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Counties in New York by annual precipitation

Hamilton County had the highest annual precipitation of 62 counties in 2019, at 62.29 inches. Yates County had the lowest, at 34.36 inches. The median was 48.13 inches and the figure for New York was 48.22 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest62.29Hamilton County
Lowest34.36Yates County
Median48.1362 counties
New York48.22History

Map of counties, 2019

Albany County: 44.79 inchesAllegany County: 42.28 inchesBronx County: 52.46 inchesBroome County: 47.46 inchesCattaraugus County: 48.39 inchesCayuga County: 46.01 inchesChautauqua County: 49.1 inchesChemung County: 41.18 inchesChenango County: 49.75 inchesClinton County: 40.17 inchesColumbia County: 45.27 inchesCortland County: 48.41 inchesDelaware County: 50.88 inchesDutchess County: 44.77 inchesErie County: 45.02 inchesEssex County: 55.21 inchesFranklin County: 47.13 inchesFulton County: 58.13 inchesGenesee County: 40.7 inchesGreene County: 45.55 inchesHamilton County: 62.29 inchesHerkimer County: 59.84 inchesJefferson County: 50.11 inchesKings County: 54.85 inchesLewis County: 55.31 inchesLivingston County: 37.31 inchesMadison County: 49.75 inchesMonroe County: 37.02 inchesMontgomery County: 47.53 inchesNassau County: 49.9 inchesNew York County: 54.12 inchesNiagara County: 40.11 inchesOneida County: 57.87 inchesOnondaga County: 48.64 inchesOntario County: 38.13 inchesOrange County: 49.21 inchesOrleans County: 38.28 inchesOswego County: 51.86 inchesOtsego County: 50.2 inchesPutnam County: 48.41 inchesQueens County: 53.38 inchesRensselaer County: 47.86 inchesRichmond County: 57.12 inchesRockland County: 51.35 inchesSt. Lawrence County: 43.25 inchesSaratoga County: 52.63 inchesSchenectady County: 46.35 inchesSchoharie County: 43.48 inchesSchuyler County: 38.4 inchesSeneca County: 39.36 inchesSteuben County: 39.69 inchesSuffolk County: 50.9 inchesSullivan County: 52.16 inchesTioga County: 44.8 inchesTompkins County: 43.2 inchesUlster County: 51.18 inchesWarren County: 54.52 inchesWashington County: 46.14 inchesWayne County: 38.58 inchesWestchester County: 50.73 inchesWyoming County: 41.97 inchesYates County: 34.36 inches
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inches, 2019. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Hamilton County: 62.29 inchesHamilton County62.29Herkimer County: 59.84 inchesHerkimer County59.84Fulton County: 58.13 inchesFulton County58.13Oneida County: 57.87 inchesOneida County57.87Richmond County: 57.12 inchesRichmond County57.12Lewis County: 55.31 inchesLewis County55.31Essex County: 55.21 inchesEssex County55.21Kings County: 54.85 inchesKings County54.85Warren County: 54.52 inchesWarren County54.52New York County: 54.12 inchesNew York County54.12Queens County: 53.38 inchesQueens County53.38Saratoga County: 52.63 inchesSaratoga County52.63Bronx County: 52.46 inchesBronx County52.46Sullivan County: 52.16 inchesSullivan County52.16Oswego County: 51.86 inchesOswego County51.86Rockland County: 51.35 inchesRockland County51.35Ulster County: 51.18 inchesUlster County51.18Suffolk County: 50.9 inchesSuffolk County50.9Delaware County: 50.88 inchesDelaware County50.88Westchester County: 50.73 inchesWestchester County50.73Otsego County: 50.2 inchesOtsego County50.2Jefferson County: 50.11 inchesJefferson County50.11Nassau County: 49.9 inchesNassau County49.9Chenango County: 49.75 inchesChenango County49.75Madison County: 49.75 inchesMadison County49.75Orange County: 49.21 inchesOrange County49.21Chautauqua County: 49.1 inchesChautauqua County49.1Onondaga County: 48.64 inchesOnondaga County48.64Cortland County: 48.41 inchesCortland County48.41Putnam County: 48.41 inchesPutnam County48.41Cattaraugus County: 48.39 inchesCattaraugus County48.39Rensselaer County: 47.86 inchesRensselaer County47.86Montgomery County: 47.53 inchesMontgomery County47.53Broome County: 47.46 inchesBroome County47.46Franklin County: 47.13 inchesFranklin County47.13Schenectady County: 46.35 inchesSchenectady County46.35Washington County: 46.14 