Counties in Nebraska by annual precipitation

Richardson County had the highest annual precipitation of 93 counties in 2022, at 25.19 inches. Keith County had the lowest, at 9.65 inches. The median was 16.29 inches and the figure for Nebraska was 15.62 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest25.19Richardson County
Lowest9.65Keith County
Median16.2993 counties
Nebraska15.62History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 17.46 inchesAntelope County: 17.26 inchesArthur County: 12.45 inchesBanner County: 10.86 inchesBlaine County: 16.36 inchesBoone County: 17.01 inchesBox Butte County: 13.15 inchesBoyd County: 17.21 inchesBrown County: 14.45 inchesBuffalo County: 16.29 inchesBurt County: 17.6 inchesButler County: 18.26 inchesCass County: 21.96 inchesCedar County: 17.27 inchesChase County: 11.98 inchesCherry County: 14.83 inchesCheyenne County: 10.97 inchesClay County: 19.34 inchesColfax County: 15.37 inchesCuming County: 15.66 inchesCuster County: 16.29 inchesDakota County: 15.9 inchesDawes County: 13.37 inchesDawson County: 14.02 inchesDeuel County: 11.03 inchesDixon County: 16.61 inchesDodge County: 16.39 inchesDouglas County: 20.58 inchesDundy County: 12.48 inchesFillmore County: 18.78 inchesFranklin County: 18.19 inchesFrontier County: 13.47 inchesFurnas County: 15.14 inchesGage County: 24.68 inchesGarden County: 12.28 inchesGarfield County: 16.97 inchesGosper County: 13.87 inchesGrant County: 14.08 inchesGreeley County: 15.85 inchesHall County: 16.46 inchesHamilton County: 19.11 inchesHarlan County: 17.17 inchesHayes County: 11.36 inchesHitchcock County: 10.6 inchesHolt County: 17.06 inchesHooker County: 14.4 inchesHoward County: 15.66 inchesJefferson County: 24.44 inchesJohnson County: 23.94 inchesKearney County: 16.8 inchesKeith County: 9.65 inchesKeya Paha County: 16.19 inchesKimball County: 11.89 inchesKnox County: 16.79 inchesLancaster County: 20.55 inchesLincoln County: 13.97 inchesLogan County: 14.94 inchesLoup County: 15.84 inchesMcPherson County: 13.77 inchesMadison County: 15.84 inchesMerrick County: 17.68 inchesMorrill County: 12.18 inchesNance County: 16.71 inchesNemaha County: 24.36 inchesNuckolls County: 20.71 inchesOtoe County: 23.28 inchesPawnee County: 24.6 inchesPerkins County: 10.23 inchesPhelps County: 15.94 inchesPierce County: 16.48 inchesPlatte County: 16.07 inchesPolk County: 19.41 inchesRed Willow County: 11.45 inchesRichardson County: 25.19 inchesRock County: 15.28 inchesSaline County: 18.95 inchesSarpy County: 20.93 inchesSaunders County: 18.5 inchesScotts Bluff County: 9.69 inchesSeward County: 19.21 inchesSheridan County: 13.28 inchesSherman County: 16.41 inchesSioux County: 12.69 inchesStanton County: 14.89 inchesThayer County: 21.57 inchesThomas County: 16.13 inchesThurston County: 15.81 inchesValley County: 16.06 inchesWashington County: 19.21 inchesWayne County: 15.1 inchesWebster County: 19.56 inchesWheeler County: 16.75 inchesYork County: 20.14 inches
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inches, 2022. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Richardson County: 25.19 inchesRichardson County25.19Gage County: 24.68 inchesGage County24.68Pawnee County: 24.6 inchesPawnee County24.6Jefferson County: 24.44 inchesJefferson County24.44Nemaha County: 24.36 inchesNemaha County24.36Johnson County: 23.94 inchesJohnson County23.94Otoe County: 23.28 inchesOtoe County23.28Cass County: 21.96 inchesCass County21.96Thayer County: 21.57 inchesThayer County21.57Sarpy County: 20.93 inchesSarpy County20.93Nuckolls County: 20.71 inchesNuckolls County20.71Douglas County: 20.58 inchesDouglas County20.58Lancaster County: 20.55 inchesLancaster County20.55York County: 20.14 inchesYork County20.14Webster County: 19.56 inchesWebster County19.56Polk County: 19.41 inchesPolk County19.41Clay County: 19.34 inchesClay County19.34Seward County: 19.21 inchesSeward County19.21Washington County: 19.21 inchesWashington County19.21Hamilton County: 19.11 inchesHamilton County19.11Saline County: 18.95 inchesSaline County18.95Fillmore County: 18.78 inchesFillmore County18.78Saunders County: 18.5 inchesSaunders County18.5Butler County: 18.26 inchesButler County18.26Franklin County: 18.19 inchesFranklin County18.19Merrick County: 17.68 inchesMerrick County17.68Burt County: 17.6 inchesBurt County17.6Adams County: 17.46 inchesAdams County17.46Cedar County: 17.27 inchesCedar County17.27Antelope County: 17.26 inchesAntelope County17.26Boyd County: 17.21 inchesBoyd County17.21Harlan County: 17.17 inchesHarlan County17.17Holt County: 17.06 inchesHolt County17.06Boone County: 17.01 inchesBoone County17.01Garfield County: 16.97 inchesGarfield County16.97Kearney County: 16.8 inchesKearney County16.8Knox County: 16.79 inchesKnox County16.79Wheeler County: 16.75 inchesWheeler County16.75Nance