75 inchesVan Buren County: 53.58 inchesWashington County: 45.39 inchesWhite County: 53.22 inchesWoodruff County: 50.33 inchesYell County: 49.38 inches
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inches, 2024. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Ashley County: 66.5 inchesAshley County66.5Lafayette County: 66.46 inchesLafayette County66.46Columbia County: 66 inchesColumbia County66Union County: 64.75 inchesUnion County64.75Chicot County: 64.22 inchesChicot County64.22Nevada County: 63.53 inchesNevada County63.53Hempstead County: 62.85 inchesHempstead County62.85Miller County: 62.55 inchesMiller County62.55Little River County: 60.77 inchesLittle River County60.77Lee County: 59.38 inchesLee County59.38Ouachita County: 59.23 inchesOuachita County59.23Drew County: 58.68 inchesDrew County58.68Desha County: 58.55 inchesDesha County58.55Calhoun County: 58.44 inchesCalhoun County58.44Bradley County: 58.43 inchesBradley County58.43Grant County: 58.01 inchesGrant County58.01Phillips County: 58 inchesPhillips County58Montgomery County: 57.95 inchesMontgomery County57.95St. Francis County: 57.9 inchesSt. Francis County57.9Pike County: 57.32 inchesPike County57.32Sevier County: 57.3 inchesSevier County57.3Conway County: 57.22 inchesConway County57.22Crittenden County: 57.12 inchesCrittenden County57.12Sebastian County: 57.04 inchesSebastian County57.04Pulaski County: 56.78 inchesPulaski County56.78Clay County: 56.45 inchesClay County56.45Stone County: 56.45 inchesStone County56.45Saline County: 56.01 inchesSaline County56.01Cleburne County: 55.77 inchesCleburne County55.77Fulton County: 55.55 inchesFulton County55.55Clark County: 55.51 inchesClark County55.51Howard County: 55.44 inchesHoward County55.44Johnson County: 55.38 inchesJohnson County55.38Baxter County: 54.9 inchesBaxter County54.9Cross County: 54.86 inchesCross County54.86Faulkner County: 54.8 inchesFaulkner County54.8Izard County: 54.54 inchesIzard County54.54Dallas County: 54.4 inchesDallas County54.4Monroe County: 54.32 inchesMonroe County54.32Franklin County: 54 inchesFranklin County54Ashley County: 66.5 inchesAshley County66.5Lafayette County: 66.46 inchesLafayette County66.46Columbia County: 66 inchesColumbia County66Union County: 64.75 inchesUnion County64.75Chicot County: 64.22 inchesChicot County64.22Nevada County: 63.53 inchesNevada County63.53Hempstead County: 62.85 inchesHempstead County62.85Miller County: 62.55 inchesMiller County62.55Little River County: 60.77 inchesLittle River County60.77Lee County: 59.38 inchesLee County59.38Ouachita County: 59.23 inchesOuachita County59.23Drew County: 58.68 inchesDrew County58.68Desha County: 58.55 inchesDesha County58.55Calhoun County: 58.44 inchesCalhoun County58.44Bradley County: 58.43 inchesBradley County58.43Grant County: 58.01 inchesGrant County58.01Phillips County: 58 inchesPhillips County58Montgomery County: 57.95 inchesMontgomery County57.95St. Francis County: 57.9 inchesSt. Francis County57.9Pike County: 57.32 inchesPike County57.32Sevier County: 57.3 inchesSevier County57.3Conway County: 57.22 inchesConway County57.22Crittenden County: 57.12 inchesCrittenden County57.12Sebastian County: 57.04 inchesSebastian County57.04Pulaski County: 56.78 inchesPulaski County56.78Clay County: 56.45 inchesClay County56.45Stone County: 56.45 inchesStone County56.45Saline County: 56.01 inchesSaline County56.01Cleburne County: 55.77 inchesCleburne County55.77Fulton County: 55.55 inchesFulton County55.55Clark County: 55.51 inchesClark County55.51Howard County: 55.44 inchesHoward County55.44Johnson County: 55.38 inchesJohnson County55.38Baxter County: 54.9 inchesBaxter County54.9Cross County: 54.86 inchesCross County54.86Faulkner County: 54.8 inchesFaulkner County54.8Izard County: 54.54 inchesIzard County54.54Dallas County: 54.4 inchesDallas County54.4Monroe County: 54.32 inchesMonroe County54.32Franklin County: 54 inchesFranklin County54
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
inches
Change on 2023
1Ashley County66.5+38.4%
2Lafayette County66.46+24.9%
3Columbia County66+23.2%
4Union County64.75+11.3%
5Chicot County64.22+52.6%
6Nevada County63.53+12.4%
7Hempstead County62.85+2.4%
8Miller County62.55+11.8%
9Little River County60.77+0.7%
10Lee County59.38+23.3%
11Ouachita County59.23+7.7%
12Drew County58.68+19.8%
13Desha County58.55+23.1%
14Calhoun County58.44+1%
15Bradley County58.43+6.1%
16Grant County58.01+5.8%
17Phillips County58+25.6%
18Montgomery County57.95-10.9%
19St. Francis County57.9+21.7%
20Pike County57.32-16.8%
21Sevier County57.3-10%
22Conway County57.22+12.4%
23Crittenden County57.12+14%
24Sebastian County57.04+12.5%
25Pulaski County56.78+2.2%
26Clay County56.45+19.6%
26Stone County56.45+0.1%
28Saline County56.01-3.6%
29Cleburne County55.77+2.2%
30Fulton County55.55+10.5%
31Clark County55.51-2.7%
32Howard County55.44-16.2%
33Johnson County55.38+4.2%
34Baxter County54.9+4.7%
35Cross County54.86+12.6%
36Faulkner County54.8+2.7%
37Izard County54.54+0.8%
38Dallas County54.4-2.8%
39Monroe County54.32+20.7%
40Franklin County54+8.9%
41Polk County53.92-13.8%
42Scott County53.63-4.3%
43Crawford County53.6+13.5%
44Van Buren County53.58+3.3%
45Pope County53.55+1.1%
46Lonoke County53.54+2.7%
47Mississippi County53.29+3.2%
47Perry County53.29+1.7%
49White County53.22+6%
50Arkansas County52.97+15.3%
51Lincoln County52.92+6.2%
52Sharp County52.6+3%
53Cleveland County52.57-2.4%
53Logan County52.57+5.1%
55Poinsett County52.37-0.3%
56Independence County52.28-6.3%
57Jefferson County51.95+5.7%
58Hot Spring County51.61-7.4%
59Greene County51.14+2.7%
60Craighead County51.12-3.1%
61Marion County50.89+9.9%
62Woodruff County50.33+9.5%
63Garland County50.08-13.3%
64Randolph County49.79+2.4%
65Yell County49.38-4.2%
66Jackson County49.34-7.3%
67Searcy County49.33-2%
68Prairie County49.2+4.9%
69Boone County47.89+8.4%
70Madison County47.47+1.7%
71Newton County47.15+9.6%
72Lawrence County46.52-6.5%
73Washington County45.39-4.6%
74Carroll County44.45-1.7%
75Benton County40-21%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (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, 2024}},
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Ashley County, with 66.5 inches in 2024, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Benton County, with 40 inches in 2024.

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