Counties in Idaho by annual precipitation

Boundary County had the highest annual precipitation of 44 counties in 2015, at 39.87 inches. Canyon County had the lowest, at 9.58 inches. The median was 20.48 inches and the figure for Idaho was 22.52 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest39.87Boundary County
Lowest9.58Canyon County
Median20.4844 counties
Idaho22.52History

Map of counties, 2015

Ada County: 11.59 inchesAdams County: 28.05 inchesBannock County: 19.57 inchesBear Lake County: 21.96 inchesBenewah County: 27.12 inchesBingham County: 14.66 inchesBlaine County: 17.76 inchesBoise County: 28.07 inchesBonner County: 33.5 inchesBonneville County: 23.28 inchesBoundary County: 39.87 inchesButte County: 13.42 inchesCamas County: 23.76 inchesCanyon County: 9.58 inchesCaribou County: 24.25 inchesCassia County: 17.37 inchesClark County: 16.53 inchesClearwater County: 38.85 inchesCuster County: 22.54 inchesElmore County: 18.74 inchesFranklin County: 22.72 inchesFremont County: 20.53 inchesGem County: 19.32 inchesGooding County: 11.74 inchesIdaho County: 31.78 inchesJefferson County: 10.03 inchesJerome County: 11.24 inchesKootenai County: 29.06 inchesLatah County: 29.15 inchesLemhi County: 21.1 inchesLewis County: 23.7 inchesLincoln County: 11.71 inchesMadison County: 15.61 inchesMinidoka County: 10.53 inchesNez Perce County: 20.43 inchesOneida County: 22.73 inchesOwyhee County: 12.85 inchesPayette County: 13.17 inchesPower County: 16.58 inchesShoshone County: 39.37 inchesTeton County: 24.65 inchesTwin Falls County: 13.58 inchesValley County: 31.21 inchesWashington County: 19.06 inches
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inches, 2015. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Boundary County: 39.87 inchesBoundary County39.87Shoshone County: 39.37 inchesShoshone County39.37Clearwater County: 38.85 inchesClearwater County38.85Bonner County: 33.5 inchesBonner County33.5Idaho County: 31.78 inchesIdaho County31.78Valley County: 31.21 inchesValley County31.21Latah County: 29.15 inchesLatah County29.15Kootenai County: 29.06 inchesKootenai County29.06Boise County: 28.07 inchesBoise County28.07Adams County: 28.05 inchesAdams County28.05Benewah County: 27.12 inchesBenewah County27.12Teton County: 24.65 inchesTeton County24.65Caribou County: 24.25 inchesCaribou County24.25Camas County: 23.76 inchesCamas County23.76Lewis County: 23.7 inchesLewis County23.7Bonneville County: 23.28 inchesBonneville County23.28Oneida County: 22.73 inchesOneida County22.73Franklin County: 22.72 inchesFranklin County22.72Custer County: 22.54 inchesCuster County22.54Bear Lake County: 21.96 inchesBear Lake County21.96Lemhi County: 21.1 inchesLemhi County21.1Fremont County: 20.53 inchesFremont County20.53Nez Perce County: 20.43 inchesNez Perce County20.43Bannock County: 19.57 inchesBannock County19.57Gem County: 19.32 inchesGem County19.32Washington County: 19.06 inchesWashington County19.06Elmore County: 18.74 inchesElmore County18.74Blaine County: 17.76 inchesBlaine County17.76Cassia County: 17.37 inchesCassia County17.37Power County: 16.58 inchesPower County16.58Clark County: 16.53 inchesClark County16.53Madison County: 15.61 inchesMadison County15.61Bingham County: 14.66 inchesBingham County14.66Twin Falls County: 13.58 inchesTwin Falls County13.58Butte County: 13.42 inchesButte County13.42Payette County: 13.17 inchesPayette County13.17Owyhee County: 12.85 inchesOwyhee County12.85Gooding County: 11.74 inchesGooding County11.74Lincoln County: 11.71 inchesLincoln County11.71Ada County: 11.59 inchesAda County11.59Jerome County: 11.24 inchesJerome County11.24Minidoka County: 10.53 inchesMinidoka County10.53Jefferson County: 10.03 inchesJefferson County10.03Canyon County: 9.58 inchesCanyon County9.58Boundary County: 39.87 inchesBoundary County39.87Shoshone County: 39.37 inchesShoshone County39.37Clearwater County: 38.85 inchesClearwater County38.85Bonner County: 33.5 inchesBonner County33.5Idaho County: 31.78 inchesIdaho