Counties in Nebraska by annual precipitation

Cass County had the highest annual precipitation of 93 counties in 2015, at 46.29 inches. Chase County had the lowest, at 21.73 inches. The median was 27.54 inches and the figure for Nebraska was 28.06 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest46.29Cass County
Lowest21.73Chase County
Median27.5493 counties
Nebraska28.06History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 29.06 inchesAntelope County: 29.74 inchesArthur County: 25.2 inchesBanner County: 26.73 inchesBlaine County: 27.23 inchesBoone County: 27.86 inchesBox Butte County: 25.59 inchesBoyd County: 27.67 inchesBrown County: 25.2 inchesBuffalo County: 24.99 inchesBurt County: 37.84 inchesButler County: 36.13 inchesCass County: 46.29 inchesCedar County: 30.14 inchesChase County: 21.73 inchesCherry County: 26.15 inchesCheyenne County: 25.02 inchesClay County: 31.18 inchesColfax County: 32.82 inchesCuming County: 33.62 inchesCuster County: 24.61 inchesDakota County: 31.92 inchesDawes County: 22.9 inchesDawson County: 24.58 inchesDeuel County: 21.99 inchesDixon County: 32.2 inchesDodge County: 36.39 inchesDouglas County: 42.35 inchesDundy County: 22.4 inchesFillmore County: 34.39 inchesFranklin County: 27.47 inchesFrontier County: 25.09 inchesFurnas County: 27.9 inchesGage County: 40.04 inchesGarden County: 23.67 inchesGarfield County: 25.53 inchesGosper County: 25.55 inchesGrant County: 26.22 inchesGreeley County: 25.09 inchesHall County: 28.74 inchesHamilton County: 30.88 inchesHarlan County: 29.06 inchesHayes County: 22.65 inchesHitchcock County: 22.78 inchesHolt County: 27.02 inchesHooker County: 27.29 inchesHoward County: 27.54 inchesJefferson County: 36.54 inchesJohnson County: 42.33 inchesKearney County: 26.74 inchesKeith County: 24.07 inchesKeya Paha County: 25.12 inchesKimball County: 24.54 inchesKnox County: 27.21 inchesLancaster County: 42.29 inchesLincoln County: 23.4 inchesLogan County: 25.56 inchesLoup County: 24.1 inchesMcPherson County: 24.98 inchesMadison County: 28.73 inchesMerrick County: 29.36 inchesMorrill County: 24.27 inchesNance County: 28.34 inchesNemaha County: 42.41 inchesNuckolls County: 32.95 inchesOtoe County: 46.25 inchesPawnee County: 40.14 inchesPerkins County: 22.93 inchesPhelps County: 26.09 inchesPierce County: 28.93 inchesPlatte County: 30.19 inchesPolk County: 31.41 inchesRed Willow County: 23.84 inchesRichardson County: 40.64 inchesRock County: 25.56 inchesSaline County: 40.92 inchesSarpy County: 43.62 inchesSaunders County: 41.44 inchesScotts Bluff County: 23.28 inchesSeward County: 38.71 inchesSheridan County: 25.07 inchesSherman County: 23.76 inchesSioux County: 22.79 inchesStanton County: 30.05 inchesThayer County: 32.87 inchesThomas County: 29.49 inchesThurston County: 35.1 inchesValley County: 24.45 inchesWashington County: 41.18 inchesWayne County: 30.59 inchesWebster County: 26.77 inchesWheeler County: 27.27 inchesYork County: 34.25 inches
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inches, 2015. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Cass County: 46.29 inchesCass County46.29Otoe County: 46.25 inchesOtoe County46.25Sarpy County: 43.62 inchesSarpy County43.62Nemaha County: 42.41 inchesNemaha County42.41Douglas County: 42.35 inchesDouglas County42.35Johnson County: 42.33 inchesJohnson County42.33Lancaster County: 42.29 inchesLancaster County42.29Saunders County: 41.44 inchesSaunders County41.44Washington County: 41.18 inchesWashington County41.18Saline County: 40.92 inchesSaline County40.92Richardson County: 40.64 inchesRichardson County40.64Pawnee County: 40.14 inchesPawnee County40.14Gage County: 40.04 inchesGage County40.04Seward County: 38.71 inchesSeward County38.71Burt County: 37.84 inchesBurt County37.84Jefferson County: 36.54 inchesJefferson County36.54Dodge County: 36.39 inchesDodge County36.39Butler County: 36.13 inchesButler County36.13Thurston County: 35.1 inchesThurston County35.1Fillmore County: 34.39 inchesFillmore County34.39York County: 34.25 inchesYork County34.25Cuming County: 33.62 inchesCuming County33.62Nuckolls County: 32.95 inchesNuckolls County32.95Thayer County: 32.87 inchesThayer County32.87Colfax County: 32.82 inchesColfax County32.82Dixon County: 32.2 inchesDixon County32.2Dakota County: 31.92 inchesDakota County31.92Polk County: 31.41 inchesPolk County31.41Clay County: 31.18 inchesClay County31.18Hamilton County: 30.88 inchesHamilton County30.88Wayne County: 30.59 inchesWayne County30.59Platte County: 30.19 inchesPlatte County30.19Cedar County: 30.14 inchesCedar County30.14Stanton County: 30.05 inchesStanton County30.05Antelope County: 29.74 inchesAntelope County29.74Thomas County: 29.49 inchesThomas County29.49Merrick County: 29.36 inchesMerrick County29.36Adams County: 29.06 inchesAdams County29.06Harlan