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Counties in Michigan by annual precipitation

Van Buren County had the highest annual precipitation of 83 counties in 2017, at 45.27 inches. Tuscola County had the lowest, at 33.86 inches. The median was 39.51 inches and the figure for Michigan was 39.27 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest45.27Van Buren County
Lowest33.86Tuscola County
Median39.5183 counties
Michigan39.27History

Map of counties, 2017

Alcona County: 36.7 inchesAlger County: 44.75 inchesAllegan County: 43.35 inchesAlpena County: 38.44 inchesAntrim County: 42.36 inchesArenac County: 36.86 inchesBaraga County: 43.77 inchesBarry County: 41.35 inchesBay County: 35.78 inchesBenzie County: 35.53 inchesBerrien County: 44.03 inchesBranch County: 39.56 inchesCalhoun County: 39.57 inchesCass County: 42.99 inchesCharlevoix County: 42.05 inchesCheboygan County: 37.25 inchesChippewa County: 42.35 inchesClare County: 39.65 inchesClinton County: 37.61 inchesCrawford County: 39.35 inchesDelta County: 38.02 inchesDickinson County: 38.36 inchesEaton County: 41.09 inchesEmmet County: 39.48 inchesGenesee County: 37.15 inchesGladwin County: 38.39 inchesGogebic County: 40.55 inchesGrand Traverse County: 37.02 inchesGratiot County: 36.6 inchesHillsdale County: 39.9 inchesHoughton County: 39.58 inchesHuron County: 36.39 inchesIngham County: 39.85 inchesIonia County: 40.13 inchesIosco County: 37.29 inchesIron County: 40.79 inchesIsabella County: 39.81 inchesJackson County: 39.63 inchesKalamazoo County: 41.19 inchesKalkaska County: 42.37 inchesKent County: 39.51 inchesKeweenaw County: 40.06 inchesLake County: 42.06 inchesLapeer County: 34.64 inchesLeelanau County: 34.12 inchesLenawee County: 35.63 inchesLivingston County: 37.31 inchesLuce County: 42.89 inchesMackinac County: 41.32 inchesMacomb County: 37.94 inchesManistee County: 40.21 inchesMarquette County: 41.35 inchesMason County: 41.72 inchesMecosta County: 39.65 inchesMenominee County: 36.44 inchesMidland County: 37.6 inchesMissaukee County: 40.15 inchesMonroe County: 35.5 inchesMontcalm County: 39.95 inchesMontmorency County: 34.65 inchesMuskegon County: 39.39 inchesNewaygo County: 39.89 inchesOakland County: 36.59 inchesOceana County: 42.62 inchesOgemaw County: 39.5 inchesOntonagon County: 39.69 inchesOsceola County: 40.61 inchesOscoda County: 36.46 inchesOtsego County: 38.2 inchesOttawa County: 38.9 inchesPresque Isle County: 38.21 inchesRoscommon County: 40.08 inchesSaginaw County: 36.83 inchesSt. Clair County: 34.31 inchesSt. Joseph County: 39.18 inchesSanilac County: 33.93 inchesSchoolcraft County: 42.5 inchesShiawassee County: 37.03 inchesTuscola County: 33.86 inchesVan Buren County: 45.27 inchesWashtenaw County: 36.02 inchesWayne County: 35.82 inchesWexford County: 41.69 inches
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inches, 2017. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Van Buren County: 45.27 inchesVan Buren County45.27Alger County: 44.75 inchesAlger County44.75Berrien County: 44.03 inchesBerrien County44.03Baraga County: 43.77 inchesBaraga County43.77Allegan County: 43.35 inchesAllegan County43.35Cass County: 42.99 inchesCass County42.99Luce County: 42.89 inchesLuce County42.89Oceana County: 42.62 inchesOceana County42.62Schoolcraft County: 42.5 inchesSchoolcraft County42.5Kalkaska County: 42.37 inchesKalkaska County42.37Antrim County: 42.36 inchesAntrim County42.36Chippewa County: 42.35 inchesChippewa County42.35Lake County: 42.06 inchesLake County42.06Charlevoix County: 42.05 inchesCharlevoix County42.05Mason County: 41.72 inchesMason County41.72Wexford County: 41.69 inchesWexford County41.69Barry County: 41.35 inchesBarry County41.35Marquette County: 41.35 inchesMarquette County41.35Mackinac County: 41.32 inchesMackinac County41.32Kalamazoo County: 41.19 inchesKalamazoo County41.19Eaton County: 41.09 inchesEaton County41.09Iron County: 40.79 inchesIron County40.79Osceola County: 40.61 inchesOsceola County40.61Gogebic County: 40.55 inchesGogebic County40.55Manistee County: 40.21 inchesManistee County40.21Missaukee County: 40.15 inchesMissaukee County40.15Ionia County: 40.13 inchesIonia County40.13Roscommon County: 40.08 inchesRoscommon County40.08Keweenaw County: 40.06 inchesKeweenaw County40.06Montcalm County: 39.95 inchesMontcalm County39.95Hillsdale County: 39.9 inchesHillsdale County39.9Newaygo County: 39.89 inchesNewaygo County39.89Ingham County: 39.85 inchesIngham County39.85Isabella County: 39.81 inchesIsabella County39.81Ontonagon County: 39.69 inchesOntonagon County39.69Clare County: 39.65 inchesClare County39.65Mecosta County: 39.65 inchesMecosta County39.65Jackson County: 