Counties in Kansas by annual precipitation

Leavenworth County had the highest annual precipitation of 105 counties in 2014, at 37.37 inches. Stanton County had the lowest, at 13.28 inches. The median was 25.96 inches and the figure for Kansas was 25.43 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest37.37Leavenworth County
Lowest13.28Stanton County
Median25.96105 counties
Kansas25.43History

Map of counties, 2014

Allen County: 34.22 inchesAnderson County: 34.78 inchesAtchison County: 35.77 inchesBarber County: 24.31 inchesBarton County: 27.29 inchesBourbon County: 32.99 inchesBrown County: 31.68 inchesButler County: 27.45 inchesChase County: 29.18 inchesChautauqua County: 29.56 inchesCherokee County: 35.71 inchesCheyenne County: 19.61 inchesClark County: 22.81 inchesClay County: 27.78 inchesCloud County: 27.48 inchesCoffey County: 32.78 inchesComanche County: 24.37 inchesCowley County: 29.76 inchesCrawford County: 33.91 inchesDecatur County: 20.55 inchesDickinson County: 27.16 inchesDoniphan County: 34.56 inchesDouglas County: 35.85 inchesEdwards County: 23.86 inchesElk County: 31.02 inchesEllis County: 24.59 inchesEllsworth County: 27.47 inchesFinney County: 21.87 inchesFord County: 24.59 inchesFranklin County: 32.74 inchesGeary County: 28.23 inchesGove County: 21.9 inchesGraham County: 21.26 inchesGrant County: 15.88 inchesGray County: 21.35 inchesGreeley County: 15.9 inchesGreenwood County: 31.86 inchesHamilton County: 14.38 inchesHarper County: 22.78 inchesHarvey County: 27.84 inchesHaskell County: 19.94 inchesHodgeman County: 23.92 inchesJackson County: 31.71 inchesJefferson County: 34.78 inchesJewell County: 26.4 inchesJohnson County: 35.09 inchesKearny County: 17.03 inchesKingman County: 26.26 inchesKiowa County: 26.22 inchesLabette County: 35.05 inchesLane County: 22.77 inchesLeavenworth County: 37.37 inchesLincoln County: 23.25 inchesLinn County: 36.44 inchesLogan County: 21.75 inchesLyon County: 28.62 inchesMcPherson County: 29.27 inchesMarion County: 26.5 inchesMarshall County: 27.55 inchesMeade County: 18.71 inchesMiami County: 35.43 inchesMitchell County: 24.72 inchesMontgomery County: 35.42 inchesMorris County: 29.16 inchesMorton County: 13.6 inchesNemaha County: 29.19 inchesNeosho County: 33.74 inchesNess County: 23.96 inchesNorton County: 21.45 inchesOsage County: 29.24 inchesOsborne County: 22.33 inchesOttawa County: 23.59 inchesPawnee County: 23.46 inchesPhillips County: 20.16 inchesPottawatomie County: 29.35 inchesPratt County: 24.97 inchesRawlins County: 19.91 inchesReno County: 25.52 inchesRepublic County: 24.43 inchesRice County: 27.07 inchesRiley County: 28.8 inchesRooks County: 21.65 inchesRush County: 24.75 inchesRussell County: 24.91 inchesSaline County: 28.54 inchesScott County: 20.15 inchesSedgwick County: 25.96 inchesSeward County: 16.24 inchesShawnee County: 31.11 inchesSheridan County: 20.24 inchesSherman County: 18.51 inchesSmith County: 23.58 inchesStafford County: 25.85 inchesStanton County: 13.28 inchesStevens County: 14.53 inchesSumner County: 25.81 inchesThomas County: 20.38 inchesTrego County: 21.58 inchesWabaunsee County: 30.11 inchesWallace County: 15.54 inchesWashington County: 24.59 inchesWichita County: 18.12 inchesWilson County: 32.14 inchesWoodson County: 35.28 inchesWyandotte County: 36.29 inches
