Counties in Kansas by annual precipitation

Allen County had the highest annual precipitation of 105 counties in 2021, at 53.61 inches. Morton County had the lowest, at 13.61 inches. The median was 25.83 inches and the figure for Kansas was 27.25 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest53.61Allen County
Lowest13.61Morton County
Median25.83105 counties
Kansas27.25History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 53.61 inchesAnderson County: 50.23 inchesAtchison County: 34.54 inchesBarber County: 23.1 inchesBarton County: 25.99 inchesBourbon County: 48.15 inchesBrown County: 34.15 inchesButler County: 36.56 inchesChase County: 34.85 inchesChautauqua County: 34.8 inchesCherokee County: 46.1 inchesCheyenne County: 15.4 inchesClark County: 18.4 inchesClay County: 23.74 inchesCloud County: 22.88 inchesCoffey County: 44.28 inchesComanche County: 21.99 inchesCowley County: 33.65 inchesCrawford County: 47.3 inchesDecatur County: 17.22 inchesDickinson County: 28.7 inchesDoniphan County: 37.32 inchesDouglas County: 44.8 inchesEdwards County: 24.77 inchesElk County: 35.64 inchesEllis County: 24.89 inchesEllsworth County: 24.95 inchesFinney County: 16.76 inchesFord County: 21.85 inchesFranklin County: 47.63 inchesGeary County: 29.05 inchesGove County: 18.08 inchesGraham County: 19.24 inchesGrant County: 16.88 inchesGray County: 18.68 inchesGreeley County: 20.23 inchesGreenwood County: 39.81 inchesHamilton County: 17.58 inchesHarper County: 24.52 inchesHarvey County: 33.44 inchesHaskell County: 17.92 inchesHodgeman County: 23.12 inchesJackson County: 31.35 inchesJefferson County: 37.96 inchesJewell County: 25.65 inchesJohnson County: 41.11 inchesKearny County: 16.84 inchesKingman County: 27.95 inchesKiowa County: 23.11 inchesLabette County: 42.71 inchesLane County: 18.45 inchesLeavenworth County: 41.33 inchesLincoln County: 25.09 inchesLinn County: 49.18 inchesLogan County: 21.86 inchesLyon County: 38.61 inchesMcPherson County: 30.12 inchesMarion County: 30.72 inchesMarshall County: 25.54 inchesMeade County: 20.06 inchesMiami County: 46.32 inchesMitchell County: 21.62 inchesMontgomery County: 38.04 inchesMorris County: 32.45 inchesMorton County: 13.61 inchesNemaha County: 27.66 inchesNeosho County: 50.25 inchesNess County: 21.74 inchesNorton County: 20.71 inchesOsage County: 44.13 inchesOsborne County: 24.18 inchesOttawa County: 24.16 inchesPawnee County: 25.23 inchesPhillips County: 19.77 inchesPottawatomie County: 27.24 inchesPratt County: 23.13 inchesRawlins County: 15.17 inchesReno County: 27.71 inchesRepublic County: 26.1 inchesRice County: 26.62 inchesRiley County: 27.71 inchesRooks County: 21.75 inchesRush County: 26.67 inchesRussell County: 25.5 inchesSaline County: 26.55 inchesScott County: 18.32 inchesSedgwick County: 30.67 inchesSeward County: 18.51 inchesShawnee County: 37.36 inchesSheridan County: 17.37 inchesSherman County: 16.23 inchesSmith County: 25.08 inchesStafford County: 25.87 inchesStanton County: 14.41 inchesStevens County: 17.68 inchesSumner County: 29 inchesThomas County: 16.98 inchesTrego County: 17.86 inchesWabaunsee County: 34.36 inchesWallace County: 18.75 inchesWashington County: 25.83 inchesWichita County: 19.63 inchesWilson County: 46.1 inchesWoodson County: 47.58 inchesWyandotte County: 38.89 inches
