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Counties in Michigan by annual precipitation

Schoolcraft County had the highest annual precipitation of 83 counties in 2019, at 49.93 inches. Houghton County had the lowest, at 34.15 inches. The median was 41.8 inches and the figure for Michigan was 41.83 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest49.93Schoolcraft County
Lowest34.15Houghton County
Median41.883 counties
Michigan41.83History

Map of counties, 2019

Alcona County: 36.23 inchesAlger County: 45.75 inchesAllegan County: 45.97 inchesAlpena County: 36.49 inchesAntrim County: 42.17 inchesArenac County: 38 inchesBaraga County: 39.21 inchesBarry County: 46.13 inchesBay County: 37.73 inchesBenzie County: 42.07 inchesBerrien County: 45.75 inchesBranch County: 45.09 inchesCalhoun County: 42.77 inchesCass County: 45.59 inchesCharlevoix County: 41.02 inchesCheboygan County: 36.61 inchesChippewa County: 43.48 inchesClare County: 42.2 inchesClinton County: 43.05 inchesCrawford County: 40 inchesDelta County: 44.3 inchesDickinson County: 36.6 inchesEaton County: 43.65 inchesEmmet County: 38.37 inchesGenesee County: 40.8 inchesGladwin County: 39.85 inchesGogebic County: 42.83 inchesGrand Traverse County: 40.13 inchesGratiot County: 43.78 inchesHillsdale County: 46.24 inchesHoughton County: 34.15 inchesHuron County: 35.55 inchesIngham County: 41.21 inchesIonia County: 45.79 inchesIosco County: 38.41 inchesIron County: 39.61 inchesIsabella County: 44.95 inchesJackson County: 41.04 inchesKalamazoo County: 42.96 inchesKalkaska County: 41.7 inchesKent County: 47.91 inchesKeweenaw County: 37.27 inchesLake County: 46.48 inchesLapeer County: 38.53 inchesLeelanau County: 40.94 inchesLenawee County: 42.25 inchesLivingston County: 41.31 inchesLuce County: 43.78 inchesMackinac County: 42.94 inchesMacomb County: 38.93 inchesManistee County: 44.7 inchesMarquette County: 41.84 inchesMason County: 46.49 inchesMecosta County: 47.04 inchesMenominee County: 41.43 inchesMidland County: 40.58 inchesMissaukee County: 41.8 inchesMonroe County: 37.13 inchesMontcalm County: 47.09 inchesMontmorency County: 34.71 inchesMuskegon County: 47.78 inchesNewaygo County: 47.75 inchesOakland County: 40.39 inchesOceana County: 47.9 inchesOgemaw County: 41.74 inchesOntonagon County: 39.5 inchesOsceola County: 44.67 inchesOscoda County: 37.81 inchesOtsego County: 38.72 inchesOttawa County: 47.03 inchesPresque Isle County: 36.97 inchesRoscommon County: 41.97 inchesSaginaw County: 41.49 inchesSt. Clair County: 37.3 inchesSt. Joseph County: 44.44 inchesSanilac County: 37.17 inchesSchoolcraft County: 49.93 inchesShiawassee County: 42.37 inchesTuscola County: 39.29 inchesVan Buren County: 45.06 inchesWashtenaw County: 37.76 inchesWayne County: 37.33 inchesWexford County: 44.29 inches
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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