County: 16.71 inchesNance County16.71Dixon County: 16.61 inchesDixon County16.61Richardson County: 25.19 inchesRichardson County25.19Gage County: 24.68 inchesGage County24.68Pawnee County: 24.6 inchesPawnee County24.6Jefferson County: 24.44 inchesJefferson County24.44Nemaha County: 24.36 inchesNemaha County24.36Johnson County: 23.94 inchesJohnson County23.94Otoe County: 23.28 inchesOtoe County23.28Cass County: 21.96 inchesCass County21.96Thayer County: 21.57 inchesThayer County21.57Sarpy County: 20.93 inchesSarpy County20.93Nuckolls County: 20.71 inchesNuckolls County20.71Douglas County: 20.58 inchesDouglas County20.58Lancaster County: 20.55 inchesLancaster County20.55York County: 20.14 inchesYork County20.14Webster County: 19.56 inchesWebster County19.56Polk County: 19.41 inchesPolk County19.41Clay County: 19.34 inchesClay County19.34Seward County: 19.21 inchesSeward County19.21Washington County: 19.21 inchesWashington County19.21Hamilton County: 19.11 inchesHamilton County19.11Saline County: 18.95 inchesSaline County18.95Fillmore County: 18.78 inchesFillmore County18.78Saunders County: 18.5 inchesSaunders County18.5Butler County: 18.26 inchesButler County18.26Franklin County: 18.19 inchesFranklin County18.19Merrick County: 17.68 inchesMerrick County17.68Burt County: 17.6 inchesBurt County17.6Adams County: 17.46 inchesAdams County17.46Cedar County: 17.27 inchesCedar County17.27Antelope County: 17.26 inchesAntelope County17.26Boyd County: 17.21 inchesBoyd County17.21Harlan County: 17.17 inchesHarlan County17.17Holt County: 17.06 inchesHolt County17.06Boone County: 17.01 inchesBoone County17.01Garfield County: 16.97 inchesGarfield County16.97Kearney County: 16.8 inchesKearney County16.8Knox County: 16.79 inchesKnox County16.79Wheeler County: 16.75 inchesWheeler County16.75Nance County: 16.71 inchesNance County16.71Dixon County: 16.61 inchesDixon County16.61
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
inches
Change on 2021
1Richardson County25.19-20.2%
2Gage County24.68-8.6%
3Pawnee County24.6-10.4%
4Jefferson County24.44-8.7%
5Nemaha County24.36-18%
6Johnson County23.94-17.4%
7Otoe County23.28-29.2%
8Cass County21.96-35.5%
9Thayer County21.57-18.8%
10Sarpy County20.93-40.1%
11Nuckolls County20.71-26.7%
12Douglas County20.58-41.6%
13Lancaster County20.55-32.3%
14York County20.14-33.2%
15Webster County19.56-36.2%
16Polk County19.41-41.3%
17Clay County19.34-29%
18Seward County19.21-37.3%
18Washington County19.21-45.1%
20Hamilton County19.11-35.7%
21Saline County18.95-36.2%
22Fillmore County18.78-30.6%
23Saunders County18.5-44.7%
24Butler County18.26-45.2%
25Franklin County18.19-39.2%
26Merrick County17.68-41.2%
27Burt County17.6-47.2%
28Adams County17.46-41.1%
29Cedar County17.27-22.8%
30Antelope County17.26-33.4%
31Boyd County17.21-8%
32Harlan County17.17-39.7%
33Holt County17.06-19.8%
34Boone County17.01-32.1%
35Garfield County16.97-24.9%
36Kearney County16.8-42.9%
37Knox County16.79-25.3%
38Wheeler County16.75-31.5%
39Nance County16.71-40%
40Dixon County16.61-24.4%
41Pierce County16.48-42%
42Hall County16.46-41.7%
43Sherman County16.41-30.2%
44Dodge County16.39-49.7%
45Blaine County16.36-28%
46Buffalo County16.29-38.6%
46Custer County16.29-25.1%
48Keya Paha County16.19-21.5%
49Thomas County16.13-36.2%
50Platte County16.07-43.1%
51Valley County16.06-28.7%
52Phelps County15.94-42.6%
53Dakota County15.9-31.9%
54Greeley County15.85-37.5%
55Loup County15.84-15.3%
55Madison County15.84-42.5%
57Thurston County15.81-42.2%
58Cuming County15.66-48.9%
58Howard County15.66-42.1%
60Colfax County15.37-47.1%
61Rock County15.28-26.4%
62Furnas County15.14-38.3%
63Wayne County15.1-42.3%
64Logan County14.94-28.9%
65Stanton County14.89-47%
66Cherry County14.83-29.8%
67Brown County14.45-33.6%
68Hooker County14.4-33.1%
69Grant County14.08-31.6%
70Dawson County14.02-39%
71Lincoln County13.97-34.5%
72Gosper County13.87-43.9%
73McPherson County13.77-32.2%
74Frontier County13.47-38.9%
75Dawes County13.37-2.3%
76Sheridan County13.28-25.1%
77Box Butte County13.15-10.1%
78Sioux County12.69-1.1%
79Dundy County12.48-16.6%
80Arthur County12.45-37.3%
81Garden County12.28-25.8%
82Morrill County12.18-10.6%
83Chase County11.98-27%
84Kimball County11.89-11.3%
85Red Willow County11.45-35.9%
86Hayes County11.36-28.5%
87Deuel County11.03-34.7%
88Cheyenne County10.97-27.4%
89Banner County10.86-19.6%
90Hitchcock County10.6-25.9%
91Perkins County10.23-39.9%
92Scotts Bluff County9.69-15.1%
93Keith County9.65-49.9%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (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, 2022}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Richardson County, with 25.19 inches in 2022, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Keith County, with 9.65 inches in 2022.

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