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inches, 2014. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Leavenworth County: 37.37 inchesLeavenworth County37.37Linn County: 36.44 inchesLinn County36.44Wyandotte County: 36.29 inchesWyandotte County36.29Douglas County: 35.85 inchesDouglas County35.85Atchison County: 35.77 inchesAtchison County35.77Cherokee County: 35.71 inchesCherokee County35.71Miami County: 35.43 inchesMiami County35.43Montgomery County: 35.42 inchesMontgomery County35.42Woodson County: 35.28 inchesWoodson County35.28Johnson County: 35.09 inchesJohnson County35.09Labette County: 35.05 inchesLabette County35.05Anderson County: 34.78 inchesAnderson County34.78Jefferson County: 34.78 inchesJefferson County34.78Doniphan County: 34.56 inchesDoniphan County34.56Allen County: 34.22 inchesAllen County34.22Crawford County: 33.91 inchesCrawford County33.91Neosho County: 33.74 inchesNeosho County33.74Bourbon County: 32.99 inchesBourbon County32.99Coffey County: 32.78 inchesCoffey County32.78Franklin County: 32.74 inchesFranklin County32.74Wilson County: 32.14 inchesWilson County32.14Greenwood County: 31.86 inchesGreenwood County31.86Jackson County: 31.71 inchesJackson County31.71Brown County: 31.68 inchesBrown County31.68Shawnee County: 31.11 inchesShawnee County31.11Elk County: 31.02 inchesElk County31.02Wabaunsee County: 30.11 inchesWabaunsee County30.11Cowley County: 29.76 inchesCowley County29.76Chautauqua County: 29.56 inchesChautauqua County29.56Pottawatomie County: 29.35 inchesPottawatomie County29.35McPherson County: 29.27 inchesMcPherson County29.27Osage County: 29.24 inchesOsage County29.24Nemaha County: 29.19 inchesNemaha County29.19Chase County: 29.18 inchesChase County29.18Morris County: 29.16 inchesMorris County29.16Riley County: 28.8 inchesRiley County28.8Lyon County: 28.62 inchesLyon County28.62Saline County: 28.54 inchesSaline County28.54Geary County: 28.23 inchesGeary County28.23Harvey County: 27.84 inchesHarvey County27.84Leavenworth County: 37.37 inchesLeavenworth County37.37Linn County: 36.44 inchesLinn County36.44Wyandotte County: 36.29 inchesWyandotte County36.29Douglas County: 35.85 inchesDouglas County35.85Atchison County: 35.77 inchesAtchison County35.77Cherokee County: 35.71 inchesCherokee County35.71Miami County: 35.43 inchesMiami County35.43Montgomery County: 35.42 inchesMontgomery County35.42Woodson County: 35.28 inchesWoodson County35.28Johnson County: 35.09 inchesJohnson County35.09Labette County: 35.05 inchesLabette County35.05Anderson County: 34.78 inchesAnderson County34.78Jefferson County: 34.78 inchesJefferson County34.78Doniphan County: 34.56 inchesDoniphan County34.56Allen County: 34.22 inchesAllen County34.22Crawford County: 33.91 inchesCrawford County33.91Neosho County: 33.74 inchesNeosho County33.74Bourbon County: 32.99 inchesBourbon County32.99Coffey County: 32.78 inchesCoffey County32.78Franklin County: 32.74 inchesFranklin County32.74Wilson County: 32.14 inchesWilson County32.14Greenwood County: 31.86 inchesGreenwood County31.86Jackson County: 31.71 inchesJackson County31.71Brown County: 31.68 inchesBrown County31.68Shawnee County: 31.11 inchesShawnee County31.11Elk County: 31.02 inchesElk County31.02Wabaunsee County: 30.11 inchesWabaunsee County30.11Cowley County: 29.76 inchesCowley County29.76Chautauqua County: 29.56 inchesChautauqua County29.56Pottawatomie County: 29.35 inchesPottawatomie County29.35McPherson County: 29.27 inchesMcPherson County29.27Osage County: 29.24 inchesOsage County29.24Nemaha County: 29.19 inchesNemaha County29.19Chase County: 29.18 inchesChase County29.18Morris County: 29.16 inchesMorris County29.16Riley County: 28.8 inchesRiley County28.8Lyon County: 28.62 inchesLyon County28.62Saline County: 28.54 inchesSaline County28.54Geary County: 28.23 inchesGeary County28.23Harvey County: 27.84 inchesHarvey County27.84
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
inches
Change on 2013
1Leavenworth County37.37+15.1%
2Linn County36.44-18%
3Wyandotte County36.29+7%
4Douglas County35.85+5.5%