Schoolcraft County: 49.93 inchesSchoolcraft County49.93Kent County: 47.91 inchesKent County47.91Oceana County: 47.9 inchesOceana County47.9Muskegon County: 47.78 inchesMuskegon County47.78Newaygo County: 47.75 inchesNewaygo County47.75Montcalm County: 47.09 inchesMontcalm County47.09Mecosta County: 47.04 inchesMecosta County47.04Ottawa County: 47.03 inchesOttawa County47.03Mason County: 46.49 inchesMason County46.49Lake County: 46.48 inchesLake County46.48Hillsdale County: 46.24 inchesHillsdale County46.24Barry County: 46.13 inchesBarry County46.13Allegan County: 45.97 inchesAllegan County45.97Ionia County: 45.79 inchesIonia County45.79Alger County: 45.75 inchesAlger County45.75Berrien County: 45.75 inchesBerrien County45.75Cass County: 45.59 inchesCass County45.59Branch County: 45.09 inchesBranch County45.09Van Buren County: 45.06 inchesVan Buren County45.06Isabella County: 44.95 inchesIsabella County44.95Manistee County: 44.7 inchesManistee County44.7Osceola County: 44.67 inchesOsceola County44.67St. Joseph County: 44.44 inchesSt. Joseph County44.44Delta County: 44.3 inchesDelta County44.3Wexford County: 44.29 inchesWexford County44.29Gratiot County: 43.78 inchesGratiot County43.78Luce County: 43.78 inchesLuce County43.78Eaton County: 43.65 inchesEaton County43.65Chippewa County: 43.48 inchesChippewa County43.48Clinton County: 43.05 inchesClinton County43.05Kalamazoo County: 42.96 inchesKalamazoo County42.96Mackinac County: 42.94 inchesMackinac County42.94Gogebic County: 42.83 inchesGogebic County42.83Calhoun County: 42.77 inchesCalhoun County42.77Shiawassee County: 42.37 inchesShiawassee County42.37Lenawee County: 42.25 inchesLenawee County42.25Clare County: 42.2 inchesClare County42.2Antrim County: 42.17 inchesAntrim County42.17Benzie County: 42.07 inchesBenzie County42.07Roscommon County: 41.97 inchesRoscommon County41.97Schoolcraft County: 49.93 inchesSchoolcraft County49.93Kent County: 47.91 inchesKent County47.91Oceana County: 47.9 inchesOceana County47.9Muskegon County: 47.78 inchesMuskegon County47.78Newaygo County: 47.75 inchesNewaygo County47.75Montcalm County: 47.09 inchesMontcalm County47.09Mecosta County: 47.04 inchesMecosta County47.04Ottawa County: 47.03 inchesOttawa County47.03Mason County: 46.49 inchesMason County46.49Lake County: 46.48 inchesLake County46.48Hillsdale County: 46.24 inchesHillsdale County46.24Barry County: 46.13 inchesBarry County46.13Allegan County: 45.97 inchesAllegan County45.97Ionia County: 45.79 inchesIonia County45.79Alger County: 45.75 inchesAlger County45.75Berrien County: 45.75 inchesBerrien County45.75Cass County: 45.59 inchesCass County45.59Branch County: 45.09 inchesBranch County45.09Van Buren County: 45.06 inchesVan Buren County45.06Isabella County: 44.95 inchesIsabella County44.95Manistee County: 44.7 inchesManistee County44.7Osceola County: 44.67 inchesOsceola County44.67St. Joseph County: 44.44 inchesSt. Joseph County44.44Delta County: 44.3 inchesDelta County44.3Wexford County: 44.29 inchesWexford County44.29Gratiot County: 43.78 inchesGratiot County43.78Luce County: 43.78 inchesLuce County43.78Eaton County: 43.65 inchesEaton County43.65Chippewa County: 43.48 inchesChippewa County43.48Clinton County: 43.05 inchesClinton County43.05Kalamazoo County: 42.96 inchesKalamazoo County42.96Mackinac County: 42.94 inchesMackinac County42.94Gogebic County: 42.83 inchesGogebic County42.83Calhoun County: 42.77 inchesCalhoun County42.77Shiawassee County: 42.37 inchesShiawassee County42.37Lenawee County: 42.25 inchesLenawee County42.25Clare County: 42.2 inchesClare County42.2Antrim County: 42.17 inchesAntrim County42.17Benzie County: 42.07 inchesBenzie County42.07Roscommon County: 41.97 inchesRoscommon County41.97
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
1Schoolcraft County49.93+38.3%
2Kent County47.91+14.8%
3Oceana County47.9+24.7%
4Muskegon County47.78+16.5%
5Newaygo County47.75+20.2%
6Montcalm County47.09+16.2%
7Mecosta County47.04+19.7%
8Ottawa County47.03+15%
9Mason County46.49+26.6%
10Lake County46.48+28%
11Hillsdale County46.24+9%
12Barry County46.13+8.4%
13Allegan County45.97+5.3%
14Ionia County45.79+17.2%
15Alger County45.75+19%
15Berrien County45.75-2.1%
17Cass County45.59-6.2%
18Branch County45.09-0.7%
19Van Buren County45.06-2.7%
20Isabella County44.95+18.9%
21Manistee County44.7+25.2%
22Osceola County44.67+29.7%
23St. Joseph County44.44-6.1%
24Delta County44.3+35.9%
25Wexford County44.29+33.4%
26Gratiot County43.78+19.6%
26Luce County43.78+29.5%
28Eaton County43.65+10.2%
29Chippewa County43.48+40.3%
30Clinton County43.05+20%
31Kalamazoo County42.96-2.4%
32Mackinac County42.94+31.6%
33Gogebic County42.83+10.4%
34Calhoun County42.77+3.4%
35Shiawassee County42.37+16.1%
36Lenawee County42.25+3.5%
37Clare County42.2+19.9%
38Antrim County42.17+21.2%
39Benzie County42.07+20.8%
40Roscommon County41.97+23.7%
41Marquette County41.84+11.3%
42Missaukee County41.8+31.9%
43Ogemaw County41.74+16.1%
44Kalkaska County41.7+25.8%
45Saginaw County41.49+22.9%
46Menominee County41.43+32.3%
47Livingston County41.31+7%
48Ingham County41.21+5.7%
49Jackson County41.04+3.6%
50Charlevoix County41.02+17.5%
51Leelanau County40.94+20.4%
52Genesee County40.8+17.1%
53Midland County40.58+15%
54Oakland County40.39+12.3%
55Grand Traverse County40.13+24.5%
56Crawford County40+26.2%
57Gladwin County39.85+11.2%
58Iron County39.61+16.9%
59Ontonagon County39.5+13.7%
60Tuscola County39.29+27%
61Baraga County39.21+7.5%
62Macomb County38.93+6.9%
63Otsego County38.72+24.1%
64Lapeer County38.53+25.4%
65Iosco County38.41+10.8%
66Emmet County38.37+16.1%
67Arenac County38+12.6%
68Oscoda County37.81+17.5%
69Washtenaw County37.76-0.4%
70Bay County37.73+16.5%
71Wayne County37.33-7%
72St. Clair County37.3+6.5%
73Keweenaw County37.27+14.7%
74Sanilac County37.17+15.8%
75Monroe County37.13-4.7%
76Presque Isle County36.97+21.3%
77Cheboygan County36.61+22%
78Dickinson County36.6+13.7%
79Alpena County36.49+13.4%
80Alcona County36.23+11.2%
81Huron County35.55+9.4%
82Montmorency County34.71+19.7%
83Houghton County34.15+3%

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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, 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2019 (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, 2019}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Schoolcraft County, with 49.93 inches in 2019, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Houghton County, with 34.15 inches in 2019.

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