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inches, 2021. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Allen County: 53.61 inchesAllen County53.61Neosho County: 50.25 inchesNeosho County50.25Anderson County: 50.23 inchesAnderson County50.23Linn County: 49.18 inchesLinn County49.18Bourbon County: 48.15 inchesBourbon County48.15Franklin County: 47.63 inchesFranklin County47.63Woodson County: 47.58 inchesWoodson County47.58Crawford County: 47.3 inchesCrawford County47.3Miami County: 46.32 inchesMiami County46.32Cherokee County: 46.1 inchesCherokee County46.1Wilson County: 46.1 inchesWilson County46.1Douglas County: 44.8 inchesDouglas County44.8Coffey County: 44.28 inchesCoffey County44.28Osage County: 44.13 inchesOsage County44.13Labette County: 42.71 inchesLabette County42.71Leavenworth County: 41.33 inchesLeavenworth County41.33Johnson County: 41.11 inchesJohnson County41.11Greenwood County: 39.81 inchesGreenwood County39.81Wyandotte County: 38.89 inchesWyandotte County38.89Lyon County: 38.61 inchesLyon County38.61Montgomery County: 38.04 inchesMontgomery County38.04Jefferson County: 37.96 inchesJefferson County37.96Shawnee County: 37.36 inchesShawnee County37.36Doniphan County: 37.32 inchesDoniphan County37.32Butler County: 36.56 inchesButler County36.56Elk County: 35.64 inchesElk County35.64Chase County: 34.85 inchesChase County34.85Chautauqua County: 34.8 inchesChautauqua County34.8Atchison County: 34.54 inchesAtchison County34.54Wabaunsee County: 34.36 inchesWabaunsee County34.36Brown County: 34.15 inchesBrown County34.15Cowley County: 33.65 inchesCowley County33.65Harvey County: 33.44 inchesHarvey County33.44Morris County: 32.45 inchesMorris County32.45Jackson County: 31.35 inchesJackson County31.35Marion County: 30.72 inchesMarion County30.72Sedgwick County: 30.67 inchesSedgwick County30.67McPherson County: 30.12 inchesMcPherson County30.12Geary County: 29.05 inchesGeary County29.05Sumner County: 29 inchesSumner County29Allen County: 53.61 inchesAllen County53.61Neosho County: 50.25 inchesNeosho County50.25Anderson County: 50.23 inchesAnderson County50.23Linn County: 49.18 inchesLinn County49.18Bourbon County: 48.15 inchesBourbon County48.15Franklin County: 47.63 inchesFranklin County47.63Woodson County: 47.58 inchesWoodson County47.58Crawford County: 47.3 inchesCrawford County47.3Miami County: 46.32 inchesMiami County46.32Cherokee County: 46.1 inchesCherokee County46.1Wilson County: 46.1 inchesWilson County46.1Douglas County: 44.8 inchesDouglas County44.8Coffey County: 44.28 inchesCoffey County44.28Osage County: 44.13 inchesOsage County44.13Labette County: 42.71 inchesLabette County42.71Leavenworth County: 41.33 inchesLeavenworth County41.33Johnson County: 41.11 inchesJohnson County41.11Greenwood County: 39.81 inchesGreenwood County39.81Wyandotte County: 38.89 inchesWyandotte County38.89Lyon County: 38.61 inchesLyon County38.61Montgomery County: 38.04 inchesMontgomery County38.04Jefferson County: 37.96 inchesJefferson County37.96Shawnee County: 37.36 inchesShawnee County37.36Doniphan County: 37.32 inchesDoniphan County37.32Butler County: 36.56 inchesButler County36.56Elk County: 35.64 inchesElk County35.64Chase County: 34.85 inchesChase County34.85Chautauqua County: 34.8 inchesChautauqua County34.8Atchison County: 34.54 inchesAtchison County34.54Wabaunsee County: 34.36 inchesWabaunsee County34.36Brown County: 34.15 inchesBrown County34.15Cowley County: 33.65 inchesCowley County33.65Harvey County: 33.44 inchesHarvey County33.44Morris County: 32.45 inchesMorris County32.45Jackson County: 31.35 inchesJackson County31.35Marion County: 30.72 inchesMarion County30.72Sedgwick County: 30.67 inchesSedgwick County30.67McPherson County: 30.12 inchesMcPherson County30.12Geary County: 29.05 inchesGeary County29.05Sumner County: 29 inchesSumner County29
