Counties in Kansas by annual precipitation

Cherokee County had the highest annual precipitation of 105 counties in 2015, at 55.86 inches. Cheyenne County had the lowest, at 21.02 inches. The median was 32.06 inches and the figure for Kansas was 32.77 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest55.86Cherokee County
Lowest21.02Cheyenne County
Median32.06105 counties
Kansas32.77History

Map of counties, 2015

Allen County: 45.6 inchesAnderson County: 42.4 inchesAtchison County: 41.56 inchesBarber County: 35.68 inchesBarton County: 24.95 inchesBourbon County: 48.99 inchesBrown County: 42.49 inchesButler County: 39.02 inchesChase County: 38.07 inchesChautauqua County: 40.8 inchesCherokee County: 55.86 inchesCheyenne County: 21.02 inchesClark County: 32.06 inchesClay County: 36.12 inchesCloud County: 31.58 inchesCoffey County: 43.38 inchesComanche County: 31.47 inchesCowley County: 39.5 inchesCrawford County: 52.51 inchesDecatur County: 22.87 inchesDickinson County: 36.32 inchesDoniphan County: 43.1 inchesDouglas County: 45.37 inchesEdwards County: 28.28 inchesElk County: 41.54 inchesEllis County: 21.9 inchesEllsworth County: 28.5 inchesFinney County: 26.43 inchesFord County: 30.35 inchesFranklin County: 42.59 inchesGeary County: 38.07 inchesGove County: 21.22 inchesGraham County: 22.04 inchesGrant County: 26.57 inchesGray County: 31.51 inchesGreeley County: 22.92 inchesGreenwood County: 37.74 inchesHamilton County: 23.29 inchesHarper County: 39.54 inchesHarvey County: 39.3 inchesHaskell County: 31.35 inchesHodgeman County: 30.04 inchesJackson County: 41.54 inchesJefferson County: 43.41 inchesJewell County: 31.77 inchesJohnson County: 46.96 inchesKearny County: 23.74 inchesKingman County: 35.68 inchesKiowa County: 29.6 inchesLabette County: 52.71 inchesLane County: 26.27 inchesLeavenworth County: 43.93 inchesLincoln County: 26.6 inchesLinn County: 47.62 inchesLogan County: 21.66 inchesLyon County: 39.03 inchesMcPherson County: 35.23 inchesMarion County: 38.74 inchesMarshall County: 38.1 inchesMeade County: 35.32 inchesMiami County: 47.12 inchesMitchell County: 27.74 inchesMontgomery County: 46.45 inchesMorris County: 39.35 inchesMorton County: 23.6 inchesNemaha County: 39.61 inchesNeosho County: 48.38 inchesNess County: 24.36 inchesNorton County: 23.57 inchesOsage County: 41.17 inchesOsborne County: 25.43 inchesOttawa County: 30.47 inchesPawnee County: 28.4 inchesPhillips County: 23.97 inchesPottawatomie County: 41.43 inchesPratt County: 31.06 inchesRawlins County: 23.81 inchesReno County: 30.57 inchesRepublic County: 31.71 inchesRice County: 28.62 inchesRiley County: 39.04 inchesRooks County: 21.95 inchesRush County: 23.08 inchesRussell County: 24.12 inchesSaline County: 31.86 inchesScott County: 23.89 inchesSedgwick County: 40.48 inchesSeward County: 39.01 inchesShawnee County: 46.29 inchesSheridan County: 22.32 inchesSherman County: 22.16 inchesSmith County: 28.28 inchesStafford County: 26.42 inchesStanton County: 24.09 inchesStevens County: 30.31 inchesSumner County: 39.23 inchesThomas County: 22.22 inchesTrego County: 22.41 inchesWabaunsee County: 39.97 inchesWallace County: 23.99 inchesWashington County: 36.05 inchesWichita County: 23.1 inchesWilson County: 41.17 inchesWoodson County: 41.16 inchesWyandotte County: 44.14 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.