Counties in Pennsylvania by annual precipitation

Monroe County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2024, at 51.58 inches. Delaware County had the lowest, at 38.24 inches. The median was 44.93 inches and the figure for Pennsylvania was 44.86 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest51.58Monroe County
Lowest38.24Delaware County
Median44.9367 counties
Pennsylvania44.86History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 41.94 inchesAllegheny County: 42.53 inchesArmstrong County: 46.43 inchesBeaver County: 42.45 inchesBedford County: 43.08 inchesBerks County: 42.61 inchesBlair County: 46.37 inchesBradford County: 40.13 inchesBucks County: 41.07 inchesButler County: 45.21 inchesCambria County: 48.86 inchesCameron County: 46.16 inchesCarbon County: 46.34 inchesCentre County: 46.99 inchesChester County: 41.6 inchesClarion County: 47.76 inchesClearfield County: 46.29 inchesClinton County: 47.56 inchesColumbia County: 43.05 inchesCrawford County: 43.72 inchesCumberland County: 43.04 inchesDauphin County: 44.49 inchesDelaware County: 38.24 inchesElk County: 46.37 inchesErie County: 43.35 inchesFayette County: 47.11 inchesForest County: 48.79 inchesFranklin County: 39.16 inchesFulton County: 41.05 inchesGreene County: 40.82 inchesHuntingdon County: 44.93 inchesIndiana County: 49.6 inchesJefferson County: 45.24 inchesJuniata County: 46.51 inchesLackawanna County: 49.72 inchesLancaster County: 41.32 inchesLawrence County: 43.88 inchesLebanon County: 43.94 inchesLehigh County: 42.92 inchesLuzerne County: 45.48 inchesLycoming County: 46.91 inchesMcKean County: 45.36 inchesMercer County: 43.96 inchesMifflin County: 47.13 inchesMonroe County: 51.58 inchesMontgomery County: 39.46 inchesMontour County: 43.52 inchesNorthampton County: 43.98 inchesNorthumberland County: 42.58 inchesPerry County: 45.08 inchesPhiladelphia County: 40.44 inchesPike County: 47.92 inchesPotter County: 45.68 inchesSchuylkill County: 44.49 inchesSnyder County: 44.89 inchesSomerset County: 47 inchesSullivan County: 47.27 inchesSusquehanna County: 49.05 inchesTioga County: 41.62 inchesUnion County: 44.93 inchesVenango County: 47.41 inchesWarren County: 46.22 inchesWashington County: 39.22 inchesWayne County: 50.95 inchesWestmoreland County: 47.75 inchesWyoming County: 46.47 inchesYork County: 40.96 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

