Counties in Oklahoma by annual precipitation

Ottawa County had the highest annual precipitation of 77 counties in 2017, at 55.12 inches. Beaver County had the lowest, at 20.59 inches. The median was 40.21 inches and the figure for Oklahoma was 38.61 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest55.12Ottawa County
Lowest20.59Beaver County
Median40.2177 counties
Oklahoma38.61History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 52.69 inchesAlfalfa County: 29.23 inchesAtoka County: 42.87 inchesBeaver County: 20.59 inchesBeckham County: 28.22 inchesBlaine County: 34.54 inchesBryan County: 43.15 inchesCaddo County: 38.64 inchesCanadian County: 38.14 inchesCarter County: 36.53 inchesCherokee County: 51.83 inchesChoctaw County: 48.94 inchesCimarron County: 23.84 inchesCleveland County: 38.44 inchesCoal County: 43.87 inchesComanche County: 42.14 inchesCotton County: 38.4 inchesCraig County: 46.98 inchesCreek County: 47.9 inchesCuster County: 33.04 inchesDelaware County: 50.47 inchesDewey County: 33.17 inchesEllis County: 27.42 inchesGarfield County: 34.08 inchesGarvin County: 39.81 inchesGrady County: 38.9 inchesGrant County: 31.31 inchesGreer County: 28.06 inchesHarmon County: 25.49 inchesHarper County: 23.86 inchesHaskell County: 47.23 inchesHughes County: 44.29 inchesJackson County: 29.46 inchesJefferson County: 37.03 inchesJohnston County: 37.15 inchesKay County: 39.58 inchesKingfisher County: 36.62 inchesKiowa County: 33.25 inchesLatimer County: 47.44 inchesLe Flore County: 46.64 inchesLincoln County: 46.26 inchesLogan County: 40.44 inchesLove County: 33.9 inchesMcClain County: 38.83 inchesMcCurtain County: 47.12 inchesMcIntosh County: 49.92 inchesMajor County: 30.62 inchesMarshall County: 34.38 inchesMayes County: 46.23 inchesMurray County: 39.12 inchesMuskogee County: 50.75 inchesNoble County: 41.24 inchesNowata County: 45.18 inchesOkfuskee County: 45.91 inchesOklahoma County: 40.19 inchesOkmulgee County: 46.94 inchesOsage County: 46.71 inchesOttawa County: 55.12 inchesPawnee County: 47.62 inchesPayne County: 43.65 inchesPittsburg County: 49.68 inchesPontotoc County: 41.43 inchesPottawatomie County: 40.96 inchesPushmataha County: 45.79 inchesRoger Mills County: 28.48 inchesRogers County: 46.43 inchesSeminole County: 41.8 inchesSequoyah County: 51.98 inchesStephens County: 40.21 inchesTexas County: 21.47 inchesTillman County: 33.87 inchesTulsa County: 45.62 inchesWagoner County: 48.05 inchesWashington County: 46.31 inchesWashita County: 30.9 inchesWoods County: 28.85 inchesWoodward County: 29.97 inches
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inches, 2017. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Ottawa County: 55.12 inchesOttawa County55.12Adair County: 52.69 inchesAdair County52.69Sequoyah County: 51.98 inchesSequoyah County51.98Cherokee County: 51.83 inchesCherokee County51.83Muskogee County: 50.75 inchesMuskogee County50.75Delaware County: 50.47 inchesDelaware County50.47McIntosh County: 49.92 inchesMcIntosh County49.92Pittsburg County: 49.68 inchesPittsburg County49.68Choctaw County: 48.94 inchesChoctaw County48.94Wagoner County: 48.05 inchesWagoner County48.05Creek County: 47.9 inchesCreek County47.9Pawnee County: 47.62 inchesPawnee County47.62Latimer County: 47.44 inchesLatimer County47.44Haskell County: 47.23 inchesHaskell County47.23McCurtain County: 47.12 inchesMcCurtain County47.12Craig County: 46.98 inchesCraig County46.98Okmulgee County: 46.94 inchesOkmulgee County46.94Osage County: 46.71 inchesOsage County46.71Le Flore County: 46.64 inchesLe Flore County46.64Rogers County: 46.43 inchesRogers County46.43Washington County: 46.31 inchesWashington County46.31Lincoln County: 46.26 inchesLincoln County46.26Mayes County: 46.23 inchesMayes County46.23Okfuskee County: 45.91 inchesOkfuskee County45.91Pushmataha County: 45.79 inchesPushmataha County45.79Tulsa County: 45.62 inchesTulsa County45.62Nowata County: 45.18 inchesNowata County45.18Hughes County: 44.29 inchesHughes County44.29Coal County: 43.87 inchesCoal County43.87Payne County: 43.65 inchesPayne County43.65Bryan County: 43.15 inchesBryan County43.15Atoka County: 42.87 inchesAtoka County42.87Comanche County: 42.14 inchesComanche County42.14Seminole County: 41.8 inchesSeminole County41.8Pontotoc County: 41.43 inchesPontotoc County41.43Noble County: 41.24 inchesNoble County41.24Pottawatomie County: 40.96 inchesPottawatomie County40.96Logan County: 40.44 inchesLogan County40.44Stephens County: 40.21 inchesStephens County40.21Oklahoma County: 40.19 inchesOklahoma County40.19Ottawa County: 55.12 inchesOttawa County55.12Adair County: 52.69 inchesAdair County52.69Sequoyah County: 51.98 inchesSequoyah County51.98Cherokee County: 51.83 inchesCherokee County51.83Muskogee County: 50.75 inchesMuskogee County50.75Delaware