Counties in Nebraska by annual precipitation

Douglas County had the highest annual precipitation of 93 counties in 2018, at 38.99 inches. Kimball County had the lowest, at 16.62 inches. The median was 32.04 inches and the figure for Nebraska was 29.22 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest38.99Douglas County
Lowest16.62Kimball County
Median32.0493 counties
Nebraska29.22History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 31.7 inchesAntelope County: 32.11 inchesArthur County: 26.27 inchesBanner County: 19.56 inchesBlaine County: 30.62 inchesBoone County: 32.04 inchesBox Butte County: 20.2 inchesBoyd County: 35.44 inchesBrown County: 30.66 inchesBuffalo County: 30.11 inchesBurt County: 37.74 inchesButler County: 33.19 inchesCass County: 36.88 inchesCedar County: 37.55 inchesChase County: 20.63 inchesCherry County: 29.42 inchesCheyenne County: 19.26 inchesClay County: 33.49 inchesColfax County: 36.4 inchesCuming County: 38.56 inchesCuster County: 29.34 inchesDakota County: 37.1 inchesDawes County: 19.07 inchesDawson County: 27.78 inchesDeuel County: 23.83 inchesDixon County: 36.06 inchesDodge County: 38.64 inchesDouglas County: 38.99 inchesDundy County: 18.92 inchesFillmore County: 31.54 inchesFranklin County: 28.78 inchesFrontier County: 26 inchesFurnas County: 28.72 inchesGage County: 38.96 inchesGarden County: 23.15 inchesGarfield County: 33.31 inchesGosper County: 25.7 inchesGrant County: 27.08 inchesGreeley County: 32.83 inchesHall County: 31.28 inchesHamilton County: 32.49 inchesHarlan County: 28.77 inchesHayes County: 24.42 inchesHitchcock County: 23.69 inchesHolt County: 34.63 inchesHooker County: 32.53 inchesHoward County: 32.76 inchesJefferson County: 36.96 inchesJohnson County: 37.43 inchesKearney County: 30.32 inchesKeith County: 24.68 inchesKeya Paha County: 30.47 inchesKimball County: 16.62 inchesKnox County: 34.64 inchesLancaster County: 37.06 inchesLincoln County: 26.11 inchesLogan County: 32 inchesLoup County: 30.05 inchesMcPherson County: 28.94 inchesMadison County: 32.32 inchesMerrick County: 32.64 inchesMorrill County: 19.41 inchesNance County: 33.54 inchesNemaha County: 37.33 inchesNuckolls County: 30.88 inchesOtoe County: 34.92 inchesPawnee County: 37.74 inchesPerkins County: 24.47 inchesPhelps County: 29.09 inchesPierce County: 31.89 inchesPlatte County: 34.8 inchesPolk County: 33.22 inchesRed Willow County: 26.15 inchesRichardson County: 34.95 inchesRock County: 33.48 inchesSaline County: 34.91 inchesSarpy County: 38.71 inchesSaunders County: 36.71 inchesScotts Bluff County: 17.59 inchesSeward County: 34.45 inchesSheridan County: 21.23 inchesSherman County: 29.36 inchesSioux County: 19.35 inchesStanton County: 35.23 inchesThayer County: 32.01 inchesThomas County: 34.15 inchesThurston County: 36.92 inchesValley County: 32.86 inchesWashington County: 38.9 inchesWayne County: 33.02 inchesWebster County: 30.21 inchesWheeler County: 34.29 inchesYork County: 32.99 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

