Counties in Kansas by annual precipitation

Crawford County had the highest annual precipitation of 105 counties in 2019, at 66.51 inches. Stanton County had the lowest, at 15.51 inches. The median was 36.56 inches and the figure for Kansas was 36.03 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest66.51Crawford County
Lowest15.51Stanton County
Median36.56105 counties
Kansas36.03History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 61.12 inchesAnderson County: 54.49 inchesAtchison County: 46.54 inchesBarber County: 33.71 inchesBarton County: 31.69 inchesBourbon County: 60.5 inchesBrown County: 45.59 inchesButler County: 51.31 inchesChase County: 47.77 inchesChautauqua County: 50.7 inchesCherokee County: 65.77 inchesCheyenne County: 18.85 inchesClark County: 27.58 inchesClay County: 42.83 inchesCloud County: 37.25 inchesCoffey County: 54.82 inchesComanche County: 29.34 inchesCowley County: 57.53 inchesCrawford County: 66.51 inchesDecatur County: 26.2 inchesDickinson County: 39.4 inchesDoniphan County: 44.71 inchesDouglas County: 54.23 inchesEdwards County: 27.81 inchesElk County: 50.14 inchesEllis County: 32.09 inchesEllsworth County: 34.26 inchesFinney County: 16.83 inchesFord County: 25.13 inchesFranklin County: 56.45 inchesGeary County: 41.84 inchesGove County: 23.31 inchesGraham County: 27.58 inchesGrant County: 16.93 inchesGray County: 20.56 inchesGreeley County: 18.97 inchesGreenwood County: 55.41 inchesHamilton County: 16.71 inchesHarper County: 40.45 inchesHarvey County: 41.71 inchesHaskell County: 18.56 inchesHodgeman County: 22.91 inchesJackson County: 46.73 inchesJefferson County: 49.41 inchesJewell County: 36.56 inchesJohnson County: 49.94 inchesKearny County: 16.56 inchesKingman County: 37.44 inchesKiowa County: 28.92 inchesLabette County: 64.86 inchesLane County: 19.66 inchesLeavenworth County: 49.06 inchesLincoln County: 32.31 inchesLinn County: 56.66 inchesLogan County: 21.99 inchesLyon County: 48.65 inchesMcPherson County: 38.55 inchesMarion County: 42.18 inchesMarshall County: 45.38 inchesMeade County: 26.8 inchesMiami County: 51.04 inchesMitchell County: 32.73 inchesMontgomery County: 57.39 inchesMorris County: 43.85 inchesMorton County: 16.66 inchesNemaha County: 47.62 inchesNeosho County: 64.39 inchesNess County: 23.84 inchesNorton County: 26.4 inchesOsage County: 51.94 inchesOsborne County: 31.78 inchesOttawa County: 35.56 inchesPawnee County: 28.09 inchesPhillips County: 27.6 inchesPottawatomie County: 47.96 inchesPratt County: 28.5 inchesRawlins County: 23.66 inchesReno County: 34.46 inchesRepublic County: 38.83 inchesRice County: 34.44 inchesRiley County: 45.76 inchesRooks County: 29.31 inchesRush County: 32.94 inchesRussell County: 30.4 inchesSaline County: 37.7 inchesScott County: 18.16 inchesSedgwick County: 44.97 inchesSeward County: 21.8 inchesShawnee County: 46.9 inchesSheridan County: 26.82 inchesSherman County: 21.31 inchesSmith County: 30.05 inchesStafford County: 27.7 inchesStanton County: 15.51 inchesStevens County: 19.84 inchesSumner County: 50.72 inchesThomas County: 25.15 inchesTrego County: 24.64 inchesWabaunsee County: 47.6 inchesWallace County: 21.74 inchesWashington County: 42.72 inchesWichita County: 16.85 inchesWilson County: 58.57 inchesWoodson County: 55.52 inchesWyandotte County: 49.61 inches
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  • 46 to 51
  • 51 and over
