Counties in Indiana by annual precipitation

Perry County had the highest annual precipitation of 92 counties in 2024, at 53.42 inches. Steuben County had the lowest, at 34.56 inches. The median was 41.91 inches and the figure for Indiana was 42.86 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest53.42Perry County
Lowest34.56Steuben County
Median41.9192 counties
Indiana42.86History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 37.18 inchesAllen County: 36.09 inchesBartholomew County: 44.95 inchesBenton County: 39.98 inchesBlackford County: 36.53 inchesBoone County: 38.75 inchesBrown County: 46.11 inchesCarroll County: 39.75 inchesCass County: 40.48 inchesClark County: 52.49 inchesClay County: 41.61 inchesClinton County: 39.21 inchesCrawford County: 51.52 inchesDaviess County: 46.3 inchesDearborn County: 46.27 inchesDecatur County: 46.9 inchesDeKalb County: 34.65 inchesDelaware County: 36.55 inchesDubois County: 48.61 inchesElkhart County: 39.43 inchesFayette County: 46.38 inchesFloyd County: 52.78 inchesFountain County: 38.45 inchesFranklin County: 45.51 inchesFulton County: 40.33 inchesGibson County: 46.39 inchesGrant County: 39.82 inchesGreene County: 43.17 inchesHamilton County: 41.7 inchesHancock County: 43.92 inchesHarrison County: 52.1 inchesHendricks County: 42.15 inchesHenry County: 41.04 inchesHoward County: 41.66 inchesHuntington County: 39.71 inchesJackson County: 46.53 inchesJasper County: 40.64 inchesJay County: 38.27 inchesJefferson County: 49.28 inchesJennings County: 46.76 inchesJohnson County: 46.33 inchesKnox County: 47.12 inchesKosciusko County: 39.25 inchesLaGrange County: 36.84 inchesLake County: 40.69 inchesLaPorte County: 41.92 inchesLawrence County: 50.03 inchesMadison County: 40.75 inchesMarion County: 43.54 inchesMarshall County: 40.08 inchesMartin County: 48.65 inchesMiami County: 40.49 inchesMonroe County: 45.57 inchesMontgomery County: 38.25 inchesMorgan County: 46.38 inchesNewton County: 41.9 inchesNoble County: 35.75 inchesOhio County: 47.45 inchesOrange County: 50.41 inchesOwen County: 43.58 inchesParke County: 37.29 inchesPerry County: 53.42 inchesPike County: 46.94 inchesPorter County: 41.33 inchesPosey County: 44.95 inchesPulaski County: 42.71 inchesPutnam County: 41.44 inchesRandolph County: 40.39 inchesRipley County: 47.32 inchesRush County: 46.29 inchesSt. Joseph County: 40.45 inchesScott County: 48.68 inchesShelby County: 45.44 inchesSpencer County: 49.99 inchesStarke County: 42.67 inchesSteuben County: 34.56 inchesSullivan County: 40.32 inchesSwitzerland County: 48.24 inchesTippecanoe County: 38.22 inchesTipton County: 41.78 inchesUnion County: 48.07 inchesVanderburgh County: 46.74 inchesVermillion County: 37.65 inchesVigo County: 38.88 inchesWabash County: 41.09 inchesWarren County: 40.49 inchesWarrick County: 46.62 inchesWashington County: 51.25 inchesWayne County: 47.69 inchesWells County: 37.71 inchesWhite County: 39.26 inchesWhitley County: 36.11 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

