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Counties in New York by annual precipitation

Sullivan County had the highest annual precipitation of 62 counties in 2021, at 56.59 inches. Wayne County had the lowest, at 33.4 inches. The median was 47.39 inches and the figure for New York was 46.25 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest56.59Sullivan County
Lowest33.4Wayne County
Median47.3962 counties
New York46.25History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 46 inchesAllegany County: 44.96 inchesBronx County: 51.54 inchesBroome County: 51.47 inchesCattaraugus County: 45.66 inchesCayuga County: 47.31 inchesChautauqua County: 45.9 inchesChemung County: 44.88 inchesChenango County: 51.14 inchesClinton County: 33.82 inchesColumbia County: 50.13 inchesCortland County: 51.79 inchesDelaware County: 50.2 inchesDutchess County: 47.3 inchesErie County: 41.31 inchesEssex County: 44.97 inchesFranklin County: 39.93 inchesFulton County: 54.59 inchesGenesee County: 38.63 inchesGreene County: 51.11 inchesHamilton County: 52.66 inchesHerkimer County: 53.82 inchesJefferson County: 44.81 inchesKings County: 53.11 inchesLewis County: 51.08 inchesLivingston County: 40.21 inchesMadison County: 48.94 inchesMonroe County: 36.35 inchesMontgomery County: 48.52 inchesNassau County: 45.68 inchesNew York County: 54.35 inchesNiagara County: 34.51 inchesOneida County: 51.77 inchesOnondaga County: 47.62 inchesOntario County: 40.49 inchesOrange County: 47.57 inchesOrleans County: 37.88 inchesOswego County: 47.59 inchesOtsego County: 51.91 inchesPutnam County: 45.24 inchesQueens County: 50.11 inchesRensselaer County: 49.02 inchesRichmond County: 54.43 inchesRockland County: 47.37 inchesSt. Lawrence County: 37.59 inchesSaratoga County: 49.12 inchesSchenectady County: 45.33 inchesSchoharie County: 48.04 inchesSchuyler County: 44.83 inchesSeneca County: 42.77 inchesSteuben County: 44.22 inchesSuffolk County: 43.68 inchesSullivan County: 56.59 inchesTioga County: 48.78 inchesTompkins County: 48.79 inchesUlster County: 56.15 inchesWarren County: 47.75 inchesWashington County: 43.64 inchesWayne County: 33.4 inchesWestchester County: 47.41 inchesWyoming County: 41.44 inchesYates County: 42.46 inches
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inches, 2021. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Sullivan County: 56.59 inchesSullivan County56.59Ulster County: 56.15 inchesUlster County56.15Fulton County: 54.59 inchesFulton County54.59Richmond County: 54.43 inchesRichmond County54.43New York County: 54.35 inchesNew York County54.35Herkimer County: 53.82 inchesHerkimer County53.82Kings County: 53.11 inchesKings County53.11Hamilton County: 52.66 inchesHamilton County52.66Otsego County: 51.91 inchesOtsego County51.91Cortland County: 51.79 inchesCortland County51.79Oneida County: 51.77 inchesOneida County51.77Bronx County: 51.54 inchesBronx County51.54Broome County: 51.47 inchesBroome County51.47Chenango County: 51.14 inchesChenango County51.14Greene County: 51.11 inchesGreene County51.11Lewis County: 51.08 inchesLewis County51.08Delaware County: 50.2 inchesDelaware County50.2Columbia County: 50.13 inchesColumbia County50.13Queens County: 50.11 inchesQueens County50.11Saratoga County: 49.12 inchesSaratoga County49.12Rensselaer County: 49.02 inchesRensselaer County49.02Madison County: 48.94 inchesMadison County48.94Tompkins County: 48.79 inchesTompkins County48.79Tioga County: 48.78 inchesTioga County48.78Montgomery County: 48.52 inchesMontgomery County48.52Schoharie County: 48.04 inchesSchoharie County48.04Warren County: 47.75 inchesWarren County47.75Onondaga County: 47.62 inchesOnondaga County47.62Oswego County: 47.59 inchesOswego County47.59Orange County: 47.57 inchesOrange County47.57Westchester County: 47.41 inchesWestchester County47.41Rockland County: 47.37 inchesRockland County47.37Cayuga County: 47.31 inchesCayuga County47.31Dutchess County: 47.3 inchesDutchess County47.3Albany County: 46 inchesAlbany County46Chautauqua County: 45.9 inchesChautauqua County45.9Nassau County: 45.68 inchesNassau