5Atchison County35.77+6.3%
6Cherokee County35.71-27.8%
7Miami County35.43-8.1%
8Montgomery County35.42-31.6%
9Woodson County35.28-14.8%
10Johnson County35.09-2.2%
11Labette County35.05-31.5%
12Anderson County34.78-17.4%
12Jefferson County34.78+11.3%
14Doniphan County34.56-0.2%
15Allen County34.22-30.8%
16Crawford County33.91-38.3%
17Neosho County33.74-31.3%
18Bourbon County32.99-39.3%
19Coffey County32.78-11.1%
20Franklin County32.74-13.1%
21Wilson County32.14-32.4%
22Greenwood County31.86-24%
23Jackson County31.71+2.9%
24Brown County31.68-9.1%
25Shawnee County31.11-1.3%
26Elk County31.02-32.2%
27Wabaunsee County30.11-9.9%
28Cowley County29.76-31.9%
29Chautauqua County29.56-39.5%
30Pottawatomie County29.35-9.8%
31McPherson County29.27-24.6%
32Osage County29.24-12.8%
33Nemaha County29.19-11.4%
34Chase County29.18-27%
35Morris County29.16-16.4%
36Riley County28.8-13.3%
37Lyon County28.62-16.5%
38Saline County28.54-21.6%
39Geary County28.23-16%
40Harvey County27.84-33.5%
41Clay County27.78-13.9%
42Marshall County27.55-13.9%
43Cloud County27.48-7.4%
44Ellsworth County27.47-22.4%
45Butler County27.45-35.4%
46Barton County27.29-16.2%
47Dickinson County27.16-26.9%
48Rice County27.07-30.9%
49Marion County26.5-35.9%
50Jewell County26.4+1.7%
51Kingman County26.26-31.6%
52Kiowa County26.22-4.9%
53Sedgwick County25.96-36.7%
54Stafford County25.85-22.6%
55Sumner County25.81-31.8%
56Reno County25.52-35%
57Pratt County24.97-20.7%
58Russell County24.91+4.1%
59Rush County24.75+17.4%
60Mitchell County24.72-5.3%
61Ellis County24.59+13.6%
61Ford County24.59+7.6%
61Washington County24.59-16.2%
64Republic County24.43-9.4%
65Comanche County24.37-5%
66Barber County24.31-16.4%
67Ness County23.96+33.9%
68Hodgeman County23.92+15.4%
69Edwards County23.86-7.6%
70Ottawa County23.59-29.5%
71Smith County23.58+8.4%
72Pawnee County23.46-5.4%
73Lincoln County23.25-15.6%
74Clark County22.81+1.9%
75Harper County22.78-29.7%
76Lane County22.77+14.1%
77Osborne County22.33+0.9%
78Gove County21.9+16.3%
79Finney County21.87+22.9%
80Logan County21.75+28.2%
81Rooks County21.65+9%
82Trego County21.58+26.5%
83Norton County21.45+25%
84Gray County21.35+22%
85Graham County21.26+26.3%
86Decatur County20.55+27.1%
87Thomas County20.38+11.5%
88Sheridan County20.24+8%
89Phillips County20.16+15.7%
90Scott County20.15+10.7%
91Haskell County19.94+20.2%
92Rawlins County19.91+10.2%
93Cheyenne County19.61+33.9%
94Meade County18.71-3.2%
95Sherman County18.51+13.4%
96Wichita County18.12+18.1%
97Kearny County17.03+17.9%
98Seward County16.24+7.8%
99Greeley County15.9-3.3%
100Grant County15.88+4.8%
101Wallace County15.54-1.6%
102Stevens County14.53-2.6%
103Hamilton County14.38+7.3%
104Morton County13.6-8.9%
105Stanton County13.28-6.3%

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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 Kansas by annual precipitation, 2014) [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 Kansas by annual precipitation, 2014. 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/kansas-counties?period=2014. 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 Kansas by annual precipitation, 2014. 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/kansas-counties?period=2014.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Kansas by annual precipitation, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/kansas-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Kansas by annual precipitation, 2014}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Leavenworth County, with 37.37 inches in 2014, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Stanton County, with 13.28 inches in 2014.

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