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Cherokee County: 55.86 inchesCherokee County55.86Labette County: 52.71 inchesLabette County52.71Crawford County: 52.51 inchesCrawford County52.51Bourbon County: 48.99 inchesBourbon County48.99Neosho County: 48.38 inchesNeosho County48.38Linn County: 47.62 inchesLinn County47.62Miami County: 47.12 inchesMiami County47.12Johnson County: 46.96 inchesJohnson County46.96Montgomery County: 46.45 inchesMontgomery County46.45Shawnee County: 46.29 inchesShawnee County46.29Allen County: 45.6 inchesAllen County45.6Douglas County: 45.37 inchesDouglas County45.37Wyandotte County: 44.14 inchesWyandotte County44.14Leavenworth County: 43.93 inchesLeavenworth County43.93Jefferson County: 43.41 inchesJefferson County43.41Coffey County: 43.38 inchesCoffey County43.38Doniphan County: 43.1 inchesDoniphan County43.1Franklin County: 42.59 inchesFranklin County42.59Brown County: 42.49 inchesBrown County42.49Anderson County: 42.4 inchesAnderson County42.4Atchison County: 41.56 inchesAtchison County41.56Elk County: 41.54 inchesElk County41.54Jackson County: 41.54 inchesJackson County41.54Pottawatomie County: 41.43 inchesPottawatomie County41.43Osage County: 41.17 inchesOsage County41.17Wilson County: 41.17 inchesWilson County41.17Woodson County: 41.16 inchesWoodson County41.16Chautauqua County: 40.8 inchesChautauqua County40.8Sedgwick County: 40.48 inchesSedgwick County40.48Wabaunsee County: 39.97 inchesWabaunsee County39.97Nemaha County: 39.61 inchesNemaha County39.61Harper County: 39.54 inchesHarper County39.54Cowley County: 39.5 inchesCowley County39.5Morris County: 39.35 inchesMorris County39.35Harvey County: 39.3 inchesHarvey County39.3Sumner County: 39.23 inchesSumner County39.23Riley County: 39.04 inchesRiley County39.04Lyon County: 39.03 inchesLyon County39.03Butler County: 39.02 inchesButler County39.02Seward County: 39.01 inchesSeward County39.01Cherokee County: 55.86 inchesCherokee County55.86Labette County: 52.71 inchesLabette County52.71Crawford County: 52.51 inchesCrawford County52.51Bourbon County: 48.99 inchesBourbon County48.99Neosho County: 48.38 inchesNeosho County48.38Linn County: 47.62 inchesLinn County47.62Miami County: 47.12 inchesMiami County47.12Johnson County: 46.96 inchesJohnson County46.96Montgomery County: 46.45 inchesMontgomery County46.45Shawnee County: 46.29 inchesShawnee County46.29Allen County: 45.6 inchesAllen County45.6Douglas County: 45.37 inchesDouglas County45.37Wyandotte County: 44.14 inchesWyandotte County44.14Leavenworth County: 43.93 inchesLeavenworth County43.93Jefferson County: 43.41 inchesJefferson County43.41Coffey County: 43.38 inchesCoffey County43.38Doniphan County: 43.1 inchesDoniphan County43.1Franklin County: 42.59 inchesFranklin County42.59Brown County: 42.49 inchesBrown County42.49Anderson County: 42.4 inchesAnderson County42.4Atchison County: 41.56 inchesAtchison County41.56Elk County: 41.54 inchesElk County41.54Jackson County: 41.54 inchesJackson County41.54Pottawatomie County: 41.43 inchesPottawatomie County41.43Osage County: 41.17 inchesOsage County41.17Wilson County: 41.17 inchesWilson County41.17Woodson County: 41.16 inchesWoodson County41.16Chautauqua County: 40.8 inchesChautauqua County40.8Sedgwick County: 40.48 inchesSedgwick County40.48Wabaunsee County: 39.97 inchesWabaunsee County39.97Nemaha County: 39.61 inchesNemaha County39.61Harper County: 39.54 inchesHarper County39.54Cowley County: 39.5 inchesCowley County39.5Morris County: 39.35 inchesMorris County39.35Harvey County: 39.3 inchesHarvey County39.3Sumner County: 39.23 inchesSumner County39.23Riley County: 39.04 inchesRiley County39.04Lyon County: 39.03 inchesLyon County39.03Butler County: 39.02 inchesButler County39.02Seward County: 39.01 inchesSeward County39.01
