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Counties in New York by annual precipitation

Herkimer County had the highest annual precipitation of 62 counties in 2016, at 48.07 inches. Orleans County had the lowest, at 26.38 inches. The median was 37.2 inches and the figure for New York was 38.17 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest48.07Herkimer County
Lowest26.38Orleans County
Median37.262 counties
New York38.17History

Map of counties, 2016

Albany County: 32.7 inchesAllegany County: 37.41 inchesBronx County: 39.61 inchesBroome County: 37.27 inchesCattaraugus County: 44.37 inchesCayuga County: 38.78 inchesChautauqua County: 44.15 inchesChemung County: 31.2 inchesChenango County: 40.83 inchesClinton County: 31.97 inchesColumbia County: 32.78 inchesCortland County: 39 inchesDelaware County: 40.96 inchesDutchess County: 34.87 inchesErie County: 35.44 inchesEssex County: 39.1 inchesFranklin County: 39.44 inchesFulton County: 41.68 inchesGenesee County: 29.83 inchesGreene County: 35.16 inchesHamilton County: 45.63 inchesHerkimer County: 48.07 inchesJefferson County: 38.09 inchesKings County: 38.62 inchesLewis County: 46.12 inchesLivingston County: 30.36 inchesMadison County: 42.88 inchesMonroe County: 29.6 inchesMontgomery County: 35.96 inchesNassau County: 36.13 inchesNew York County: 39.16 inchesNiagara County: 27.58 inchesOneida County: 45.9 inchesOnondaga County: 41.92 inchesOntario County: 31.79 inchesOrange County: 36.53 inchesOrleans County: 26.38 inchesOswego County: 44 inchesOtsego County: 42.97 inchesPutnam County: 37.9 inchesQueens County: 39.16 inchesRensselaer County: 35.21 inchesRichmond County: 38.1 inchesRockland County: 38.78 inchesSt. Lawrence County: 37.13 inchesSaratoga County: 37.51 inchesSchenectady County: 33.46 inchesSchoharie County: 33.94 inchesSchuyler County: 31.73 inchesSeneca County: 32.63 inchesSteuben County: 33.16 inchesSuffolk County: 34.33 inchesSullivan County: 39.43 inchesTioga County: 33.68 inchesTompkins County: 33.36 inchesUlster County: 40.55 inchesWarren County: 38.35 inchesWashington County: 34.46 inchesWayne County: 33.37 inchesWestchester County: 37.03 inchesWyoming County: 35 inchesYates County: 29.79 inches
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inches, 2016. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Herkimer County: 48.07 inchesHerkimer County48.07Lewis County: 46.12 inchesLewis County46.12Oneida County: 45.9 inchesOneida County45.9Hamilton County: 45.63 inchesHamilton County45.63Cattaraugus County: 44.37 inchesCattaraugus County44.37Chautauqua County: 44.15 inchesChautauqua County44.15Oswego County: 44 inchesOswego County44Otsego County: 42.97 inchesOtsego County42.97Madison County: 42.88 inchesMadison County42.88Onondaga County: 41.92 inchesOnondaga County41.92Fulton County: 41.68 inchesFulton County41.68Delaware County: 40.96 inchesDelaware County40.96Chenango County: 40.83 inchesChenango County40.83Ulster County: 40.55 inchesUlster County40.55Bronx County: 39.61 inchesBronx County39.61Franklin County: 39.44 inchesFranklin County39.44Sullivan County: 39.43 inchesSullivan County39.43New York County: 39.16 inchesNew York County39.16Queens County: 39.16 inchesQueens County39.16Essex County: 39.1 inchesEssex County39.1Cortland County: 39 inchesCortland County39Cayuga County: 38.78 inchesCayuga County38.78Rockland County: 38.78 inchesRockland County38.78Kings County: 38.62 inchesKings County38.62Warren County: 38.35 inchesWarren County38.35Richmond County: 38.1 inchesRichmond County38.1Jefferson County: 38.09 inchesJefferson County38.09Putnam County: 37.9 inchesPutnam County37.9Saratoga County: 37.51 inchesSaratoga County37.51Allegany County: 37.41 inchesAllegany County37.41Broome County: 37.27 inchesBroome County37.27St. Lawrence County: 37.13 inchesSt. Lawrence County37.13Westchester County: 37.03 inchesWestchester County37.03Orange County: 36.53 inchesOrange County36.53Nassau County: 36.13 inchesNassau County36.13Montgomery County: 35.96 inchesMontgomery County35.96Erie County: 35.44 inchesErie County35.44Rensselaer County: 35.21 inchesRensselaer