Counties in Missouri by annual precipitation, 2025

Mississippi County had the highest annual precipitation of 115 counties in 2025, at 53.8 inches. Nodaway County had the lowest, at 28.34 inches. The median was 36.75 inches and the figure for Missouri was 38.09 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Lowest28.34Nodaway County
Median36.75115 counties
Missouri38.09History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Mississippi County: 53.8 inchesMississippi County53.8Ozark County: 53 inchesOzark County53Scott County: 52.13 inchesScott County52.13New Madrid County: 51.64 inchesNew Madrid County51.64Dunklin County: 50.84 inchesDunklin County50.84Pemiscot County: 50.37 inchesPemiscot County50.37Howell County: 50.06 inchesHowell County50.06Oregon County: 49.39 inchesOregon County49.39Cape Girardeau County: 49.29 inchesCape Girardeau County49.29Stoddard County: 48.48 inchesStoddard County48.48Douglas County: 47.86 inchesDouglas County47.86Bollinger County: 45.85 inchesBollinger County45.85Ripley County: 45.68 inchesRipley County45.68Taney County: 45.51 inchesTaney County45.51McDonald County: 45.48 inchesMcDonald County45.48Butler County: 45.31 inchesButler County45.31Washington County: 43.45 inchesWashington County43.45St. Francois County: 42.97 inchesSt. Francois County42.97Barry County: 42.95 inchesBarry County42.95Vernon County: 42.57 inchesVernon County42.57Shannon County: 42.52 inchesShannon County42.52Cedar County: 42.07 inchesCedar County42.07Iron County: 41.61 inchesIron County41.61Perry County: 41.51 inchesPerry County41.51Barton County: 41.48 inchesBarton County41.48Dent County: 40.99 inchesDent County40.99Webster County: 40.97 inchesWebster County40.97Madison County: 40.72 inchesMadison County40.72Dallas County: 40.28 inchesDallas County40.28Dade County: 40.26 inchesDade County40.26Crawford County: 40.05 inchesCrawford County40.05Phelps County: 40.02 inchesPhelps County40.02Texas County: 39.89 inchesTexas County39.89Lawrence County: 39.6 inchesLawrence County39.6Bates County: 39.58 inchesBates County39.58Laclede County: 39.49 inchesLaclede County39.49Ste. Genevieve County: 39.45 inchesSte. Genevieve County39.45Wright County: 39.36 inchesWright County39.36Polk County: 39.08 inchesPolk County39.08Greene County: 38.86 inchesGreene County38.86
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
inches
Change on 2024
1Mississippi County53.8+0.9%
2Ozark County53-4.8%
3Scott County52.13+8.6%
4New Madrid County51.64-2.3%
5Dunklin County50.84-7.2%
6Pemiscot County50.37-6.1%
7Howell County50.06-9%
8Oregon County49.39-15.1%
9Cape Girardeau County49.29+7.6%
10Stoddard County48.48-7.9%
11Douglas County47.86-14.3%
12Bollinger County45.85-2.1%
13Ripley County45.68-18.4%
14Taney County45.51-9.9%
15McDonald County45.48+21.6%
16Butler County45.31-20.4%
17Washington County43.45-23.8%
18St. Francois County42.97-10.7%
19Barry County42.95+7.3%
20Vernon County42.57-1.9%
21Shannon County42.52-13.7%
22Cedar County42.07-9.5%
23Iron County41.61-19.1%
24Perry County41.51-7.6%
25Barton County41.48+1.7%
26Dent County40.99-28.3%
27Webster County40.97-18.1%
28Madison County40.72+0.9%
29Dallas County40.28-10.4%
30Dade County40.26-9%
31Crawford County40.05-24.4%
32Phelps County40.02-19.6%
33Texas County39.89-21.3%
34Lawrence County39.6-3.6%
35Bates County39.58-2.8%
36Laclede County39.49-12.1%
37Ste. Genevieve County39.45-14.1%
38Wright County39.36-28.6%
39Polk County39.08-15.5%
40Greene County38.86-11.8%
41Hickory County38.84-10.1%
42Christian County38.82-10.9%
43Stone County38.61-8%
44St. Clair County38.55-9.2%
45Franklin County38.26-28.1%
46Newton County38.23+12.4%
47Jasper County38.19+5%
48Reynolds County38.16-21.5%
49Pettis County37.82-10%
50Jefferson County37.78-27.8%
51St. Charles County37.77-23.3%
52St. Louis County37.61-24.3%
53Cass County37.4-4.6%
54Camden County37.37-6.8%
55Warren County37.26-27.5%
56Pulaski County37.11-12.5%
57Carter County36.94-22.9%
58Gasconade County36.75-29%
59Benton County36.65-7.7%
60Cooper County36.6-12.8%
61Morgan County36.54-8.7%
62Maries County36.4-20.9%
63Saline County36.29-16.1%
64St. Louis city36.25-24.3%
65Wayne County35.92-25.4%
66Montgomery County35.67-17.5%
67Johnson County35.66-13.6%
68Miller County35.33-9.4%
69Osage County35.16-28.8%
70Henry County35.14-14.6%
71Sullivan County34.83-8.1%
72Moniteau County34.82-12.5%
73Adair County34.61-14.4%
74Lafayette County34.37-15.9%
75Gentry County34.33-13.6%
76Callaway County34.31-21.6%
77Putnam County34.22-12.3%
78Carroll County34.19-18.7%
79Linn County34.06-16.3%
80Schuyler County33.95-14.5%
81Grundy County33.9-6.7%
82Cole County33.85-18.1%
83Macon County33.79-14.5%
84Jackson County33.75-5.3%
85Livingston County33.64-18.5%
86Daviess County33.52-15.4%
87Mercer County33.51-1.8%
88DeKalb County33.4-16%
89Audrain County33.37-7.6%
90Boone County33.35-19.4%
91Andrew County33.33-13.7%
92Clark County33.22-14.3%
93Scotland County32.94-13.1%
94Howard County32.78-18.5%
95Harrison County32.69-11.3%
96Buchanan County32.62-10.1%
97Chariton County32.58-13.5%
98Randolph County31.99-11.7%
99Shelby County31.91-9.2%
100Caldwell County31.9-16.9%
101Lincoln County31.85-29.1%
102Platte County31.8-2.2%
103Ray County31.67-10.4%
104Worth County31.44-16.5%
105Knox County31.15-18.3%
106Holt County30.98-10.8%
107Pike County30.92-25.9%
108Monroe County30.8-7.1%
109Ralls County29.77-12.9%
110Atchison County29.74-3.9%
111Clay County29.7+1.2%
112Clinton County29.55-1.9%
113Lewis County29.4-18.9%
114Marion County29-17.5%
115Nodaway County28.34-20%

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About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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 Missouri by annual precipitation, 2025) [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 Missouri by annual precipitation, 2025. 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/missouri-counties. 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 Missouri by annual precipitation, 2025. 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/missouri-counties.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Missouri by annual precipitation, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Missouri by annual precipitation, 2025}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Mississippi County, with 53.8 inches in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Nodaway County, with 28.34 inches in 2025.

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