Counties in Nebraska by annual precipitation, 2025

Dodge County had the highest annual precipitation of 93 counties in 2025, at 33.85 inches. Scotts Bluff County had the lowest, at 15.45 inches. The median was 26.54 inches and the figure for Nebraska was 24.34 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest33.85Dodge County
Median26.5493 counties
Nebraska24.34History

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 24.49 inchesAntelope County: 25.52 inchesArthur County: 18.77 inchesBanner County: 17.21 inchesBlaine County: 27.11 inchesBoone County: 31.66 inchesBox Butte County: 18.52 inchesBoyd County: 25.24 inchesBrown County: 27.85 inchesBuffalo County: 25.79 inchesBurt County: 33.83 inchesButler County: 27.71 inchesCass County: 28.99 inchesCedar County: 27.97 inchesChase County: 23.92 inchesCherry County: 22.47 inchesCheyenne County: 17.89 inchesClay County: 27.99 inchesColfax County: 31 inchesCuming County: 32.2 inchesCuster County: 24.08 inchesDakota County: 28.35 inchesDawes County: 17.96 inchesDawson County: 23.14 inchesDeuel County: 18.21 inchesDixon County: 28.74 inchesDodge County: 33.85 inchesDouglas County: 31.38 inchesDundy County: 21.8 inchesFillmore County: 28.84 inchesFranklin County: 24.28 inchesFrontier County: 22.57 inchesFurnas County: 21.6 inchesGage County: 26.65 inchesGarden County: 17.53 inchesGarfield County: 30.38 inchesGosper County: 20.69 inchesGrant County: 19.41 inchesGreeley County: 31.3 inchesHall County: 25.68 inchesHamilton County: 25.26 inchesHarlan County: 22 inchesHayes County: 24.4 inchesHitchcock County: 22.61 inchesHolt County: 26.16 inchesHooker County: 22.37 inchesHoward County: 28.65 inchesJefferson County: 26.54 inchesJohnson County: 29.21 inchesKearney County: 22.24 inchesKeith County: 20.08 inchesKeya Paha County: 24.36 inchesKimball County: 18.27 inchesKnox County: 27.36 inchesLancaster County: 27.06 inchesLincoln County: 24.45 inchesLogan County: 23.55 inchesLoup County: 28.17 inchesMcPherson County: 22.33 inchesMadison County: 28.44 inchesMerrick County: 26.13 inchesMorrill County: 17.22 inchesNance County: 29.47 inchesNemaha County: 32.85 inchesNuckolls County: 26.24 inchesOtoe County: 28.38 inchesPawnee County: 31.12 inchesPerkins County: 22.48 inchesPhelps County: 22.37 inchesPierce County: 26.68 inchesPlatte County: 30.25 inchesPolk County: 25.35 inchesRed Willow County: 20.52 inchesRichardson County: 32.47 inchesRock County: 27.53 inchesSaline County: 29.04 inchesSarpy County: 30.87 inchesSaunders County: 31.72 inchesScotts Bluff County: 15.45 inchesSeward County: 27.74 inchesSheridan County: 17.67 inchesSherman County: 28.94 inchesSioux County: 16.89 inchesStanton County: 29.91 inchesThayer County: 28.08 inchesThomas County: 27 inchesThurston County: 29.99 inchesValley County: 28.61 inchesWashington County: 33.26 inchesWayne County: 28.34 inchesWebster County: 26.68 inchesWheeler County: 30.16 inchesYork County: 24.7 inches
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inches, 2025. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Dodge County: 33.85 inchesDodge County33.85Burt County: 33.83 inchesBurt County33.83Washington County: 33.26 inchesWashington County33.26Nemaha County: 32.85 inchesNemaha County32.85Richardson County: 32.47 inchesRichardson County32.47Cuming County: 32.2 inchesCuming County32.2Saunders County: 31.72 inchesSaunders County31.72Boone County: 31.66 inchesBoone County31.66Douglas County: 31.38 inchesDouglas County31.38Greeley County: 31.3 inchesGreeley County31.3Pawnee County: 31.12 inchesPawnee County31.12Colfax County: 31 inchesColfax County31Sarpy County: 30.87 inchesSarpy County30.87Garfield County: 30.38 inchesGarfield County30.38Platte County: 30.25 inchesPlatte County30.25Wheeler County: 30.16 inchesWheeler County30.16Thurston County: 29.99 inchesThurston County29.99Stanton County: 29.91 inchesStanton County29.91Nance County: 29.47 inchesNance County29.47Johnson County: 29.21 inchesJohnson County29.21Saline County: 29.04 inchesSaline County29.04Cass County: 28.99 inchesCass County28.99Sherman County: 28.94 inchesSherman County28.94Fillmore County: 28.84 inchesFillmore County28.84Dixon County: 28.74 inchesDixon County28.74Howard County: 28.65 inchesHoward County28.65Valley County: 28.61 inchesValley County28.61Madison County: 28.44 inchesMadison County28.44Otoe County: 28.38 inchesOtoe County28.38Dakota County: 28.35 inchesDakota County28.35Wayne County: 28.34 inchesWayne County28.34Loup County: 28.17 inchesLoup County28.17Thayer County: 28.08 inchesThayer County28.08Clay County: 27.99 inchesClay County27.99Cedar County: 27.97 inchesCedar County27.97Brown County: 27.85 inchesBrown County27.85Seward County: 27.74 inchesSeward County27.74Butler County: 