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Counties in Tennessee by annual precipitation

Hardeman County had the highest annual precipitation of 95 counties in 2024, at 62.64 inches. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 44.96 inches. The median was 53.1 inches and the figure for Tennessee was 53.15 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest62.64Hardeman County
Lowest44.96Hamilton County
Median53.195 counties
Tennessee53.15History

Map of counties, 2024

Anderson County: 51.2 inchesBedford County: 49.62 inchesBenton County: 51.5 inchesBledsoe County: 52.73 inchesBlount County: 53.72 inchesBradley County: 47.39 inchesCampbell County: 53.18 inchesCannon County: 55.96 inchesCarroll County: 51.4 inchesCarter County: 52.76 inchesCheatham County: 48.75 inchesChester County: 57.42 inchesClaiborne County: 52.27 inchesClay County: 52.32 inchesCocke County: 51.1 inchesCoffee County: 54.12 inchesCrockett County: 55.93 inchesCumberland County: 50.78 inchesDavidson County: 49.45 inchesDecatur County: 50.63 inchesDeKalb County: 54.52 inchesDickson County: 50.25 inchesDyer County: 53.58 inchesFayette County: 61.08 inchesFentress County: 53.23 inchesFranklin County: 55.67 inchesGibson County: 55.19 inchesGiles County: 50.33 inchesGrainger County: 48.79 inchesGreene County: 49.36 inchesGrundy County: 59.34 inchesHamblen County: 46.07 inchesHamilton County: 44.96 inchesHancock County: 51.12 inchesHardeman County: 62.64 inchesHardin County: 54.37 inchesHawkins County: 47.84 inchesHaywood County: 58.14 inchesHenderson County: 51.86 inchesHenry County: 56.67 inchesHickman County: 49.21 inchesHouston County: 55.16 inchesHumphreys County: 52.35 inchesJackson County: 53.36 inchesJefferson County: 46.85 inchesJohnson County: 59.51 inchesKnox County: 50.13 inchesLake County: 55.15 inchesLauderdale County: 54.35 inchesLawrence County: 49.86 inchesLewis County: 48.8 inchesLincoln County: 53.58 inchesLoudon County: 49.3 inchesMcMinn County: 49.85 inchesMcNairy County: 57.06 inchesMacon County: 58.96 inchesMadison County: 58.68 inchesMarion County: 55.25 inchesMarshall County: 49.61 inchesMaury County: 48.94 inchesMeigs County: 50.85 inchesMonroe County: 49.82 inchesMontgomery County: 53.1 inchesMoore County: 52.39 inchesMorgan County: 50.14 inchesObion County: 60.96 inchesOverton County: 51.95 inchesPerry County: 50.23 inchesPickett County: 54.09 inchesPolk County: 51.52 inchesPutnam County: 54.35 inchesRhea County: 52.2 inchesRoane County: 48.68 inchesRobertson County: 55.11 inchesRutherford County: 53.67 inchesScott County: 54.46 inchesSequatchie County: 52.28 inchesSevier County: 55.1 inchesShelby County: 58.23 inchesSmith County: 55.31 inchesStewart County: 56.04 inchesSullivan County: 46.03 inchesSumner County: 57.83 inchesTipton County: 56.82 inchesTrousdale County: 58.25 inchesUnicoi County: 53.51 inchesUnion County: 50.16 inchesVan Buren County: 54.85 inchesWarren County: 55.91 inchesWashington County: 46.86 inchesWayne County: 54.56 inchesWeakley County: 58.28 inchesWhite County: 54.2 inchesWilliamson County: 49.38 inchesWilson County: 54.59 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

