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Counties in Tennessee by annual precipitation

White County had the highest annual precipitation of 95 counties in 2014, at 63.81 inches. Washington County had the lowest, at 38.98 inches. The median was 53.63 inches and the figure for Tennessee was 53.53 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest63.81White County
Lowest38.98Washington County
Median53.6395 counties
Tennessee53.53History

Map of counties, 2014

Anderson County: 54.95 inchesBedford County: 53.11 inchesBenton County: 50.54 inchesBledsoe County: 57.54 inchesBlount County: 48.53 inchesBradley County: 50.97 inchesCampbell County: 55.95 inchesCannon County: 62.1 inchesCarroll County: 54.9 inchesCarter County: 41.13 inchesCheatham County: 47.43 inchesChester County: 58.26 inchesClaiborne County: 53.62 inchesClay County: 52.01 inchesCocke County: 43.05 inchesCoffee County: 56.02 inchesCrockett County: 56.09 inchesCumberland County: 58.1 inchesDavidson County: 51.16 inchesDecatur County: 54.15 inchesDeKalb County: 63.14 inchesDickson County: 48.53 inchesDyer County: 48.77 inchesFayette County: 62.66 inchesFentress County: 59.26 inchesFranklin County: 56.3 inchesGibson County: 53 inchesGiles County: 54.39 inchesGrainger County: 50.94 inchesGreene County: 40.44 inchesGrundy County: 58.47 inchesHamblen County: 47.18 inchesHamilton County: 51.53 inchesHancock County: 51.7 inchesHardeman County: 61.55 inchesHardin County: 52.83 inchesHawkins County: 47.86 inchesHaywood County: 60.42 inchesHenderson County: 56.03 inchesHenry County: 49.25 inchesHickman County: 55.42 inchesHouston County: 47.88 inchesHumphreys County: 50.96 inchesJackson County: 53.63 inchesJefferson County: 47.31 inchesJohnson County: 42.17 inchesKnox County: 49.52 inchesLake County: 48.73 inchesLauderdale County: 52.9 inchesLawrence County: 56.98 inchesLewis County: 58.88 inchesLincoln County: 56.61 inchesLoudon County: 50.52 inchesMcMinn County: 50.8 inchesMcNairy County: 56.72 inchesMacon County: 50.81 inchesMadison County: 59.61 inchesMarion County: 57.2 inchesMarshall County: 54.08 inchesMaury County: 56.76 inchesMeigs County: 52.56 inchesMonroe County: 47.93 inchesMontgomery County: 45.08 inchesMoore County: 55.83 inchesMorgan County: 58.15 inchesObion County: 50.38 inchesOverton County: 55.73 inchesPerry County: 55.88 inchesPickett County: 53.72 inchesPolk County: 51.43 inchesPutnam County: 60.78 inchesRhea County: 54.7 inchesRoane County: 52.91 inchesRobertson County: 46.43 inchesRutherford County: 57.26 inchesScott County: 61.03 inchesSequatchie County: 56.64 inchesSevier County: 53.04 inchesShelby County: 58.88 inchesSmith County: 54 inchesStewart County: 45.91 inchesSullivan County: 39.97 inchesSumner County: 49.08 inchesTipton County: 56.49 inchesTrousdale County: 51.5 inchesUnicoi County: 41.47 inchesUnion County: 51.79 inchesVan Buren County: 60.69 inchesWarren County: 59.14 inchesWashington County: 38.98 inchesWayne County: 57.25 inchesWeakley County: 51.3 inchesWhite County: 63.81 inchesWilliamson County: 55.51 inchesWilson County: 54.41 inches
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inches, 2014. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

