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Counties in New York by annual precipitation

Sullivan County had the highest annual precipitation of 62 counties in 2020, at 49.18 inches. Wayne County had the lowest, at 29.84 inches. The median was 39.53 inches and the figure for New York was 39.28 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest49.18Sullivan County
Lowest29.84Wayne County
Median39.5362 counties
New York39.28History

Map of counties, 2020

Albany County: 37.42 inchesAllegany County: 36.96 inchesBronx County: 43.79 inchesBroome County: 42.13 inchesCattaraugus County: 41.76 inchesCayuga County: 36.11 inchesChautauqua County: 42.03 inchesChemung County: 34.25 inchesChenango County: 41.88 inchesClinton County: 32.92 inchesColumbia County: 38.88 inchesCortland County: 41.56 inchesDelaware County: 45.2 inchesDutchess County: 36.93 inchesErie County: 39.35 inchesEssex County: 42.4 inchesFranklin County: 37.1 inchesFulton County: 42.98 inchesGenesee County: 36.5 inchesGreene County: 42.79 inchesHamilton County: 44.11 inchesHerkimer County: 41 inchesJefferson County: 39.7 inchesKings County: 45.02 inchesLewis County: 41.32 inchesLivingston County: 31.98 inchesMadison County: 42.37 inchesMonroe County: 32.83 inchesMontgomery County: 36.23 inchesNassau County: 41.78 inchesNew York County: 45.08 inchesNiagara County: 31.62 inchesOneida County: 41.24 inchesOnondaga County: 37.67 inchesOntario County: 31.92 inchesOrange County: 41.99 inchesOrleans County: 35.21 inchesOswego County: 38.48 inchesOtsego County: 41.64 inchesPutnam County: 40.63 inchesQueens County: 43.87 inchesRensselaer County: 37.37 inchesRichmond County: 47.94 inchesRockland County: 42.04 inchesSt. Lawrence County: 36.17 inchesSaratoga County: 40.47 inchesSchenectady County: 36.22 inchesSchoharie County: 36.82 inchesSchuyler County: 33.62 inchesSeneca County: 31.65 inchesSteuben County: 33.24 inchesSuffolk County: 42.78 inchesSullivan County: 49.18 inchesTioga County: 37.27 inchesTompkins County: 36.65 inchesUlster County: 46.22 inchesWarren County: 42.26 inchesWashington County: 37.12 inchesWayne County: 29.84 inchesWestchester County: 41.26 inchesWyoming County: 38.36 inchesYates County: 30.29 inches
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inches, 2020. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Sullivan County: 49.18 inchesSullivan County49.18Richmond County: 47.94 inchesRichmond County47.94Ulster County: 46.22 inchesUlster County46.22Delaware County: 45.2 inchesDelaware County45.2New York County: 45.08 inchesNew York County45.08Kings County: 45.02 inchesKings County45.02Hamilton County: 44.11 inchesHamilton County44.11Queens County: 43.87 inchesQueens County43.87Bronx County: 43.79 inchesBronx County43.79Fulton County: 42.98 inchesFulton County42.98Greene County: 42.79 inchesGreene County42.79Suffolk County: 42.78 inchesSuffolk County42.78Essex County: 42.4 inchesEssex County42.4Madison County: 42.37 inchesMadison County42.37Warren County: 42.26 inchesWarren County42.26Broome County: 42.13 inchesBroome County42.13Rockland County: 42.04 inchesRockland County42.04Chautauqua County: 42.03 inchesChautauqua County42.03Orange County: 41.99 inchesOrange County41.99Chenango County: 41.88 inchesChenango County41.88Nassau County: 41.78 inchesNassau County41.78Cattaraugus County: 41.76 inchesCattaraugus County41.76Otsego County: 41.64 inchesOtsego County41.64Cortland County: 41.56 inchesCortland County41.56Lewis County: 41.32 inchesLewis County41.32Westchester County: 41.26 inchesWestchester County41.26Oneida County: 41.24 inchesOneida County41.24Herkimer County: 41 inchesHerkimer County41Putnam County: 40.63 inchesPutnam County40.63Saratoga County: 40.47 inchesSaratoga County40.47Jefferson County: 39.7 inchesJefferson County39.7Erie County: 39.35 inchesErie County39.35Columbia County: 38.88 inchesColumbia County38.88Oswego County: 38.48 inchesOswego County38.48Wyoming County: 38.36 inchesWyoming County38.36Onondaga County: 37.67 inchesOnondaga County37.67Albany County: 37.42 inchesAlbany County37.42Rensselaer