Counties in Kansas by annual precipitation

Cherokee County had the highest annual precipitation of 105 counties in 2023, at 37.4 inches. Trego County had the lowest, at 16.97 inches. The median was 25.77 inches and the figure for Kansas was 25.6 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest37.4Cherokee County
Lowest16.97Trego County
Median25.77105 counties
Kansas25.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 29.33 inchesAnderson County: 31.41 inchesAtchison County: 30.49 inchesBarber County: 31.82 inchesBarton County: 25.95 inchesBourbon County: 29.45 inchesBrown County: 29.11 inchesButler County: 27.83 inchesChase County: 28.23 inchesChautauqua County: 27 inchesCherokee County: 37.4 inchesCheyenne County: 20.26 inchesClark County: 29.53 inchesClay County: 23.9 inchesCloud County: 23.32 inchesCoffey County: 28.56 inchesComanche County: 32.56 inchesCowley County: 29.83 inchesCrawford County: 35.52 inchesDecatur County: 21.31 inchesDickinson County: 26.65 inchesDoniphan County: 31.79 inchesDouglas County: 33.63 inchesEdwards County: 23.21 inchesElk County: 25.77 inchesEllis County: 20 inchesEllsworth County: 25.58 inchesFinney County: 23.07 inchesFord County: 24.54 inchesFranklin County: 35.83 inchesGeary County: 26.54 inchesGove County: 19.36 inchesGraham County: 18.5 inchesGrant County: 22.45 inchesGray County: 25.15 inchesGreeley County: 20.67 inchesGreenwood County: 26.94 inchesHamilton County: 22.12 inchesHarper County: 34.66 inchesHarvey County: 24.15 inchesHaskell County: 24.98 inchesHodgeman County: 21.36 inchesJackson County: 28.02 inchesJefferson County: 29.42 inchesJewell County: 22.51 inchesJohnson County: 33.86 inchesKearny County: 23.54 inchesKingman County: 30.14 inchesKiowa County: 28.39 inchesLabette County: 33.07 inchesLane County: 19.91 inchesLeavenworth County: 32.25 inchesLincoln County: 22.9 inchesLinn County: 32.53 inchesLogan County: 21.74 inchesLyon County: 30.94 inchesMcPherson County: 23.72 inchesMarion County: 24.2 inchesMarshall County: 28.39 inchesMeade County: 28.2 inchesMiami County: 34.3 inchesMitchell County: 20.46 inchesMontgomery County: 28.87 inchesMorris County: 25.95 inchesMorton County: 22.68 inchesNemaha County: 29.17 inchesNeosho County: 32.52 inchesNess County: 18.62 inchesNorton County: 21.93 inchesOsage County: 32.56 inchesOsborne County: 22.18 inchesOttawa County: 22.94 inchesPawnee County: 22.65 inchesPhillips County: 22.46 inchesPottawatomie County: 26.59 inchesPratt County: 26 inchesRawlins County: 21.45 inchesReno County: 24.9 inchesRepublic County: 22.27 inchesRice County: 26.42 inchesRiley County: 25.83 inchesRooks County: 20.5 inchesRush County: 21.18 inchesRussell County: 23.6 inchesSaline County: 25.64 inchesScott County: 21.62 inchesSedgwick County: 28.7 inchesSeward County: 27 inchesShawnee County: 28.39 inchesSheridan County: 19.93 inchesSherman County: 20.54 inchesSmith County: 24.88 inchesStafford County: 23.61 inchesStanton County: 22.07 inchesStevens County: 24.96 inchesSumner County: 31.08 inchesThomas County: 21.38 inchesTrego County: 16.97 inchesWabaunsee County: 27.98 inchesWallace County: 20 inchesWashington County: 24.39 inchesWichita County: 22 inchesWilson County: 31.71 inchesWoodson County: 27.7 inchesWyandotte County: 33.05 inches
