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Counties in North Dakota by annual precipitation

LaMoure County had the highest annual precipitation of 53 counties in 2018, at 23.57 inches. Adams County had the lowest, at 14.19 inches. The median was 16.93 inches and the figure for North Dakota was 17.77 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest23.57LaMoure County
Lowest14.19Adams County
Median16.9353 counties
North Dakota17.77History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 14.19 inchesBarnes County: 23.27 inchesBenson County: 15.2 inchesBillings County: 15.78 inchesBottineau County: 15.72 inchesBowman County: 16.51 inchesBurke County: 16.17 inchesBurleigh County: 18.7 inchesCass County: 21.96 inchesCavalier County: 15.58 inchesDickey County: 23.15 inchesDivide County: 14.93 inchesDunn County: 16.26 inchesEddy County: 15.18 inchesEmmons County: 18.58 inchesFoster County: 16.42 inchesGolden Valley County: 15.89 inchesGrand Forks County: 20.37 inchesGrant County: 16.83 inchesGriggs County: 19.58 inchesHettinger County: 16.59 inchesKidder County: 21.22 inchesLaMoure County: 23.57 inchesLogan County: 22.2 inchesMcHenry County: 15.42 inchesMcIntosh County: 21.64 inchesMcKenzie County: 15.88 inchesMcLean County: 18.37 inchesMercer County: 18.32 inchesMorton County: 17.28 inchesMountrail County: 14.91 inchesNelson County: 17.29 inchesOliver County: 18.07 inchesPembina County: 14.96 inchesPierce County: 15.53 inchesRamsey County: 15.72 inchesRansom County: 21.67 inchesRenville County: 14.87 inchesRichland County: 22.62 inchesRolette County: 17.37 inchesSargent County: 21.8 inchesSheridan County: 17.66 inchesSioux County: 18 inchesSlope County: 16.93 inchesStark County: 16.31 inchesSteele County: 19.99 inchesStutsman County: 21.64 inchesTowner County: 16.91 inchesTraill County: 21.36 inchesWalsh County: 17.18 inchesWard County: 14.64 inchesWells County: 15.41 inchesWilliams County: 14.86 inches
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inches, 2018. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

