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Counties in Tennessee by annual precipitation

Lincoln County had the highest annual precipitation of 95 counties in 2022, at 65.41 inches. Washington County had the lowest, at 42.94 inches. The median was 55.56 inches and the figure for Tennessee was 54.81 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest65.41Lincoln County
Lowest42.94Washington County
Median55.5695 counties
Tennessee54.81History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 59.04 inchesBedford County: 61.81 inchesBenton County: 50.16 inchesBledsoe County: 63.43 inchesBlount County: 55.5 inchesBradley County: 56.19 inchesCampbell County: 58.49 inchesCannon County: 62.7 inchesCarroll County: 52.99 inchesCarter County: 48.26 inchesCheatham County: 47.15 inchesChester County: 55.36 inchesClaiborne County: 50.34 inchesClay County: 55.14 inchesCocke County: 45.31 inchesCoffee County: 60.97 inchesCrockett County: 49.82 inchesCumberland County: 63.05 inchesDavidson County: 50.91 inchesDecatur County: 55.87 inchesDeKalb County: 58.56 inchesDickson County: 48.52 inchesDyer County: 46 inchesFayette County: 56.67 inchesFentress County: 58.38 inchesFranklin County: 64.09 inchesGibson County: 51.48 inchesGiles County: 59.56 inchesGrainger County: 46.9 inchesGreene County: 43.32 inchesGrundy County: 64.1 inchesHamblen County: 43.72 inchesHamilton County: 56.69 inchesHancock County: 48.69 inchesHardeman County: 57.69 inchesHardin County: 53.46 inchesHawkins County: 46 inchesHaywood County: 52.51 inchesHenderson County: 55.53 inchesHenry County: 48.33 inchesHickman County: 54.83 inchesHouston County: 48.73 inchesHumphreys County: 50.34 inchesJackson County: 56.71 inchesJefferson County: 46.15 inchesJohnson County: 52.5 inchesKnox County: 54.68 inchesLake County: 48.72 inchesLauderdale County: 48.97 inchesLawrence County: 56.95 inchesLewis County: 58.71 inchesLincoln County: 65.41 inchesLoudon County: 55.56 inchesMcMinn County: 55.61 inchesMcNairy County: 56.19 inchesMacon County: 56 inchesMadison County: 53.72 inchesMarion County: 62.85 inchesMarshall County: 63.1 inchesMaury County: 55 inchesMeigs County: 57.77 inchesMonroe County: 54.57 inchesMontgomery County: 47.04 inchesMoore County: 63.46 inchesMorgan County: 58.23 inchesObion County: 51.96 inchesOverton County: 58.62 inchesPerry County: 57.12 inchesPickett County: 56.82 inchesPolk County: 56.21 inchesPutnam County: 59.44 inchesRhea County: 61.04 inchesRoane County: 56.64 inchesRobertson County: 52.99 inchesRutherford County: 58.17 inchesScott County: 56.91 inchesSequatchie County: 61.93 inchesSevier County: 56.37 inchesShelby County: 54.86 inchesSmith County: 56.28 inchesStewart County: 47.03 inchesSullivan County: 43.98 inchesSumner County: 55.57 inchesTipton County: 54.28 inchesTrousdale County: 55.88 inchesUnicoi County: 47.06 inchesUnion County: 52.76 inchesVan Buren County: 63.41 inchesWarren County: 62.55 inchesWashington County: 42.94 inchesWayne County: 56.3 inchesWeakley County: 50.31 inchesWhite County: 60.88 inchesWilliamson County: 50.43 inchesWilson County: 55.12 inches
