Counties in West Virginia by annual precipitation

Webster County had the highest annual precipitation of 55 counties in 2015, at 60.57 inches. Berkeley County had the lowest, at 34.93 inches. The median was 48.18 inches and the figure for West Virginia was 48.62 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest60.57Webster County
Lowest34.93Berkeley County
Median48.1855 counties
West Virginia48.62History

Map of counties, 2015

Barbour County: 49.18 inchesBerkeley County: 34.93 inchesBoone County: 49.83 inchesBraxton County: 52.69 inchesBrooke County: 46.22 inchesCabell County: 45.71 inchesCalhoun County: 50 inchesClay County: 50.77 inchesDoddridge County: 47.99 inchesFayette County: 50.14 inchesGilmer County: 49.49 inchesGrant County: 40.53 inchesGreenbrier County: 50.89 inchesHampshire County: 37.57 inchesHancock County: 41.74 inchesHardy County: 40.59 inchesHarrison County: 47.36 inchesJackson County: 48.36 inchesJefferson County: 35.52 inchesKanawha County: 47.56 inchesLewis County: 49.75 inchesLincoln County: 48.18 inchesLogan County: 50.93 inchesMcDowell County: 48.96 inchesMarion County: 44.32 inchesMarshall County: 48.29 inchesMason County: 45.78 inchesMercer County: 45.43 inchesMineral County: 36.93 inchesMingo County: 52.13 inchesMonongalia County: 42.96 inchesMonroe County: 48.61 inchesMorgan County: 39.71 inchesNicholas County: 55.28 inchesOhio County: 47.67 inchesPendleton County: 45.76 inchesPleasants County: 46.58 inchesPocahontas County: 55.89 inchesPreston County: 48.86 inchesPutnam County: 42.7 inchesRaleigh County: 50.73 inchesRandolph County: 57.74 inchesRitchie County: 47.66 inchesRoane County: 50.27 inchesSummers County: 46.55 inchesTaylor County: 44.95 inchesTucker County: 54.03 inchesTyler County: 47.76 inchesUpshur County: 52.14 inchesWayne County: 50.97 inchesWebster County: 60.57 inchesWetzel County: 48.04 inchesWirt County: 49.29 inchesWood County: 45.16 inchesWyoming County: 50.45 inches
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inches, 2015. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Webster County: 60.57 inchesWebster County60.57Randolph County: 57.74 inchesRandolph County57.74Pocahontas County: 55.89 inchesPocahontas County55.89Nicholas County: 55.28 inchesNicholas County55.28Tucker County: 54.03 inchesTucker County54.03Braxton County: 52.69 inchesBraxton County52.69Upshur County: 52.14 inchesUpshur County52.14Mingo County: 52.13 inchesMingo County52.13Wayne County: 50.97 inchesWayne County50.97Logan County: 50.93 inchesLogan County50.93Greenbrier County: 50.89 inchesGreenbrier County50.89Clay County: 50.77 inchesClay County50.77Raleigh County: 50.73 inchesRaleigh County50.73Wyoming County: 50.45 inchesWyoming County50.45Roane County: 50.27 inchesRoane County50.27Fayette County: 50.14 inchesFayette County50.14Calhoun County: 50 inchesCalhoun County50Boone County: 49.83 inchesBoone County49.83Lewis County: 49.75 inchesLewis County49.75Gilmer County: 49.49 inchesGilmer County49.49Wirt County: 49.29 inchesWirt County49.29Barbour County: 49.18 inchesBarbour County49.18McDowell County: 48.96 inchesMcDowell County48.96Preston County: 48.86 inchesPreston County48.86Monroe County: 48.61 inchesMonroe County48.61Jackson County: 48.36 inchesJackson County48.36Marshall County: 48.29 inchesMarshall County48.29Lincoln County: 48.18 inchesLincoln County48.18Wetzel County: 48.04 inchesWetzel County48.04Doddridge County: 47.99 inchesDoddridge County47.99Tyler County: 47.76 inchesTyler County47.76Ohio County: 47.67 inchesOhio County47.67Ritchie County: 47.66 inchesRitchie County47.66Kanawha County: 47.56 inchesKanawha County47.56Harrison County: 47.36 inchesHarrison County47.36Pleasants County: 46.58 inchesPleasants County46.58Summers County: 46.55 inchesSummers County46.55Brooke County: 46.22 inchesBrooke County46.22Mason County: 45.78 inchesMason County45.78Pendleton County: 45.76 inchesPendleton County45.76Cabell County: 45.71 inchesCabell County45.71Mercer County: 45.43 inchesMercer County45.43Wood County: 45.16 inchesWood County45.16Taylor County: 44.95 inchesTaylor County44.95Marion County: 44.32 inchesMarion County44.32Monongalia County: 42.96 inchesMonongalia County42.96Putnam County: 42.7 inchesPutnam County42.7Hancock County: 41.74 inchesHancock County41.74Hardy County: 40.59 inchesHardy County40.59Grant County: 40.53 inchesGrant County40.53Morgan County: 39.71 inchesMorgan County39.71Hampshire County: 37.57 inchesHampshire County37.57Mineral County: 36.93 inchesMineral County36.93Jefferson County: 35.52 inchesJefferson County35.52Berkeley County: 34.93 