Hardeman County: 62.64 inchesHardeman County62.64Fayette County: 61.08 inchesFayette County61.08Obion County: 60.96 inchesObion County60.96Johnson County: 59.51 inchesJohnson County59.51Grundy County: 59.34 inchesGrundy County59.34Macon County: 58.96 inchesMacon County58.96Madison County: 58.68 inchesMadison County58.68Weakley County: 58.28 inchesWeakley County58.28Trousdale County: 58.25 inchesTrousdale County58.25Shelby County: 58.23 inchesShelby County58.23Haywood County: 58.14 inchesHaywood County58.14Sumner County: 57.83 inchesSumner County57.83Chester County: 57.42 inchesChester County57.42McNairy County: 57.06 inchesMcNairy County57.06Tipton County: 56.82 inchesTipton County56.82Henry County: 56.67 inchesHenry County56.67Stewart County: 56.04 inchesStewart County56.04Cannon County: 55.96 inchesCannon County55.96Crockett County: 55.93 inchesCrockett County55.93Warren County: 55.91 inchesWarren County55.91Franklin County: 55.67 inchesFranklin County55.67Smith County: 55.31 inchesSmith County55.31Marion County: 55.25 inchesMarion County55.25Gibson County: 55.19 inchesGibson County55.19Houston County: 55.16 inchesHouston County55.16Lake County: 55.15 inchesLake County55.15Robertson County: 55.11 inchesRobertson County55.11Sevier County: 55.1 inchesSevier County55.1Van Buren County: 54.85 inchesVan Buren County54.85Wilson County: 54.59 inchesWilson County54.59Wayne County: 54.56 inchesWayne County54.56DeKalb County: 54.52 inchesDeKalb County54.52Scott County: 54.46 inchesScott County54.46Hardin County: 54.37 inchesHardin County54.37Lauderdale County: 54.35 inchesLauderdale County54.35Putnam County: 54.35 inchesPutnam County54.35White County: 54.2 inchesWhite County54.2Coffee County: 54.12 inchesCoffee County54.12Pickett County: 54.09 inchesPickett County54.09Blount County: 53.72 inchesBlount County53.72Hardeman County: 62.64 inchesHardeman County62.64Fayette County: 61.08 inchesFayette County61.08Obion County: 60.96 inchesObion County60.96Johnson County: 59.51 inchesJohnson County59.51Grundy County: 59.34 inchesGrundy County59.34Macon County: 58.96 inchesMacon County58.96Madison County: 58.68 inchesMadison County58.68Weakley County: 58.28 inchesWeakley County58.28Trousdale County: 58.25 inchesTrousdale County58.25Shelby County: 58.23 inchesShelby County58.23Haywood County: 58.14 inchesHaywood County58.14Sumner County: 57.83 inchesSumner County57.83Chester County: 57.42 inchesChester County57.42McNairy County: 57.06 inchesMcNairy County57.06Tipton County: 56.82 inchesTipton County56.82Henry County: 56.67 inchesHenry County56.67Stewart County: 56.04 inchesStewart County56.04Cannon County: 55.96 inchesCannon County55.96Crockett County: 55.93 inchesCrockett County55.93Warren County: 55.91 inchesWarren County55.91Franklin County: 55.67 inchesFranklin County55.67Smith County: 55.31 inchesSmith County55.31Marion County: 55.25 inchesMarion County55.25Gibson County: 55.19 inchesGibson County55.19Houston County: 55.16 inchesHouston County55.16Lake County: 55.15 inchesLake County55.15Robertson County: 55.11 inchesRobertson County55.11Sevier County: 55.1 inchesSevier County55.1Van Buren County: 54.85 inchesVan Buren County54.85Wilson County: 54.59 inchesWilson County54.59Wayne County: 54.56 inchesWayne County54.56DeKalb County: 54.52 inchesDeKalb County54.52Scott County: 54.46 inchesScott County54.46Hardin County: 54.37 inchesHardin County54.37Lauderdale County: 54.35 inchesLauderdale County54.35Putnam County: 54.35 inchesPutnam County54.35White County: 54.2 inchesWhite County54.2Coffee County: 54.12 inchesCoffee County54.12Pickett County: 54.09 inchesPickett County54.09Blount County: 53.72 inchesBlount County53.72
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
1Hardeman County62.64+19.9%
2Fayette County61.08+16.5%
3Obion County60.96+13.1%
4Johnson County59.51+19.2%
5Grundy County59.34+4.3%
6Macon County58.96+33.2%
7Madison County58.68+20%
8Weakley County58.28+11.3%
9Trousdale County58.25+34.4%
10Shelby County58.23+7.9%
11Haywood County58.14+21.9%
12Sumner County57.83+29.3%
13Chester County57.42+11.7%
14McNairy County57.06+9.4%
15Tipton County56.82+9.2%
16Henry County56.67+17%
17Stewart County56.04+19%
18Cannon County55.96+12.3%
19Crockett County55.93+17.3%
20Warren County55.91+11.8%
21Franklin County55.67-1.5%
22Smith County55.31+30.2%
23Marion County55.25+0.6%
24Gibson County55.19+8.9%
25Houston County55.16+20.5%
26Lake County55.15+14.6%
27Robertson County55.11+18.7%
28Sevier County55.1+2.9%
29Van Buren County54.85+13.3%
30Wilson County54.59+25%
31Wayne County54.56+10.4%
32DeKalb County54.52+17.6%
33Scott County54.46+13.6%
34Hardin County54.37+8%
35Lauderdale County54.35+14.1%
35Putnam County54.35+12.8%
37White County54.2+11.1%
38Coffee County54.12+0.8%
39Pickett County54.09+16%
40Blount County53.72+4.6%
41Rutherford County53.67+12%
42Dyer County53.58+14.5%
42Lincoln County53.58+3.7%
44Unicoi County53.51+9.1%
45Jackson County53.36+22.5%
46Fentress County53.23+8.1%
47Campbell County53.18+12.7%
48Montgomery County53.1+19.4%
49Carter County52.76+9.1%
50Bledsoe County52.73+8.5%
51Moore County52.39-2.8%
52Humphreys County52.35+18.7%
53Clay County52.32+19%
54Sequatchie County52.28+4.1%
55Claiborne County52.27+15.8%
56Rhea County52.2-0.5%
57Overton County51.95+5.8%
58Henderson County51.86-2.2%
59Polk County51.52-4.1%
60Benton County51.5+13.8%
61Carroll County51.4+3.8%
62Anderson County51.2+2.3%
63Hancock County51.12+13.7%
64Cocke County51.1+5.6%
65Meigs County50.85-3.7%
66Cumberland County50.78-3.1%
67Decatur County50.63-6%
68Giles County50.33+7.7%
69Dickson County50.25+12.3%
70Perry County50.23+3%
71Union County50.16+10.7%
72Morgan County50.14-2%
73Knox County50.13+2.3%
74Lawrence County49.86+10.9%
75McMinn County49.85-5.9%
76Monroe County49.82-3.6%
77Bedford County49.62-6.4%
78Marshall County49.61-1.2%
79Davidson County49.45+23.4%
80Williamson County49.38+19.7%
81Greene County49.36+4.3%
82Loudon County49.3-2.5%
83Hickman County49.21+8.5%
84Maury County48.94+3.3%
85Lewis County48.8+4.3%
86Grainger County48.79+10.6%
87Cheatham County48.75+16.2%
88Roane County48.68-6.7%
89Hawkins County47.84+7.1%
90Bradley County47.39-5.7%
91Washington County46.86+6.3%
92Jefferson County46.85+3.6%
93Hamblen County46.07+9.8%
94Sullivan County46.03+7.4%
95Hamilton County44.96-3.7%

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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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Hardeman County, with 62.64 inches in 2024, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Hamilton County, with 44.96 inches in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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