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inches, 2022. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lincoln County: 65.41 inchesLincoln County65.41Grundy County: 64.1 inchesGrundy County64.1Franklin County: 64.09 inchesFranklin County64.09Moore County: 63.46 inchesMoore County63.46Bledsoe County: 63.43 inchesBledsoe County63.43Van Buren County: 63.41 inchesVan Buren County63.41Marshall County: 63.1 inchesMarshall County63.1Cumberland County: 63.05 inchesCumberland County63.05Marion County: 62.85 inchesMarion County62.85Cannon County: 62.7 inchesCannon County62.7Warren County: 62.55 inchesWarren County62.55Sequatchie County: 61.93 inchesSequatchie County61.93Bedford County: 61.81 inchesBedford County61.81Rhea County: 61.04 inchesRhea County61.04Coffee County: 60.97 inchesCoffee County60.97White County: 60.88 inchesWhite County60.88Giles County: 59.56 inchesGiles County59.56Putnam County: 59.44 inchesPutnam County59.44Anderson County: 59.04 inchesAnderson County59.04Lewis County: 58.71 inchesLewis County58.71Overton County: 58.62 inchesOverton County58.62DeKalb County: 58.56 inchesDeKalb County58.56Campbell County: 58.49 inchesCampbell County58.49Fentress County: 58.38 inchesFentress County58.38Morgan County: 58.23 inchesMorgan County58.23Rutherford County: 58.17 inchesRutherford County58.17Meigs County: 57.77 inchesMeigs County57.77Hardeman County: 57.69 inchesHardeman County57.69Perry County: 57.12 inchesPerry County57.12Lawrence County: 56.95 inchesLawrence County56.95Scott County: 56.91 inchesScott County56.91Pickett County: 56.82 inchesPickett County56.82Jackson County: 56.71 inchesJackson County56.71Hamilton County: 56.69 inchesHamilton County56.69Fayette County: 56.67 inchesFayette County56.67Roane County: 56.64 inchesRoane County56.64Sevier County: 56.37 inchesSevier County56.37Wayne County: 56.3 inchesWayne County56.3Smith County: 56.28 inchesSmith County56.28Polk County: 56.21 inchesPolk County56.21Lincoln County: 65.41 inchesLincoln County65.41Grundy County: 64.1 inchesGrundy County64.1Franklin County: 64.09 inchesFranklin County64.09Moore County: 63.46 inchesMoore County63.46Bledsoe County: 63.43 inchesBledsoe County63.43Van Buren County: 63.41 inchesVan Buren County63.41Marshall County: 63.1 inchesMarshall County63.1Cumberland County: 63.05 inchesCumberland County63.05Marion County: 62.85 inchesMarion County62.85Cannon County: 62.7 inchesCannon County62.7Warren County: 62.55 inchesWarren County62.55Sequatchie County: 61.93 inchesSequatchie County61.93Bedford County: 61.81 inchesBedford County61.81Rhea County: 61.04 inchesRhea County61.04Coffee County: 60.97 inchesCoffee County60.97White County: 60.88 inchesWhite County60.88Giles County: 59.56 inchesGiles County59.56Putnam County: 59.44 inchesPutnam County59.44Anderson County: 59.04 inchesAnderson County59.04Lewis County: 58.71 inchesLewis County58.71Overton County: 58.62 inchesOverton County58.62DeKalb County: 58.56 inchesDeKalb County58.56Campbell County: 58.49 inchesCampbell County58.49Fentress County: 58.38 inchesFentress County58.38Morgan County: 58.23 inchesMorgan County58.23Rutherford County: 58.17 inchesRutherford County58.17Meigs County: 57.77 inchesMeigs County57.77Hardeman County: 57.69 inchesHardeman County57.69Perry County: 57.12 inchesPerry County57.12Lawrence County: 56.95 inchesLawrence County56.95Scott County: 56.91 inchesScott County56.91Pickett County: 56.82 inchesPickett County56.82Jackson County: 56.71 inchesJackson County56.71Hamilton County: 56.69 inchesHamilton County56.69Fayette County: 56.67 inchesFayette County56.67Roane County: 56.64 inchesRoane County56.64Sevier County: 56.37 inchesSevier County56.37Wayne County: 56.3 inchesWayne County56.3Smith County: 56.28 inchesSmith County56.28Polk County: 56.21 inchesPolk County56.21
