Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation

Harrison County had the highest annual precipitation of 82 counties in 2018, at 76.89 inches. Adams County had the lowest, at 54.06 inches. The median was 67.57 inches and the figure for Mississippi was 66.81 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest76.89Harrison County
Lowest54.06Adams County
Median67.5782 counties
Mississippi66.81History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 54.06 inchesAlcorn County: 74.76 inchesAmite County: 61.73 inchesAttala County: 61.75 inchesBenton County: 76.19 inchesBolivar County: 72.79 inchesCalhoun County: 62.55 inchesCarroll County: 69.76 inchesChickasaw County: 61.18 inchesChoctaw County: 60.77 inchesClaiborne County: 57.72 inchesClarke County: 67.54 inchesClay County: 60.87 inchesCoahoma County: 69.49 inchesCopiah County: 63.42 inchesCovington County: 69.92 inchesDeSoto County: 65.02 inchesForrest County: 70.73 inchesFranklin County: 60.84 inchesGeorge County: 70.84 inchesGreene County: 67.6 inchesGrenada County: 68.7 inchesHancock County: 70.77 inchesHarrison County: 76.89 inchesHinds County: 65.65 inchesHolmes County: 62.44 inchesHumphreys County: 57.87 inchesIssaquena County: 64.49 inchesItawamba County: 65.1 inchesJackson County: 75.16 inchesJasper County: 67.71 inchesJefferson County: 56.39 inchesJefferson Davis County: 72.86 inchesJones County: 68.65 inchesKemper County: 59.79 inchesLafayette County: 73.32 inchesLamar County: 70.77 inchesLauderdale County: 63.35 inchesLawrence County: 68.91 inchesLeake County: 67.35 inchesLee County: 64.89 inchesLeflore County: 71.59 inchesLincoln County: 62.21 inchesLowndes County: 57.9 inchesMadison County: 64.58 inchesMarion County: 75.37 inchesMarshall County: 73.92 inchesMonroe County: 61.39 inchesMontgomery County: 62.87 inchesNeshoba County: 65.01 inchesNewton County: 67.04 inchesNoxubee County: 57.13 inchesOktibbeha County: 63.36 inchesPanola County: 71.95 inchesPearl River County: 72.67 inchesPerry County: 71.31 inchesPike County: 62.52 inchesPontotoc County: 67.08 inchesPrentiss County: 67.63 inchesQuitman County: 71.81 inchesRankin County: 71.99 inchesScott County: 71.23 inchesSharkey County: 62.66 inchesSimpson County: 68.9 inchesSmith County: 68.79 inchesStone County: 76.7 inchesSunflower County: 71.14 inchesTallahatchie County: 73.74 inchesTate County: 67.07 inchesTippah County: 74.13 inchesTishomingo County: 69.49 inchesTunica County: 66.65 inchesUnion County: 68.88 inchesWalthall County: 72.14 inchesWarren County: 61.17 inchesWashington County: 68.13 inchesWayne County: 68.5 inchesWebster County: 59.41 inchesWilkinson County: 58.8 inchesWinston County: 61.61 inchesYalobusha County: 72.47 inchesYazoo County: 60.31 inches
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inches, 2018. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Harrison County: 76.89 inchesHarrison County76.89Stone County: 76.7 inchesStone County76.7Benton County: 76.19 inchesBenton County76.19Marion County: 75.37 inchesMarion County75.37Jackson County: 75.16 inchesJackson County75.16Alcorn County: 74.76 inchesAlcorn County74.76Tippah County: 74.13 inchesTippah County74.13Marshall County: 73.92 inchesMarshall County73.92Tallahatchie County: 73.74 inchesTallahatchie County73.74Lafayette County: 73.32 inchesLafayette County73.32Jefferson Davis County: 72.86 inchesJefferson Davis County72.86Bolivar County: 72.79 inchesBolivar County72.79Pearl River County: 72.67 inchesPearl River County72.67Yalobusha County: 72.47 inchesYalobusha County72.47Walthall County: 72.14 inchesWalthall County72.14Rankin County: 71.99 inchesRankin County71.99Panola County: 71.95 inchesPanola County71.95Quitman County: 71.81 inchesQuitman County71.81Leflore County: 71.59 inchesLeflore County71.59Perry County: 71.31 inchesPerry County71.31Scott County: 71.23 inchesScott County71.23Sunflower County: 71.14 inchesSunflower County71.14George County: 70.84 inchesGeorge County70.84Hancock County: 70.77 inchesHancock County70.77Lamar County: 70.77 inchesLamar County70.77Forrest County: 70.73 inchesForrest County70.73Covington County: 69.92 inchesCovington County69.92Carroll County: 69.76 inchesCarroll County69.76Coahoma County: 69.49 inchesCoahoma County69.49Tishomingo County: 69.49 inchesTishomingo County69.49Lawrence County: 68.91 inchesLawrence County68.91Simpson County: 68.9 inchesSimpson County68.9Union County: 68.88 inchesUnion County68.88Smith County: 68.79 inchesSmith County68.79Grenada County: 68.7 inchesGrenada County68.7Jones County: 68.65 inchesJones County68.65Wayne County: 68.5 inchesWayne County68.5Washington County: 68.13 inchesWashington County68.13Jasper County: 67.71 inchesJasper County67.71Prentiss County: 67.63 inchesPrentiss County67.63Harrison County: 76.89 inchesHarrison County76.89Stone County: 76.7 inchesStone County76.7Benton County: 76.19 inchesBenton County76.19Marion County: 75.37 inchesMarion County75.37Jackson County: 