Counties in Indiana by annual precipitation

Perry County had the highest annual precipitation of 92 counties in 2023, at 48.22 inches. Boone County had the lowest, at 31.56 inches. The median was 36.39 inches and the figure for Indiana was 37.05 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest48.22Perry County
Lowest31.56Boone County
Median36.3992 counties
Indiana37.05History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 35.66 inchesAllen County: 34.28 inchesBartholomew County: 36.42 inchesBenton County: 34.17 inchesBlackford County: 33.71 inchesBoone County: 31.56 inchesBrown County: 39.12 inchesCarroll County: 32.55 inchesCass County: 32.69 inchesClark County: 43.84 inchesClay County: 36.76 inchesClinton County: 32.7 inchesCrawford County: 45.38 inchesDaviess County: 37.64 inchesDearborn County: 40.63 inchesDecatur County: 37.27 inchesDeKalb County: 32.82 inchesDelaware County: 34.82 inchesDubois County: 42.96 inchesElkhart County: 35.02 inchesFayette County: 37.86 inchesFloyd County: 43.43 inchesFountain County: 32.34 inchesFranklin County: 40.14 inchesFulton County: 36.32 inchesGibson County: 41.54 inchesGrant County: 35.91 inchesGreene County: 39.84 inchesHamilton County: 32.55 inchesHancock County: 35.58 inchesHarrison County: 44.27 inchesHendricks County: 34.32 inchesHenry County: 35.94 inchesHoward County: 33.36 inchesHuntington County: 35.25 inchesJackson County: 38.07 inchesJasper County: 34.13 inchesJay County: 33.25 inchesJefferson County: 43.6 inchesJennings County: 36.74 inchesJohnson County: 37.46 inchesKnox County: 38 inchesKosciusko County: 34.6 inchesLaGrange County: 33.18 inchesLake County: 37.23 inchesLaPorte County: 39.97 inchesLawrence County: 43.01 inchesMadison County: 34.35 inchesMarion County: 34.62 inchesMarshall County: 35.16 inchesMartin County: 41.24 inchesMiami County: 33.61 inchesMonroe County: 40.11 inchesMontgomery County: 33.82 inchesMorgan County: 37.79 inchesNewton County: 36.39 inchesNoble County: 33.08 inchesOhio County: 40.32 inchesOrange County: 43.89 inchesOwen County: 38.97 inchesParke County: 31.9 inchesPerry County: 48.22 inchesPike County: 39.8 inchesPorter County: 40.23 inchesPosey County: 38.9 inchesPulaski County: 36.95 inchesPutnam County: 35.64 inchesRandolph County: 34.99 inchesRipley County: 39.47 inchesRush County: 36.93 inchesSt. Joseph County: 38.09 inchesScott County: 41.41 inchesShelby County: 36.4 inchesSpencer County: 46.49 inchesStarke County: 38.88 inchesSteuben County: 33.32 inchesSullivan County: 35.78 inchesSwitzerland County: 41.61 inchesTippecanoe County: 33.15 inchesTipton County: 32.05 inchesUnion County: 38.47 inchesVanderburgh County: 40.56 inchesVermillion County: 31.57 inchesVigo County: 35.02 inchesWabash County: 35.27 inchesWarren County: 33.21 inchesWarrick County: 44.21 inchesWashington County: 42.67 inchesWayne County: 36.02 inchesWells County: 34.97 inchesWhite County: 32.67 inchesWhitley County: 33.98 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