County: 37.37 inchesRensselaer County37.37Tioga County: 37.27 inchesTioga County37.27Washington County: 37.12 inchesWashington County37.12Sullivan County: 49.18 inchesSullivan County49.18Richmond County: 47.94 inchesRichmond County47.94Ulster County: 46.22 inchesUlster County46.22Delaware County: 45.2 inchesDelaware County45.2New York County: 45.08 inchesNew York County45.08Kings County: 45.02 inchesKings County45.02Hamilton County: 44.11 inchesHamilton County44.11Queens County: 43.87 inchesQueens County43.87Bronx County: 43.79 inchesBronx County43.79Fulton County: 42.98 inchesFulton County42.98Greene County: 42.79 inchesGreene County42.79Suffolk County: 42.78 inchesSuffolk County42.78Essex County: 42.4 inchesEssex County42.4Madison County: 42.37 inchesMadison County42.37Warren County: 42.26 inchesWarren County42.26Broome County: 42.13 inchesBroome County42.13Rockland County: 42.04 inchesRockland County42.04Chautauqua County: 42.03 inchesChautauqua County42.03Orange County: 41.99 inchesOrange County41.99Chenango County: 41.88 inchesChenango County41.88Nassau County: 41.78 inchesNassau County41.78Cattaraugus County: 41.76 inchesCattaraugus County41.76Otsego County: 41.64 inchesOtsego County41.64Cortland County: 41.56 inchesCortland County41.56Lewis County: 41.32 inchesLewis County41.32Westchester County: 41.26 inchesWestchester County41.26Oneida County: 41.24 inchesOneida County41.24Herkimer County: 41 inchesHerkimer County41Putnam County: 40.63 inchesPutnam County40.63Saratoga County: 40.47 inchesSaratoga County40.47Jefferson County: 39.7 inchesJefferson County39.7Erie County: 39.35 inchesErie County39.35Columbia County: 38.88 inchesColumbia County38.88Oswego County: 38.48 inchesOswego County38.48Wyoming County: 38.36 inchesWyoming County38.36Onondaga County: 37.67 inchesOnondaga County37.67Albany County: 37.42 inchesAlbany County37.42Rensselaer County: 37.37 inchesRensselaer County37.37Tioga County: 37.27 inchesTioga County37.27Washington County: 37.12 inchesWashington County37.12
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
inches		Change on 2019
1Sullivan County49.18-5.7%
2Richmond County47.94-16.1%
3Ulster County46.22-9.7%
4Delaware County45.2-11.2%
5New York County45.08-16.7%
6Kings County45.02-17.9%
7Hamilton County44.11-29.2%
8Queens County43.87-17.8%
9Bronx County43.79-16.5%
10Fulton County42.98-26.1%
11Greene County42.79-6.1%
12Suffolk County42.78-16%
13Essex County42.4-23.2%
14Madison County42.37-14.8%
15Warren County42.26-22.5%
16Broome County42.13-11.2%
17Rockland County42.04-18.1%
18Chautauqua County42.03-14.4%
19Orange County41.99-14.7%
20Chenango County41.88-15.8%
21Nassau County41.78-16.3%
22Cattaraugus County41.76-13.7%
23Otsego County41.64-17.1%
24Cortland County41.56-14.1%
25Lewis County41.32-25.3%
26Westchester County41.26-18.7%
27Oneida County41.24-28.7%
28Herkimer County41-31.5%
29Putnam County40.63-16.1%
30Saratoga County40.47-23.1%
31Jefferson County39.7-20.8%
32Erie County39.35-12.6%
33Columbia County38.88-14.1%
34Oswego County38.48-25.8%
35Wyoming County38.36-8.6%
36Onondaga County37.67-22.6%
37Albany County37.42-16.5%
38Rensselaer County37.37-21.9%
39Tioga County37.27-16.8%
40Washington County37.12-19.5%
41Franklin County37.1-21.3%
42Allegany County36.96-12.6%
43Dutchess County36.93-17.5%
44Schoharie County36.82-15.3%
45Tompkins County36.65-15.2%
46Genesee County36.5-10.3%
47Montgomery County36.23-23.8%
48Schenectady County36.22-21.9%
49St. Lawrence County36.17-16.4%
50Cayuga County36.11-21.5%
51Orleans County35.21-8%
52Chemung County34.25-16.8%
53Schuyler County33.62-12.4%
54Steuben County33.24-16.3%
55Clinton County32.92-18%
56Monroe County32.83-11.3%
57Livingston County31.98-14.3%
58Ontario County31.92-16.3%
59Seneca County31.65-19.6%
60Niagara County31.62-21.2%
61Yates County30.29-11.8%
62Wayne County29.84-22.7%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Sullivan County, with 49.18 inches in 2020, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Wayne County, with 29.84 inches in 2020.

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