County: 29.06 inchesHarlan County29.06Pierce County: 28.93 inchesPierce County28.93Cass County: 46.29 inchesCass County46.29Otoe County: 46.25 inchesOtoe County46.25Sarpy County: 43.62 inchesSarpy County43.62Nemaha County: 42.41 inchesNemaha County42.41Douglas County: 42.35 inchesDouglas County42.35Johnson County: 42.33 inchesJohnson County42.33Lancaster County: 42.29 inchesLancaster County42.29Saunders County: 41.44 inchesSaunders County41.44Washington County: 41.18 inchesWashington County41.18Saline County: 40.92 inchesSaline County40.92Richardson County: 40.64 inchesRichardson County40.64Pawnee County: 40.14 inchesPawnee County40.14Gage County: 40.04 inchesGage County40.04Seward County: 38.71 inchesSeward County38.71Burt County: 37.84 inchesBurt County37.84Jefferson County: 36.54 inchesJefferson County36.54Dodge County: 36.39 inchesDodge County36.39Butler County: 36.13 inchesButler County36.13Thurston County: 35.1 inchesThurston County35.1Fillmore County: 34.39 inchesFillmore County34.39York County: 34.25 inchesYork County34.25Cuming County: 33.62 inchesCuming County33.62Nuckolls County: 32.95 inchesNuckolls County32.95Thayer County: 32.87 inchesThayer County32.87Colfax County: 32.82 inchesColfax County32.82Dixon County: 32.2 inchesDixon County32.2Dakota County: 31.92 inchesDakota County31.92Polk County: 31.41 inchesPolk County31.41Clay County: 31.18 inchesClay County31.18Hamilton County: 30.88 inchesHamilton County30.88Wayne County: 30.59 inchesWayne County30.59Platte County: 30.19 inchesPlatte County30.19Cedar County: 30.14 inchesCedar County30.14Stanton County: 30.05 inchesStanton County30.05Antelope County: 29.74 inchesAntelope County29.74Thomas County: 29.49 inchesThomas County29.49Merrick County: 29.36 inchesMerrick County29.36Adams County: 29.06 inchesAdams County29.06Harlan County: 29.06 inchesHarlan County29.06Pierce County: 28.93 inchesPierce County28.93
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
inches
Change on 2014
1Cass County46.29+28.1%
2Otoe County46.25+41%
3Sarpy County43.62+14.4%
4Nemaha County42.41+30.5%
5Douglas County42.35+11.2%
6Johnson County42.33+37.4%
7Lancaster County42.29+18.7%
8Saunders County41.44+10.8%
9Washington County41.18+11.9%
10Saline County40.92+42.4%
11Richardson County40.64+38.1%
12Pawnee County40.14+40.1%
13Gage County40.04+44.9%
14Seward County38.71+14.7%
15Burt County37.84+13.3%
16Jefferson County36.54+44.7%
17Dodge County36.39+8.1%
18Butler County36.13+6.1%
19Thurston County35.1+2.3%
20Fillmore County34.39+29.7%
21York County34.25+3.8%
22Cuming County33.62+10%
23Nuckolls County32.95+26.7%
24Thayer County32.87+32.4%
25Colfax County32.82+14.3%
26Dixon County32.2-5%
27Dakota County31.92-10.4%
28Polk County31.41-1.2%
29Clay County31.18+18.3%
30Hamilton County30.88+1.5%
31Wayne County30.59-5.7%
32Platte County30.19+12.4%
33Cedar County30.14-2.9%
34Stanton County30.05-0.2%
35Antelope County29.74+12.9%
36Thomas County29.49+11.6%
37Merrick County29.36+0.2%
38Adams County29.06+2.3%
38Harlan County29.06+22.9%
40Pierce County28.93+1.1%
41Hall County28.74-0.8%
42Madison County28.73-0.7%
43Nance County28.34+5.6%
44Furnas County27.9+10.6%
45Boone County27.86+7.8%
46Boyd County27.67+24.2%
47Howard County27.54-4.3%
48Franklin County27.47+11%
49Hooker County27.29+20.4%
50Wheeler County27.27+10.5%
51Blaine County27.23+4.3%
52Knox County27.21+3.4%
53Holt County27.02+20.5%
54Webster County26.77+11.2%
55Kearney County26.74-0.1%
56Banner County26.73+26.1%
57Grant County26.22+7.9%
58Cherry County26.15+10.4%
59Phelps County26.09+2.3%
60Box Butte County25.59+13.4%
61Logan County25.56+14.3%
61Rock County25.56+13.4%
63Gosper County25.55+2.9%
64Garfield County25.53+10.7%
65Arthur County25.2+9.2%
65Brown County25.2+8.5%
67Keya Paha County25.12+19.4%
68Frontier County25.09+18.7%
68Greeley County25.09+2.7%
70Sheridan County25.07+5.1%
71Cheyenne County25.02+26.7%
72Buffalo County24.99-6.6%
73McPherson County24.98+16%
74Custer County24.61+6.9%
75Dawson County24.58+10.1%
76Kimball County24.54+32.9%
77Valley County24.45+1.5%
78Morrill County24.27+15.1%
79Loup County24.1+7%
80Keith County24.07+22.9%
81Red Willow County23.84-1.7%
82Sherman County23.76-13%
83Garden County23.67+16.3%
84Lincoln County23.4+10.8%
85Scotts Bluff County23.28+22.3%
86Perkins County22.93+14.5%
87Dawes County22.9+2.9%
88Sioux County22.79+18.4%
89Hitchcock County22.78+2.8%
90Hayes County22.65+8.6%
91Dundy County22.4+9.9%
92Deuel County21.99+14.8%
93Chase County21.73+6.7%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (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, 2015}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Cass County, with 46.29 inches in 2015, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Chase County, with 21.73 inches in 2015.

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