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Counties in Michigan by annual precipitation

Cass County had the highest annual precipitation of 83 counties in 2016, at 42.82 inches. Montmorency County had the lowest, at 29.77 inches. The median was 34.74 inches and the figure for Michigan was 35.86 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest42.82Cass County
Lowest29.77Montmorency County
Median34.7483 counties
Michigan35.86History

Map of counties, 2016

Alcona County: 30.7 inchesAlger County: 40.89 inchesAllegan County: 39.12 inchesAlpena County: 30.02 inchesAntrim County: 34.94 inchesArenac County: 32.88 inchesBaraga County: 40.02 inchesBarry County: 41.34 inchesBay County: 33.39 inchesBenzie County: 30.13 inchesBerrien County: 42.03 inchesBranch County: 38.19 inchesCalhoun County: 37.96 inchesCass County: 42.82 inchesCharlevoix County: 35.26 inchesCheboygan County: 31.98 inchesChippewa County: 35.8 inchesClare County: 33.81 inchesClinton County: 36.16 inchesCrawford County: 33.22 inchesDelta County: 34.22 inchesDickinson County: 31.61 inchesEaton County: 39.65 inchesEmmet County: 32.96 inchesGenesee County: 34.41 inchesGladwin County: 33.24 inchesGogebic County: 42.67 inchesGrand Traverse County: 30.64 inchesGratiot County: 35.49 inchesHillsdale County: 37.68 inchesHoughton County: 36.27 inchesHuron County: 32.89 inchesIngham County: 37.28 inchesIonia County: 39.44 inchesIosco County: 32.68 inchesIron County: 37.07 inchesIsabella County: 34.11 inchesJackson County: 37.61 inchesKalamazoo County: 38.81 inchesKalkaska County: 34.41 inchesKent County: 40.66 inchesKeweenaw County: 36.57 inchesLake County: 34.7 inchesLapeer County: 34.54 inchesLeelanau County: 30.44 inchesLenawee County: 33.69 inchesLivingston County: 34.63 inchesLuce County: 38.63 inchesMackinac County: 36.3 inchesMacomb County: 35.64 inchesManistee County: 32.01 inchesMarquette County: 37.78 inchesMason County: 32.8 inchesMecosta County: 36.69 inchesMenominee County: 31.17 inchesMidland County: 33.36 inchesMissaukee County: 33.67 inchesMonroe County: 33.23 inchesMontcalm County: 37.67 inchesMontmorency County: 29.77 inchesMuskegon County: 39.53 inchesNewaygo County: 37.64 inchesOakland County: 33.71 inchesOceana County: 36.94 inchesOgemaw County: 33.44 inchesOntonagon County: 38.86 inchesOsceola County: 34.61 inchesOscoda County: 31.08 inchesOtsego County: 32.29 inchesOttawa County: 38.46 inchesPresque Isle County: 32.1 inchesRoscommon County: 34.53 inchesSaginaw County: 35.1 inchesSt. Clair County: 34.63 inchesSt. Joseph County: 39.94 inchesSanilac County: 33.61 inchesSchoolcraft County: 40.81 inchesShiawassee County: 35.81 inchesTuscola County: 34.74 inchesVan Buren County: 40.09 inchesWashtenaw County: 33.56 inchesWayne County: 35.59 inchesWexford County: 33.43 inches
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inches, 2016. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Cass County: 42.82 inchesCass County42.82Gogebic County: 42.67 inchesGogebic County42.67Berrien County: 42.03 inchesBerrien County42.03Barry County: 41.34 inchesBarry County41.34Alger County: 40.89 inchesAlger County40.89Schoolcraft County: 40.81 inchesSchoolcraft County40.81Kent County: 40.66 inchesKent County40.66Van Buren County: 40.09 inchesVan Buren County40.09Baraga County: 40.02 inchesBaraga County40.02St. Joseph County: 39.94 inchesSt. Joseph County39.94Eaton County: 39.65 inchesEaton County39.65Muskegon County: 39.53 inchesMuskegon County39.53Ionia County: 39.44 inchesIonia County39.44Allegan County: 39.12 inchesAllegan County39.12Ontonagon County: 38.86 inchesOntonagon County38.86Kalamazoo County: 38.81 inchesKalamazoo County38.81Luce County: 38.63 inchesLuce County38.63Ottawa County: 38.46 inchesOttawa County38.46Branch County: 38.19 inchesBranch County38.19Calhoun County: 37.96 inchesCalhoun County37.96Marquette County: 37.78 inchesMarquette County37.78Hillsdale County: 37.68 inchesHillsdale County37.68Montcalm County: 37.67 inchesMontcalm County37.67Newaygo County: 37.64 inchesNewaygo County37.64Jackson County: 37.61 inchesJackson County37.61Ingham County: 37.28 inchesIngham County37.28Iron County: 37.07 inchesIron County37.07Oceana County: 36.94 inchesOceana County36.94Mecosta County: 36.69 inchesMecosta County36.69Keweenaw County: 36.57 inchesKeweenaw County36.57Mackinac County: 36.3 inchesMackinac County36.3Houghton County: 36.27 inchesHoughton County36.27Clinton County: 36.16 inchesClinton County36.16Shiawassee County: 35.81 inchesShiawassee County35.81Chippewa County: 35.8 inchesChippewa County35.8Macomb County: 35.64 inchesMacomb County35.64Wayne County: 35.59 inchesWayne County35.59Gratiot County: 35.49 inchesGratiot County35.49Charlevoix County: 35.26 inchesCharlevoix County35.26Saginaw County: 35.1 inchesSaginaw County35.1Cass County: 42.82 inchesCass County42.82Gogebic County: 42.67 inchesGogebic County42.67Berrien County: 42.03 inchesBerrien County42.03Barry County: 41.34 inchesBarry County41.34Alger County: 40.89 inchesAlger