Douglas County: 38.99 inchesDouglas County38.99Gage County: 38.96 inchesGage County38.96Washington County: 38.9 inchesWashington County38.9Sarpy County: 38.71 inchesSarpy County38.71Dodge County: 38.64 inchesDodge County38.64Cuming County: 38.56 inchesCuming County38.56Burt County: 37.74 inchesBurt County37.74Pawnee County: 37.74 inchesPawnee County37.74Cedar County: 37.55 inchesCedar County37.55Johnson County: 37.43 inchesJohnson County37.43Nemaha County: 37.33 inchesNemaha County37.33Dakota County: 37.1 inchesDakota County37.1Lancaster County: 37.06 inchesLancaster County37.06Jefferson County: 36.96 inchesJefferson County36.96Thurston County: 36.92 inchesThurston County36.92Cass County: 36.88 inchesCass County36.88Saunders County: 36.71 inchesSaunders County36.71Colfax County: 36.4 inchesColfax County36.4Dixon County: 36.06 inchesDixon County36.06Boyd County: 35.44 inchesBoyd County35.44Stanton County: 35.23 inchesStanton County35.23Richardson County: 34.95 inchesRichardson County34.95Otoe County: 34.92 inchesOtoe County34.92Saline County: 34.91 inchesSaline County34.91Platte County: 34.8 inchesPlatte County34.8Knox County: 34.64 inchesKnox County34.64Holt County: 34.63 inchesHolt County34.63Seward County: 34.45 inchesSeward County34.45Wheeler County: 34.29 inchesWheeler County34.29Thomas County: 34.15 inchesThomas County34.15Nance County: 33.54 inchesNance County33.54Clay County: 33.49 inchesClay County33.49Rock County: 33.48 inchesRock County33.48Garfield County: 33.31 inchesGarfield County33.31Polk County: 33.22 inchesPolk County33.22Butler County: 33.19 inchesButler County33.19Wayne County: 33.02 inchesWayne County33.02York County: 32.99 inchesYork County32.99Valley County: 32.86 inchesValley County32.86Greeley County: 32.83 inchesGreeley County32.83Douglas County: 38.99 inchesDouglas County38.99Gage County: 38.96 inchesGage County38.96Washington County: 38.9 inchesWashington County38.9Sarpy County: 38.71 inchesSarpy County38.71Dodge County: 38.64 inchesDodge County38.64Cuming County: 38.56 inchesCuming County38.56Burt County: 37.74 inchesBurt County37.74Pawnee County: 37.74 inchesPawnee County37.74Cedar County: 37.55 inchesCedar County37.55Johnson County: 37.43 inchesJohnson County37.43Nemaha County: 37.33 inchesNemaha County37.33Dakota County: 37.1 inchesDakota County37.1Lancaster County: 37.06 inchesLancaster County37.06Jefferson County: 36.96 inchesJefferson County36.96Thurston County: 36.92 inchesThurston County36.92Cass County: 36.88 inchesCass County36.88Saunders County: 36.71 inchesSaunders County36.71Colfax County: 36.4 inchesColfax County36.4Dixon County: 36.06 inchesDixon County36.06Boyd County: 35.44 inchesBoyd County35.44Stanton County: 35.23 inchesStanton County35.23Richardson County: 34.95 inchesRichardson County34.95Otoe County: 34.92 inchesOtoe County34.92Saline County: 34.91 inchesSaline County34.91Platte County: 34.8 inchesPlatte County34.8Knox County: 34.64 inchesKnox County34.64Holt County: 34.63 inchesHolt County34.63Seward County: 34.45 inchesSeward County34.45Wheeler County: 34.29 inchesWheeler County34.29Thomas County: 34.15 inchesThomas County34.15Nance County: 33.54 inchesNance County33.54Clay County: 33.49 inchesClay County33.49Rock County: 33.48 inchesRock County33.48Garfield County: 33.31 inchesGarfield County33.31Polk County: 33.22 inchesPolk County33.22Butler County: 33.19 inchesButler County33.19Wayne County: 33.02 inchesWayne County33.02York County: 32.99 inchesYork County32.99Valley County: 32.86 inchesValley County32.86Greeley County: 32.83 inchesGreeley County32.83
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
1Douglas County38.99+19.2%
2Gage County38.96+29.3%
3Washington County38.9+15.4%
4Sarpy County38.71+19.6%
5Dodge County38.64+19.4%
6Cuming County38.56+25%
7Burt County37.74+13.4%
7Pawnee County37.74+35.3%
9Cedar County37.55+29%
10Johnson County37.43+25.8%
11Nemaha County37.33+24.8%
12Dakota County37.1+25.8%
13Lancaster County37.06+4.2%
14Jefferson County36.96+28.7%
15Thurston County36.92+15.6%
16Cass County36.88+8.7%
17Saunders County36.71+5.4%
18Colfax County36.4+20.3%
19Dixon County36.06+32.5%
20Boyd County35.44+27.4%
21Stanton County35.23+20.4%
22Richardson County34.95+20.2%
23Otoe County34.92+5.6%
24Saline County34.91+21.9%
25Platte County34.8+13.2%
26Knox County34.64+15.1%
27Holt County34.63+12.7%
28Seward County34.45+8.9%
29Wheeler County34.29+10.8%
30Thomas County34.15+24.5%
31Nance County33.54+11.7%
32Clay County33.49+19.1%
33Rock County33.48+12.7%
34Garfield County33.31+1.9%
35Polk County33.22+2.7%
36Butler County33.19-2.6%
37Wayne County33.02+11.2%
38York County32.99+9.6%
39Valley County32.86+7.5%
40Greeley County32.83+14.4%
41Howard County32.76+13.5%
42Merrick County32.64+4.9%
43Hooker County32.53+39.9%
44Hamilton County32.49+4.6%
45Madison County32.32+11.6%
46Antelope County32.11+2.4%
47Boone County32.04+13.9%
48Thayer County32.01+28.4%
49Logan County32+35.8%
50Pierce County31.89+4.2%
51Adams County31.7+5.5%
52Fillmore County31.54+18.8%
53Hall County31.28+3.6%
54Nuckolls County30.88+19.6%
55Brown County30.66+6.5%
56Blaine County30.62+0.8%
57Keya Paha County30.47+20.9%
58Kearney County30.32+15.6%
59Webster County30.21+12.9%
60Buffalo County30.11+10.5%
61Loup County30.05-8.3%
62Cherry County29.42+30.8%
63Sherman County29.36+0.9%
64Custer County29.34+2.4%
65Phelps County29.09+22.5%
66McPherson County28.94+34%
67Franklin County28.78+6.9%
68Harlan County28.77+12.2%
69Furnas County28.72+15.7%
70Dawson County27.78+15.9%
71Grant County27.08+30.1%
72Arthur County26.27+40%
73Red Willow County26.15+30.7%
74Lincoln County26.11+12%
75Frontier County26+23.8%
76Gosper County25.7+12.9%
77Keith County24.68+36.1%
78Perkins County24.47+31.5%
79Hayes County24.42+8.4%
80Deuel County23.83+31.9%
81Hitchcock County23.69+5.8%
82Garden County23.15+25.4%
83Sheridan County21.23+2.6%
84Chase County20.63+28.5%
85Box Butte County20.2-6%
86Banner County19.56+10.8%
87Morrill County19.41+10.8%
88Sioux County19.35+18.1%
89Cheyenne County19.26+24.3%
90Dawes County19.07+5.5%
91Dundy County18.92+4.5%
92Scotts Bluff County17.59+10%
93Kimball County16.62+3.7%

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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, 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2018 (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, 2018}},
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Douglas County, with 38.99 inches in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Kimball County, with 16.62 inches in 2018.

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