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Counties in New York by annual precipitation

Herkimer County had the highest annual precipitation of 62 counties in 2022, at 54.4 inches. Monroe County had the lowest, at 31.01 inches. The median was 42.14 inches and the figure for New York was 43.13 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest54.4Herkimer County
Lowest31.01Monroe County
Median42.1462 counties
New York43.13History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 38.27 inchesAllegany County: 37.05 inchesBronx County: 44.6 inchesBroome County: 44.54 inchesCattaraugus County: 44.31 inchesCayuga County: 40.26 inchesChautauqua County: 45.03 inchesChemung County: 34.55 inchesChenango County: 45.06 inchesClinton County: 41.74 inchesColumbia County: 39.42 inchesCortland County: 41.75 inchesDelaware County: 45.27 inchesDutchess County: 38.82 inchesErie County: 44 inchesEssex County: 47.36 inchesFranklin County: 47.03 inchesFulton County: 48.72 inchesGenesee County: 34.4 inchesGreene County: 42.94 inchesHamilton County: 51.81 inchesHerkimer County: 54.4 inchesJefferson County: 47.44 inchesKings County: 42.8 inchesLewis County: 54.01 inchesLivingston County: 32.18 inchesMadison County: 43.39 inchesMonroe County: 31.01 inchesMontgomery County: 42.78 inchesNassau County: 37.37 inchesNew York County: 44.51 inchesNiagara County: 33.98 inchesOneida County: 50.92 inchesOnondaga County: 40.86 inchesOntario County: 32.38 inchesOrange County: 42.73 inchesOrleans County: 33.15 inchesOswego County: 46.2 inchesOtsego County: 47.63 inchesPutnam County: 41.83 inchesQueens County: 42.07 inchesRensselaer County: 39.14 inchesRichmond County: 43.17 inchesRockland County: 43.75 inchesSt. Lawrence County: 44.49 inchesSaratoga County: 42.2 inchesSchenectady County: 38.31 inchesSchoharie County: 41.24 inchesSchuyler County: 33.65 inchesSeneca County: 35.23 inchesSteuben County: 32.87 inchesSuffolk County: 37.71 inchesSullivan County: 50.27 inchesTioga County: 39.6 inchesTompkins County: 36.68 inchesUlster County: 47.5 inchesWarren County: 44.36 inchesWashington County: 39.11 inchesWayne County: 31.53 inchesWestchester County: 42.95 inchesWyoming County: 40.39 inchesYates County: 32.44 inches
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inches, 2022. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Herkimer County: 54.4 inchesHerkimer County54.4Lewis County: 54.01 inchesLewis County54.01Hamilton County: 51.81 inchesHamilton County51.81Oneida County: 50.92 inchesOneida County50.92Sullivan County: 50.27 inchesSullivan County50.27Fulton County: 48.72 inchesFulton County48.72Otsego County: 47.63 inchesOtsego County47.63Ulster County: 47.5 inchesUlster County47.5Jefferson County: 47.44 inchesJefferson County47.44Essex County: 47.36 inchesEssex County47.36Franklin County: 47.03 inchesFranklin County47.03Oswego County: 46.2 inchesOswego County46.2Delaware County: 45.27 inchesDelaware County45.27Chenango County: 45.06 inchesChenango County45.06Chautauqua County: 45.03 inchesChautauqua County45.03Bronx County: 44.6 inchesBronx County44.6Broome County: 44.54 inchesBroome County44.54New York County: 44.51 inchesNew York County44.51St. Lawrence County: 44.49 inchesSt. Lawrence County44.49Warren County: 44.36 inchesWarren County44.36Cattaraugus County: 44.31 inchesCattaraugus County44.31Erie County: 44 inchesErie County44Rockland County: 43.75 inchesRockland County43.75Madison County: 43.39 inchesMadison County43.39Richmond County: 43.17 inchesRichmond County43.17Westchester County: 42.95 inchesWestchester County42.95Greene County: 42.94 inchesGreene County42.94Kings County: 42.8 inchesKings County42.8Montgomery County: 42.78 inchesMontgomery County42.78Orange County: 42.73 inchesOrange County42.73Saratoga County: 42.2 inchesSaratoga County42.2Queens County: 42.07 inchesQueens County42.07Putnam County: 41.83 inchesPutnam County41.83Cortland County: 41.75 inchesCortland County41.75Clinton County: 41.74 inchesClinton County41.74Schoharie County: 41.24 inchesSchoharie County41.24Onondaga County: 