inches, 2019. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Crawford County: 66.51 inchesCrawford County66.51Cherokee County: 65.77 inchesCherokee County65.77Labette County: 64.86 inchesLabette County64.86Neosho County: 64.39 inchesNeosho County64.39Allen County: 61.12 inchesAllen County61.12Bourbon County: 60.5 inchesBourbon County60.5Wilson County: 58.57 inchesWilson County58.57Cowley County: 57.53 inchesCowley County57.53Montgomery County: 57.39 inchesMontgomery County57.39Linn County: 56.66 inchesLinn County56.66Franklin County: 56.45 inchesFranklin County56.45Woodson County: 55.52 inchesWoodson County55.52Greenwood County: 55.41 inchesGreenwood County55.41Coffey County: 54.82 inchesCoffey County54.82Anderson County: 54.49 inchesAnderson County54.49Douglas County: 54.23 inchesDouglas County54.23Osage County: 51.94 inchesOsage County51.94Butler County: 51.31 inchesButler County51.31Miami County: 51.04 inchesMiami County51.04Sumner County: 50.72 inchesSumner County50.72Chautauqua County: 50.7 inchesChautauqua County50.7Elk County: 50.14 inchesElk County50.14Johnson County: 49.94 inchesJohnson County49.94Wyandotte County: 49.61 inchesWyandotte County49.61Jefferson County: 49.41 inchesJefferson County49.41Leavenworth County: 49.06 inchesLeavenworth County49.06Lyon County: 48.65 inchesLyon County48.65Pottawatomie County: 47.96 inchesPottawatomie County47.96Chase County: 47.77 inchesChase County47.77Nemaha County: 47.62 inchesNemaha County47.62Wabaunsee County: 47.6 inchesWabaunsee County47.6Shawnee County: 46.9 inchesShawnee County46.9Jackson County: 46.73 inchesJackson County46.73Atchison County: 46.54 inchesAtchison County46.54Riley County: 45.76 inchesRiley County45.76Brown County: 45.59 inchesBrown County45.59Marshall County: 45.38 inchesMarshall County45.38Sedgwick County: 44.97 inchesSedgwick County44.97Doniphan County: 44.71 inchesDoniphan County44.71Morris County: 43.85 inchesMorris County43.85Crawford County: 66.51 inchesCrawford County66.51Cherokee County: 65.77 inchesCherokee County65.77Labette County: 64.86 inchesLabette County64.86Neosho County: 64.39 inchesNeosho County64.39Allen County: 61.12 inchesAllen County61.12Bourbon County: 60.5 inchesBourbon County60.5Wilson County: 58.57 inchesWilson County58.57Cowley County: 57.53 inchesCowley County57.53Montgomery County: 57.39 inchesMontgomery County57.39Linn County: 56.66 inchesLinn County56.66Franklin County: 56.45 inchesFranklin County56.45Woodson County: 55.52 inchesWoodson County55.52Greenwood County: 55.41 inchesGreenwood County55.41Coffey County: 54.82 inchesCoffey County54.82Anderson County: 54.49 inchesAnderson County54.49Douglas County: 54.23 inchesDouglas County54.23Osage County: 51.94 inchesOsage County51.94Butler County: 51.31 inchesButler County51.31Miami County: 51.04 inchesMiami County51.04Sumner County: 50.72 inchesSumner County50.72Chautauqua County: 50.7 inchesChautauqua County50.7Elk County: 50.14 inchesElk County50.14Johnson County: 49.94 inchesJohnson County49.94Wyandotte County: 49.61 inchesWyandotte County49.61Jefferson County: 49.41 inchesJefferson County49.41Leavenworth County: 49.06 inchesLeavenworth County49.06Lyon County: 48.65 inchesLyon County48.65Pottawatomie County: 47.96 inchesPottawatomie County47.96Chase County: 47.77 inchesChase County47.77Nemaha County: 47.62 inchesNemaha County47.62Wabaunsee County: 47.6 inchesWabaunsee County47.6Shawnee County: 46.9 inchesShawnee County46.9Jackson County: 46.73 inchesJackson County46.73Atchison County: 46.54 inchesAtchison County46.54Riley County: 45.76 inchesRiley County45.76Brown County: 45.59 inchesBrown County45.59Marshall County: 45.38 inchesMarshall County45.38Sedgwick County: 44.97 inchesSedgwick County44.97Doniphan County: 44.71 inchesDoniphan County44.71Morris County: 43.85 inchesMorris County43.85
