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Counties in New York by annual precipitation

Queens County had the highest annual precipitation of 62 counties in 2014, at 52.31 inches. Chemung County had the lowest, at 31.93 inches. The median was 43.22 inches and the figure for New York was 43.23 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest52.31Queens County
Lowest31.93Chemung County
Median43.2262 counties
New York43.23History

Map of counties, 2014

Albany County: 41.33 inchesAllegany County: 38.55 inchesBronx County: 51.19 inchesBroome County: 40.84 inchesCattaraugus County: 47.45 inchesCayuga County: 41.47 inchesChautauqua County: 47.51 inchesChemung County: 31.93 inchesChenango County: 44.89 inchesClinton County: 37.89 inchesColumbia County: 44.84 inchesCortland County: 42.88 inchesDelaware County: 44.69 inchesDutchess County: 40.32 inchesErie County: 41.7 inchesEssex County: 46.21 inchesFranklin County: 42.15 inchesFulton County: 49.82 inchesGenesee County: 36.62 inchesGreene County: 45.65 inchesHamilton County: 51.33 inchesHerkimer County: 51.23 inchesJefferson County: 45.54 inchesKings County: 51.52 inchesLewis County: 48.87 inchesLivingston County: 35.46 inchesMadison County: 45.17 inchesMonroe County: 34.67 inchesMontgomery County: 43.69 inchesNassau County: 50.43 inchesNew York County: 51.4 inchesNiagara County: 33.62 inchesOneida County: 48.92 inchesOnondaga County: 43.26 inchesOntario County: 37.83 inchesOrange County: 40.27 inchesOrleans County: 34.87 inchesOswego County: 46.1 inchesOtsego County: 47.91 inchesPutnam County: 43.17 inchesQueens County: 52.31 inchesRensselaer County: 41.31 inchesRichmond County: 50.51 inchesRockland County: 45.9 inchesSt. Lawrence County: 41.02 inchesSaratoga County: 44.71 inchesSchenectady County: 40.96 inchesSchoharie County: 41.71 inchesSchuyler County: 34.73 inchesSeneca County: 37.38 inchesSteuben County: 35.47 inchesSuffolk County: 45.82 inchesSullivan County: 43.62 inchesTioga County: 36.74 inchesTompkins County: 38.66 inchesUlster County: 45.33 inchesWarren County: 46.05 inchesWashington County: 39.38 inchesWayne County: 38.59 inchesWestchester County: 46.84 inchesWyoming County: 39.35 inchesYates County: 35.67 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