County35.21Greene County: 35.16 inchesGreene County35.16Wyoming County: 35 inchesWyoming County35Herkimer County: 48.07 inchesHerkimer County48.07Lewis County: 46.12 inchesLewis County46.12Oneida County: 45.9 inchesOneida County45.9Hamilton County: 45.63 inchesHamilton County45.63Cattaraugus County: 44.37 inchesCattaraugus County44.37Chautauqua County: 44.15 inchesChautauqua County44.15Oswego County: 44 inchesOswego County44Otsego County: 42.97 inchesOtsego County42.97Madison County: 42.88 inchesMadison County42.88Onondaga County: 41.92 inchesOnondaga County41.92Fulton County: 41.68 inchesFulton County41.68Delaware County: 40.96 inchesDelaware County40.96Chenango County: 40.83 inchesChenango County40.83Ulster County: 40.55 inchesUlster County40.55Bronx County: 39.61 inchesBronx County39.61Franklin County: 39.44 inchesFranklin County39.44Sullivan County: 39.43 inchesSullivan County39.43New York County: 39.16 inchesNew York County39.16Queens County: 39.16 inchesQueens County39.16Essex County: 39.1 inchesEssex County39.1Cortland County: 39 inchesCortland County39Cayuga County: 38.78 inchesCayuga County38.78Rockland County: 38.78 inchesRockland County38.78Kings County: 38.62 inchesKings County38.62Warren County: 38.35 inchesWarren County38.35Richmond County: 38.1 inchesRichmond County38.1Jefferson County: 38.09 inchesJefferson County38.09Putnam County: 37.9 inchesPutnam County37.9Saratoga County: 37.51 inchesSaratoga County37.51Allegany County: 37.41 inchesAllegany County37.41Broome County: 37.27 inchesBroome County37.27St. Lawrence County: 37.13 inchesSt. Lawrence County37.13Westchester County: 37.03 inchesWestchester County37.03Orange County: 36.53 inchesOrange County36.53Nassau County: 36.13 inchesNassau County36.13Montgomery County: 35.96 inchesMontgomery County35.96Erie County: 35.44 inchesErie County35.44Rensselaer County: 35.21 inchesRensselaer County35.21Greene County: 35.16 inchesGreene County35.16Wyoming County: 35 inchesWyoming County35
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
inches		Change on 2015
1Herkimer County48.07+5.7%
2Lewis County46.12+7.8%
3Oneida County45.9+1.3%
4Hamilton County45.63-2.9%
5Cattaraugus County44.37-5.1%
6Chautauqua County44.15+2.7%
7Oswego County44+1.4%
8Otsego County42.97-0.3%
9Madison County42.88-0.7%
10Onondaga County41.92-3%
11Fulton County41.68-3.8%
12Delaware County40.96-2.9%
13Chenango County40.83-6.8%
14Ulster County40.55-12.8%
15Bronx County39.610%
16Franklin County39.44-4.3%
17Sullivan County39.43-10.7%
18New York County39.16-0.3%
18Queens County39.16-1%
20Essex County39.1-11.3%
21Cortland County39-9.2%
22Cayuga County38.78-8.3%
22Rockland County38.78-4.9%
24Kings County38.62-1.7%
25Warren County38.35-7%
26Richmond County38.1-4.5%
27Jefferson County38.09+6.9%
28Putnam County37.9-0.3%
29Saratoga County37.51-7%
30Allegany County37.41-6.6%
31Broome County37.27-9.3%
32St. Lawrence County37.13-4.3%
33Westchester County37.03-8%
34Orange County36.53-10.8%
35Nassau County36.13-5.2%
36Montgomery County35.96-4.1%
37Erie County35.44-12.9%
38Rensselaer County35.21-11.4%
39Greene County35.16-14%
40Wyoming County35-17.9%
41Dutchess County34.87-3.3%
42Washington County34.46-3.1%
43Suffolk County34.33-4.8%
44Schoharie County33.94-6.2%
45Tioga County33.68-7.8%
46Schenectady County33.46-11.4%
47Wayne County33.37-17.7%
48Tompkins County33.36-9.9%
49Steuben County33.16-8.4%
50Columbia County32.78-15%
51Albany County32.7-12.8%
52Seneca County32.63-15.2%
53Clinton County31.97-13.8%
54Ontario County31.79-19.7%
55Schuyler County31.73-7%
56Chemung County31.2-2.4%
57Livingston County30.36-19.7%
58Genesee County29.83-14.6%
59Yates County29.79-15.1%
60Monroe County29.6-14.8%
61Niagara County27.58-9.8%
62Orleans County26.38-9.7%

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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 New York by annual precipitation, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Herkimer County, with 48.07 inches in 2016, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Orleans County, with 26.38 inches in 2016.

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