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
inches
Change on 2018
1Crawford County66.51+72.7%
2Cherokee County65.77+70.3%
3Labette County64.86+51.4%
4Neosho County64.39+52.5%
5Allen County61.12+32.9%
6Bourbon County60.5+49.3%
7Wilson County58.57+50.1%
8Cowley County57.53+53.6%
9Montgomery County57.39+32.8%
10Linn County56.66+34.9%
11Franklin County56.45+55.6%
12Woodson County55.52+33.5%
13Greenwood County55.41+38.7%
14Coffey County54.82+33.8%
15Anderson County54.49+27%
16Douglas County54.23+72.3%
17Osage County51.94+57.9%
18Butler County51.31+30%
19Miami County51.04+44.5%
20Sumner County50.72+43.7%
21Chautauqua County50.7+28.2%
22Elk County50.14+34.3%
23Johnson County49.94+48.8%
24Wyandotte County49.61+51.8%
25Jefferson County49.41+75.2%
26Leavenworth County49.06+54.3%
27Lyon County48.65+34.9%
28Pottawatomie County47.96+39.5%
29Chase County47.77+31.4%
30Nemaha County47.62+40.6%
31Wabaunsee County47.6+46.6%
32Shawnee County46.9+60.8%
33Jackson County46.73+52.2%
34Atchison County46.54+37.7%
35Riley County45.76+32.8%
36Brown County45.59+30.8%
37Marshall County45.38+19.2%
38Sedgwick County44.97+34.8%
39Doniphan County44.71+29.8%
40Morris County43.85+23.1%
41Clay County42.83+19.2%
42Washington County42.72+12.4%
43Marion County42.18+19.5%
44Geary County41.84+24.7%
45Harvey County41.71+17.2%
46Harper County40.45+12.8%
47Dickinson County39.4+11%
48Republic County38.83+16.6%
49McPherson County38.55+8.8%
50Saline County37.7+16.7%
51Kingman County37.44-9.1%
52Cloud County37.25+6.3%
53Jewell County36.56+7.7%
54Ottawa County35.56+2%
55Reno County34.46-6.3%
56Rice County34.44-2.4%
57Ellsworth County34.26+8.3%
58Barber County33.71-12.6%
59Rush County32.94+5%
60Mitchell County32.73-3.9%
61Lincoln County32.31+4%
62Ellis County32.09-8.7%
63Osborne County31.78-6.1%
64Barton County31.69+2.1%
65Russell County30.4-3.1%
66Smith County30.05-1.2%
67Comanche County29.34-5.8%
68Rooks County29.31-9.5%
69Kiowa County28.92-11.2%
70Pratt County28.5-18.2%
71Pawnee County28.09-7.5%
72Edwards County27.81-12%
73Stafford County27.7-14.8%
74Phillips County27.6-3.6%
75Clark County27.58-4.3%
75Graham County27.58-9.5%
77Sheridan County26.82+6.8%
78Meade County26.8-7.1%
79Norton County26.4-6.7%
80Decatur County26.2+1.7%
81Thomas County25.15+12.3%
82Ford County25.13-18.2%
83Trego County24.64-14.3%
84Ness County23.84-12.9%
85Rawlins County23.66+1.2%
86Gove County23.31-14.1%
87Hodgeman County22.91-21.5%
88Logan County21.99+7.2%
89Seward County21.8-19.9%
90Wallace County21.74+9.1%
91Sherman County21.31+0.6%
92Gray County20.56-26.7%
93Stevens County19.84-21.3%
94Lane County19.66-17.6%
95Greeley County18.97-5.3%
96Cheyenne County18.85-14.5%
97Haskell County18.56-27.1%
98Scott County18.16-8.1%
99Grant County16.93-29.8%
100Wichita County16.85-13.9%
101Finney County16.83-31.5%
102Hamilton County16.71-25.9%
103Morton County16.66-19.8%
104Kearny County16.56-28%
105Stanton County15.51-28%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Kansas by annual precipitation, 2019}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Crawford County, with 66.51 inches in 2019, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Stanton County, with 15.51 inches in 2019.

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