Counties in Ohio by annual precipitation

Adams County had the highest annual precipitation of 88 counties in 2019, at 57.06 inches. Ottawa County had the lowest, at 34.53 inches. The median was 46.5 inches and the figure for Ohio was 46.87 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest57.06Adams County
Lowest34.53Ottawa County
Median46.588 counties
Ohio46.87History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 57.06 inchesAllen County: 47.03 inchesAshland County: 45.15 inchesAshtabula County: 49.1 inchesAthens County: 50.77 inchesAuglaize County: 46.75 inchesBelmont County: 49.48 inchesBrown County: 55.32 inchesButler County: 47.48 inchesCarroll County: 50.89 inchesChampaign County: 47.56 inchesClark County: 45.96 inchesClermont County: 54.65 inchesClinton County: 51.94 inchesColumbiana County: 53.95 inchesCoshocton County: 48.29 inchesCrawford County: 42.78 inchesCuyahoga County: 39.93 inchesDarke County: 45.54 inchesDefiance County: 44.14 inchesDelaware County: 43.33 inchesErie County: 37.47 inchesFairfield County: 50.11 inchesFayette County: 49.19 inchesFranklin County: 43.52 inchesFulton County: 43.22 inchesGallia County: 48.99 inchesGeauga County: 46.63 inchesGreene County: 43.91 inchesGuernsey County: 47.22 inchesHamilton County: 51.28 inchesHancock County: 41.76 inchesHardin County: 43.42 inchesHarrison County: 49.31 inchesHenry County: 43.55 inchesHighland County: 56.51 inchesHocking County: 49.8 inchesHolmes County: 50.05 inchesHuron County: 40.14 inchesJackson County: 50.71 inchesJefferson County: 48.63 inchesKnox County: 45.96 inchesLake County: 42.75 inchesLawrence County: 50.57 inchesLicking County: 46.32 inchesLogan County: 46.36 inchesLorain County: 38.47 inchesLucas County: 37.77 inchesMadison County: 42.56 inchesMahoning County: 47.74 inchesMarion County: 41 inchesMedina County: 39.92 inchesMeigs County: 50.82 inchesMercer County: 44.47 inchesMiami County: 44.09 inchesMonroe County: 52.39 inchesMontgomery County: 43.18 inchesMorgan County: 50.7 inchesMorrow County: 44.66 inchesMuskingum County: 47.73 inchesNoble County: 48.98 inchesOttawa County: 34.53 inchesPaulding County: 43.23 inchesPerry County: 50.12 inchesPickaway County: 51.65 inchesPike County: 54.1 inchesPortage County: 46.9 inchesPreble County: 46.15 inchesPutnam County: 43.28 inchesRichland County: 45.22 inchesRoss County: 52.55 inchesSandusky County: 38.19 inchesScioto County: 51.79 inchesSeneca County: 41.07 inchesShelby County: 45 inchesStark County: 45.03 inchesSummit County: 40.97 inchesTrumbull County: 50.32 inchesTuscarawas County: 48.38 inchesUnion County: 43.23 inchesVan Wert County: 44.88 inchesVinton County: 50.85 inchesWarren County: 49.19 inchesWashington County: 49.74 inchesWayne County: 46.05 inchesWilliams County: 44.35 inchesWood County: 39.27 inchesWyandot County: 41.56 inches
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inches, 2019. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Adams County: 57.06 inchesAdams County57.06Highland County: 56.51 inchesHighland County56.51Brown County: 55.32 inchesBrown County55.32Clermont County: 54.65 inchesClermont County54.65Pike County: 54.1 inchesPike County54.1Columbiana County: 53.95 inchesColumbiana County53.95Ross County: 52.55 inchesRoss County52.55Monroe County: 52.39 inchesMonroe County52.39Clinton County: 51.94 inchesClinton County51.94Scioto County: 51.79 inchesScioto County51.79Pickaway County: 51.65 inchesPickaway County51.65Hamilton County: 51.28 inchesHamilton County51.28Carroll County: 50.89 inchesCarroll County50.89Vinton County: 50.85 inchesVinton County50.85Meigs County: 50.82 inchesMeigs County50.82Athens County: 50.77 inchesAthens County50.77Jackson County: 50.71 inchesJackson County50.71Morgan County: 50.7 inchesMorgan County50.7Lawrence County: 50.57 inchesLawrence County50.57Trumbull County: 50.32 inchesTrumbull County50.32Perry County: 50.12 inchesPerry County50.12Fairfield County: 50.11 inchesFairfield County50.11Holmes County: 50.05 inchesHolmes County50.05Hocking County: 49.8 inchesHocking County49.8Washington County: 49.74 inchesWashington County49.74Belmont County: 49.48 inchesBelmont County49.48Harrison County: 49.31 inchesHarrison County49.31Fayette County: 49.19 inchesFayette County49.19Warren County: 49.19 inchesWarren County49.19Ashtabula County: 49.1 inchesAshtabula County49.1Gallia County: 48.99 inchesGallia County48.99Noble County: 48.98 inchesNoble County48.98Jefferson County: 48.63 inchesJefferson County48.63Tuscarawas County: 48.38 inchesTuscarawas County48.38Coshocton County: 48.29 inchesCoshocton County48.29Mahoning County: 47.74 inchesMahoning County47.74Muskingum County: 47.73 inchesMuskingum County47.73Champaign County: 47.56 inchesChampaign County47.56Butler County: 47.48 inchesButler County47.48Guernsey County: 47.22 inchesGuernsey County47.22Adams County: 57.06 inchesAdams County57.06Highland County: 56.51 inchesHighland County56.51Brown County: 55.32 inchesBrown County55.32Clermont County: 54.65 inchesClermont County54.65Pike County: 54.1 inchesPike