County40.89Schoolcraft County: 40.81 inchesSchoolcraft County40.81Kent County: 40.66 inchesKent County40.66Van Buren County: 40.09 inchesVan Buren County40.09Baraga County: 40.02 inchesBaraga County40.02St. Joseph County: 39.94 inchesSt. Joseph County39.94Eaton County: 39.65 inchesEaton County39.65Muskegon County: 39.53 inchesMuskegon County39.53Ionia County: 39.44 inchesIonia County39.44Allegan County: 39.12 inchesAllegan County39.12Ontonagon County: 38.86 inchesOntonagon County38.86Kalamazoo County: 38.81 inchesKalamazoo County38.81Luce County: 38.63 inchesLuce County38.63Ottawa County: 38.46 inchesOttawa County38.46Branch County: 38.19 inchesBranch County38.19Calhoun County: 37.96 inchesCalhoun County37.96Marquette County: 37.78 inchesMarquette County37.78Hillsdale County: 37.68 inchesHillsdale County37.68Montcalm County: 37.67 inchesMontcalm County37.67Newaygo County: 37.64 inchesNewaygo County37.64Jackson County: 37.61 inchesJackson County37.61Ingham County: 37.28 inchesIngham County37.28Iron County: 37.07 inchesIron County37.07Oceana County: 36.94 inchesOceana County36.94Mecosta County: 36.69 inchesMecosta County36.69Keweenaw County: 36.57 inchesKeweenaw County36.57Mackinac County: 36.3 inchesMackinac County36.3Houghton County: 36.27 inchesHoughton County36.27Clinton County: 36.16 inchesClinton County36.16Shiawassee County: 35.81 inchesShiawassee County35.81Chippewa County: 35.8 inchesChippewa County35.8Macomb County: 35.64 inchesMacomb County35.64Wayne County: 35.59 inchesWayne County35.59Gratiot County: 35.49 inchesGratiot County35.49Charlevoix County: 35.26 inchesCharlevoix County35.26Saginaw County: 35.1 inchesSaginaw County35.1
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
inches		Change on 2015
1Cass County42.82+15.5%
2Gogebic County42.67+27.4%
3Berrien County42.03+19.6%
4Barry County41.34+18.5%
5Alger County40.89+21.8%
6Schoolcraft County40.81+24.1%
7Kent County40.66+20.8%
8Van Buren County40.09+10.6%
9Baraga County40.02+39.4%
10St. Joseph County39.94+11.2%
11Eaton County39.65+15.2%
12Muskegon County39.53+9.7%
13Ionia County39.44+19.4%
14Allegan County39.12+13.8%
15Ontonagon County38.86+33.7%
16Kalamazoo County38.81+5.7%
17Luce County38.63+24.7%
18Ottawa County38.46+16.6%
19Branch County38.19+7%
20Calhoun County37.96+6.3%
21Marquette County37.78+26.9%
22Hillsdale County37.68+10.3%
23Montcalm County37.67+12.5%
24Newaygo County37.64+2.1%
25Jackson County37.61+14.8%
26Ingham County37.28+13.2%
27Iron County37.07+18.7%
28Oceana County36.94+1.4%
29Mecosta County36.69+1.9%
30Keweenaw County36.57+21.8%
31Mackinac County36.3+13.7%
32Houghton County36.27+37.1%
33Clinton County36.16+12.1%
34Shiawassee County35.81+17%
35Chippewa County35.8+16.2%
36Macomb County35.64+15.6%
37Wayne County35.59+14.1%
38Gratiot County35.49+13.4%
39Charlevoix County35.26+8.4%
40Saginaw County35.1+14.5%
41Antrim County34.94+7.6%
42Tuscola County34.74+14.8%
43Lake County34.7-4.5%
44Livingston County34.63+16.8%
44St. Clair County34.63+9.3%
46Osceola County34.61-0.3%
47Lapeer County34.54+14.9%
48Roscommon County34.53+10.4%
49Genesee County34.41+14.5%
49Kalkaska County34.41+6.7%
51Delta County34.22+13.2%
52Isabella County34.11+6.7%
53Clare County33.81+9.7%
54Oakland County33.71+13.5%
55Lenawee County33.69+9%
56Missaukee County33.67+5.2%
57Sanilac County33.61+11.8%
58Washtenaw County33.56+11.6%
59Ogemaw County33.44+6.9%
60Wexford County33.43-2.6%
61Bay County33.39+7.1%
62Midland County33.36+6.8%
63Gladwin County33.24+11%
64Monroe County33.23+1.4%
65Crawford County33.22+5.9%
66Emmet County32.96+1.3%
67Huron County32.89+6.6%
68Arenac County32.88+8.4%
69Mason County32.8-6.4%
70Iosco County32.68+13.3%
71Otsego County32.29+6.9%
72Presque Isle County32.1+14%
73Manistee County32.01-7.3%
74Cheboygan County31.98+6.1%
75Dickinson County31.61+1%
76Menominee County31.17+3.4%
77Oscoda County31.08+8.1%
78Alcona County30.7+17%
79Grand Traverse County30.64+1.7%
80Leelanau County30.44-0.5%
81Benzie County30.13-6.7%
82Alpena County30.02+17.4%
83Montmorency County29.77+11.5%

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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 Michigan by annual precipitation, 2016) [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 Michigan by annual precipitation, 2016. 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/michigan-counties?period=2016. 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 Michigan by annual precipitation, 2016. 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/michigan-counties?period=2016.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Michigan by annual precipitation, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/michigan-counties?period=2016 (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 Michigan by annual precipitation, 2016}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Cass County, with 42.82 inches in 2016, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Montmorency County, with 29.77 inches in 2016.

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