Perry County: 48.22 inchesPerry County48.22Spencer County: 46.49 inchesSpencer County46.49Crawford County: 45.38 inchesCrawford County45.38Harrison County: 44.27 inchesHarrison County44.27Warrick County: 44.21 inchesWarrick County44.21Orange County: 43.89 inchesOrange County43.89Clark County: 43.84 inchesClark County43.84Jefferson County: 43.6 inchesJefferson County43.6Floyd County: 43.43 inchesFloyd County43.43Lawrence County: 43.01 inchesLawrence County43.01Dubois County: 42.96 inchesDubois County42.96Washington County: 42.67 inchesWashington County42.67Switzerland County: 41.61 inchesSwitzerland County41.61Gibson County: 41.54 inchesGibson County41.54Scott County: 41.41 inchesScott County41.41Martin County: 41.24 inchesMartin County41.24Dearborn County: 40.63 inchesDearborn County40.63Vanderburgh County: 40.56 inchesVanderburgh County40.56Ohio County: 40.32 inchesOhio County40.32Porter County: 40.23 inchesPorter County40.23Franklin County: 40.14 inchesFranklin County40.14Monroe County: 40.11 inchesMonroe County40.11LaPorte County: 39.97 inchesLaPorte County39.97Greene County: 39.84 inchesGreene County39.84Pike County: 39.8 inchesPike County39.8Ripley County: 39.47 inchesRipley County39.47Brown County: 39.12 inchesBrown County39.12Owen County: 38.97 inchesOwen County38.97Posey County: 38.9 inchesPosey County38.9Starke County: 38.88 inchesStarke County38.88Union County: 38.47 inchesUnion County38.47St. Joseph County: 38.09 inchesSt. Joseph County38.09Jackson County: 38.07 inchesJackson County38.07Knox County: 38 inchesKnox County38Fayette County: 37.86 inchesFayette County37.86Morgan County: 37.79 inchesMorgan County37.79Daviess County: 37.64 inchesDaviess County37.64Johnson County: 37.46 inchesJohnson County37.46Decatur County: 37.27 inchesDecatur County37.27Lake County: 37.23 inchesLake County37.23Perry County: 48.22 inchesPerry County48.22Spencer County: 46.49 inchesSpencer County46.49Crawford County: 45.38 inchesCrawford County45.38Harrison County: 44.27 inchesHarrison County44.27Warrick County: 44.21 inchesWarrick County44.21Orange County: 43.89 inchesOrange County43.89Clark County: 43.84 inchesClark County43.84Jefferson County: 43.6 inchesJefferson County43.6Floyd County: 43.43 inchesFloyd County43.43Lawrence County: 43.01 inchesLawrence County43.01Dubois County: 42.96 inchesDubois County42.96Washington County: 42.67 inchesWashington County42.67Switzerland County: 41.61 inchesSwitzerland County41.61Gibson County: 41.54 inchesGibson County41.54Scott County: 41.41 inchesScott County41.41Martin County: 41.24 inchesMartin County41.24Dearborn County: 40.63 inchesDearborn County40.63Vanderburgh County: 40.56 inchesVanderburgh County40.56Ohio County: 40.32 inchesOhio County40.32Porter County: 40.23 inchesPorter County40.23Franklin County: 40.14 inchesFranklin County40.14Monroe County: 40.11 inchesMonroe County40.11LaPorte County: 39.97 inchesLaPorte County39.97Greene County: 39.84 inchesGreene County39.84Pike County: 39.8 inchesPike County39.8Ripley County: 39.47 inchesRipley County39.47Brown County: 39.12 inchesBrown County39.12Owen County: 38.97 inchesOwen County38.97Posey County: 38.9 inchesPosey County38.9Starke County: 38.88 inchesStarke County38.88Union County: 38.47 inchesUnion County38.47St. Joseph County: 38.09 inchesSt. Joseph County38.09Jackson County: 38.07 inchesJackson County38.07Knox County: 38 inchesKnox County38Fayette County: 37.86 inchesFayette County37.86Morgan County: 37.79 inchesMorgan County37.79Daviess County: 37.64 inchesDaviess County37.64Johnson County: 37.46 inchesJohnson County37.46Decatur County: 37.27 inchesDecatur County37.27Lake County: 37.23 inchesLake County37.23
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
1Perry County48.22-2.3%
2Spencer County46.49+0.3%
3Crawford County45.38-8.6%
4Harrison County44.27-2.7%
5Warrick County44.21+1.4%
6Orange County43.89-14.6%
7Clark County43.84-4%
8Jefferson County43.6-9.3%
9Floyd County43.43-1.7%
10Lawrence County43.01-9.8%
11Dubois County42.96-16.2%
12Washington County42.67-7.8%
13Switzerland County41.61-10.3%
14Gibson County41.54-4.4%
15Scott County41.41-10.6%
16Martin County41.24-18.7%
17Dearborn County40.63-6.9%
18Vanderburgh County40.56+3.7%
19Ohio County40.32-11.1%
20Porter County40.23+28.7%
21Franklin County40.14-2.1%
22Monroe County40.11+1.1%
23LaPorte County39.97+19.3%
24Greene County39.84-7.2%
25Pike County39.8-18.5%
26Ripley County39.47-8%
27Brown County39.12-1.5%
28Owen County38.97-2.4%
29Posey County38.9-2%
30Starke County38.88+13.6%
31Union County38.47-3.8%
32St. Joseph County38.09+11%
33Jackson County38.07-11.9%
34Knox County38-23.3%
35Fayette County37.86-7.3%
36Morgan County37.79+0.5%
37Daviess County37.64-25.6%
38Johnson County37.46-2.1%
39Decatur County37.27-9.5%
40Lake County37.23+20.4%
41Pulaski County36.95+11.5%
42Rush County36.93-9.3%
43Clay County36.76-7.6%
44Jennings County36.74-13%
45Bartholomew County36.42-9.9%
46Shelby County36.4-8.4%
47Newton County36.39+5.6%
48Fulton County36.32+13%
49Wayne County36.02-2.7%
50Henry County35.94-4.4%
51Grant County35.91+12.2%
52Sullivan County35.78-13.6%
53Adams County35.66+1.6%
54Putnam County35.64-4.5%
55Hancock County35.58-6%
56Wabash County35.27+5.3%
57Huntington County35.25-0.3%
58Marshall County35.16+9.6%
59Elkhart County35.02+4.9%
59Vigo County35.02-8.9%
61Randolph County34.99+0.9%
62Wells County34.97+0.8%
63Delaware County34.82+6.1%
64Marion County34.62-3.9%
65Kosciusko County34.6+7.7%
66Madison County34.35+1.3%
67Hendricks County34.32-1.2%
68Allen County34.28-2.5%
69Benton County34.17+3.9%
70Jasper County34.13+6.7%
71Whitley County33.98-2%
72Montgomery County33.82+2.4%
73Blackford County33.71+5.4%
74Miami County33.61+4.2%
75Howard County33.36+4.7%
76Steuben County33.32-8.3%
77Jay County33.25+0.3%
78Warren County33.21+3.7%
79LaGrange County33.18-2%
80Tippecanoe County33.15+7.4%
81Noble County33.08-2.5%
82DeKalb County32.82-9.9%
83Clinton County32.7+1.9%
84Cass County32.69+2.6%
85White County32.67+0.1%
86Carroll County32.55+5.7%
86Hamilton County32.55-11.1%
88Fountain County32.34-3.6%
89Tipton County32.05-9%
90Parke County31.9-14.1%
91Vermillion County31.57-10.8%
92Boone County31.56-5.5%

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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, 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Perry County, with 48.22 inches in 2023, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Boone County, with 31.56 inches in 2023.

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