County31.78Valley County: 31.21 inchesValley County31.21Latah County: 29.15 inchesLatah County29.15Kootenai County: 29.06 inchesKootenai County29.06Boise County: 28.07 inchesBoise County28.07Adams County: 28.05 inchesAdams County28.05Benewah County: 27.12 inchesBenewah County27.12Teton County: 24.65 inchesTeton County24.65Caribou County: 24.25 inchesCaribou County24.25Camas County: 23.76 inchesCamas County23.76Lewis County: 23.7 inchesLewis County23.7Bonneville County: 23.28 inchesBonneville County23.28Oneida County: 22.73 inchesOneida County22.73Franklin County: 22.72 inchesFranklin County22.72Custer County: 22.54 inchesCuster County22.54Bear Lake County: 21.96 inchesBear Lake County21.96Lemhi County: 21.1 inchesLemhi County21.1Fremont County: 20.53 inchesFremont County20.53Nez Perce County: 20.43 inchesNez Perce County20.43Bannock County: 19.57 inchesBannock County19.57Gem County: 19.32 inchesGem County19.32Washington County: 19.06 inchesWashington County19.06Elmore County: 18.74 inchesElmore County18.74Blaine County: 17.76 inchesBlaine County17.76Cassia County: 17.37 inchesCassia County17.37Power County: 16.58 inchesPower County16.58Clark County: 16.53 inchesClark County16.53Madison County: 15.61 inchesMadison County15.61Bingham County: 14.66 inchesBingham County14.66Twin Falls County: 13.58 inchesTwin Falls County13.58Butte County: 13.42 inchesButte County13.42Payette County: 13.17 inchesPayette County13.17Owyhee County: 12.85 inchesOwyhee County12.85Gooding County: 11.74 inchesGooding County11.74Lincoln County: 11.71 inchesLincoln County11.71Ada County: 11.59 inchesAda County11.59Jerome County: 11.24 inchesJerome County11.24Minidoka County: 10.53 inchesMinidoka County10.53Jefferson County: 10.03 inchesJefferson County10.03Canyon County: 9.58 inchesCanyon County9.58
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
inches
Change on 2014
1Boundary County39.87-7.4%
2Shoshone County39.37-24.5%
3Clearwater County38.85-19.6%
4Bonner County33.5-13.2%
5Idaho County31.78-24.9%
6Valley County31.21-18.8%
7Latah County29.15-5.3%
8Kootenai County29.06-20%
9Boise County28.07-22%
10Adams County28.05-16.4%
11Benewah County27.12-20.5%
12Teton County24.65-16.3%
13Caribou County24.25-11.2%
14Camas County23.76-2.7%
15Lewis County23.7-7.8%
16Bonneville County23.28-9.2%
17Oneida County22.73+8.2%
18Franklin County22.72-15.1%
19Custer County22.54-8.1%
20Bear Lake County21.96-21.9%
21Lemhi County21.1-11.3%
22Fremont County20.53-16.9%
23Nez Perce County20.43-7.9%
24Bannock County19.57-7.8%
25Gem County19.32-14.4%
26Washington County19.06-12.6%
27Elmore County18.74-19.8%
28Blaine County17.76-3.8%
29Cassia County17.37-10%
30Power County16.58-9.8%
31Clark County16.53-8%
32Madison County15.61-21.2%
33Bingham County14.66-1%
34Twin Falls County13.58-7%
35Butte County13.42+3.3%
36Payette County13.17-6%
37Owyhee County12.85-4.6%
38Gooding County11.74-5.7%
39Lincoln County11.71+0.3%
40Ada County11.59-26.4%
41Jerome County11.24+3.6%
42Minidoka County10.53-5.4%
43Jefferson County10.03-8.3%
44Canyon County9.58-13.8%

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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 Idaho by annual precipitation, 2015) [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 Idaho by annual precipitation, 2015. 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/idaho-counties?period=2015. 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 Idaho by annual precipitation, 2015. 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/idaho-counties?period=2015.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Idaho by annual precipitation, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/idaho-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Idaho by annual precipitation, 2015}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Boundary County, with 39.87 inches in 2015, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Canyon County, with 9.58 inches in 2015.

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