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inches, 2023. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Cherokee County: 37.4 inchesCherokee County37.4Franklin County: 35.83 inchesFranklin County35.83Crawford County: 35.52 inchesCrawford County35.52Harper County: 34.66 inchesHarper County34.66Miami County: 34.3 inchesMiami County34.3Johnson County: 33.86 inchesJohnson County33.86Douglas County: 33.63 inchesDouglas County33.63Labette County: 33.07 inchesLabette County33.07Wyandotte County: 33.05 inchesWyandotte County33.05Comanche County: 32.56 inchesComanche County32.56Osage County: 32.56 inchesOsage County32.56Linn County: 32.53 inchesLinn County32.53Neosho County: 32.52 inchesNeosho County32.52Leavenworth County: 32.25 inchesLeavenworth County32.25Barber County: 31.82 inchesBarber County31.82Doniphan County: 31.79 inchesDoniphan County31.79Wilson County: 31.71 inchesWilson County31.71Anderson County: 31.41 inchesAnderson County31.41Sumner County: 31.08 inchesSumner County31.08Lyon County: 30.94 inchesLyon County30.94Atchison County: 30.49 inchesAtchison County30.49Kingman County: 30.14 inchesKingman County30.14Cowley County: 29.83 inchesCowley County29.83Clark County: 29.53 inchesClark County29.53Bourbon County: 29.45 inchesBourbon County29.45Jefferson County: 29.42 inchesJefferson County29.42Allen County: 29.33 inchesAllen County29.33Nemaha County: 29.17 inchesNemaha County29.17Brown County: 29.11 inchesBrown County29.11Montgomery County: 28.87 inchesMontgomery County28.87Sedgwick County: 28.7 inchesSedgwick County28.7Coffey County: 28.56 inchesCoffey County28.56Kiowa County: 28.39 inchesKiowa County28.39Marshall County: 28.39 inchesMarshall County28.39Shawnee County: 28.39 inchesShawnee County28.39Chase County: 28.23 inchesChase County28.23Meade County: 28.2 inchesMeade County28.2Jackson County: 28.02 inchesJackson County28.02Wabaunsee County: 27.98 inchesWabaunsee County27.98Butler County: 27.83 inchesButler County27.83Cherokee County: 37.4 inchesCherokee County37.4Franklin County: 35.83 inchesFranklin County35.83Crawford County: 35.52 inchesCrawford County35.52Harper County: 34.66 inchesHarper County34.66Miami County: 34.3 inchesMiami County34.3Johnson County: 33.86 inchesJohnson County33.86Douglas County: 33.63 inchesDouglas County33.63Labette County: 33.07 inchesLabette County33.07Wyandotte County: 33.05 inchesWyandotte County33.05Comanche County: 32.56 inchesComanche County32.56Osage County: 32.56 inchesOsage County32.56Linn County: 32.53 inchesLinn County32.53Neosho County: 32.52 inchesNeosho County32.52Leavenworth County: 32.25 inchesLeavenworth County32.25Barber County: 31.82 inchesBarber County31.82Doniphan County: 31.79 inchesDoniphan County31.79Wilson County: 31.71 inchesWilson County31.71Anderson County: 31.41 inchesAnderson County31.41Sumner County: 31.08 inchesSumner County31.08Lyon County: 30.94 inchesLyon County30.94Atchison County: 30.49 inchesAtchison County30.49Kingman County: 30.14 inchesKingman County30.14Cowley County: 29.83 inchesCowley County29.83Clark County: 29.53 inchesClark County29.53Bourbon County: 29.45 inchesBourbon County29.45Jefferson County: 29.42 inchesJefferson County29.42Allen County: 29.33 inchesAllen County29.33Nemaha County: 29.17 inchesNemaha County29.17Brown County: 29.11 inchesBrown County29.11Montgomery County: 28.87 inchesMontgomery County28.87Sedgwick County: 28.7 inchesSedgwick County28.7Coffey County: 28.56 inchesCoffey County28.56Kiowa County: 28.39 inchesKiowa County28.39Marshall County: 28.39 inchesMarshall County28.39Shawnee County: 28.39 inchesShawnee County28.39Chase County: 28.23 inchesChase County28.23Meade County: 28.2 inchesMeade County28.2Jackson County: 28.02 inchesJackson County28.02Wabaunsee County: 27.98 inchesWabaunsee County27.98Butler County: 27.83 inchesButler County27.83