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
1Cherokee County55.86+56.4%
2Labette County52.71+50.4%
3Crawford County52.51+54.9%
4Bourbon County48.99+48.5%
5Neosho County48.38+43.4%
6Linn County47.62+30.7%
7Miami County47.12+33%
8Johnson County46.96+33.8%
9Montgomery County46.45+31.1%
10Shawnee County46.29+48.8%
11Allen County45.6+33.3%
12Douglas County45.37+26.6%
13Wyandotte County44.14+21.6%
14Leavenworth County43.93+17.6%
15Jefferson County43.41+24.8%
16Coffey County43.38+32.3%
17Doniphan County43.1+24.7%
18Franklin County42.59+30.1%
19Brown County42.49+34.1%
20Anderson County42.4+21.9%
21Atchison County41.56+16.2%
22Elk County41.54+33.9%
22Jackson County41.54+31%
24Pottawatomie County41.43+41.2%
25Osage County41.17+40.8%
25Wilson County41.17+28.1%
27Woodson County41.16+16.7%
28Chautauqua County40.8+38%
29Sedgwick County40.48+55.9%
30Wabaunsee County39.97+32.7%
31Nemaha County39.61+35.7%
32Harper County39.54+73.6%
33Cowley County39.5+32.7%
34Morris County39.35+34.9%
35Harvey County39.3+41.2%
36Sumner County39.23+52%
37Riley County39.04+35.6%
38Lyon County39.03+36.4%
39Butler County39.02+42.1%
40Seward County39.01+140.2%
41Marion County38.74+46.2%
42Marshall County38.1+38.3%
43Chase County38.07+30.5%
43Geary County38.07+34.9%
45Greenwood County37.74+18.5%
46Dickinson County36.32+33.7%
47Clay County36.12+30%
48Washington County36.05+46.6%
49Barber County35.68+46.8%
49Kingman County35.68+35.9%
51Meade County35.32+88.8%
52McPherson County35.23+20.4%
53Clark County32.06+40.6%
54Saline County31.86+11.6%
55Jewell County31.77+20.3%
56Republic County31.71+29.8%
57Cloud County31.58+14.9%
58Gray County31.51+47.6%
59Comanche County31.47+29.1%
60Haskell County31.35+57.2%
61Pratt County31.06+24.4%
62Reno County30.57+19.8%
63Ottawa County30.47+29.2%
64Ford County30.35+23.4%
65Stevens County30.31+108.6%
66Hodgeman County30.04+25.6%
67Kiowa County29.6+12.9%
68Rice County28.62+5.7%
69Ellsworth County28.5+3.7%
70Pawnee County28.4+21.1%
71Edwards County28.28+18.5%
71Smith County28.28+19.9%
73Mitchell County27.74+12.2%
74Lincoln County26.6+14.4%
75Grant County26.57+67.3%
76Finney County26.43+20.9%
77Stafford County26.42+2.2%
78Lane County26.27+15.4%
79Osborne County25.43+13.9%
80Barton County24.95-8.6%
81Ness County24.36+1.7%
82Russell County24.12-3.2%
83Stanton County24.09+81.4%
84Wallace County23.99+54.4%
85Phillips County23.97+18.9%
86Scott County23.89+18.6%
87Rawlins County23.81+19.6%
88Kearny County23.74+39.4%
89Morton County23.6+73.5%
90Norton County23.57+9.9%
91Hamilton County23.29+62%
92Wichita County23.1+27.5%
93Rush County23.08-6.7%
94Greeley County22.92+44.2%
95Decatur County22.87+11.3%
96Trego County22.41+3.8%
97Sheridan County22.32+10.3%
98Thomas County22.22+9%
99Sherman County22.16+19.7%
100Graham County22.04+3.7%
101Rooks County21.95+1.4%
102Ellis County21.9-10.9%
103Logan County21.66-0.4%
104Gove County21.22-3.1%
105Cheyenne County21.02+7.2%

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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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-counties?period=2015 (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, 2015}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Cherokee County, with 55.86 inches in 2015, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Cheyenne County, with 21.02 inches in 2015.

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