Counties in Nebraska by annual precipitation

Sarpy County had the highest annual precipitation of 93 counties in 2014, at 38.13 inches. Kimball County had the lowest, at 18.47 inches. The median was 25.84 inches and the figure for Nebraska was 24.98 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest38.13Sarpy County
Lowest18.47Kimball County
Median25.8493 counties
Nebraska24.98History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 28.42 inchesAntelope County: 26.34 inchesArthur County: 23.08 inchesBanner County: 21.19 inchesBlaine County: 26.11 inchesBoone County: 25.84 inchesBox Butte County: 22.57 inchesBoyd County: 22.27 inchesBrown County: 23.22 inchesBuffalo County: 26.75 inchesBurt County: 33.4 inchesButler County: 34.05 inchesCass County: 36.14 inchesCedar County: 31.04 inchesChase County: 20.37 inchesCherry County: 23.69 inchesCheyenne County: 19.75 inchesClay County: 26.36 inchesColfax County: 28.71 inchesCuming County: 30.57 inchesCuster County: 23.03 inchesDakota County: 35.63 inchesDawes County: 22.25 inchesDawson County: 22.33 inchesDeuel County: 19.16 inchesDixon County: 33.89 inchesDodge County: 33.66 inchesDouglas County: 38.09 inchesDundy County: 20.38 inchesFillmore County: 26.52 inchesFranklin County: 24.74 inchesFrontier County: 21.14 inchesFurnas County: 25.23 inchesGage County: 27.63 inchesGarden County: 20.35 inchesGarfield County: 23.06 inchesGosper County: 24.82 inchesGrant County: 24.29 inchesGreeley County: 24.43 inchesHall County: 28.98 inchesHamilton County: 30.42 inchesHarlan County: 23.64 inchesHayes County: 20.86 inchesHitchcock County: 22.15 inchesHolt County: 22.42 inchesHooker County: 22.67 inchesHoward County: 28.77 inchesJefferson County: 25.26 inchesJohnson County: 30.81 inchesKearney County: 26.77 inchesKeith County: 19.59 inchesKeya Paha County: 21.04 inchesKimball County: 18.47 inchesKnox County: 26.31 inchesLancaster County: 35.63 inchesLincoln County: 21.11 inchesLogan County: 22.37 inchesLoup County: 22.53 inchesMcPherson County: 21.54 inchesMadison County: 28.93 inchesMerrick County: 29.3 inchesMorrill County: 21.09 inchesNance County: 26.83 inchesNemaha County: 32.5 inchesNuckolls County: 26.01 inchesOtoe County: 32.8 inchesPawnee County: 28.65 inchesPerkins County: 20.02 inchesPhelps County: 25.5 inchesPierce County: 28.62 inchesPlatte County: 26.85 inchesPolk County: 31.79 inchesRed Willow County: 24.25 inchesRichardson County: 29.42 inchesRock County: 22.53 inchesSaline County: 28.73 inchesSarpy County: 38.13 inchesSaunders County: 37.39 inchesScotts Bluff County: 19.04 inchesSeward County: 33.74 inchesSheridan County: 23.86 inchesSherman County: 27.32 inchesSioux County: 19.25 inchesStanton County: 30.11 inchesThayer County: 24.83 inchesThomas County: 26.42 inchesThurston County: 34.31 inchesValley County: 24.1 inchesWashington County: 36.81 inchesWayne County: 32.45 inchesWebster County: 24.08 inchesWheeler County: 24.68 inchesYork County: 33.01 inches
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inches, 2014. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Sarpy County: 38.13 inchesSarpy County38.13Douglas County: 38.09 inchesDouglas County38.09Saunders County: 37.39 inchesSaunders County37.39Washington County: 36.81 inchesWashington County36.81Cass County: 36.14 inchesCass County36.14Dakota County: 35.63 inchesDakota County35.63Lancaster County: 35.63 inchesLancaster County35.63Thurston County: 34.31 inchesThurston County34.31Butler County: 34.05 inchesButler County34.05Dixon County: 33.89 inchesDixon County33.89Seward County: 33.74 inchesSeward County33.74Dodge County: 33.66 inchesDodge County33.66Burt County: 33.4 inchesBurt County33.4York County: 33.01 inchesYork County33.01Otoe County: 32.8 inchesOtoe County32.8Nemaha County: 32.5 inchesNemaha County32.5Wayne County: 32.45 inchesWayne County32.45Polk County: 31.79 inchesPolk County31.79Cedar County: 31.04 inchesCedar County31.04Johnson County: 30.81 inchesJohnson County30.81Cuming County: 30.57 inchesCuming County30.57Hamilton County: 30.42 inchesHamilton County30.42Stanton County: 30.11 inchesStanton County30.11Richardson County: 29.42 inchesRichardson County29.42Merrick County: 29.3 inchesMerrick County29.3Hall County: 28.98 inchesHall County28.98Madison County: 28.93 inchesMadison County28.93Howard County: 28.77 inchesHoward County28.77Saline County: 28.73 inchesSaline County28.73Colfax County: 28.71 inchesColfax County28.71Pawnee County: 28.65 inchesPawnee County28.65Pierce County: 28.62 inchesPierce County28.62Adams County: 28.42 inchesAdams County28.42Gage County: 27.63 inchesGage County27.63Sherman County: 27.32 inchesSherman County27.32Platte County: 26.85 inchesPlatte County26.85Nance County: 26.83 inchesNance County26.83Kearney County: 26.77 inchesKearney County26.77Buffalo