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Counties in New York by annual precipitation

Sullivan County had the highest annual precipitation of 62 counties in 2018, at 64.58 inches. Orleans County had the lowest, at 32.6 inches. The median was 49.66 inches and the figure for New York was 48.59 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest64.58Sullivan County
Lowest32.6Orleans County
Median49.6662 counties
New York48.59History

Map of counties, 2018

Albany County: 47.66 inchesAllegany County: 49.47 inchesBronx County: 61.8 inchesBroome County: 58.67 inchesCattaraugus County: 52.23 inchesCayuga County: 45.07 inchesChautauqua County: 49.85 inchesChemung County: 52.33 inchesChenango County: 55.79 inchesClinton County: 38.3 inchesColumbia County: 51.02 inchesCortland County: 51.27 inchesDelaware County: 57.82 inchesDutchess County: 58.43 inchesErie County: 43.6 inchesEssex County: 45.58 inchesFranklin County: 42.67 inchesFulton County: 55.49 inchesGenesee County: 37.44 inchesGreene County: 52.96 inchesHamilton County: 50.47 inchesHerkimer County: 52.84 inchesJefferson County: 40.37 inchesKings County: 61.77 inchesLewis County: 46.37 inchesLivingston County: 39.02 inchesMadison County: 49.43 inchesMonroe County: 34.98 inchesMontgomery County: 49.85 inchesNassau County: 60.65 inchesNew York County: 62.38 inchesNiagara County: 33.24 inchesOneida County: 50.58 inchesOnondaga County: 44.86 inchesOntario County: 38.22 inchesOrange County: 61.5 inchesOrleans County: 32.6 inchesOswego County: 44.65 inchesOtsego County: 56.2 inchesPutnam County: 61.91 inchesQueens County: 61.5 inchesRensselaer County: 49.43 inchesRichmond County: 62.34 inchesRockland County: 63.4 inchesSt. Lawrence County: 38.2 inchesSaratoga County: 49.02 inchesSchenectady County: 46.69 inchesSchoharie County: 50.05 inchesSchuyler County: 43.8 inchesSeneca County: 39.1 inchesSteuben County: 47.18 inchesSuffolk County: 59.57 inchesSullivan County: 64.58 inchesTioga County: 54.13 inchesTompkins County: 45.99 inchesUlster County: 64.33 inchesWarren County: 46.34 inchesWashington County: 42.71 inchesWayne County: 36.8 inchesWestchester County: 61.22 inchesWyoming County: 45.83 inchesYates County: 34.96 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

