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Counties in New York by annual precipitation

Putnam County had the highest annual precipitation of 62 counties in 2023, at 61.77 inches. Livingston County had the lowest, at 31.15 inches. The median was 47.15 inches and the figure for New York was 46.92 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest61.77Putnam County
Lowest31.15Livingston County
Median47.1562 counties
New York46.92History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 46.14 inchesAllegany County: 34.65 inchesBronx County: 57.49 inchesBroome County: 47.45 inchesCattaraugus County: 37.67 inchesCayuga County: 43.24 inchesChautauqua County: 42.17 inchesChemung County: 40.09 inchesChenango County: 49.08 inchesClinton County: 46.84 inchesColumbia County: 52.03 inchesCortland County: 45.41 inchesDelaware County: 47.45 inchesDutchess County: 55.29 inchesErie County: 40.48 inchesEssex County: 57.19 inchesFranklin County: 51.49 inchesFulton County: 53.55 inchesGenesee County: 34.5 inchesGreene County: 49.19 inchesHamilton County: 57.84 inchesHerkimer County: 53.76 inchesJefferson County: 44.72 inchesKings County: 57.33 inchesLewis County: 51.31 inchesLivingston County: 31.15 inchesMadison County: 48.32 inchesMonroe County: 35.94 inchesMontgomery County: 46.51 inchesNassau County: 51.93 inchesNew York County: 57.49 inchesNiagara County: 34.19 inchesOneida County: 51.04 inchesOnondaga County: 45.44 inchesOntario County: 37.42 inchesOrange County: 58.7 inchesOrleans County: 35.15 inchesOswego County: 46.67 inchesOtsego County: 50.32 inchesPutnam County: 61.77 inchesQueens County: 57.35 inchesRensselaer County: 48.9 inchesRichmond County: 57.11 inchesRockland County: 60 inchesSt. Lawrence County: 43.57 inchesSaratoga County: 48.1 inchesSchenectady County: 44.94 inchesSchoharie County: 44.03 inchesSchuyler County: 38.1 inchesSeneca County: 39.4 inchesSteuben County: 34.72 inchesSuffolk County: 47.45 inchesSullivan County: 55.35 inchesTioga County: 43.82 inchesTompkins County: 41.84 inchesUlster County: 58.37 inchesWarren County: 52.69 inchesWashington County: 44.65 inchesWayne County: 35.04 inchesWestchester County: 58.76 inchesWyoming County: 35.36 inchesYates County: 36.73 inches
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inches, 2023. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Putnam County: 61.77 inchesPutnam County61.77Rockland County: 60 inchesRockland County60Westchester County: 58.76 inchesWestchester County58.76Orange County: 58.7 inchesOrange County58.7Ulster County: 58.37 inchesUlster County58.37Hamilton County: 57.84 inchesHamilton County57.84Bronx County: 57.49 inchesBronx County57.49New York County: 57.49 inchesNew York County57.49Queens County: 57.35 inchesQueens County57.35Kings County: 57.33 inchesKings County57.33Essex County: 57.19 inchesEssex County57.19Richmond County: 57.11 inchesRichmond County57.11Sullivan County: 55.35 inchesSullivan County55.35Dutchess County: 55.29 inchesDutchess County55.29Herkimer County: 53.76 inchesHerkimer County53.76Fulton County: 53.55 inchesFulton County53.55Warren County: 52.69 inchesWarren County52.69Columbia County: 52.03 inchesColumbia County52.03Nassau County: 51.93 inchesNassau County51.93Franklin County: 51.49 inchesFranklin County51.49Lewis County: 51.31 inchesLewis County51.31Oneida County: 51.04 inchesOneida County51.04Otsego County: 50.32 inchesOtsego County50.32Greene County: 49.19 inchesGreene County49.19Chenango County: 49.08 inchesChenango County49.08Rensselaer County: 48.9 inchesRensselaer County48.9Madison County: 48.32 inchesMadison County48.32Saratoga County: 48.1 inchesSaratoga County48.1Broome County: 47.45 inchesBroome County47.45Delaware County: 47.45 inchesDelaware County47.45Suffolk County: 47.45 inchesSuffolk County47.45Clinton County: 46.84 inchesClinton County46.84Oswego County: 46.67 inchesOswego County46.67Montgomery County: 46.51 inchesMontgomery County46.51Albany County: 46.14 inchesAlbany County46.14Onondaga County: 45.44 inchesOnondaga County45.44Cortland County: 45.41 inchesCortland County45.41Schenectady County: 44.94 inchesSchenectady