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
inches
Change on 2022
1Cherokee County37.4+7.7%
2Franklin County35.83+3%
3Crawford County35.52+12.8%
4Harper County34.66+56.2%
5Miami County34.3-4.1%
6Johnson County33.86-1.7%
7Douglas County33.63+0.4%
8Labette County33.07+3.8%
9Wyandotte County33.05+4.9%
10Comanche County32.56+100.7%
10Osage County32.56-4.2%
12Linn County32.53-10.5%
13Neosho County32.52+1.8%
14Leavenworth County32.25-2.4%
15Barber County31.82+70.6%
16Doniphan County31.79+4%
17Wilson County31.71-2.4%
18Anderson County31.41-12.4%
19Sumner County31.08+15.7%
20Lyon County30.94-10.7%
21Atchison County30.49-0.6%
22Kingman County30.14+42.6%
23Cowley County29.83-3.4%
24Clark County29.53+118.9%
25Bourbon County29.45-16.4%
26Jefferson County29.42-7.3%
27Allen County29.33-12.6%
28Nemaha County29.17+0.5%
29Brown County29.11+1.6%
30Montgomery County28.87-5.4%
31Sedgwick County28.7+7.1%
32Coffey County28.56-15.9%
33Kiowa County28.39+85%
33Marshall County28.39-4.7%
33Shawnee County28.39-12.5%
36Chase County28.23-22.4%
37Meade County28.2+106.3%
38Jackson County28.02-6.3%
39Wabaunsee County27.98-17.1%
40Butler County27.83-7%
41Woodson County27.7-11%
42Chautauqua County27-8.8%
42Seward County27+125.9%
44Greenwood County26.94-14.1%
45Dickinson County26.65-10.8%
46Pottawatomie County26.59-13.1%
47Geary County26.54-15.6%
48Rice County26.42+13.5%
49Pratt County26+57%
50Barton County25.95+44.5%
50Morris County25.95-19%
52Riley County25.83-17%
53Elk County25.77-19%
54Saline County25.64-8.1%
55Ellsworth County25.58+10.2%
56Gray County25.15+159.8%
57Haskell County24.98+158.6%
58Stevens County24.96+121.9%
59Reno County24.9+16%
60Smith County24.88+31.1%
61Ford County24.54+96.5%
62Washington County24.39-15.3%
63Marion County24.2-16.5%
64Harvey County24.15-4.2%
65Clay County23.9-9.9%
66McPherson County23.72-8%
67Stafford County23.61+32.8%
68Russell County23.6+37.9%
69Kearny County23.54+142.2%
70Cloud County23.32+6.4%
71Edwards County23.21+64%
72Finney County23.07+193.9%
73Ottawa County22.94-3.2%
74Lincoln County22.9+5.2%
75Morton County22.68+106.9%
76Pawnee County22.65+52.9%
77Jewell County22.51+7.8%
78Phillips County22.46+38.5%
79Grant County22.45+125.6%
80Republic County22.27-2.6%
81Osborne County22.18+18%
82Hamilton County22.12+92.9%
83Stanton County22.07+105.1%
84Wichita County22+95%
85Norton County21.93+60.3%
86Logan County21.74+93.9%
87Scott County21.62+162.4%
88Rawlins County21.45+83.2%
89Thomas County21.38+81.3%
90Hodgeman County21.36+84.9%
91Decatur County21.31+73.7%
92Rush County21.18+47.8%
93Greeley County20.67+54.8%
94Sherman County20.54+65.6%
95Rooks County20.5+22%
96Mitchell County20.46+6.2%
97Cheyenne County20.26+49.6%
98Ellis County20+32.2%
98Wallace County20+67.4%
100Sheridan County19.93+79.9%
101Lane County19.91+150.1%
102Gove County19.36+106%
103Ness County18.62+77.5%
104Graham County18.5+52.9%
105Trego County16.97+65.2%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Cherokee County, with 37.4 inches in 2023, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Trego County, with 16.97 inches in 2023.

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