Perry County: 53.42 inchesPerry County53.42Floyd County: 52.78 inchesFloyd County52.78Clark County: 52.49 inchesClark County52.49Harrison County: 52.1 inchesHarrison County52.1Crawford County: 51.52 inchesCrawford County51.52Washington County: 51.25 inchesWashington County51.25Orange County: 50.41 inchesOrange County50.41Lawrence County: 50.03 inchesLawrence County50.03Spencer County: 49.99 inchesSpencer County49.99Jefferson County: 49.28 inchesJefferson County49.28Scott County: 48.68 inchesScott County48.68Martin County: 48.65 inchesMartin County48.65Dubois County: 48.61 inchesDubois County48.61Switzerland County: 48.24 inchesSwitzerland County48.24Union County: 48.07 inchesUnion County48.07Wayne County: 47.69 inchesWayne County47.69Ohio County: 47.45 inchesOhio County47.45Ripley County: 47.32 inchesRipley County47.32Knox County: 47.12 inchesKnox County47.12Pike County: 46.94 inchesPike County46.94Decatur County: 46.9 inchesDecatur County46.9Jennings County: 46.76 inchesJennings County46.76Vanderburgh County: 46.74 inchesVanderburgh County46.74Warrick County: 46.62 inchesWarrick County46.62Jackson County: 46.53 inchesJackson County46.53Gibson County: 46.39 inchesGibson County46.39Fayette County: 46.38 inchesFayette County46.38Morgan County: 46.38 inchesMorgan County46.38Johnson County: 46.33 inchesJohnson County46.33Daviess County: 46.3 inchesDaviess County46.3Rush County: 46.29 inchesRush County46.29Dearborn County: 46.27 inchesDearborn County46.27Brown County: 46.11 inchesBrown County46.11Monroe County: 45.57 inchesMonroe County45.57Franklin County: 45.51 inchesFranklin County45.51Shelby County: 45.44 inchesShelby County45.44Bartholomew County: 44.95 inchesBartholomew County44.95Posey County: 44.95 inchesPosey County44.95Hancock County: 43.92 inchesHancock County43.92Owen County: 43.58 inchesOwen County43.58Perry County: 53.42 inchesPerry County53.42Floyd County: 52.78 inchesFloyd County52.78Clark County: 52.49 inchesClark County52.49Harrison County: 52.1 inchesHarrison County52.1Crawford County: 51.52 inchesCrawford County51.52Washington County: 51.25 inchesWashington County51.25Orange County: 50.41 inchesOrange County50.41Lawrence County: 50.03 inchesLawrence County50.03Spencer County: 49.99 inchesSpencer County49.99Jefferson County: 49.28 inchesJefferson County49.28Scott County: 48.68 inchesScott County48.68Martin County: 48.65 inchesMartin County48.65Dubois County: 48.61 inchesDubois County48.61Switzerland County: 48.24 inchesSwitzerland County48.24Union County: 48.07 inchesUnion County48.07Wayne County: 47.69 inchesWayne County47.69Ohio County: 47.45 inchesOhio County47.45Ripley County: 47.32 inchesRipley County47.32Knox County: 47.12 inchesKnox County47.12Pike County: 46.94 inchesPike County46.94Decatur County: 46.9 inchesDecatur County46.9Jennings County: 46.76 inchesJennings County46.76Vanderburgh County: 46.74 inchesVanderburgh County46.74Warrick County: 46.62 inchesWarrick County46.62Jackson County: 46.53 inchesJackson County46.53Gibson County: 46.39 inchesGibson County46.39Fayette County: 46.38 inchesFayette County46.38Morgan County: 46.38 inchesMorgan County46.38Johnson County: 46.33 inchesJohnson County46.33Daviess County: 46.3 inchesDaviess County46.3Rush County: 46.29 inchesRush County46.29Dearborn County: 46.27 inchesDearborn County46.27Brown County: 46.11 inchesBrown County46.11Monroe County: 45.57 inchesMonroe County45.57Franklin County: 45.51 inchesFranklin County45.51Shelby County: 45.44 inchesShelby County45.44Bartholomew County: 44.95 inchesBartholomew County44.95Posey County: 44.95 inchesPosey County44.95Hancock County: 43.92 inchesHancock County43.92Owen County: 43.58 inchesOwen County43.58
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
1Perry County53.42+10.8%
2Floyd County52.78+21.5%
3Clark County52.49+19.7%
4Harrison County52.1+17.7%
5Crawford County51.52+13.5%
6Washington County51.25+20.1%
7Orange County50.41+14.9%
8Lawrence County50.03+16.3%
9Spencer County49.99+7.5%
10Jefferson County49.28+13%
11Scott County48.68+17.6%
12Martin County48.65+18%
13Dubois County48.61+13.2%
14Switzerland County48.24+15.9%
15Union County48.07+25%
16Wayne County47.69+32.4%
17Ohio County47.45+17.7%
18Ripley County47.32+19.9%
19Knox County47.12+24%
20Pike County46.94+17.9%
21Decatur County46.9+25.8%
22Jennings County46.76+27.3%
23Vanderburgh County46.74+15.2%
24Warrick County46.62+5.5%
25Jackson County46.53+22.2%
26Gibson County46.39+11.7%
27Fayette County46.38+22.5%
27Morgan County46.38+22.7%
29Johnson County46.33+23.7%
30Daviess County46.3+23%
31Rush County46.29+25.3%
32Dearborn County46.27+13.9%
33Brown County46.11+17.9%
34Monroe County45.57+13.6%
35Franklin County45.51+13.4%
36Shelby County45.44+24.8%
37Bartholomew County44.95+23.4%
37Posey County44.95+15.6%
39Hancock County43.92+23.4%
40Owen County43.58+11.8%
41Marion County43.54+25.8%
42Greene County43.17+8.4%
43Pulaski County42.71+15.6%
44Starke County42.67+9.7%
45Hendricks County42.15+22.8%
46LaPorte County41.92+4.9%
47Newton County41.9+15.1%
48Tipton County41.78+30.4%
49Hamilton County41.7+28.1%
50Howard County41.66+24.9%
51Clay County41.61+13.2%
52Putnam County41.44+16.3%
53Porter County41.33+2.7%
54Wabash County41.09+16.5%
55Henry County41.04+14.2%
56Madison County40.75+18.6%
57Lake County40.69+9.3%
58Jasper County40.64+19.1%
59Miami County40.49+20.5%
59Warren County40.49+21.9%
61Cass County40.48+23.8%
62St. Joseph County40.45+6.2%
63Randolph County40.39+15.4%
64Fulton County40.33+11%
65Sullivan County40.32+12.7%
66Marshall County40.08+14%
67Benton County39.98+17%
68Grant County39.82+10.9%
69Carroll County39.75+22.1%
70Huntington County39.71+12.7%
71Elkhart County39.43+12.6%
72White County39.26+20.2%
73Kosciusko County39.25+13.4%
74Clinton County39.21+19.9%
75Vigo County38.88+11%
76Boone County38.75+22.8%
77Fountain County38.45+18.9%
78Jay County38.27+15.1%
79Montgomery County38.25+13.1%
80Tippecanoe County38.22+15.3%
81Wells County37.71+7.8%
82Vermillion County37.65+19.3%
83Parke County37.29+16.9%
84Adams County37.18+4.3%
85LaGrange County36.84+11%
86Delaware County36.55+5%
87Blackford County36.53+8.4%
88Whitley County36.11+6.3%
89Allen County36.09+5.3%
90Noble County35.75+8.1%
91DeKalb County34.65+5.6%
92Steuben County34.56+3.7%

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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, 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2024 (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, 2024}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Perry County, with 53.42 inches in 2024, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Steuben County, with 34.56 inches in 2024.

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