Sullivan County: 64.58 inchesSullivan County64.58Ulster County: 64.33 inchesUlster County64.33Rockland County: 63.4 inchesRockland County63.4New York County: 62.38 inchesNew York County62.38Richmond County: 62.34 inchesRichmond County62.34Putnam County: 61.91 inchesPutnam County61.91Bronx County: 61.8 inchesBronx County61.8Kings County: 61.77 inchesKings County61.77Orange County: 61.5 inchesOrange County61.5Queens County: 61.5 inchesQueens County61.5Westchester County: 61.22 inchesWestchester County61.22Nassau County: 60.65 inchesNassau County60.65Suffolk County: 59.57 inchesSuffolk County59.57Broome County: 58.67 inchesBroome County58.67Dutchess County: 58.43 inchesDutchess County58.43Delaware County: 57.82 inchesDelaware County57.82Otsego County: 56.2 inchesOtsego County56.2Chenango County: 55.79 inchesChenango County55.79Fulton County: 55.49 inchesFulton County55.49Tioga County: 54.13 inchesTioga County54.13Greene County: 52.96 inchesGreene County52.96Herkimer County: 52.84 inchesHerkimer County52.84Chemung County: 52.33 inchesChemung County52.33Cattaraugus County: 52.23 inchesCattaraugus County52.23Cortland County: 51.27 inchesCortland County51.27Columbia County: 51.02 inchesColumbia County51.02Oneida County: 50.58 inchesOneida County50.58Hamilton County: 50.47 inchesHamilton County50.47Schoharie County: 50.05 inchesSchoharie County50.05Chautauqua County: 49.85 inchesChautauqua County49.85Montgomery County: 49.85 inchesMontgomery County49.85Allegany County: 49.47 inchesAllegany County49.47Madison County: 49.43 inchesMadison County49.43Rensselaer County: 49.43 inchesRensselaer County49.43Saratoga County: 49.02 inchesSaratoga County49.02Albany County: 47.66 inchesAlbany County47.66Steuben County: 47.18 inchesSteuben County47.18Schenectady County: 46.69 inchesSchenectady County46.69Lewis County: 46.37 inchesLewis County46.37Warren County: 46.34 inchesWarren County46.34Sullivan County: 64.58 inchesSullivan County64.58Ulster County: 64.33 inchesUlster County64.33Rockland County: 63.4 inchesRockland County63.4New York County: 62.38 inchesNew York County62.38Richmond County: 62.34 inchesRichmond County62.34Putnam County: 61.91 inchesPutnam County61.91Bronx County: 61.8 inchesBronx County61.8Kings County: 61.77 inchesKings County61.77Orange County: 61.5 inchesOrange County61.5Queens County: 61.5 inchesQueens County61.5Westchester County: 61.22 inchesWestchester County61.22Nassau County: 60.65 inchesNassau County60.65Suffolk County: 59.57 inchesSuffolk County59.57Broome County: 58.67 inchesBroome County58.67Dutchess County: 58.43 inchesDutchess County58.43Delaware County: 57.82 inchesDelaware County57.82Otsego County: 56.2 inchesOtsego County56.2Chenango County: 55.79 inchesChenango County55.79Fulton County: 55.49 inchesFulton County55.49Tioga County: 54.13 inchesTioga County54.13Greene County: 52.96 inchesGreene County52.96Herkimer County: 52.84 inchesHerkimer County52.84Chemung County: 52.33 inchesChemung County52.33Cattaraugus County: 52.23 inchesCattaraugus County52.23Cortland County: 51.27 inchesCortland County51.27Columbia County: 51.02 inchesColumbia County51.02Oneida County: 50.58 inchesOneida County50.58Hamilton County: 50.47 inchesHamilton County50.47Schoharie County: 50.05 inchesSchoharie County50.05Chautauqua County: 49.85 inchesChautauqua County49.85Montgomery County: 49.85 inchesMontgomery County49.85Allegany County: 49.47 inchesAllegany County49.47Madison County: 49.43 inchesMadison County49.43Rensselaer County: 49.43 inchesRensselaer County49.43Saratoga County: 49.02 inchesSaratoga County49.02Albany County: 47.66 inchesAlbany County47.66Steuben County: 47.18 inchesSteuben County47.18Schenectady County: 46.69 inchesSchenectady County46.69Lewis County: 46.37 inchesLewis County46.37Warren County: 46.34 inchesWarren County46.34
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
1Sullivan County64.58+40.9%
2Ulster County64.33+40.4%
3Rockland County63.4+59.5%
4New York County62.38+42.8%
5Richmond County62.34+35.2%
6Putnam County61.91+60.1%
7Bronx County61.8+44.9%
8Kings County61.77+38.8%
9Orange County61.5+52.6%
9Queens County61.5+39.2%
11Westchester County61.22+54%
12Nassau County60.65+43.2%
13Suffolk County59.57+40.1%
14Broome County58.67+22.8%
15Dutchess County58.43+51.2%
16Delaware County57.82+23.2%
17Otsego County56.2+13.5%
18Chenango County55.79+15.1%
19Fulton County55.49+9.7%
20Tioga County54.13+23.8%
21Greene County52.96+20.3%
22Herkimer County52.84-7.7%
23Chemung County52.33+36.8%
24Cattaraugus County52.23-3.7%
25Cortland County51.27+4.3%
26Columbia County51.02+25.3%
27Oneida County50.58-5.8%
28Hamilton County50.47-11.8%
29Schoharie County50.05+19.2%
30Chautauqua County49.85-3.4%
30Montgomery County49.85+13.7%
32Allegany County49.47+11.8%
33Madison County49.43+0.3%
33Rensselaer County49.43+18%
35Saratoga County49.02+12.1%
36Albany County47.66+19.4%
37Steuben County47.18+17.7%
38Schenectady County46.69+15.3%
39Lewis County46.37-18.1%
40Warren County46.34-2.8%
41Tompkins County45.99+4.2%
42Wyoming County45.83-12%
43Essex County45.58-7.7%
44Cayuga County45.07-6.7%
45Onondaga County44.86-12.2%
46Oswego County44.65-16.4%
47Schuyler County43.8+11.2%
48Erie County43.6-16%
49Washington County42.71+6.3%
50Franklin County42.67-12.1%
51Jefferson County40.37-25.2%
52Seneca County39.1-7.6%
53Livingston County39.02-14%
54Clinton County38.3-3.9%
55Ontario County38.22-13.1%
56St. Lawrence County38.2-21.6%
57Genesee County37.44-21.2%
58Wayne County36.8-11.2%
59Monroe County34.98-22.4%
60Yates County34.96-17.5%
61Niagara County33.24-22.6%
62Orleans County32.6-23.4%

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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, 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Sullivan County, with 64.58 inches in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Orleans County, with 32.6 inches in 2018.

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