County: 26.75 inchesBuffalo County26.75Fillmore County: 26.52 inchesFillmore County26.52Sarpy County: 38.13 inchesSarpy County38.13Douglas County: 38.09 inchesDouglas County38.09Saunders County: 37.39 inchesSaunders County37.39Washington County: 36.81 inchesWashington County36.81Cass County: 36.14 inchesCass County36.14Dakota County: 35.63 inchesDakota County35.63Lancaster County: 35.63 inchesLancaster County35.63Thurston County: 34.31 inchesThurston County34.31Butler County: 34.05 inchesButler County34.05Dixon County: 33.89 inchesDixon County33.89Seward County: 33.74 inchesSeward County33.74Dodge County: 33.66 inchesDodge County33.66Burt County: 33.4 inchesBurt County33.4York County: 33.01 inchesYork County33.01Otoe County: 32.8 inchesOtoe County32.8Nemaha County: 32.5 inchesNemaha County32.5Wayne County: 32.45 inchesWayne County32.45Polk County: 31.79 inchesPolk County31.79Cedar County: 31.04 inchesCedar County31.04Johnson County: 30.81 inchesJohnson County30.81Cuming County: 30.57 inchesCuming County30.57Hamilton County: 30.42 inchesHamilton County30.42Stanton County: 30.11 inchesStanton County30.11Richardson County: 29.42 inchesRichardson County29.42Merrick County: 29.3 inchesMerrick County29.3Hall County: 28.98 inchesHall County28.98Madison County: 28.93 inchesMadison County28.93Howard County: 28.77 inchesHoward County28.77Saline County: 28.73 inchesSaline County28.73Colfax County: 28.71 inchesColfax County28.71Pawnee County: 28.65 inchesPawnee County28.65Pierce County: 28.62 inchesPierce County28.62Adams County: 28.42 inchesAdams County28.42Gage County: 27.63 inchesGage County27.63Sherman County: 27.32 inchesSherman County27.32Platte County: 26.85 inchesPlatte County26.85Nance County: 26.83 inchesNance County26.83Kearney County: 26.77 inchesKearney County26.77Buffalo County: 26.75 inchesBuffalo County26.75Fillmore County: 26.52 inchesFillmore County26.52
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
inches
Change on 2013
1Sarpy County38.13+27.1%
2Douglas County38.09+28%
3Saunders County37.39+27.3%
4Washington County36.81+24.8%
5Cass County36.14+21.4%
6Dakota County35.63+39.7%
6Lancaster County35.63+22.2%
8Thurston County34.31+22.6%
9Butler County34.05+13.8%
10Dixon County33.89+19.1%
11Seward County33.74+16.8%
12Dodge County33.66+13.6%
13Burt County33.4+11.7%
14York County33.01+22.3%
15Otoe County32.8+7.7%
16Nemaha County32.5-2.4%
17Wayne County32.45+16.2%
18Polk County31.79+10.9%
19Cedar County31.04+8.5%
20Johnson County30.81-6.2%
21Cuming County30.57+2.2%
22Hamilton County30.42+13.8%
23Stanton County30.11+5.6%
24Richardson County29.42-14.6%
25Merrick County29.3+3.5%
26Hall County28.98+6.7%
27Madison County28.93+11.9%
28Howard County28.77-1.9%
29Saline County28.73+0.4%
30Colfax County28.71-7.2%
31Pawnee County28.65-17.1%
32Pierce County28.62+9.9%
33Adams County28.42+15.1%
34Gage County27.63-12.6%
35Sherman County27.32+6.7%
36Platte County26.85-13.1%
37Nance County26.83-10.7%
38Kearney County26.77+24.3%
39Buffalo County26.75+6.7%
40Fillmore County26.52-1.2%
41Thomas County26.42+14.3%
42Clay County26.36-1.8%
43Antelope County26.34+0.5%
44Knox County26.31-8.6%
45Blaine County26.11+12.8%
46Nuckolls County26.01-3.6%
47Boone County25.84-5.4%
48Phelps County25.5+27.2%
49Jefferson County25.26-16.4%
50Furnas County25.23+47.7%
51Thayer County24.83-8.6%
52Gosper County24.82+38.1%
53Franklin County24.74+26%
54Wheeler County24.68-4.5%
55Greeley County24.43-12.2%
56Grant County24.29+15.6%
57Red Willow County24.25+55.6%
58Valley County24.1-4.7%
59Webster County24.08+10.7%
60Sheridan County23.86+11.3%
61Cherry County23.69-1.1%
62Harlan County23.64+32.9%
63Brown County23.22+1.1%
64Arthur County23.08+15.9%
65Garfield County23.06-9.1%
66Custer County23.03-0.3%
67Hooker County22.67-5.8%
68Box Butte County22.57+18.7%
69Loup County22.53-3.3%
69Rock County22.53-9.1%
71Holt County22.42-17.9%
72Logan County22.37+13.3%
73Dawson County22.33+10.9%
74Boyd County22.27-16.1%
75Dawes County22.25+11%
76Hitchcock County22.15+26.1%
77McPherson County21.54+11.3%
78Banner County21.19+19%
79Frontier County21.14+17.8%
80Lincoln County21.11+17.9%
81Morrill County21.09+17.8%
82Keya Paha County21.04-14.5%
83Hayes County20.86+18.5%
84Dundy County20.38+32.6%
85Chase County20.37+41.3%
86Garden County20.35+16.6%
87Perkins County20.02+25.2%
88Cheyenne County19.75-0.1%
89Keith County19.59+6.6%
90Sioux County19.25+12.1%
91Deuel County19.16+5.9%
92Scotts Bluff County19.04+22.8%
93Kimball County18.47+9.7%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Nebraska by annual precipitation, 2014}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Sarpy County, with 38.13 inches in 2014, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Kimball County, with 18.47 inches in 2014.

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