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
inches		Change on 2021
1Lincoln County65.41-7%
2Grundy County64.1-3.7%
3Franklin County64.09-10.8%
4Moore County63.46-9.1%
5Bledsoe County63.43+2.6%
6Van Buren County63.41+0.1%
7Marshall County63.1-10.4%
8Cumberland County63.05+6.4%
9Marion County62.85-9.1%
10Cannon County62.7-6.4%
11Warren County62.55-2.2%
12Sequatchie County61.93-0.8%
13Bedford County61.81-11.7%
14Rhea County61.04+4.4%
15Coffee County60.97-9.2%
16White County60.88+1.6%
17Giles County59.56-13%
18Putnam County59.44-3.4%
19Anderson County59.04+2.1%
20Lewis County58.71-18.4%
21Overton County58.62-2.2%
22DeKalb County58.56-5.4%
23Campbell County58.49-4.3%
24Fentress County58.38-7.1%
25Morgan County58.23-1.7%
26Rutherford County58.17-12.8%
27Meigs County57.77+0.6%
28Hardeman County57.69+1.5%
29Perry County57.12-15.4%
30Lawrence County56.95-17.9%
31Scott County56.91-9.4%
32Pickett County56.82-6.4%
33Jackson County56.71-6.8%
34Hamilton County56.69-4.6%
35Fayette County56.67+3.2%
36Roane County56.64+4.8%
37Sevier County56.37-4.4%
38Wayne County56.3-19.5%
39Smith County56.28-8.4%
40Polk County56.21-13.5%
41Bradley County56.19-8.4%
41McNairy County56.19-13.9%
43Macon County56-1.7%
44Trousdale County55.88+2%
45Decatur County55.87-10.3%
46McMinn County55.61-4.8%
47Sumner County55.57+3.1%
48Loudon County55.56+4.8%
49Henderson County55.53-4.4%
50Blount County55.5-2.3%
51Chester County55.36-7.7%
52Clay County55.14-2.9%
53Wilson County55.12-9%
54Maury County55-16.4%
55Shelby County54.86-0.1%
56Hickman County54.83-19.5%
57Knox County54.68+2.4%
58Monroe County54.57-11.9%
59Tipton County54.28+5.2%
60Madison County53.72-2.7%
61Hardin County53.46-22.4%
62Carroll County52.99-1.2%
62Robertson County52.99-0.1%
64Union County52.76-1.3%
65Haywood County52.51-0.3%
66Johnson County52.5+8%
67Obion County51.96-5.4%
68Gibson County51.48-3.9%
69Davidson County50.91-10.4%
70Williamson County50.43-13.5%
71Claiborne County50.34-5.4%
71Humphreys County50.34-14.9%
73Weakley County50.31-4.3%
74Benton County50.16-6.9%
75Crockett County49.82-6.4%
76Lauderdale County48.97+2%
77Houston County48.73-13.3%
78Lake County48.72-4.8%
79Hancock County48.69-4.3%
80Dickson County48.52-19.1%
81Henry County48.33-7.3%
82Carter County48.26+1.4%
83Cheatham County47.15-12.8%
84Unicoi County47.06-4.8%
85Montgomery County47.04-10.5%
86Stewart County47.03-10.9%
87Grainger County46.9-5.6%
88Jefferson County46.15-6.3%
89Dyer County46-7.5%
89Hawkins County46-5.7%
91Cocke County45.31-13.2%
92Sullivan County43.98-1.9%
93Hamblen County43.72-5.9%
94Greene County43.32-9.8%
95Washington County42.94-5.1%

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About this ranking

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (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, 2022}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Lincoln County, with 65.41 inches in 2022, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Washington County, with 42.94 inches in 2022.

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