County: 50.47 inchesDelaware County50.47McIntosh County: 49.92 inchesMcIntosh County49.92Pittsburg County: 49.68 inchesPittsburg County49.68Choctaw County: 48.94 inchesChoctaw County48.94Wagoner County: 48.05 inchesWagoner County48.05Creek County: 47.9 inchesCreek County47.9Pawnee County: 47.62 inchesPawnee County47.62Latimer County: 47.44 inchesLatimer County47.44Haskell County: 47.23 inchesHaskell County47.23McCurtain County: 47.12 inchesMcCurtain County47.12Craig County: 46.98 inchesCraig County46.98Okmulgee County: 46.94 inchesOkmulgee County46.94Osage County: 46.71 inchesOsage County46.71Le Flore County: 46.64 inchesLe Flore County46.64Rogers County: 46.43 inchesRogers County46.43Washington County: 46.31 inchesWashington County46.31Lincoln County: 46.26 inchesLincoln County46.26Mayes County: 46.23 inchesMayes County46.23Okfuskee County: 45.91 inchesOkfuskee County45.91Pushmataha County: 45.79 inchesPushmataha County45.79Tulsa County: 45.62 inchesTulsa County45.62Nowata County: 45.18 inchesNowata County45.18Hughes County: 44.29 inchesHughes County44.29Coal County: 43.87 inchesCoal County43.87Payne County: 43.65 inchesPayne County43.65Bryan County: 43.15 inchesBryan County43.15Atoka County: 42.87 inchesAtoka County42.87Comanche County: 42.14 inchesComanche County42.14Seminole County: 41.8 inchesSeminole County41.8Pontotoc County: 41.43 inchesPontotoc County41.43Noble County: 41.24 inchesNoble County41.24Pottawatomie County: 40.96 inchesPottawatomie County40.96Logan County: 40.44 inchesLogan County40.44Stephens County: 40.21 inchesStephens County40.21Oklahoma County: 40.19 inchesOklahoma County40.19
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
inches
Change on 2016
1Ottawa County55.12+31.6%
2Adair County52.69+48.9%
3Sequoyah County51.98+47.9%
4Cherokee County51.83+57.9%
5Muskogee County50.75+62.9%
6Delaware County50.47+43.3%
7McIntosh County49.92+57.8%
8Pittsburg County49.68+31.4%
9Choctaw County48.94+23.7%
10Wagoner County48.05+60.1%
11Creek County47.9+63.1%
12Pawnee County47.62+53.7%
13Latimer County47.44+24.6%
14Haskell County47.23+38.5%
15McCurtain County47.12-5.5%
16Craig County46.98+20.9%
17Okmulgee County46.94+53.4%
18Osage County46.71+42.3%
19Le Flore County46.64+17.4%
20Rogers County46.43+52.3%
21Washington County46.31+37%
22Lincoln County46.26+57.1%
23Mayes County46.23+47.7%
24Okfuskee County45.91+41.3%
25Pushmataha County45.79+10.1%
26Tulsa County45.62+49.6%
27Nowata County45.18+24.4%
28Hughes County44.29+24.2%
29Coal County43.87+15.1%
30Payne County43.65+45.5%
31Bryan County43.15+12.1%
32Atoka County42.87+16.1%
33Comanche County42.14+29%
34Seminole County41.8+21.6%
35Pontotoc County41.43+9.1%
36Noble County41.24+36%
37Pottawatomie County40.96+21.5%
38Logan County40.44+41.2%
39Stephens County40.21+7.8%
40Oklahoma County40.19+52%
41Garvin County39.81+13%
42Kay County39.58+14.3%
43Murray County39.12+8.6%
44Grady County38.9+34.7%
45McClain County38.83+26.2%
46Caddo County38.64+30.8%
47Cleveland County38.44+25.8%
48Cotton County38.4+5.5%
49Canadian County38.14+38.6%
50Johnston County37.15+1%
51Jefferson County37.03-6.7%
52Kingfisher County36.62+34.2%
53Carter County36.53+0.3%
54Blaine County34.54+22.7%
55Marshall County34.38-10.1%
56Garfield County34.08+26.9%
57Love County33.9-12.2%
58Tillman County33.87-5.9%
59Kiowa County33.25-1%
60Dewey County33.17+24%
61Custer County33.04+22%
62Grant County31.31+15.8%
63Washita County30.9+6%
64Major County30.62+16.5%
65Woodward County29.97+25.8%
66Jackson County29.46-9.8%
67Alfalfa County29.23+12.6%
68Woods County28.85+10.6%
69Roger Mills County28.48+18.9%
70Beckham County28.22+11.5%
71Greer County28.06-3.2%
72Ellis County27.42+33.4%
73Harmon County25.49-11.5%
74Harper County23.86+7.3%
75Cimarron County23.84+34.8%
76Texas County21.47+38.2%
77Beaver County20.59+15.7%

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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.

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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 Oklahoma by annual precipitation, 2017) [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 Oklahoma by annual precipitation, 2017. 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2017. 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 Oklahoma by annual precipitation, 2017. 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2017.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Oklahoma by annual precipitation, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/oklahoma-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Oklahoma by annual precipitation, 2017}},
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Ottawa County, with 55.12 inches in 2017, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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