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
inches
Change on 2020
1Allen County53.61+48.1%
2Neosho County50.25+23.1%
3Anderson County50.23+45.7%
4Linn County49.18+32.8%
5Bourbon County48.15+20.4%
6Franklin County47.63+42.2%
7Woodson County47.58+41.6%
8Crawford County47.3+6.1%
9Miami County46.32+22%
10Cherokee County46.1-5.2%
10Wilson County46.1+23%
12Douglas County44.8+25.4%
13Coffey County44.28+43.4%
14Osage County44.13+40.6%
15Labette County42.71-12.6%
16Leavenworth County41.33+15.8%
17Johnson County41.11+12.8%
18Greenwood County39.81+10.4%
19Wyandotte County38.89+14.9%
20Lyon County38.61+25.9%
21Montgomery County38.04-17%
22Jefferson County37.96+6.3%
23Shawnee County37.36+11.1%
24Doniphan County37.32-6%
25Butler County36.56+5.7%
26Elk County35.64-6.9%
27Chase County34.85+4.2%
28Chautauqua County34.8-17.1%
29Atchison County34.54-10%
30Wabaunsee County34.36+8.8%
31Brown County34.15+1.4%
32Cowley County33.65-5.2%
33Harvey County33.44+18.2%
34Morris County32.45+10.8%
35Jackson County31.35-5.2%
36Marion County30.72+10.6%
37Sedgwick County30.67+4.6%
38McPherson County30.12+9.1%
39Geary County29.05-13.6%
40Sumner County29-7.7%
41Dickinson County28.7-3.7%
42Kingman County27.95-7.2%
43Reno County27.71-2.6%
43Riley County27.71-11.5%
45Nemaha County27.66-9%
46Pottawatomie County27.24-8.8%
47Rush County26.67+14.3%
48Rice County26.62-4.8%
49Saline County26.55-5.1%
50Republic County26.1+10.2%
51Barton County25.99+5.5%
52Stafford County25.87-11.7%
53Washington County25.83-5.8%
54Jewell County25.65+11%
55Marshall County25.54-17.7%
56Russell County25.5+4.6%
57Pawnee County25.23-0.5%
58Lincoln County25.09-6.2%
59Smith County25.08+22.9%
60Ellsworth County24.95-8.6%
61Ellis County24.89+9.7%
62Edwards County24.77-7.9%
63Harper County24.52-19.1%
64Osborne County24.18+1.9%
65Ottawa County24.16-15.1%
66Clay County23.74-19.3%
67Pratt County23.13-14%
68Hodgeman County23.12+1.8%
69Kiowa County23.11-12.5%
70Barber County23.1-16.8%
71Cloud County22.88-20%
72Comanche County21.99-13.5%
73Logan County21.86+57.2%
74Ford County21.85-9.6%
75Rooks County21.75+8.6%
76Ness County21.74+6.9%
77Mitchell County21.62-16.2%
78Norton County20.71+27.8%
79Greeley County20.23+50%
80Meade County20.06-0.3%
81Phillips County19.77+12.2%
82Wichita County19.63+25.1%
83Graham County19.24+18.5%
84Wallace County18.75+64.8%
85Gray County18.68+1.1%
86Seward County18.51+9.6%
87Lane County18.45+6.2%
88Clark County18.4-18.8%
89Scott County18.32+19.9%
90Gove County18.08+19.3%
91Haskell County17.92+11.3%
92Trego County17.86-1.6%
93Stevens County17.68+13.6%
94Hamilton County17.58+39.3%
95Sheridan County17.37+22.1%
96Decatur County17.22+14.3%
97Thomas County16.98+17.8%
98Grant County16.88+23.8%
99Kearny County16.84+5.4%
100Finney County16.76+6%
101Sherman County16.23+10%
102Cheyenne County15.4+23.7%
103Rawlins County15.17+16.5%
104Stanton County14.41+21.6%
105Morton County13.61+6.8%

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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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (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, 2021}},
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Allen County, with 53.61 inches in 2021, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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