40.86 inchesOnondaga County40.86Wyoming County: 40.39 inchesWyoming County40.39Cayuga County: 40.26 inchesCayuga County40.26Tioga County: 39.6 inchesTioga County39.6Herkimer County: 54.4 inchesHerkimer County54.4Lewis County: 54.01 inchesLewis County54.01Hamilton County: 51.81 inchesHamilton County51.81Oneida County: 50.92 inchesOneida County50.92Sullivan County: 50.27 inchesSullivan County50.27Fulton County: 48.72 inchesFulton County48.72Otsego County: 47.63 inchesOtsego County47.63Ulster County: 47.5 inchesUlster County47.5Jefferson County: 47.44 inchesJefferson County47.44Essex County: 47.36 inchesEssex County47.36Franklin County: 47.03 inchesFranklin County47.03Oswego County: 46.2 inchesOswego County46.2Delaware County: 45.27 inchesDelaware County45.27Chenango County: 45.06 inchesChenango County45.06Chautauqua County: 45.03 inchesChautauqua County45.03Bronx County: 44.6 inchesBronx County44.6Broome County: 44.54 inchesBroome County44.54New York County: 44.51 inchesNew York County44.51St. Lawrence County: 44.49 inchesSt. Lawrence County44.49Warren County: 44.36 inchesWarren County44.36Cattaraugus County: 44.31 inchesCattaraugus County44.31Erie County: 44 inchesErie County44Rockland County: 43.75 inchesRockland County43.75Madison County: 43.39 inchesMadison County43.39Richmond County: 43.17 inchesRichmond County43.17Westchester County: 42.95 inchesWestchester County42.95Greene County: 42.94 inchesGreene County42.94Kings County: 42.8 inchesKings County42.8Montgomery County: 42.78 inchesMontgomery County42.78Orange County: 42.73 inchesOrange County42.73Saratoga County: 42.2 inchesSaratoga County42.2Queens County: 42.07 inchesQueens County42.07Putnam County: 41.83 inchesPutnam County41.83Cortland County: 41.75 inchesCortland County41.75Clinton County: 41.74 inchesClinton County41.74Schoharie County: 41.24 inchesSchoharie County41.24Onondaga County: 40.86 inchesOnondaga County40.86Wyoming County: 40.39 inchesWyoming County40.39Cayuga County: 40.26 inchesCayuga County40.26Tioga County: 39.6 inchesTioga County39.6
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
inches		Change on 2021
1Herkimer County54.4+1.1%
2Lewis County54.01+5.7%
3Hamilton County51.81-1.6%
4Oneida County50.92-1.6%
5Sullivan County50.27-11.2%
6Fulton County48.72-10.8%
7Otsego County47.63-8.2%
8Ulster County47.5-15.4%
9Jefferson County47.44+5.9%
10Essex County47.36+5.3%
11Franklin County47.03+17.8%
12Oswego County46.2-2.9%
13Delaware County45.27-9.8%
14Chenango County45.06-11.9%
15Chautauqua County45.03-1.9%
16Bronx County44.6-13.5%
17Broome County44.54-13.5%
18New York County44.51-18.1%
19St. Lawrence County44.49+18.4%
20Warren County44.36-7.1%
21Cattaraugus County44.31-3%
22Erie County44+6.5%
23Rockland County43.75-7.6%
24Madison County43.39-11.3%
25Richmond County43.17-20.7%
26Westchester County42.95-9.4%
27Greene County42.94-16%
28Kings County42.8-19.4%
29Montgomery County42.78-11.8%
30Orange County42.73-10.2%
31Saratoga County42.2-14.1%
32Queens County42.07-16%
33Putnam County41.83-7.5%
34Cortland County41.75-19.4%
35Clinton County41.74+23.4%
36Schoharie County41.24-14.2%
37Onondaga County40.86-14.2%
38Wyoming County40.39-2.5%
39Cayuga County40.26-14.9%
40Tioga County39.6-18.8%
41Columbia County39.42-21.4%
42Rensselaer County39.14-20.2%
43Washington County39.11-10.4%
44Dutchess County38.82-17.9%
45Schenectady County38.31-15.5%
46Albany County38.27-16.8%
47Suffolk County37.71-13.7%
48Nassau County37.37-18.2%
49Allegany County37.05-17.6%
50Tompkins County36.68-24.8%
51Seneca County35.23-17.6%
52Chemung County34.55-23%
53Genesee County34.4-11%
54Niagara County33.98-1.5%
55Schuyler County33.65-24.9%
56Orleans County33.15-12.5%
57Steuben County32.87-25.7%
58Yates County32.44-23.6%
59Ontario County32.38-20%
60Livingston County32.18-20%
61Wayne County31.53-5.6%
62Monroe County31.01-14.7%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Herkimer County, with 54.4 inches in 2022, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Monroe County, with 31.01 inches in 2022.

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