White County: 63.81 inchesWhite County63.81DeKalb County: 63.14 inchesDeKalb County63.14Fayette County: 62.66 inchesFayette County62.66Cannon County: 62.1 inchesCannon County62.1Hardeman County: 61.55 inchesHardeman County61.55Scott County: 61.03 inchesScott County61.03Putnam County: 60.78 inchesPutnam County60.78Van Buren County: 60.69 inchesVan Buren County60.69Haywood County: 60.42 inchesHaywood County60.42Madison County: 59.61 inchesMadison County59.61Fentress County: 59.26 inchesFentress County59.26Warren County: 59.14 inchesWarren County59.14Lewis County: 58.88 inchesLewis County58.88Shelby County: 58.88 inchesShelby County58.88Grundy County: 58.47 inchesGrundy County58.47Chester County: 58.26 inchesChester County58.26Morgan County: 58.15 inchesMorgan County58.15Cumberland County: 58.1 inchesCumberland County58.1Bledsoe County: 57.54 inchesBledsoe County57.54Rutherford County: 57.26 inchesRutherford County57.26Wayne County: 57.25 inchesWayne County57.25Marion County: 57.2 inchesMarion County57.2Lawrence County: 56.98 inchesLawrence County56.98Maury County: 56.76 inchesMaury County56.76McNairy County: 56.72 inchesMcNairy County56.72Sequatchie County: 56.64 inchesSequatchie County56.64Lincoln County: 56.61 inchesLincoln County56.61Tipton County: 56.49 inchesTipton County56.49Franklin County: 56.3 inchesFranklin County56.3Crockett County: 56.09 inchesCrockett County56.09Henderson County: 56.03 inchesHenderson County56.03Coffee County: 56.02 inchesCoffee County56.02Campbell County: 55.95 inchesCampbell County55.95Perry County: 55.88 inchesPerry County55.88Moore County: 55.83 inchesMoore County55.83Overton County: 55.73 inchesOverton County55.73Williamson County: 55.51 inchesWilliamson County55.51Hickman County: 55.42 inchesHickman County55.42Anderson County: 54.95 inchesAnderson County54.95Carroll County: 54.9 inchesCarroll County54.9White County: 63.81 inchesWhite County63.81DeKalb County: 63.14 inchesDeKalb County63.14Fayette County: 62.66 inchesFayette County62.66Cannon County: 62.1 inchesCannon County62.1Hardeman County: 61.55 inchesHardeman County61.55Scott County: 61.03 inchesScott County61.03Putnam County: 60.78 inchesPutnam County60.78Van Buren County: 60.69 inchesVan Buren County60.69Haywood County: 60.42 inchesHaywood County60.42Madison County: 59.61 inchesMadison County59.61Fentress County: 59.26 inchesFentress County59.26Warren County: 59.14 inchesWarren County59.14Lewis County: 58.88 inchesLewis County58.88Shelby County: 58.88 inchesShelby County58.88Grundy County: 58.47 inchesGrundy County58.47Chester County: 58.26 inchesChester County58.26Morgan County: 58.15 inchesMorgan County58.15Cumberland County: 58.1 inchesCumberland County58.1Bledsoe County: 57.54 inchesBledsoe County57.54Rutherford County: 57.26 inchesRutherford County57.26Wayne County: 57.25 inchesWayne County57.25Marion County: 57.2 inchesMarion County57.2Lawrence County: 56.98 inchesLawrence County56.98Maury County: 56.76 inchesMaury County56.76McNairy County: 56.72 inchesMcNairy County56.72Sequatchie County: 56.64 inchesSequatchie County56.64Lincoln County: 56.61 inchesLincoln County56.61Tipton County: 56.49 inchesTipton County56.49Franklin County: 56.3 inchesFranklin County56.3Crockett County: 56.09 inchesCrockett County56.09Henderson County: 56.03 inchesHenderson County56.03Coffee County: 56.02 inchesCoffee County56.02Campbell County: 55.95 inchesCampbell County55.95Perry County: 55.88 inchesPerry County55.88Moore County: 55.83 inchesMoore County55.83Overton County: 55.73 inchesOverton County55.73Williamson County: 55.51 inchesWilliamson County55.51Hickman County: 55.42 inchesHickman County55.42Anderson County: 54.95 inchesAnderson County54.95Carroll County: 54.9 inchesCarroll County54.9