27.71 inchesButler County27.71Rock County: 27.53 inchesRock County27.53Knox County: 27.36 inchesKnox County27.36Dodge County: 33.85 inchesDodge County33.85Burt County: 33.83 inchesBurt County33.83Washington County: 33.26 inchesWashington County33.26Nemaha County: 32.85 inchesNemaha County32.85Richardson County: 32.47 inchesRichardson County32.47Cuming County: 32.2 inchesCuming County32.2Saunders County: 31.72 inchesSaunders County31.72Boone County: 31.66 inchesBoone County31.66Douglas County: 31.38 inchesDouglas County31.38Greeley County: 31.3 inchesGreeley County31.3Pawnee County: 31.12 inchesPawnee County31.12Colfax County: 31 inchesColfax County31Sarpy County: 30.87 inchesSarpy County30.87Garfield County: 30.38 inchesGarfield County30.38Platte County: 30.25 inchesPlatte County30.25Wheeler County: 30.16 inchesWheeler County30.16Thurston County: 29.99 inchesThurston County29.99Stanton County: 29.91 inchesStanton County29.91Nance County: 29.47 inchesNance County29.47Johnson County: 29.21 inchesJohnson County29.21Saline County: 29.04 inchesSaline County29.04Cass County: 28.99 inchesCass County28.99Sherman County: 28.94 inchesSherman County28.94Fillmore County: 28.84 inchesFillmore County28.84Dixon County: 28.74 inchesDixon County28.74Howard County: 28.65 inchesHoward County28.65Valley County: 28.61 inchesValley County28.61Madison County: 28.44 inchesMadison County28.44Otoe County: 28.38 inchesOtoe County28.38Dakota County: 28.35 inchesDakota County28.35Wayne County: 28.34 inchesWayne County28.34Loup County: 28.17 inchesLoup County28.17Thayer County: 28.08 inchesThayer County28.08Clay County: 27.99 inchesClay County27.99Cedar County: 27.97 inchesCedar County27.97Brown County: 27.85 inchesBrown County27.85Seward County: 27.74 inchesSeward County27.74Butler County: 27.71 inchesButler County27.71Rock County: 27.53 inchesRock County27.53Knox County: 27.36 inchesKnox County27.36
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
1Dodge County33.85+6.1%
2Burt County33.83+8.4%
3Washington County33.26-4%
4Nemaha County32.85+9.6%
5Richardson County32.47+2%
6Cuming County32.2+14.3%
7Saunders County31.72-5.6%
8Boone County31.66+12.7%
9Douglas County31.38-6%
10Greeley County31.3+13.6%
11Pawnee County31.12+1.7%
12Colfax County31+11%
13Sarpy County30.87+0.7%
14Garfield County30.38+37.3%
15Platte County30.25-0.3%
16Wheeler County30.16+26.2%
17Thurston County29.99+1.2%
18Stanton County29.91+3.7%
19Nance County29.47-7.6%
20Johnson County29.21+1.9%
21Saline County29.04+3.6%
22Cass County28.99-0.5%
23Sherman County28.94+4%
24Fillmore County28.84+9.4%
25Dixon County28.74-4%
26Howard County28.65-10.1%
27Valley County28.61+21.6%
28Madison County28.44+2.9%
29Otoe County28.38-2%
30Dakota County28.35-3.5%
31Wayne County28.34-11.3%
32Loup County28.17+35.5%
33Thayer County28.08+18.1%
34Clay County27.99+5.9%
35Cedar County27.97-2.5%
36Brown County27.85+29%
37Seward County27.74-1.7%
38Butler County27.71-13.6%
39Rock County27.53+21.8%
40Knox County27.36+8.7%
41Blaine County27.11+19.9%
42Lancaster County27.06-6.7%
43Thomas County27+16.3%
44Pierce County26.68+1%
44Webster County26.68+6.4%
46Gage County26.65-2.4%
47Jefferson County26.54+1.2%
48Nuckolls County26.24+8.7%
49Holt County26.16+11%
50Merrick County26.13-17.7%
51Buffalo County25.79-10%
52Hall County25.68-10%
53Antelope County25.52+8.3%
54Polk County25.35-22.9%
55Hamilton County25.26-13%
56Boyd County25.24+8.5%
57York County24.7-13.1%
58Adams County24.49-6.1%
59Lincoln County24.45+15.4%
60Hayes County24.4+14.3%
61Keya Paha County24.36+15.8%
62Franklin County24.28-5.5%
63Custer County24.08+1.9%
64Chase County23.92+30.7%
65Logan County23.55+11.2%
66Dawson County23.14-10.5%
67Hitchcock County22.61+10.3%
68Frontier County22.57-1.6%
69Perkins County22.48+28%
70Cherry County22.47+27.5%
71Hooker County22.37+12.9%
71Phelps County22.37-10.8%
73McPherson County22.33+17%
74Kearney County22.24-16%
75Harlan County22-11.8%
76Dundy County21.8+17.2%
77Furnas County21.6-15.3%
78Gosper County20.69-17.3%
79Red Willow County20.52-3.5%
80Keith County20.08+21%
81Grant County19.41+11%
82Arthur County18.77+7.3%
83Box Butte County18.52+50.6%
84Kimball County18.27+37.9%
85Deuel County18.21+5.5%
86Dawes County17.96+54.8%
87Cheyenne County17.89+9.2%
88Sheridan County17.67+33%
89Garden County17.53+3.3%
90Morrill County17.22+15.9%
91Banner County17.21+46%
92Sioux County16.89+51.1%
93Scotts Bluff County15.45+50.3%

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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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Dodge County, with 33.85 inches in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Scotts Bluff County, with 15.45 inches in 2025.

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