inchesBerkeley County34.93Webster County: 60.57 inchesWebster County60.57Randolph County: 57.74 inchesRandolph County57.74Pocahontas County: 55.89 inchesPocahontas County55.89Nicholas County: 55.28 inchesNicholas County55.28Tucker County: 54.03 inchesTucker County54.03Braxton County: 52.69 inchesBraxton County52.69Upshur County: 52.14 inchesUpshur County52.14Mingo County: 52.13 inchesMingo County52.13Wayne County: 50.97 inchesWayne County50.97Logan County: 50.93 inchesLogan County50.93Greenbrier County: 50.89 inchesGreenbrier County50.89Clay County: 50.77 inchesClay County50.77Raleigh County: 50.73 inchesRaleigh County50.73Wyoming County: 50.45 inchesWyoming County50.45Roane County: 50.27 inchesRoane County50.27Fayette County: 50.14 inchesFayette County50.14Calhoun County: 50 inchesCalhoun County50Boone County: 49.83 inchesBoone County49.83Lewis County: 49.75 inchesLewis County49.75Gilmer County: 49.49 inchesGilmer County49.49Wirt County: 49.29 inchesWirt County49.29Barbour County: 49.18 inchesBarbour County49.18McDowell County: 48.96 inchesMcDowell County48.96Preston County: 48.86 inchesPreston County48.86Monroe County: 48.61 inchesMonroe County48.61Jackson County: 48.36 inchesJackson County48.36Marshall County: 48.29 inchesMarshall County48.29Lincoln County: 48.18 inchesLincoln County48.18Wetzel County: 48.04 inchesWetzel County48.04Doddridge County: 47.99 inchesDoddridge County47.99Tyler County: 47.76 inchesTyler County47.76Ohio County: 47.67 inchesOhio County47.67Ritchie County: 47.66 inchesRitchie County47.66Kanawha County: 47.56 inchesKanawha County47.56Harrison County: 47.36 inchesHarrison County47.36Pleasants County: 46.58 inchesPleasants County46.58Summers County: 46.55 inchesSummers County46.55Brooke County: 46.22 inchesBrooke County46.22Mason County: 45.78 inchesMason County45.78Pendleton County: 45.76 inchesPendleton County45.76Cabell County: 45.71 inchesCabell County45.71Mercer County: 45.43 inchesMercer County45.43Wood County: 45.16 inchesWood County45.16Taylor County: 44.95 inchesTaylor County44.95Marion County: 44.32 inchesMarion County44.32Monongalia County: 42.96 inchesMonongalia County42.96Putnam County: 42.7 inchesPutnam County42.7Hancock County: 41.74 inchesHancock County41.74Hardy County: 40.59 inchesHardy County40.59Grant County: 40.53 inchesGrant County40.53Morgan County: 39.71 inchesMorgan County39.71Hampshire County: 37.57 inchesHampshire County37.57Mineral County: 36.93 inchesMineral County36.93Jefferson County: 35.52 inchesJefferson County35.52Berkeley County: 34.93 inchesBerkeley County34.93
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
inches
Change on 2014
1Webster County60.57+23.7%
2Randolph County57.74+21.1%
3Pocahontas County55.89+30.1%
4Nicholas County55.28+29.3%
5Tucker County54.03+8.1%
6Braxton County52.69+22.8%
7Upshur County52.14+9.7%
8Mingo County52.13+5.8%
9Wayne County50.97+5.8%
10Logan County50.93+2.6%
11Greenbrier County50.89+22.6%
12Clay County50.77+21.9%
13Raleigh County50.73+19.1%
14Wyoming County50.45+13.1%
15Roane County50.27+18.7%
16Fayette County50.14+18.4%
17Calhoun County50+13.2%
18Boone County49.83+4.8%
19Lewis County49.75+10.7%
20Gilmer County49.49+11%
21Wirt County49.29+13.8%
22Barbour County49.18+10%
23McDowell County48.96+12.6%
24Preston County48.86-2.8%
25Monroe County48.61+26%
26Jackson County48.36+14.9%
27Marshall County48.29+22.5%
28Lincoln County48.18+4.4%
29Wetzel County48.04+19.4%
30Doddridge County47.99+9.7%
31Tyler County47.76+16%
32Ohio County47.67+27.3%
33Ritchie County47.66+7%
34Kanawha County47.56+6.3%
35Harrison County47.36+16.7%
36Pleasants County46.58+11.7%
37Summers County46.55+22.5%
38Brooke County46.22+20.9%
39Mason County45.78+12.4%
40Pendleton County45.76+21.7%
41Cabell County45.71+6.3%
42Mercer County45.43+14.4%
43Wood County45.16+15.3%
44Taylor County44.95+6%
45Marion County44.32+9.1%
46Monongalia County42.96-0.2%
47Putnam County42.7+7.5%
48Hancock County41.74+8.4%
49Hardy County40.59+8.1%
50Grant County40.53+9.2%
51Morgan County39.71+1%
52Hampshire County37.57+8%
53Mineral County36.93+13.4%
54Jefferson County35.52-11.6%
55Berkeley County34.93-9.1%

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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 West Virginia by annual precipitation, 2015) [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 West Virginia by annual precipitation, 2015. 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/west-virginia-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in West Virginia by annual precipitation, 2015}},
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