inchesWashington County46.14Cayuga County: 46.01 inchesCayuga County46.01Greene County: 45.55 inchesGreene County45.55Columbia County: 45.27 inchesColumbia County45.27Hamilton County: 62.29 inchesHamilton County62.29Herkimer County: 59.84 inchesHerkimer County59.84Fulton County: 58.13 inchesFulton County58.13Oneida County: 57.87 inchesOneida County57.87Richmond County: 57.12 inchesRichmond County57.12Lewis County: 55.31 inchesLewis County55.31Essex County: 55.21 inchesEssex County55.21Kings County: 54.85 inchesKings County54.85Warren County: 54.52 inchesWarren County54.52New York County: 54.12 inchesNew York County54.12Queens County: 53.38 inchesQueens County53.38Saratoga County: 52.63 inchesSaratoga County52.63Bronx County: 52.46 inchesBronx County52.46Sullivan County: 52.16 inchesSullivan County52.16Oswego County: 51.86 inchesOswego County51.86Rockland County: 51.35 inchesRockland County51.35Ulster County: 51.18 inchesUlster County51.18Suffolk County: 50.9 inchesSuffolk County50.9Delaware County: 50.88 inchesDelaware County50.88Westchester County: 50.73 inchesWestchester County50.73Otsego County: 50.2 inchesOtsego County50.2Jefferson County: 50.11 inchesJefferson County50.11Nassau County: 49.9 inchesNassau County49.9Chenango County: 49.75 inchesChenango County49.75Madison County: 49.75 inchesMadison County49.75Orange County: 49.21 inchesOrange County49.21Chautauqua County: 49.1 inchesChautauqua County49.1Onondaga County: 48.64 inchesOnondaga County48.64Cortland County: 48.41 inchesCortland County48.41Putnam County: 48.41 inchesPutnam County48.41Cattaraugus County: 48.39 inchesCattaraugus County48.39Rensselaer County: 47.86 inchesRensselaer County47.86Montgomery County: 47.53 inchesMontgomery County47.53Broome County: 47.46 inchesBroome County47.46Franklin County: 47.13 inchesFranklin County47.13Schenectady County: 46.35 inchesSchenectady County46.35Washington County: 46.14 inchesWashington County46.14Cayuga County: 46.01 inchesCayuga County46.01Greene County: 45.55 inchesGreene County45.55Columbia County: 45.27 inchesColumbia County45.27
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
inches		Change on 2018
1Hamilton County62.29+23.4%
2Herkimer County59.84+13.2%
3Fulton County58.13+4.8%
4Oneida County57.87+14.4%
5Richmond County57.12-8.4%
6Lewis County55.31+19.3%
7Essex County55.21+21.1%
8Kings County54.85-11.2%
9Warren County54.52+17.7%
10New York County54.12-13.2%
11Queens County53.38-13.2%
12Saratoga County52.63+7.4%
13Bronx County52.46-15.1%
14Sullivan County52.16-19.2%
15Oswego County51.86+16.1%
16Rockland County51.35-19%
17Ulster County51.18-20.4%
18Suffolk County50.9-14.6%
19Delaware County50.88-12%
20Westchester County50.73-17.1%
21Otsego County50.2-10.7%
22Jefferson County50.11+24.1%
23Nassau County49.9-17.7%
24Chenango County49.75-10.8%
24Madison County49.75+0.6%
26Orange County49.21-20%
27Chautauqua County49.1-1.5%
28Onondaga County48.64+8.4%
29Cortland County48.41-5.6%
29Putnam County48.41-21.8%
31Cattaraugus County48.39-7.4%
32Rensselaer County47.86-3.2%
33Montgomery County47.53-4.7%
34Broome County47.46-19.1%
35Franklin County47.13+10.5%
36Schenectady County46.35-0.7%
37Washington County46.14+8%
38Cayuga County46.01+2.1%
39Greene County45.55-14%
40Columbia County45.27-11.3%
41Erie County45.02+3.3%
42Tioga County44.8-17.2%
43Albany County44.79-6%
44Dutchess County44.77-23.4%
45Schoharie County43.48-13.1%
46St. Lawrence County43.25+13.2%
47Tompkins County43.2-6.1%
48Allegany County42.28-14.5%
49Wyoming County41.97-8.4%
50Chemung County41.18-21.3%
51Genesee County40.7+8.7%
52Clinton County40.17+4.9%
53Niagara County40.11+20.7%
54Steuben County39.69-15.9%
55Seneca County39.36+0.7%
56Wayne County38.58+4.8%
57Schuyler County38.4-12.3%
58Orleans County38.28+17.4%
59Ontario County38.13-0.2%
60Livingston County37.31-4.4%
61Monroe County37.02+5.8%
62Yates County34.36-1.7%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Hamilton County, with 62.29 inches in 2019, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Yates County, with 34.36 inches in 2019.

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