County54.1Columbiana County: 53.95 inchesColumbiana County53.95Ross County: 52.55 inchesRoss County52.55Monroe County: 52.39 inchesMonroe County52.39Clinton County: 51.94 inchesClinton County51.94Scioto County: 51.79 inchesScioto County51.79Pickaway County: 51.65 inchesPickaway County51.65Hamilton County: 51.28 inchesHamilton County51.28Carroll County: 50.89 inchesCarroll County50.89Vinton County: 50.85 inchesVinton County50.85Meigs County: 50.82 inchesMeigs County50.82Athens County: 50.77 inchesAthens County50.77Jackson County: 50.71 inchesJackson County50.71Morgan County: 50.7 inchesMorgan County50.7Lawrence County: 50.57 inchesLawrence County50.57Trumbull County: 50.32 inchesTrumbull County50.32Perry County: 50.12 inchesPerry County50.12Fairfield County: 50.11 inchesFairfield County50.11Holmes County: 50.05 inchesHolmes County50.05Hocking County: 49.8 inchesHocking County49.8Washington County: 49.74 inchesWashington County49.74Belmont County: 49.48 inchesBelmont County49.48Harrison County: 49.31 inchesHarrison County49.31Fayette County: 49.19 inchesFayette County49.19Warren County: 49.19 inchesWarren County49.19Ashtabula County: 49.1 inchesAshtabula County49.1Gallia County: 48.99 inchesGallia County48.99Noble County: 48.98 inchesNoble County48.98Jefferson County: 48.63 inchesJefferson County48.63Tuscarawas County: 48.38 inchesTuscarawas County48.38Coshocton County: 48.29 inchesCoshocton County48.29Mahoning County: 47.74 inchesMahoning County47.74Muskingum County: 47.73 inchesMuskingum County47.73Champaign County: 47.56 inchesChampaign County47.56Butler County: 47.48 inchesButler County47.48Guernsey County: 47.22 inchesGuernsey County47.22
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
inches
Change on 2018
1Adams County57.06-8.2%
2Highland County56.51+0.2%
3Brown County55.32-6.1%
4Clermont County54.65-6.2%
5Pike County54.1-13.9%
6Columbiana County53.95-3.7%
7Ross County52.55-10.3%
8Monroe County52.39-23.1%
9Clinton County51.94-2.8%
10Scioto County51.79-10.1%
11Pickaway County51.65-6.7%
12Hamilton County51.28-7.9%
13Carroll County50.89-6.2%
14Vinton County50.85-15.7%
15Meigs County50.82-15.9%
16Athens County50.77-19.8%
17Jackson County50.71-14.3%
18Morgan County50.7-15.2%
19Lawrence County50.57-10%
20Trumbull County50.32+2.1%
21Perry County50.12-12.9%
22Fairfield County50.11-7.5%
23Holmes County50.05-4.8%
24Hocking County49.8-13.6%
25Washington County49.74-20.7%
26Belmont County49.48-22.5%
27Harrison County49.31-15.6%
28Fayette County49.19-5.6%
28Warren County49.19-9%
30Ashtabula County49.1+6.1%
31Gallia County48.99-14.2%
32Noble County48.98-17.5%
33Jefferson County48.63-19.7%
34Tuscarawas County48.38-5.9%
35Coshocton County48.29-11.1%
36Mahoning County47.74-0.8%
37Muskingum County47.73-15.2%
38Champaign County47.56-5.9%
39Butler County47.48-10.6%
40Guernsey County47.22-15.4%
41Allen County47.03+5.7%
42Portage County46.9+2.2%
43Auglaize County46.75+3%
44Geauga County46.63-2.6%
45Logan County46.36-2.6%
46Licking County46.32-17.1%
47Preble County46.15-13.7%
48Wayne County46.05-4.5%
49Clark County45.96-8.8%
49Knox County45.96-11.2%
51Darke County45.54-6.2%
52Richland County45.22-8.7%
53Ashland County45.15-6.9%
54Stark County45.03-3.6%
55Shelby County45-4.6%
56Van Wert County44.88+3.9%
57Morrow County44.66-8.2%
58Mercer County44.47+1.4%
59Williams County44.35+15.9%
60Defiance County44.14+15.2%
61Miami County44.09-12.7%
62Greene County43.91-15.3%
63Henry County43.55+11.7%
64Franklin County43.52-21%
65Hardin County43.42+0.8%
66Delaware County43.33-14.4%
67Putnam County43.28+4.8%
68Paulding County43.23+5.6%
68Union County43.23-9.7%
70Fulton County43.22+13.4%
71Montgomery County43.18-15.3%
72Crawford County42.78-7.2%
73Lake County42.75-2.1%
74Madison County42.56-10.8%
75Hancock County41.76+7.6%
76Wyandot County41.56+2.1%
77Seneca County41.07+1.6%
78Marion County41-1.4%
79Summit County40.97-3.7%
80Huron County40.14-10.4%
81Cuyahoga County39.93-14.7%
82Medina County39.92-14.4%
83Wood County39.27+4.6%
84Lorain County38.47-19%
85Sandusky County38.19-0.4%
86Lucas County37.77+4.6%
87Erie County37.47-12.1%
88Ottawa County34.53-4.2%

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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 Ohio by annual precipitation, 2019) [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 Ohio by annual precipitation, 2019. 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/ohio-counties?period=2019. 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 Ohio by annual precipitation, 2019. 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/ohio-counties?period=2019.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Ohio by annual precipitation, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/ohio-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Ohio by annual precipitation, 2019}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Adams County, with 57.06 inches in 2019, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Ottawa County, with 34.53 inches in 2019.

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