County44.94Jefferson County: 44.72 inchesJefferson County44.72Washington County: 44.65 inchesWashington County44.65Putnam County: 61.77 inchesPutnam County61.77Rockland County: 60 inchesRockland County60Westchester County: 58.76 inchesWestchester County58.76Orange County: 58.7 inchesOrange County58.7Ulster County: 58.37 inchesUlster County58.37Hamilton County: 57.84 inchesHamilton County57.84Bronx County: 57.49 inchesBronx County57.49New York County: 57.49 inchesNew York County57.49Queens County: 57.35 inchesQueens County57.35Kings County: 57.33 inchesKings County57.33Essex County: 57.19 inchesEssex County57.19Richmond County: 57.11 inchesRichmond County57.11Sullivan County: 55.35 inchesSullivan County55.35Dutchess County: 55.29 inchesDutchess County55.29Herkimer County: 53.76 inchesHerkimer County53.76Fulton County: 53.55 inchesFulton County53.55Warren County: 52.69 inchesWarren County52.69Columbia County: 52.03 inchesColumbia County52.03Nassau County: 51.93 inchesNassau County51.93Franklin County: 51.49 inchesFranklin County51.49Lewis County: 51.31 inchesLewis County51.31Oneida County: 51.04 inchesOneida County51.04Otsego County: 50.32 inchesOtsego County50.32Greene County: 49.19 inchesGreene County49.19Chenango County: 49.08 inchesChenango County49.08Rensselaer County: 48.9 inchesRensselaer County48.9Madison County: 48.32 inchesMadison County48.32Saratoga County: 48.1 inchesSaratoga County48.1Broome County: 47.45 inchesBroome County47.45Delaware County: 47.45 inchesDelaware County47.45Suffolk County: 47.45 inchesSuffolk County47.45Clinton County: 46.84 inchesClinton County46.84Oswego County: 46.67 inchesOswego County46.67Montgomery County: 46.51 inchesMontgomery County46.51Albany County: 46.14 inchesAlbany County46.14Onondaga County: 45.44 inchesOnondaga County45.44Cortland County: 45.41 inchesCortland County45.41Schenectady County: 44.94 inchesSchenectady County44.94Jefferson County: 44.72 inchesJefferson County44.72Washington County: 44.65 inchesWashington County44.65
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
inches		Change on 2022
1Putnam County61.77+47.7%
2Rockland County60+37.1%
3Westchester County58.76+36.8%
4Orange County58.7+37.4%
5Ulster County58.37+22.9%
6Hamilton County57.84+11.6%
7Bronx County57.49+28.9%
7New York County57.49+29.2%
9Queens County57.35+36.3%
10Kings County57.33+33.9%
11Essex County57.19+20.8%
12Richmond County57.11+32.3%
13Sullivan County55.35+10.1%
14Dutchess County55.29+42.4%
15Herkimer County53.76-1.2%
16Fulton County53.55+9.9%
17Warren County52.69+18.8%
18Columbia County52.03+32%
19Nassau County51.93+39%
20Franklin County51.49+9.5%
21Lewis County51.31-5%
22Oneida County51.04+0.2%
23Otsego County50.32+5.6%
24Greene County49.19+14.6%
25Chenango County49.08+8.9%
26Rensselaer County48.9+24.9%
27Madison County48.32+11.4%
28Saratoga County48.1+14%
29Broome County47.45+6.5%
29Delaware County47.45+4.8%
29Suffolk County47.45+25.8%
32Clinton County46.84+12.2%
33Oswego County46.67+1%
34Montgomery County46.51+8.7%
35Albany County46.14+20.6%
36Onondaga County45.44+11.2%
37Cortland County45.41+8.8%
38Schenectady County44.94+17.3%
39Jefferson County44.72-5.7%
40Washington County44.65+14.2%
41Schoharie County44.03+6.8%
42Tioga County43.82+10.7%
43St. Lawrence County43.57-2.1%
44Cayuga County43.24+7.4%
45Chautauqua County42.17-6.4%
46Tompkins County41.84+14.1%
47Erie County40.48-8%
48Chemung County40.09+16%
49Seneca County39.4+11.8%
50Schuyler County38.1+13.2%
51Cattaraugus County37.67-15%
52Ontario County37.42+15.6%
53Yates County36.73+13.2%
54Monroe County35.94+15.9%
55Wyoming County35.36-12.5%
56Orleans County35.15+6%
57Wayne County35.04+11.1%
58Steuben County34.72+5.6%
59Allegany County34.65-6.5%
60Genesee County34.5+0.3%
61Niagara County34.19+0.6%
62Livingston County31.15-3.2%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in New York by annual precipitation, 2023}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Putnam County, with 61.77 inches in 2023, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Livingston County, with 31.15 inches in 2023.

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