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Counties in Tennessee by annual precipitation

Marion County had the highest annual precipitation of 95 counties in 2017, at 69.54 inches. Hamblen County had the lowest, at 42.77 inches. The median was 55.86 inches and the figure for Tennessee was 56.22 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest69.54Marion County
Lowest42.77Hamblen County
Median55.8695 counties
Tennessee56.22History

Map of counties, 2017

Anderson County: 61.5 inchesBedford County: 57.01 inchesBenton County: 53.72 inchesBledsoe County: 63.34 inchesBlount County: 56.77 inchesBradley County: 53.61 inchesCampbell County: 60.57 inchesCannon County: 65.19 inchesCarroll County: 55.86 inchesCarter County: 50.45 inchesCheatham County: 58.11 inchesChester County: 52.23 inchesClaiborne County: 50.5 inchesClay County: 57.61 inchesCocke County: 49.52 inchesCoffee County: 63.9 inchesCrockett County: 52.41 inchesCumberland County: 63.45 inchesDavidson County: 55.63 inchesDecatur County: 55.42 inchesDeKalb County: 63.34 inchesDickson County: 55.47 inchesDyer County: 45.96 inchesFayette County: 55.16 inchesFentress County: 59.33 inchesFranklin County: 69.05 inchesGibson County: 52.31 inchesGiles County: 61.2 inchesGrainger County: 46.24 inchesGreene County: 44.32 inchesGrundy County: 67.37 inchesHamblen County: 42.77 inchesHamilton County: 59.18 inchesHancock County: 48.42 inchesHardeman County: 53.57 inchesHardin County: 51.31 inchesHawkins County: 46.78 inchesHaywood County: 52.75 inchesHenderson County: 55.12 inchesHenry County: 55.07 inchesHickman County: 57.97 inchesHouston County: 55.6 inchesHumphreys County: 53.98 inchesJackson County: 59.05 inchesJefferson County: 45.51 inchesJohnson County: 52.64 inchesKnox County: 55.38 inchesLake County: 43.89 inchesLauderdale County: 49.24 inchesLawrence County: 60.75 inchesLewis County: 62.4 inchesLincoln County: 65.61 inchesLoudon County: 56.28 inchesMcMinn County: 54.18 inchesMcNairy County: 51.25 inchesMacon County: 55.87 inchesMadison County: 52.93 inchesMarion County: 69.54 inchesMarshall County: 58.34 inchesMaury County: 58.64 inchesMeigs County: 56.62 inchesMonroe County: 55.11 inchesMontgomery County: 56.97 inchesMoore County: 62.94 inchesMorgan County: 60.07 inchesObion County: 48.14 inchesOverton County: 61.13 inchesPerry County: 57.95 inchesPickett County: 57.3 inchesPolk County: 54.88 inchesPutnam County: 64.44 inchesRhea County: 60.66 inchesRoane County: 57.61 inchesRobertson County: 59.35 inchesRutherford County: 57.15 inchesScott County: 60.9 inchesSequatchie County: 64.17 inchesSevier County: 57.01 inchesShelby County: 53.37 inchesSmith County: 55.98 inchesStewart County: 54.93 inchesSullivan County: 45.12 inchesSumner County: 55.76 inchesTipton County: 53.12 inchesTrousdale County: 54.4 inchesUnicoi County: 51.53 inchesUnion County: 54.23 inchesVan Buren County: 61.88 inchesWarren County: 64.24 inchesWashington County: 45.65 inchesWayne County: 57.46 inchesWeakley County: 51.26 inchesWhite County: 64.13 inchesWilliamson County: 57.28 inchesWilson County: 55.36 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

