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Counties in New York by annual precipitation

Lewis County had the highest annual precipitation of 62 counties in 2024, at 55.13 inches. Niagara County had the lowest, at 34.37 inches. The median was 44.25 inches and the figure for New York was 44.29 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest55.13Lewis County
Lowest34.37Niagara County
Median44.2562 counties
New York44.29History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 40.97 inchesAllegany County: 39.28 inchesBronx County: 47.22 inchesBroome County: 46.6 inchesCattaraugus County: 43.49 inchesCayuga County: 42.21 inchesChautauqua County: 44.45 inchesChemung County: 37.47 inchesChenango County: 45.62 inchesClinton County: 39.39 inchesColumbia County: 41.95 inchesCortland County: 44.42 inchesDelaware County: 47.48 inchesDutchess County: 43.39 inchesErie County: 41.12 inchesEssex County: 44.51 inchesFranklin County: 44.89 inchesFulton County: 50.58 inchesGenesee County: 37.65 inchesGreene County: 44.61 inchesHamilton County: 48.63 inchesHerkimer County: 53.64 inchesJefferson County: 49.39 inchesKings County: 45.85 inchesLewis County: 55.13 inchesLivingston County: 35.76 inchesMadison County: 45 inchesMonroe County: 35.08 inchesMontgomery County: 43.9 inchesNassau County: 45.8 inchesNew York County: 46.9 inchesNiagara County: 34.37 inchesOneida County: 52.17 inchesOnondaga County: 44.01 inchesOntario County: 37.11 inchesOrange County: 44.16 inchesOrleans County: 35.99 inchesOswego County: 49.56 inchesOtsego County: 46.87 inchesPutnam County: 48.94 inchesQueens County: 45.8 inchesRensselaer County: 41.54 inchesRichmond County: 45.89 inchesRockland County: 48.1 inchesSt. Lawrence County: 44.34 inchesSaratoga County: 44.69 inchesSchenectady County: 41.61 inchesSchoharie County: 42.41 inchesSchuyler County: 36.06 inchesSeneca County: 36.91 inchesSteuben County: 35.82 inchesSuffolk County: 48.66 inchesSullivan County: 48.9 inchesTioga County: 41.91 inchesTompkins County: 39.11 inchesUlster County: 48.84 inchesWarren County: 43.87 inchesWashington County: 38.41 inchesWayne County: 35.34 inchesWestchester County: 48.35 inchesWyoming County: 39.74 inchesYates County: 35.19 inches
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inches, 2024. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Lewis County: 55.13 inchesLewis County55.13Herkimer County: 53.64 inchesHerkimer County53.64Oneida County: 52.17 inchesOneida County52.17Fulton County: 50.58 inchesFulton County50.58Oswego County: 49.56 inchesOswego County49.56Jefferson County: 49.39 inchesJefferson County49.39Putnam County: 48.94 inchesPutnam County48.94Sullivan County: 48.9 inchesSullivan County48.9Ulster County: 48.84 inchesUlster County48.84Suffolk County: 48.66 inchesSuffolk County48.66Hamilton County: 48.63 inchesHamilton County48.63Westchester County: 48.35 inchesWestchester County48.35Rockland County: 48.1 inchesRockland County48.1Delaware County: 47.48 inchesDelaware County47.48Bronx County: 47.22 inchesBronx County47.22New York County: 46.9 inchesNew York County46.9Otsego County: 46.87 inchesOtsego County46.87Broome County: 46.6 inchesBroome County46.6Richmond County: 45.89 inchesRichmond County45.89Kings County: 45.85 inchesKings County45.85Nassau County: 45.8 inchesNassau County45.8Queens County: 45.8 inchesQueens County45.8Chenango County: 45.62 inchesChenango County45.62Madison County: 45 inchesMadison County45Franklin County: 44.89 inchesFranklin County44.89Saratoga County: 44.69 inchesSaratoga County44.69Greene County: 44.61 inchesGreene County44.61Essex County: 44.51 inchesEssex County44.51Chautauqua County: 44.45 inchesChautauqua County44.45Cortland County: 44.42 inchesCortland County44.42St. Lawrence County: 44.34 inchesSt. Lawrence County44.34Orange County: 44.16 inchesOrange County44.16Onondaga County: 44.01 inchesOnondaga County44.01Montgomery County: 43.9 inchesMontgomery County43.9Warren County: 43.87 inchesWarren County43.87Cattaraugus County: 43.49 inchesCattaraugus County43.49Dutchess County: 43.39 