Counties in Indiana by annual precipitation

Clark County had the highest annual precipitation of 92 counties in 2018, at 67.84 inches. Newton County had the lowest, at 37.78 inches. The median was 50.05 inches and the figure for Indiana was 50.03 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest67.84Clark County
Lowest37.78Newton County
Median50.0592 counties
Indiana50.03History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 43.84 inchesAllen County: 42.04 inchesBartholomew County: 55.48 inchesBenton County: 42.51 inchesBlackford County: 45.25 inchesBoone County: 44.83 inchesBrown County: 53.88 inchesCarroll County: 47.61 inchesCass County: 44.57 inchesClark County: 67.84 inchesClay County: 51.76 inchesClinton County: 46.64 inchesCrawford County: 61.22 inchesDaviess County: 53.01 inchesDearborn County: 55.56 inchesDecatur County: 56.4 inchesDeKalb County: 41.56 inchesDelaware County: 45.36 inchesDubois County: 59.92 inchesElkhart County: 44.75 inchesFayette County: 51.58 inchesFloyd County: 67.12 inchesFountain County: 45.88 inchesFranklin County: 51.03 inchesFulton County: 42.13 inchesGibson County: 60.08 inchesGrant County: 45.55 inchesGreene County: 52.58 inchesHamilton County: 45.99 inchesHancock County: 51.62 inchesHarrison County: 62.98 inchesHendricks County: 47.17 inchesHenry County: 52.15 inchesHoward County: 47.58 inchesHuntington County: 42.03 inchesJackson County: 56.27 inchesJasper County: 40.48 inchesJay County: 45.27 inchesJefferson County: 64.51 inchesJennings County: 58.08 inchesJohnson County: 50.03 inchesKnox County: 55.34 inchesKosciusko County: 41.28 inchesLaGrange County: 44.59 inchesLake County: 38.85 inchesLaPorte County: 43.23 inchesLawrence County: 55.76 inchesMadison County: 45.69 inchesMarion County: 47.02 inchesMarshall County: 43.51 inchesMartin County: 56.25 inchesMiami County: 42.52 inchesMonroe County: 52.46 inchesMontgomery County: 49.3 inchesMorgan County: 50.06 inchesNewton County: 37.78 inchesNoble County: 42.51 inchesOhio County: 60.24 inchesOrange County: 57.5 inchesOwen County: 52.14 inchesParke County: 54.32 inchesPerry County: 64.87 inchesPike County: 57.32 inchesPorter County: 41.11 inchesPosey County: 55.85 inchesPulaski County: 42.74 inchesPutnam County: 51.54 inchesRandolph County: 47.2 inchesRipley County: 58.16 inchesRush County: 52.98 inchesSt. Joseph County: 47.84 inchesScott County: 63.4 inchesShelby County: 51.86 inchesSpencer County: 63.31 inchesStarke County: 44.06 inchesSteuben County: 44.88 inchesSullivan County: 52.54 inchesSwitzerland County: 62.65 inchesTippecanoe County: 45.17 inchesTipton County: 46.76 inchesUnion County: 52.27 inchesVanderburgh County: 59.26 inchesVermillion County: 48.52 inchesVigo County: 50.31 inchesWabash County: 41.34 inchesWarren County: 43.32 inchesWarrick County: 61.61 inchesWashington County: 59.87 inchesWayne County: 54.19 inchesWells County: 43.3 inchesWhite County: 44.46 inchesWhitley County: 41.33 inches
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  • 58 and over
inches, 2018. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Clark County: 67.84 inchesClark County67.84Floyd County: 67.12 inchesFloyd County67.12Perry County: 64.87 inchesPerry County64.87Jefferson County: 64.51 inchesJefferson County64.51Scott County: 63.4 inchesScott County63.4Spencer County: 63.31 inchesSpencer County63.31Harrison County: 62.98 inchesHarrison County62.98Switzerland County: 62.65 inchesSwitzerland County62.65Warrick County: 61.61 inchesWarrick County61.61Crawford County: 61.22 inchesCrawford County61.22Ohio County: 60.24 inchesOhio County60.24Gibson County: 60.08 inchesGibson County60.08Dubois County: 59.92 inchesDubois County59.92Washington County: 59.87 inchesWashington County59.87Vanderburgh County: 59.26 inchesVanderburgh County59.26Ripley County: 58.16 inchesRipley County58.16Jennings County: 58.08 inchesJennings County58.08Orange County: 57.5 inchesOrange County57.5Pike County: 57.32 inchesPike County57.32Decatur County: 56.4 inchesDecatur County56.4Jackson County: 56.27 inchesJackson County56.27Martin County: 56.25 inchesMartin County56.25Posey County: 55.85 inchesPosey County55.85Lawrence County: 55.76 inchesLawrence County55.76Dearborn County: 55.56 inchesDearborn County55.56Bartholomew County: 55.48 inchesBartholomew County55.48Knox County: 55.34 inchesKnox County55.34Parke County: 54.32 inchesParke County54.32Wayne County: 54.19 inchesWayne County54.19Brown County: 53.88 inchesBrown County53.88Daviess County: 53.01 inchesDaviess County53.01Rush County: 52.98 inchesRush County52.98Greene County: 52.58 inchesGreene County52.58Sullivan County: 52.54 inchesSullivan County52.54Monroe County: 52.46 inchesMonroe County52.46Union County: 52.27 inchesUnion County52.27Henry County: 52.15 inchesHenry County52.15Owen County: 52.14 inchesOwen County52.14Shelby County: 51.86 inchesShelby County51.86Clay County: 51.76 inchesClay County51.76Clark County: 67.84 inchesClark County67.84Floyd County: 67.12 inchesFloyd County67.12Perry County: 64.87 inchesPerry County64.87Jefferson County: 64.51 inchesJefferson County64.51Scott County: 63.4 inchesScott