Queens County: 52.31 inchesQueens County52.31Kings County: 51.52 inchesKings County51.52New York County: 51.4 inchesNew York County51.4Hamilton County: 51.33 inchesHamilton County51.33Herkimer County: 51.23 inchesHerkimer County51.23Bronx County: 51.19 inchesBronx County51.19Richmond County: 50.51 inchesRichmond County50.51Nassau County: 50.43 inchesNassau County50.43Fulton County: 49.82 inchesFulton County49.82Oneida County: 48.92 inchesOneida County48.92Lewis County: 48.87 inchesLewis County48.87Otsego County: 47.91 inchesOtsego County47.91Chautauqua County: 47.51 inchesChautauqua County47.51Cattaraugus County: 47.45 inchesCattaraugus County47.45Westchester County: 46.84 inchesWestchester County46.84Essex County: 46.21 inchesEssex County46.21Oswego County: 46.1 inchesOswego County46.1Warren County: 46.05 inchesWarren County46.05Rockland County: 45.9 inchesRockland County45.9Suffolk County: 45.82 inchesSuffolk County45.82Greene County: 45.65 inchesGreene County45.65Jefferson County: 45.54 inchesJefferson County45.54Ulster County: 45.33 inchesUlster County45.33Madison County: 45.17 inchesMadison County45.17Chenango County: 44.89 inchesChenango County44.89Columbia County: 44.84 inchesColumbia County44.84Saratoga County: 44.71 inchesSaratoga County44.71Delaware County: 44.69 inchesDelaware County44.69Montgomery County: 43.69 inchesMontgomery County43.69Sullivan County: 43.62 inchesSullivan County43.62Onondaga County: 43.26 inchesOnondaga County43.26Putnam County: 43.17 inchesPutnam County43.17Cortland County: 42.88 inchesCortland County42.88Franklin County: 42.15 inchesFranklin County42.15Schoharie County: 41.71 inchesSchoharie County41.71Erie County: 41.7 inchesErie County41.7Cayuga County: 41.47 inchesCayuga County41.47Albany County: 41.33 inchesAlbany County41.33Rensselaer County: 41.31 inchesRensselaer County41.31St. Lawrence County: 41.02 inchesSt. Lawrence County41.02Queens County: 52.31 inchesQueens County52.31Kings County: 51.52 inchesKings County51.52New York County: 51.4 inchesNew York County51.4Hamilton County: 51.33 inchesHamilton County51.33Herkimer County: 51.23 inchesHerkimer County51.23Bronx County: 51.19 inchesBronx County51.19Richmond County: 50.51 inchesRichmond County50.51Nassau County: 50.43 inchesNassau County50.43Fulton County: 49.82 inchesFulton County49.82Oneida County: 48.92 inchesOneida County48.92Lewis County: 48.87 inchesLewis County48.87Otsego County: 47.91 inchesOtsego County47.91Chautauqua County: 47.51 inchesChautauqua County47.51Cattaraugus County: 47.45 inchesCattaraugus County47.45Westchester County: 46.84 inchesWestchester County46.84Essex County: 46.21 inchesEssex County46.21Oswego County: 46.1 inchesOswego County46.1Warren County: 46.05 inchesWarren County46.05Rockland County: 45.9 inchesRockland County45.9Suffolk County: 45.82 inchesSuffolk County45.82Greene County: 45.65 inchesGreene County45.65Jefferson County: 45.54 inchesJefferson County45.54Ulster County: 45.33 inchesUlster County45.33Madison County: 45.17 inchesMadison County45.17Chenango County: 44.89 inchesChenango County44.89Columbia County: 44.84 inchesColumbia County44.84Saratoga County: 44.71 inchesSaratoga County44.71Delaware County: 44.69 inchesDelaware County44.69Montgomery County: 43.69 inchesMontgomery County43.69Sullivan County: 43.62 inchesSullivan County43.62Onondaga County: 43.26 inchesOnondaga County43.26Putnam County: 43.17 inchesPutnam County43.17Cortland County: 42.88 inchesCortland County42.88Franklin County: 42.15 inchesFranklin County42.15Schoharie County: 41.71 inchesSchoharie County41.71Erie County: 41.7 inchesErie County41.7Cayuga County: 41.47 inchesCayuga County41.47Albany County: 41.33 inchesAlbany County41.33Rensselaer County: 41.31 inchesRensselaer County41.31St. Lawrence County: 41.02 inchesSt. Lawrence County41.02
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
1Queens County52.31+31.2%
2Kings County51.52+24.5%
3New York County51.4+21.7%
4Hamilton County51.33+2.3%
5Herkimer County51.23+0.2%
6Bronx County51.19+23.6%
7Richmond County50.51+17.6%
8Nassau County50.43+38.9%
9Fulton County49.82+4.8%
10Oneida County48.92-4.3%
11Lewis County48.87-2.8%
12Otsego County47.91-2.2%
13Chautauqua County47.51-1.2%
14Cattaraugus County47.45+8.1%
15Westchester County46.84+11.8%
16Essex County46.21-0.7%
17Oswego County46.1-8.1%
18Warren County46.05+9.8%
19Rockland County45.9+7.4%
20Suffolk County45.82+19.7%
21Greene County45.65+7.1%
22Jefferson County45.54+8.3%
23Ulster County45.33-4.4%
24Madison County45.17-9%
25Chenango County44.89-12.4%
26Columbia County44.84+15.9%
27Saratoga County44.71+2%
28Delaware County44.69-2.6%
29Montgomery County43.69+8.5%
30Sullivan County43.62-3.3%
31Onondaga County43.26-8.7%
32Putnam County43.17+0.5%
33Cortland County42.88-9.9%
34Franklin County42.15-8.4%
35Schoharie County41.71+4%
36Erie County41.7-9.2%
37Cayuga County41.47-11.2%
38Albany County41.33+0.6%
39Rensselaer County41.31-5.6%
40St. Lawrence County41.02-4.8%
41Schenectady County40.96-0.6%
42Broome County40.84-8.2%
43Dutchess County40.32-5.5%
44Orange County40.27-7.6%
45Washington County39.38-0.4%
46Wyoming County39.35-4.4%
47Tompkins County38.66-6.6%
48Wayne County38.59-3.2%
49Allegany County38.55+1.5%
50Clinton County37.89-10.8%
51Ontario County37.83+2.2%
52Seneca County37.38-3.9%
53Tioga County36.74-9.4%
54Genesee County36.62-8.5%
55Yates County35.67+4.6%
56Steuben County35.47-1.5%
57Livingston County35.46+1.8%
58Orleans County34.87-6.1%
59Schuyler County34.73-4.4%
60Monroe County34.67-5.7%
61Niagara County33.62-18.1%
62Chemung County31.93-8%

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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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Queens County, with 52.31 inches in 2014, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Chemung County, with 31.93 inches in 2014.

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