inchesDutchess County43.39Schoharie County: 42.41 inchesSchoharie County42.41Cayuga County: 42.21 inchesCayuga County42.21Columbia County: 41.95 inchesColumbia County41.95Lewis County: 55.13 inchesLewis County55.13Herkimer County: 53.64 inchesHerkimer County53.64Oneida County: 52.17 inchesOneida County52.17Fulton County: 50.58 inchesFulton County50.58Oswego County: 49.56 inchesOswego County49.56Jefferson County: 49.39 inchesJefferson County49.39Putnam County: 48.94 inchesPutnam County48.94Sullivan County: 48.9 inchesSullivan County48.9Ulster County: 48.84 inchesUlster County48.84Suffolk County: 48.66 inchesSuffolk County48.66Hamilton County: 48.63 inchesHamilton County48.63Westchester County: 48.35 inchesWestchester County48.35Rockland County: 48.1 inchesRockland County48.1Delaware County: 47.48 inchesDelaware County47.48Bronx County: 47.22 inchesBronx County47.22New York County: 46.9 inchesNew York County46.9Otsego County: 46.87 inchesOtsego County46.87Broome County: 46.6 inchesBroome County46.6Richmond County: 45.89 inchesRichmond County45.89Kings County: 45.85 inchesKings County45.85Nassau County: 45.8 inchesNassau County45.8Queens County: 45.8 inchesQueens County45.8Chenango County: 45.62 inchesChenango County45.62Madison County: 45 inchesMadison County45Franklin County: 44.89 inchesFranklin County44.89Saratoga County: 44.69 inchesSaratoga County44.69Greene County: 44.61 inchesGreene County44.61Essex County: 44.51 inchesEssex County44.51Chautauqua County: 44.45 inchesChautauqua County44.45Cortland County: 44.42 inchesCortland County44.42St. Lawrence County: 44.34 inchesSt. Lawrence County44.34Orange County: 44.16 inchesOrange County44.16Onondaga County: 44.01 inchesOnondaga County44.01Montgomery County: 43.9 inchesMontgomery County43.9Warren County: 43.87 inchesWarren County43.87Cattaraugus County: 43.49 inchesCattaraugus County43.49Dutchess County: 43.39 inchesDutchess County43.39Schoharie County: 42.41 inchesSchoharie County42.41Cayuga County: 42.21 inchesCayuga County42.21Columbia County: 41.95 inchesColumbia County41.95
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
inches		Change on 2023
1Lewis County55.13+7.4%
2Herkimer County53.64-0.2%
3Oneida County52.17+2.2%
4Fulton County50.58-5.5%
5Oswego County49.56+6.2%
6Jefferson County49.39+10.4%
7Putnam County48.94-20.8%
8Sullivan County48.9-11.7%
9Ulster County48.84-16.3%
10Suffolk County48.66+2.6%
11Hamilton County48.63-15.9%
12Westchester County48.35-17.7%
13Rockland County48.1-19.8%
14Delaware County47.48+0.1%
15Bronx County47.22-17.9%
16New York County46.9-18.4%
17Otsego County46.87-6.9%
18Broome County46.6-1.8%
19Richmond County45.89-19.6%
20Kings County45.85-20%
21Nassau County45.8-11.8%
21Queens County45.8-20.1%
23Chenango County45.62-7%
24Madison County45-6.9%
25Franklin County44.89-12.8%
26Saratoga County44.69-7.1%
27Greene County44.61-9.3%
28Essex County44.51-22.2%
29Chautauqua County44.45+5.4%
30Cortland County44.42-2.2%
31St. Lawrence County44.34+1.8%
32Orange County44.16-24.8%
33Onondaga County44.01-3.1%
34Montgomery County43.9-5.6%
35Warren County43.87-16.7%
36Cattaraugus County43.49+15.4%
37Dutchess County43.39-21.5%
38Schoharie County42.41-3.7%
39Cayuga County42.21-2.4%
40Columbia County41.95-19.4%
41Tioga County41.91-4.4%
42Schenectady County41.61-7.4%
43Rensselaer County41.54-15.1%
44Erie County41.12+1.6%
45Albany County40.97-11.2%
46Wyoming County39.74+12.4%
47Clinton County39.39-15.9%
48Allegany County39.28+13.4%
49Tompkins County39.11-6.5%
50Washington County38.41-14%
51Genesee County37.65+9.1%
52Chemung County37.47-6.5%
53Ontario County37.11-0.8%
54Seneca County36.91-6.3%
55Schuyler County36.06-5.4%
56Orleans County35.99+2.4%
57Steuben County35.82+3.2%
58Livingston County35.76+14.8%
59Wayne County35.34+0.9%
60Yates County35.19-4.2%
61Monroe County35.08-2.4%
62Niagara County34.37+0.5%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Lewis County, with 55.13 inches in 2024, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Niagara County, with 34.37 inches in 2024.

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