Marion County: 69.54 inchesMarion County69.54Franklin County: 69.05 inchesFranklin County69.05Grundy County: 67.37 inchesGrundy County67.37Lincoln County: 65.61 inchesLincoln County65.61Cannon County: 65.19 inchesCannon County65.19Putnam County: 64.44 inchesPutnam County64.44Warren County: 64.24 inchesWarren County64.24Sequatchie County: 64.17 inchesSequatchie County64.17White County: 64.13 inchesWhite County64.13Coffee County: 63.9 inchesCoffee County63.9Cumberland County: 63.45 inchesCumberland County63.45Bledsoe County: 63.34 inchesBledsoe County63.34DeKalb County: 63.34 inchesDeKalb County63.34Moore County: 62.94 inchesMoore County62.94Lewis County: 62.4 inchesLewis County62.4Van Buren County: 61.88 inchesVan Buren County61.88Anderson County: 61.5 inchesAnderson County61.5Giles County: 61.2 inchesGiles County61.2Overton County: 61.13 inchesOverton County61.13Scott County: 60.9 inchesScott County60.9Lawrence County: 60.75 inchesLawrence County60.75Rhea County: 60.66 inchesRhea County60.66Campbell County: 60.57 inchesCampbell County60.57Morgan County: 60.07 inchesMorgan County60.07Robertson County: 59.35 inchesRobertson County59.35Fentress County: 59.33 inchesFentress County59.33Hamilton County: 59.18 inchesHamilton County59.18Jackson County: 59.05 inchesJackson County59.05Maury County: 58.64 inchesMaury County58.64Marshall County: 58.34 inchesMarshall County58.34Cheatham County: 58.11 inchesCheatham County58.11Hickman County: 57.97 inchesHickman County57.97Perry County: 57.95 inchesPerry County57.95Clay County: 57.61 inchesClay County57.61Roane County: 57.61 inchesRoane County57.61Wayne County: 57.46 inchesWayne County57.46Pickett County: 57.3 inchesPickett County57.3Williamson County: 57.28 inchesWilliamson County57.28Rutherford County: 57.15 inchesRutherford County57.15Bedford County: 57.01 inchesBedford County57.01Marion County: 69.54 inchesMarion County69.54Franklin County: 69.05 inchesFranklin County69.05Grundy County: 67.37 inchesGrundy County67.37Lincoln County: 65.61 inchesLincoln County65.61Cannon County: 65.19 inchesCannon County65.19Putnam County: 64.44 inchesPutnam County64.44Warren County: 64.24 inchesWarren County64.24Sequatchie County: 64.17 inchesSequatchie County64.17White County: 64.13 inchesWhite County64.13Coffee County: 63.9 inchesCoffee County63.9Cumberland County: 63.45 inchesCumberland County63.45Bledsoe County: 63.34 inchesBledsoe County63.34DeKalb County: 63.34 inchesDeKalb County63.34Moore County: 62.94 inchesMoore County62.94Lewis County: 62.4 inchesLewis County62.4Van Buren County: 61.88 inchesVan Buren County61.88Anderson County: 61.5 inchesAnderson County61.5Giles County: 61.2 inchesGiles County61.2Overton County: 61.13 inchesOverton County61.13Scott County: 60.9 inchesScott County60.9Lawrence County: 60.75 inchesLawrence County60.75Rhea County: 60.66 inchesRhea County60.66Campbell County: 60.57 inchesCampbell County60.57Morgan County: 60.07 inchesMorgan County60.07Robertson County: 59.35 inchesRobertson County59.35Fentress County: 59.33 inchesFentress County59.33Hamilton County: 59.18 inchesHamilton County59.18Jackson County: 59.05 inchesJackson County59.05Maury County: 58.64 inchesMaury County58.64Marshall County: 58.34 inchesMarshall County58.34Cheatham County: 58.11 inchesCheatham County58.11Hickman County: 57.97 inchesHickman County57.97Perry County: 57.95 inchesPerry County57.95Clay County: 57.61 inchesClay County57.61Roane County: 57.61 inchesRoane County57.61Wayne County: 57.46 inchesWayne County57.46Pickett County: 57.3 inchesPickett County57.3Williamson County: 57.28 inchesWilliamson County57.28Rutherford County: 57.15 inchesRutherford County57.15Bedford County: 57.01 inchesBedford County57.01