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
inches		Change on 2013
1White County63.81+0.6%
2DeKalb County63.14+5.3%
3Fayette County62.66+2.8%
4Cannon County62.1+1.6%
5Hardeman County61.55+3.7%
6Scott County61.03-4.2%
7Putnam County60.78-5.7%
8Van Buren County60.69-6.6%
9Haywood County60.42-1.2%
10Madison County59.61-4.5%
11Fentress County59.26-5.2%
12Warren County59.14-5.6%
13Lewis County58.88+5.3%
13Shelby County58.88-4.4%
15Grundy County58.47-19.1%
16Chester County58.26-2.1%
17Morgan County58.15-11.9%
18Cumberland County58.1-10.7%
19Bledsoe County57.54-19.2%
20Rutherford County57.26-5.4%
21Wayne County57.25+2%
22Marion County57.2-21.6%
23Lawrence County56.98+4.4%
24Maury County56.76+4%
25McNairy County56.72+0.2%
26Sequatchie County56.64-23%
27Lincoln County56.61-12.6%
28Tipton County56.49-9.7%
29Franklin County56.3-17.8%
30Crockett County56.09-9.5%
31Henderson County56.03-12.3%
32Coffee County56.02-13.6%
33Campbell County55.95-10.8%
34Perry County55.88-6.2%
35Moore County55.83-14.2%
36Overton County55.73-8.1%
37Williamson County55.51-2.2%
38Hickman County55.42-3.7%
39Anderson County54.95-18.9%
40Carroll County54.9-21.1%
41Rhea County54.7-22.8%
42Wilson County54.41-9.1%
43Giles County54.39-7.5%
44Decatur County54.15-9.9%
45Marshall County54.08-6.1%
46Smith County54-8%
47Pickett County53.72-7.3%
48Jackson County53.63-10.6%
49Claiborne County53.62-15.5%
50Bedford County53.11-13%
51Sevier County53.04-27.6%
52Gibson County53-19.4%
53Roane County52.91-18.7%
54Lauderdale County52.9-15.8%
55Hardin County52.83-5.5%
56Meigs County52.56-25.5%
57Clay County52.01-11.2%
58Union County51.79-16.7%
59Hancock County51.7-16.3%
60Hamilton County51.53-26.8%
61Trousdale County51.5-12.1%
62Polk County51.43-32.2%
63Weakley County51.3-22.8%
64Davidson County51.16-13.6%
65Bradley County50.97-29.3%
66Humphreys County50.96-22.7%
67Grainger County50.94-17.8%
68Macon County50.81-11.4%
69McMinn County50.8-28.1%
70Benton County50.54-26.1%
71Loudon County50.52-25%
72Obion County50.38-21.4%
73Knox County49.52-25.6%
74Henry County49.25-28.5%
75Sumner County49.08-19%
76Dyer County48.77-22.8%
77Lake County48.73-23.2%
78Blount County48.53-33.2%
78Dickson County48.53-17.9%
80Monroe County47.93-34.7%
81Houston County47.88-29.5%
82Hawkins County47.86-18.9%
83Cheatham County47.43-19.7%
84Jefferson County47.31-22.1%
85Hamblen County47.18-21.2%
86Robertson County46.43-24.8%
87Stewart County45.91-34.2%
88Montgomery County45.08-29.3%
89Cocke County43.05-34%
90Johnson County42.17-33.4%
91Unicoi County41.47-33.8%
92Carter County41.13-36%
93Greene County40.44-33.2%
94Sullivan County39.97-28.7%
95Washington County38.98-31.4%

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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 Tennessee by annual precipitation, 2014) [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 Tennessee by annual precipitation, 2014. 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/tennessee-counties?period=2014. 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 Tennessee by annual precipitation, 2014. 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/tennessee-counties?period=2014.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Tennessee by annual precipitation, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/tennessee-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Tennessee by annual precipitation, 2014}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

White County, with 63.81 inches in 2014, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Washington County, with 38.98 inches in 2014.

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