County63.4Spencer County: 63.31 inchesSpencer County63.31Harrison County: 62.98 inchesHarrison County62.98Switzerland County: 62.65 inchesSwitzerland County62.65Warrick County: 61.61 inchesWarrick County61.61Crawford County: 61.22 inchesCrawford County61.22Ohio County: 60.24 inchesOhio County60.24Gibson County: 60.08 inchesGibson County60.08Dubois County: 59.92 inchesDubois County59.92Washington County: 59.87 inchesWashington County59.87Vanderburgh County: 59.26 inchesVanderburgh County59.26Ripley County: 58.16 inchesRipley County58.16Jennings County: 58.08 inchesJennings County58.08Orange County: 57.5 inchesOrange County57.5Pike County: 57.32 inchesPike County57.32Decatur County: 56.4 inchesDecatur County56.4Jackson County: 56.27 inchesJackson County56.27Martin County: 56.25 inchesMartin County56.25Posey County: 55.85 inchesPosey County55.85Lawrence County: 55.76 inchesLawrence County55.76Dearborn County: 55.56 inchesDearborn County55.56Bartholomew County: 55.48 inchesBartholomew County55.48Knox County: 55.34 inchesKnox County55.34Parke County: 54.32 inchesParke County54.32Wayne County: 54.19 inchesWayne County54.19Brown County: 53.88 inchesBrown County53.88Daviess County: 53.01 inchesDaviess County53.01Rush County: 52.98 inchesRush County52.98Greene County: 52.58 inchesGreene County52.58Sullivan County: 52.54 inchesSullivan County52.54Monroe County: 52.46 inchesMonroe County52.46Union County: 52.27 inchesUnion County52.27Henry County: 52.15 inchesHenry County52.15Owen County: 52.14 inchesOwen County52.14Shelby County: 51.86 inchesShelby County51.86Clay County: 51.76 inchesClay County51.76
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
inches
Change on 2017
1Clark County67.84+39.6%
2Floyd County67.12+47.5%
3Perry County64.87+33.8%
4Jefferson County64.51+14.9%
5Scott County63.4+19.6%
6Spencer County63.31+41.9%
7Harrison County62.98+35.7%
8Switzerland County62.65+15.1%
9Warrick County61.61+47.4%
10Crawford County61.22+25.8%
11Ohio County60.24+13%
12Gibson County60.08+62.7%
13Dubois County59.92+20.9%
14Washington County59.87+30.2%
15Vanderburgh County59.26+46.4%
16Ripley County58.16+10.3%
17Jennings County58.08+8.6%
18Orange County57.5+19.4%
19Pike County57.32+49.2%
20Decatur County56.4+12.2%
21Jackson County56.27+16.6%
22Martin County56.25+19%
23Posey County55.85+45.1%
24Lawrence County55.76+25%
25Dearborn County55.56+7.3%
26Bartholomew County55.48+14.2%
27Knox County55.34+47.6%
28Parke County54.32+34.4%
29Wayne County54.19+6.2%
30Brown County53.88+17.8%
31Daviess County53.01+30.1%
32Rush County52.98+3.6%
33Greene County52.58+24.4%
34Sullivan County52.54+29.1%
35Monroe County52.46+20.8%
36Union County52.27+1%
37Henry County52.15+5.9%
38Owen County52.14+20.1%
39Shelby County51.86+8.1%
40Clay County51.76+20.2%
41Hancock County51.62+5.7%
42Fayette County51.58-2.1%
43Putnam County51.54+20.1%
44Franklin County51.03+0.8%
45Vigo County50.31+21.2%
46Morgan County50.06+12.5%
47Johnson County50.03+7.8%
48Montgomery County49.3+4.8%
49Vermillion County48.52+24.5%
50St. Joseph County47.84+15.3%
51Carroll County47.61-6.3%
52Howard County47.58-5.5%
53Randolph County47.2+0.3%
54Hendricks County47.17+9.2%
55Marion County47.02+2.6%
56Tipton County46.76-8.3%
57Clinton County46.64-9.6%
58Hamilton County45.99-6.7%
59Fountain County45.88+7.2%
60Madison County45.69-14.1%
61Grant County45.55-1.1%
62Delaware County45.36-7.8%
63Jay County45.27-2.6%
64Blackford County45.25-4.9%
65Tippecanoe County45.17-8.7%
66Steuben County44.88+11%
67Boone County44.83+0.4%
68Elkhart County44.75+12.2%
69LaGrange County44.59+12.1%
70Cass County44.57-8.8%
71White County44.46-2.9%
72Starke County44.06-1%
73Adams County43.84-5.9%
74Marshall County43.51+3%
75Warren County43.32+1.6%
76Wells County43.3-9.4%
77LaPorte County43.23+4.4%
78Pulaski County42.74-8.8%
79Miami County42.52-7.1%
80Benton County42.51-4.4%
80Noble County42.51-1.4%
82Fulton County42.13-6.1%
83Allen County42.04-8.8%
84Huntington County42.03-13.5%
85DeKalb County41.56-0.7%
86Wabash County41.34-7.9%
87Whitley County41.33-9.5%
88Kosciusko County41.28-5.9%
89Porter County41.11+0.9%
90Jasper County40.48-6.4%
91Lake County38.85-6.4%
92Newton County37.78-10.7%

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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 Indiana by annual precipitation, 2018) [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 Indiana by annual precipitation, 2018. 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/indiana-counties?period=2018. 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 Indiana by annual precipitation, 2018. 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/indiana-counties?period=2018.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Indiana by annual precipitation, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/indiana-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Indiana by annual precipitation, 2018}},
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Clark County, with 67.84 inches in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Newton County, with 37.78 inches in 2018.

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