County45.68Cattaraugus County: 45.66 inchesCattaraugus County45.66Schenectady County: 45.33 inchesSchenectady County45.33Putnam County: 45.24 inchesPutnam County45.24Sullivan County: 56.59 inchesSullivan County56.59Ulster County: 56.15 inchesUlster County56.15Fulton County: 54.59 inchesFulton County54.59Richmond County: 54.43 inchesRichmond County54.43New York County: 54.35 inchesNew York County54.35Herkimer County: 53.82 inchesHerkimer County53.82Kings County: 53.11 inchesKings County53.11Hamilton County: 52.66 inchesHamilton County52.66Otsego County: 51.91 inchesOtsego County51.91Cortland County: 51.79 inchesCortland County51.79Oneida County: 51.77 inchesOneida County51.77Bronx County: 51.54 inchesBronx County51.54Broome County: 51.47 inchesBroome County51.47Chenango County: 51.14 inchesChenango County51.14Greene County: 51.11 inchesGreene County51.11Lewis County: 51.08 inchesLewis County51.08Delaware County: 50.2 inchesDelaware County50.2Columbia County: 50.13 inchesColumbia County50.13Queens County: 50.11 inchesQueens County50.11Saratoga County: 49.12 inchesSaratoga County49.12Rensselaer County: 49.02 inchesRensselaer County49.02Madison County: 48.94 inchesMadison County48.94Tompkins County: 48.79 inchesTompkins County48.79Tioga County: 48.78 inchesTioga County48.78Montgomery County: 48.52 inchesMontgomery County48.52Schoharie County: 48.04 inchesSchoharie County48.04Warren County: 47.75 inchesWarren County47.75Onondaga County: 47.62 inchesOnondaga County47.62Oswego County: 47.59 inchesOswego County47.59Orange County: 47.57 inchesOrange County47.57Westchester County: 47.41 inchesWestchester County47.41Rockland County: 47.37 inchesRockland County47.37Cayuga County: 47.31 inchesCayuga County47.31Dutchess County: 47.3 inchesDutchess County47.3Albany County: 46 inchesAlbany County46Chautauqua County: 45.9 inchesChautauqua County45.9Nassau County: 45.68 inchesNassau County45.68Cattaraugus County: 45.66 inchesCattaraugus County45.66Schenectady County: 45.33 inchesSchenectady County45.33Putnam County: 45.24 inchesPutnam County45.24
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
inches		Change on 2020
1Sullivan County56.59+15.1%
2Ulster County56.15+21.5%
3Fulton County54.59+27%
4Richmond County54.43+13.5%
5New York County54.35+20.6%
6Herkimer County53.82+31.3%
7Kings County53.11+18%
8Hamilton County52.66+19.4%
9Otsego County51.91+24.7%
10Cortland County51.79+24.6%
11Oneida County51.77+25.5%
12Bronx County51.54+17.7%
13Broome County51.47+22.2%
14Chenango County51.14+22.1%
15Greene County51.11+19.4%
16Lewis County51.08+23.6%
17Delaware County50.2+11.1%
18Columbia County50.13+28.9%
19Queens County50.11+14.2%
20Saratoga County49.12+21.4%
21Rensselaer County49.02+31.2%
22Madison County48.94+15.5%
23Tompkins County48.79+33.1%
24Tioga County48.78+30.9%
25Montgomery County48.52+33.9%
26Schoharie County48.04+30.5%
27Warren County47.75+13%
28Onondaga County47.62+26.4%
29Oswego County47.59+23.7%
30Orange County47.57+13.3%
31Westchester County47.41+14.9%
32Rockland County47.37+12.7%
33Cayuga County47.31+31%
34Dutchess County47.3+28.1%
35Albany County46+22.9%
36Chautauqua County45.9+9.2%
37Nassau County45.68+9.3%
38Cattaraugus County45.66+9.3%
39Schenectady County45.33+25.2%
40Putnam County45.24+11.3%
41Essex County44.97+6.1%
42Allegany County44.96+21.6%
43Chemung County44.88+31%
44Schuyler County44.83+33.3%
45Jefferson County44.81+12.9%
46Steuben County44.22+33%
47Suffolk County43.68+2.1%
48Washington County43.64+17.6%
49Seneca County42.77+35.1%
50Yates County42.46+40.2%
51Wyoming County41.44+8%
52Erie County41.31+5%
53Ontario County40.49+26.8%
54Livingston County40.21+25.7%
55Franklin County39.93+7.6%
56Genesee County38.63+5.8%
57Orleans County37.88+7.6%
58St. Lawrence County37.59+3.9%
59Monroe County36.35+10.7%
60Niagara County34.51+9.1%
61Clinton County33.82+2.7%
62Wayne County33.4+11.9%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Sullivan County, with 56.59 inches in 2021, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Wayne County, with 33.4 inches in 2021.

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