Monroe County: 51.58 inchesMonroe County51.58Wayne County: 50.95 inchesWayne County50.95Lackawanna County: 49.72 inchesLackawanna County49.72Indiana County: 49.6 inchesIndiana County49.6Susquehanna County: 49.05 inchesSusquehanna County49.05Cambria County: 48.86 inchesCambria County48.86Forest County: 48.79 inchesForest County48.79Pike County: 47.92 inchesPike County47.92Clarion County: 47.76 inchesClarion County47.76Westmoreland County: 47.75 inchesWestmoreland County47.75Clinton County: 47.56 inchesClinton County47.56Venango County: 47.41 inchesVenango County47.41Sullivan County: 47.27 inchesSullivan County47.27Mifflin County: 47.13 inchesMifflin County47.13Fayette County: 47.11 inchesFayette County47.11Somerset County: 47 inchesSomerset County47Centre County: 46.99 inchesCentre County46.99Lycoming County: 46.91 inchesLycoming County46.91Juniata County: 46.51 inchesJuniata County46.51Wyoming County: 46.47 inchesWyoming County46.47Armstrong County: 46.43 inchesArmstrong County46.43Blair County: 46.37 inchesBlair County46.37Elk County: 46.37 inchesElk County46.37Carbon County: 46.34 inchesCarbon County46.34Clearfield County: 46.29 inchesClearfield County46.29Warren County: 46.22 inchesWarren County46.22Cameron County: 46.16 inchesCameron County46.16Potter County: 45.68 inchesPotter County45.68Luzerne County: 45.48 inchesLuzerne County45.48McKean County: 45.36 inchesMcKean County45.36Jefferson County: 45.24 inchesJefferson County45.24Butler County: 45.21 inchesButler County45.21Perry County: 45.08 inchesPerry County45.08Huntingdon County: 44.93 inchesHuntingdon County44.93Union County: 44.93 inchesUnion County44.93Snyder County: 44.89 inchesSnyder County44.89Dauphin County: 44.49 inchesDauphin County44.49Schuylkill County: 44.49 inchesSchuylkill County44.49Northampton County: 43.98 inchesNorthampton County43.98Mercer County: 43.96 inchesMercer County43.96Monroe County: 51.58 inchesMonroe County51.58Wayne County: 50.95 inchesWayne County50.95Lackawanna County: 49.72 inchesLackawanna County49.72Indiana County: 49.6 inchesIndiana County49.6Susquehanna County: 49.05 inchesSusquehanna County49.05Cambria County: 48.86 inchesCambria County48.86Forest County: 48.79 inchesForest County48.79Pike County: 47.92 inchesPike County47.92Clarion County: 47.76 inchesClarion County47.76Westmoreland County: 47.75 inchesWestmoreland County47.75Clinton County: 47.56 inchesClinton County47.56Venango County: 47.41 inchesVenango County47.41Sullivan County: 47.27 inchesSullivan County47.27Mifflin County: 47.13 inchesMifflin County47.13Fayette County: 47.11 inchesFayette County47.11Somerset County: 47 inchesSomerset County47Centre County: 46.99 inchesCentre County46.99Lycoming County: 46.91 inchesLycoming County46.91Juniata County: 46.51 inchesJuniata County46.51Wyoming County: 46.47 inchesWyoming County46.47Armstrong County: 46.43 inchesArmstrong County46.43Blair County: 46.37 inchesBlair County46.37Elk County: 46.37 inchesElk County46.37Carbon County: 46.34 inchesCarbon County46.34Clearfield County: 46.29 inchesClearfield County46.29Warren County: 46.22 inchesWarren County46.22Cameron County: 46.16 inchesCameron County46.16Potter County: 45.68 inchesPotter County45.68Luzerne County: 45.48 inchesLuzerne County45.48McKean County: 45.36 inchesMcKean County45.36Jefferson County: 45.24 inchesJefferson County45.24Butler County: 45.21 inchesButler County45.21Perry County: 45.08 inchesPerry County45.08Huntingdon County: 44.93 inchesHuntingdon County44.93Union County: 44.93 inchesUnion County44.93Snyder County: 44.89 inchesSnyder County44.89Dauphin County: 44.49 inchesDauphin County44.49Schuylkill County: 44.49 inchesSchuylkill County44.49Northampton County: 43.98 inchesNorthampton County43.98Mercer County: 43.96 inchesMercer County43.96
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
1Monroe County51.58-11.3%
2Wayne County50.95-1.7%
3Lackawanna County49.72-5.4%
4Indiana County49.6+12.4%
5Susquehanna County49.05-3.2%
6Cambria County48.86+11.8%
7Forest County48.79+18.9%
8Pike County47.92-10.7%
9Clarion County47.76+14.1%
10Westmoreland County47.75+9.2%
11Clinton County47.56+13.2%
12Venango County47.41+15.7%
13Sullivan County47.27-6.8%
14Mifflin County47.13+11.4%
15Fayette County47.11+5.9%
16Somerset County47+10.4%
17Centre County46.99+10.5%
18Lycoming County46.91+5.9%
19Juniata County46.51+10.7%
20Wyoming County46.47-8.1%
21Armstrong County46.43+10.5%
22Blair County46.37+16.5%
22Elk County46.37+12.6%
24Carbon County46.34-18.7%
25Clearfield County46.29+14.1%
26Warren County46.22+18.8%
27Cameron County46.16+7.3%
28Potter County45.68+14.4%
29Luzerne County45.48-12.4%
30McKean County45.36+14.1%
31Jefferson County45.24+8.1%
32Butler County45.21+13.5%
33Perry County45.08+11.9%
34Huntingdon County44.93+17%
34Union County44.93-2.1%
36Snyder County44.89-3.8%
37Dauphin County44.49+4.8%
37Schuylkill County44.49-11.8%
39Northampton County43.98-17.4%
40Mercer County43.96+10.3%
41Lebanon County43.94+4.4%
42Lawrence County43.88+10.4%
43Crawford County43.72+6.9%
44Montour County43.52-7%
45Erie County43.35+1.3%
46Bedford County43.08+23.8%
47Columbia County43.05-10.9%
48Cumberland County43.04+14.3%
49Lehigh County42.92-14.2%
50Berks County42.61-11.3%
51Northumberland County42.58-8.4%
52Allegheny County42.53+21.2%
53Beaver County42.45+10%
54Adams County41.94+14.2%
55Tioga County41.62+10.7%
56Chester County41.6-10.6%
57Lancaster County41.32+2.9%
58Bucks County41.07-17.8%
59Fulton County41.05+21%
60York County40.96+8.8%
61Greene County40.82-0%
62Philadelphia County40.44-13.9%
63Bradford County40.13-4.3%
64Montgomery County39.46-15.3%
65Washington County39.22+4%
66Franklin County39.16+16.8%
67Delaware County38.24-13.9%

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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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Pennsylvania by annual precipitation, 2024}},
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Monroe County, with 51.58 inches in 2024, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Delaware County, with 38.24 inches in 2024.

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