39.63 inchesJackson County39.63Houghton County: 39.58 inchesHoughton County39.58Calhoun County: 39.57 inchesCalhoun County39.57Van Buren County: 45.27 inchesVan Buren County45.27Alger County: 44.75 inchesAlger County44.75Berrien County: 44.03 inchesBerrien County44.03Baraga County: 43.77 inchesBaraga County43.77Allegan County: 43.35 inchesAllegan County43.35Cass County: 42.99 inchesCass County42.99Luce County: 42.89 inchesLuce County42.89Oceana County: 42.62 inchesOceana County42.62Schoolcraft County: 42.5 inchesSchoolcraft County42.5Kalkaska County: 42.37 inchesKalkaska County42.37Antrim County: 42.36 inchesAntrim County42.36Chippewa County: 42.35 inchesChippewa County42.35Lake County: 42.06 inchesLake County42.06Charlevoix County: 42.05 inchesCharlevoix County42.05Mason County: 41.72 inchesMason County41.72Wexford County: 41.69 inchesWexford County41.69Barry County: 41.35 inchesBarry County41.35Marquette County: 41.35 inchesMarquette County41.35Mackinac County: 41.32 inchesMackinac County41.32Kalamazoo County: 41.19 inchesKalamazoo County41.19Eaton County: 41.09 inchesEaton County41.09Iron County: 40.79 inchesIron County40.79Osceola County: 40.61 inchesOsceola County40.61Gogebic County: 40.55 inchesGogebic County40.55Manistee County: 40.21 inchesManistee County40.21Missaukee County: 40.15 inchesMissaukee County40.15Ionia County: 40.13 inchesIonia County40.13Roscommon County: 40.08 inchesRoscommon County40.08Keweenaw County: 40.06 inchesKeweenaw County40.06Montcalm County: 39.95 inchesMontcalm County39.95Hillsdale County: 39.9 inchesHillsdale County39.9Newaygo County: 39.89 inchesNewaygo County39.89Ingham County: 39.85 inchesIngham County39.85Isabella County: 39.81 inchesIsabella County39.81Ontonagon County: 39.69 inchesOntonagon County39.69Clare County: 39.65 inchesClare County39.65Mecosta County: 39.65 inchesMecosta County39.65Jackson County: 39.63 inchesJackson County39.63Houghton County: 39.58 inchesHoughton County39.58Calhoun County: 39.57 inchesCalhoun County39.57
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
inches		Change on 2016
1Van Buren County45.27+12.9%
2Alger County44.75+9.4%
3Berrien County44.03+4.8%
4Baraga County43.77+9.4%
5Allegan County43.35+10.8%
6Cass County42.99+0.4%
7Luce County42.89+11%
8Oceana County42.62+15.4%
9Schoolcraft County42.5+4.1%
10Kalkaska County42.37+23.1%
11Antrim County42.36+21.2%
12Chippewa County42.35+18.3%
13Lake County42.06+21.2%
14Charlevoix County42.05+19.3%
15Mason County41.72+27.2%
16Wexford County41.69+24.7%
17Barry County41.350%
17Marquette County41.35+9.4%
19Mackinac County41.32+13.8%
20Kalamazoo County41.19+6.1%
21Eaton County41.09+3.6%
22Iron County40.79+10%
23Osceola County40.61+17.3%
24Gogebic County40.55-5%
25Manistee County40.21+25.6%
26Missaukee County40.15+19.2%
27Ionia County40.13+1.7%
28Roscommon County40.08+16.1%
29Keweenaw County40.06+9.5%
30Montcalm County39.95+6.1%
31Hillsdale County39.9+5.9%
32Newaygo County39.89+6%
33Ingham County39.85+6.9%
34Isabella County39.81+16.7%
35Ontonagon County39.69+2.1%
36Clare County39.65+17.3%
36Mecosta County39.65+8.1%
38Jackson County39.63+5.4%
39Houghton County39.58+9.1%
40Calhoun County39.57+4.2%
41Branch County39.56+3.6%
42Kent County39.51-2.8%
43Ogemaw County39.5+18.1%
44Emmet County39.48+19.8%
45Muskegon County39.39-0.4%
46Crawford County39.35+18.5%
47St. Joseph County39.18-1.9%
48Ottawa County38.9+1.1%
49Alpena County38.44+28%
50Gladwin County38.39+15.5%
51Dickinson County38.36+21.4%
52Presque Isle County38.21+19%
53Otsego County38.2+18.3%
54Delta County38.02+11.1%
55Macomb County37.94+6.5%
56Clinton County37.61+4%
57Midland County37.6+12.7%
58Livingston County37.31+7.7%
59Iosco County37.29+14.1%
60Cheboygan County37.25+16.5%
61Genesee County37.15+8%
62Shiawassee County37.03+3.4%
63Grand Traverse County37.02+20.8%
64Arenac County36.86+12.1%
65Saginaw County36.83+4.9%
66Alcona County36.7+19.5%
67Gratiot County36.6+3.1%
68Oakland County36.59+8.5%
69Oscoda County36.46+17.3%
70Menominee County36.44+16.9%
71Huron County36.39+10.6%
72Washtenaw County36.02+7.3%
73Wayne County35.82+0.6%
74Bay County35.78+7.2%
75Lenawee County35.63+5.8%
76Benzie County35.53+17.9%
77Monroe County35.5+6.8%
78Montmorency County34.65+16.4%
79Lapeer County34.64+0.3%
80St. Clair County34.31-0.9%
81Leelanau County34.12+12.1%
82Sanilac County33.93+1%
83Tuscola County33.86-2.5%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Michigan by annual precipitation, 2017}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Van Buren County, with 45.27 inches in 2017, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Tuscola County, with 33.86 inches in 2017.

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