LaMoure County: 23.57 inchesLaMoure County23.57Barnes County: 23.27 inchesBarnes County23.27Dickey County: 23.15 inchesDickey County23.15Richland County: 22.62 inchesRichland County22.62Logan County: 22.2 inchesLogan County22.2Cass County: 21.96 inchesCass County21.96Sargent County: 21.8 inchesSargent County21.8Ransom County: 21.67 inchesRansom County21.67McIntosh County: 21.64 inchesMcIntosh County21.64Stutsman County: 21.64 inchesStutsman County21.64Traill County: 21.36 inchesTraill County21.36Kidder County: 21.22 inchesKidder County21.22Grand Forks County: 20.37 inchesGrand Forks County20.37Steele County: 19.99 inchesSteele County19.99Griggs County: 19.58 inchesGriggs County19.58Burleigh County: 18.7 inchesBurleigh County18.7Emmons County: 18.58 inchesEmmons County18.58McLean County: 18.37 inchesMcLean County18.37Mercer County: 18.32 inchesMercer County18.32Oliver County: 18.07 inchesOliver County18.07Sioux County: 18 inchesSioux County18Sheridan County: 17.66 inchesSheridan County17.66Rolette County: 17.37 inchesRolette County17.37Nelson County: 17.29 inchesNelson County17.29Morton County: 17.28 inchesMorton County17.28Walsh County: 17.18 inchesWalsh County17.18Slope County: 16.93 inchesSlope County16.93Towner County: 16.91 inchesTowner County16.91Grant County: 16.83 inchesGrant County16.83Hettinger County: 16.59 inchesHettinger County16.59Bowman County: 16.51 inchesBowman County16.51Foster County: 16.42 inchesFoster County16.42Stark County: 16.31 inchesStark County16.31Dunn County: 16.26 inchesDunn County16.26Burke County: 16.17 inchesBurke County16.17Golden Valley County: 15.89 inchesGolden Valley County15.89McKenzie County: 15.88 inchesMcKenzie County15.88Billings County: 15.78 inchesBillings County15.78Bottineau County: 15.72 inchesBottineau County15.72Ramsey County: 15.72 inchesRamsey County15.72Cavalier County: 15.58 inchesCavalier County15.58Pierce County: 15.53 inchesPierce County15.53McHenry County: 15.42 inchesMcHenry County15.42Wells County: 15.41 inchesWells County15.41Benson County: 15.2 inchesBenson County15.2Eddy County: 15.18 inchesEddy County15.18Pembina County: 14.96 inchesPembina County14.96Divide County: 14.93 inchesDivide County14.93Mountrail County: 14.91 inchesMountrail County14.91Renville County: 14.87 inchesRenville County14.87Williams County: 14.86 inchesWilliams County14.86Ward County: 14.64 inchesWard County14.64Adams County: 14.19 inchesAdams County14.19LaMoure County: 23.57 inchesLaMoure County23.57Barnes County: 23.27 inchesBarnes County23.27Dickey County: 23.15 inchesDickey County23.15Richland County: 22.62 inchesRichland County22.62Logan County: 22.2 inchesLogan County22.2Cass County: 21.96 inchesCass County21.96Sargent County: 21.8 inchesSargent County21.8Ransom County: 21.67 inchesRansom County21.67McIntosh County: 21.64 inchesMcIntosh County21.64Stutsman County: 21.64 inchesStutsman County21.64Traill County: 21.36 inchesTraill County21.36Kidder County: 21.22 inchesKidder County21.22Grand Forks County: 20.37 inchesGrand Forks County20.37Steele County: 19.99 inchesSteele County19.99Griggs County: 19.58 inchesGriggs County19.58Burleigh County: 18.7 inchesBurleigh County18.7Emmons County: 18.58 inchesEmmons County18.58McLean County: 18.37 inchesMcLean County18.37Mercer County: 18.32 inchesMercer County18.32Oliver County: 18.07 inchesOliver County18.07Sioux County: 18 inchesSioux County18Sheridan County: 17.66 inchesSheridan County17.66Rolette County: 17.37 inchesRolette County17.37Nelson County: 17.29 inchesNelson County17.29Morton County: 17.28 inchesMorton County17.28Walsh County: 17.18 inchesWalsh County17.18Slope County: 16.93 inchesSlope County16.93Towner County: 16.91 inchesTowner County16.91Grant County: 16.83 inchesGrant County16.83Hettinger County: 16.59 inchesHettinger County16.59Bowman County: 16.51 inchesBowman County16.51Foster County: 16.42 inchesFoster County16.42Stark County: 16.31 inchesStark County16.31Dunn County: 16.26 inchesDunn County16.26Burke County: 16.17 inchesBurke County16.17Golden Valley County: 15.89 inchesGolden Valley County15.89McKenzie County: 15.88 inchesMcKenzie County15.88Billings County: 15.78 inchesBillings County15.78Bottineau County: 15.72 inchesBottineau County15.72Ramsey County: 15.72 inchesRamsey County15.72Cavalier County: 15.58 inchesCavalier County15.58Pierce County: 15.53 inchesPierce County15.53McHenry County: 15.42 inchesMcHenry County15.42Wells County: 15.41 inchesWells County15.41Benson County: 15.2 inchesBenson County15.2Eddy County: 15.18 inchesEddy County15.18Pembina County: 14.96 inchesPembina County14.96Divide County: 14.93 inchesDivide County14.93Mountrail County: 14.91 inchesMountrail County14.91Renville County: 14.87 inchesRenville County14.87Williams County: 14.86 inchesWilliams County14.86Ward County: 14.64 inchesWard County14.64Adams County: 14.19 inchesAdams County14.19
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
inches		Change on 2017
1LaMoure County23.57+60.9%
2Barnes County23.27+47.3%
3Dickey County23.15+46.6%
4Richland County22.62+13.8%
5Logan County22.2+51.3%
6Cass County21.96+40.2%
7Sargent County21.8+14.6%
8Ransom County21.67+25.3%
9McIntosh County21.64+41.8%
9Stutsman County21.64+50.5%
11Traill County21.36+24%
12Kidder County21.22+48.5%
13Grand Forks County20.37+15%
14Steele County19.99+17.8%
15Griggs County19.58+26.8%
16Burleigh County18.7+52.2%
17Emmons County18.58+43.9%
18McLean County18.37+62.9%
19Mercer County18.32+69.6%
20Oliver County18.07+73.9%
21Sioux County18+36.5%
22Sheridan County17.66+53.4%
23Rolette County17.37+43.7%
24Nelson County17.29+6.3%
25Morton County17.28+50.4%
26Walsh County17.18+2.1%
27Slope County16.93+68.1%
28Towner County16.91+31.9%
29Grant County16.83+41%
30Hettinger County16.59+61.4%
31Bowman County16.51+55.8%
32Foster County16.42+11.2%
33Stark County16.31+63.4%
34Dunn County16.26+36.3%
35Burke County16.17+49%
36Golden Valley County15.89+68%
37McKenzie County15.88+38.8%
38Billings County15.78+68.1%
39Bottineau County15.72+33.1%
39Ramsey County15.72+2.7%
41Cavalier County15.58+3.2%
42Pierce County15.53+30.2%
43McHenry County15.42+45.9%
44Wells County15.41+8.4%
45Benson County15.2+9.7%
46Eddy County15.18+3.6%
47Pembina County14.96+3.6%
48Divide County14.93+67.8%
49Mountrail County14.91+34.6%
50Renville County14.87+39.8%
51Williams County14.86+37.3%
52Ward County14.64+46.1%
53Adams County14.19+59.4%

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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 North Dakota by annual precipitation, 2018) [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 North Dakota by annual precipitation, 2018. 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2018. 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 North Dakota by annual precipitation, 2018. 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2018.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in North Dakota by annual precipitation, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/north-dakota-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in North Dakota by annual precipitation, 2018}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

LaMoure County, with 23.57 inches in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Adams County, with 14.19 inches in 2018.

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