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
1Marion County69.54+55.6%
2Franklin County69.05+40.9%
3Grundy County67.37+36%
4Lincoln County65.61+20.6%
5Cannon County65.19+40.2%
6Putnam County64.44+26.8%
7Warren County64.24+27.1%
8Sequatchie County64.17+37.1%
9White County64.13+26.8%
10Coffee County63.9+30.7%
11Cumberland County63.45+30.2%
12Bledsoe County63.34+36.9%
12DeKalb County63.34+29.6%
14Moore County62.94+19%
15Lewis County62.4+30.8%
16Van Buren County61.88+26.2%
17Anderson County61.5+24.7%
18Giles County61.2+35.2%
19Overton County61.13+24.8%
20Scott County60.9+25.6%
21Lawrence County60.75+30.4%
22Rhea County60.66+32.9%
23Campbell County60.57+22%
24Morgan County60.07+26.4%
25Robertson County59.35+14.5%
26Fentress County59.33+23.9%
27Hamilton County59.18+43.8%
28Jackson County59.05+15.9%
29Maury County58.64+40.9%
30Marshall County58.34+43.1%
31Cheatham County58.11+36.7%
32Hickman County57.97+32.3%
33Perry County57.95+26.9%
34Clay County57.61+14.8%
34Roane County57.61+26.5%
36Wayne County57.46+22.8%
37Pickett County57.3+21%
38Williamson County57.28+33.6%
39Rutherford County57.15+25%
40Bedford County57.01+22.7%
40Sevier County57.01+33.9%
42Montgomery County56.97+16%
43Blount County56.77+25%
44Meigs County56.62+28.3%
45Loudon County56.28+25.5%
46Smith County55.98+11.7%
47Macon County55.87+4.2%
48Carroll County55.86+9.5%
49Sumner County55.76+6.8%
50Davidson County55.63+22.5%
51Houston County55.6+22.3%
52Dickson County55.47+35.3%
53Decatur County55.42+17.1%
54Knox County55.38+22.2%
55Wilson County55.36+14.8%
56Fayette County55.16-0.3%
57Henderson County55.12+8.3%
58Monroe County55.11+34.2%
59Henry County55.07+12.2%
60Stewart County54.93+9.4%
61Polk County54.88+35%
62Trousdale County54.4+6.6%
63Union County54.23+17.3%
64McMinn County54.18+25.8%
65Humphreys County53.98+20.1%
66Benton County53.72+11.3%
67Bradley County53.61+30.9%
68Hardeman County53.57+6.8%
69Shelby County53.37-11.3%
70Tipton County53.12-5.8%
71Madison County52.93+0.3%
72Haywood County52.75-6.4%
73Johnson County52.64+17.7%
74Crockett County52.41-2.3%
75Gibson County52.31+5.7%
76Chester County52.23+7.6%
77Unicoi County51.53+24.2%
78Hardin County51.31+22.3%
79Weakley County51.26+10.7%
80McNairy County51.25+15.6%
81Claiborne County50.5+8.2%
82Carter County50.45+21.9%
83Cocke County49.52+33.3%
84Lauderdale County49.24-6.6%
85Hancock County48.42+11.9%
86Obion County48.14+0.6%
87Hawkins County46.78+15.8%
88Grainger County46.24+12.3%
89Dyer County45.96-7.6%
90Washington County45.65+19.3%
91Jefferson County45.51+18.1%
92Sullivan County45.12+16.7%
93Greene County44.32+15.7%
94Lake County43.89-8.4%
95Hamblen County42.77+15%

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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, 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2017 (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, 2017}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Marion County, with 69.54 inches in 2017, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Hamblen County, with 42.77 inches in 2017.

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