75.16 inchesJackson County75.16Alcorn County: 74.76 inchesAlcorn County74.76Tippah County: 74.13 inchesTippah County74.13Marshall County: 73.92 inchesMarshall County73.92Tallahatchie County: 73.74 inchesTallahatchie County73.74Lafayette County: 73.32 inchesLafayette County73.32Jefferson Davis County: 72.86 inchesJefferson Davis County72.86Bolivar County: 72.79 inchesBolivar County72.79Pearl River County: 72.67 inchesPearl River County72.67Yalobusha County: 72.47 inchesYalobusha County72.47Walthall County: 72.14 inchesWalthall County72.14Rankin County: 71.99 inchesRankin County71.99Panola County: 71.95 inchesPanola County71.95Quitman County: 71.81 inchesQuitman County71.81Leflore County: 71.59 inchesLeflore County71.59Perry County: 71.31 inchesPerry County71.31Scott County: 71.23 inchesScott County71.23Sunflower County: 71.14 inchesSunflower County71.14George County: 70.84 inchesGeorge County70.84Hancock County: 70.77 inchesHancock County70.77Lamar County: 70.77 inchesLamar County70.77Forrest County: 70.73 inchesForrest County70.73Covington County: 69.92 inchesCovington County69.92Carroll County: 69.76 inchesCarroll County69.76Coahoma County: 69.49 inchesCoahoma County69.49Tishomingo County: 69.49 inchesTishomingo County69.49Lawrence County: 68.91 inchesLawrence County68.91Simpson County: 68.9 inchesSimpson County68.9Union County: 68.88 inchesUnion County68.88Smith County: 68.79 inchesSmith County68.79Grenada County: 68.7 inchesGrenada County68.7Jones County: 68.65 inchesJones County68.65Wayne County: 68.5 inchesWayne County68.5Washington County: 68.13 inchesWashington County68.13Jasper County: 67.71 inchesJasper County67.71Prentiss County: 67.63 inchesPrentiss County67.63
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
inches
Change on 2017
1Harrison County76.89-9.3%
2Stone County76.7-7.6%
3Benton County76.19+41.4%
4Marion County75.37+6.8%
5Jackson County75.16-11.8%
6Alcorn County74.76+46.3%
7Tippah County74.13+44.2%
8Marshall County73.92+37.6%
9Tallahatchie County73.74+48.8%
10Lafayette County73.32+50.9%
11Jefferson Davis County72.86+15.5%
12Bolivar County72.79+41.4%
13Pearl River County72.67-14.1%
14Yalobusha County72.47+53.1%
15Walthall County72.14+1.8%
16Rankin County71.99+19.7%
17Panola County71.95+44.5%
18Quitman County71.81+37.7%
19Leflore County71.59+45.4%
20Perry County71.31-6.3%
21Scott County71.23+15.5%
22Sunflower County71.14+40.5%
23George County70.84-12.5%
24Hancock County70.77-9.3%
24Lamar County70.77+0.1%
26Forrest County70.73-1.7%
27Covington County69.92+6.7%
28Carroll County69.76+38.1%
29Coahoma County69.49+31.2%
29Tishomingo County69.49+33.7%
31Lawrence County68.91+19.2%
32Simpson County68.9+16.5%
33Union County68.88+44.4%
34Smith County68.79+7.7%
35Grenada County68.7+40.7%
36Jones County68.65-2.3%
37Wayne County68.5-7.3%
38Washington County68.13+26.4%
39Jasper County67.71+3.8%
40Prentiss County67.63+39.8%
41Greene County67.6-15%
42Clarke County67.54+13.8%
43Leake County67.35+19.4%
44Pontotoc County67.08+43.7%
45Tate County67.07+24.4%
46Newton County67.04+11.2%
47Tunica County66.65+14.3%
48Hinds County65.65+19%
49Itawamba County65.1+28.4%
50DeSoto County65.02+18.9%
51Neshoba County65.01+21.5%
52Lee County64.89+36.3%
53Madison County64.58+12.8%
54Issaquena County64.49+22.1%
55Copiah County63.42+12.6%
56Oktibbeha County63.36+24.1%
57Lauderdale County63.35+12%
58Montgomery County62.87+20.5%
59Sharkey County62.66+16.8%
60Calhoun County62.55+25.5%
61Pike County62.52-3.8%
62Holmes County62.44+18.1%
63Lincoln County62.21+0.2%
64Attala County61.75+17.9%
65Amite County61.73-16.2%
66Winston County61.61+25.1%
67Monroe County61.39+30%
68Chickasaw County61.18+27.6%
69Warren County61.17+9.2%
70Clay County60.87+19.6%
71Franklin County60.84-13.8%
72Choctaw County60.77+16.4%
73Yazoo County60.31+8.4%
74Kemper County59.79+14.9%
75Webster County59.41+11.6%
76Wilkinson County58.8-19.7%
77Lowndes County57.9+22.5%
78Humphreys County57.87+6.9%
79Claiborne County57.72+1.1%
80Noxubee County57.13+23.3%
81Jefferson County56.39-9.2%
82Adams County54.06-12%

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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 Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2018) [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 Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2018. 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/mississippi-counties?period=2018. 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 Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2018. 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/mississippi-counties?period=2018.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/mississippi-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2018}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Harrison County, with 76.89 inches in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Adams County, with 54.06 inches in 2018.

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