Counties in Wisconsin by annual precipitation

Dunn County had the highest annual precipitation of 72 counties in 2014, at 42.35 inches. Ozaukee County had the lowest, at 29.98 inches. The median was 36 inches and the figure for Wisconsin was 37.08 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest42.35Dunn County
Lowest29.98Ozaukee County
Median3672 counties
Wisconsin37.08History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 35.31 inchesAshland County: 40.64 inchesBarron County: 42.06 inchesBayfield County: 37.82 inchesBrown County: 35.28 inchesBuffalo County: 37.07 inchesBurnett County: 38.5 inchesCalumet County: 37.79 inchesChippewa County: 40.99 inchesClark County: 37.99 inchesColumbia County: 33.94 inchesCrawford County: 35.25 inchesDane County: 35.16 inchesDodge County: 34.96 inchesDoor County: 35.59 inchesDouglas County: 36.7 inchesDunn County: 42.35 inchesEau Claire County: 41.22 inchesFlorence County: 32.08 inchesFond du Lac County: 36.1 inchesForest County: 35.99 inchesGrant County: 33.03 inchesGreen County: 36.17 inchesGreen Lake County: 33.06 inchesIowa County: 34.31 inchesIron County: 41.03 inchesJackson County: 38.45 inchesJefferson County: 32.13 inchesJuneau County: 36.01 inchesKenosha County: 33.61 inchesKewaunee County: 36.12 inchesLa Crosse County: 39.57 inchesLafayette County: 35.81 inchesLanglade County: 36.61 inchesLincoln County: 39.42 inchesManitowoc County: 35.03 inchesMarathon County: 38.19 inchesMarinette County: 33.31 inchesMarquette County: 32.66 inchesMenominee County: 35.89 inchesMilwaukee County: 32.01 inchesMonroe County: 37.88 inchesOconto County: 35.24 inchesOneida County: 41.28 inchesOutagamie County: 35.95 inchesOzaukee County: 29.98 inchesPepin County: 35.84 inchesPierce County: 38.58 inchesPolk County: 39.44 inchesPortage County: 37.16 inchesPrice County: 39.77 inchesRacine County: 33.17 inchesRichland County: 33.55 inchesRock County: 34.19 inchesRusk County: 40.57 inchesSt. Croix County: 41.68 inchesSauk County: 35.57 inchesSawyer County: 40.45 inchesShawano County: 35.33 inchesSheboygan County: 32.85 inchesTaylor County: 38.89 inchesTrempealeau County: 39.53 inchesVernon County: 35.74 inchesVilas County: 38.68 inchesWalworth County: 34.77 inchesWashburn County: 41.71 inchesWashington County: 31.44 inchesWaukesha County: 31.86 inchesWaupaca County: 34.9 inchesWaushara County: 34.51 inchesWinnebago County: 37.35 inchesWood County: 38.86 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

Dunn County: 42.35 inchesDunn County42.35Barron County: 42.06 inchesBarron County42.06Washburn County: 41.71 inchesWashburn County41.71St. Croix County: 41.68 inchesSt. Croix County41.68Oneida County: 41.28 inchesOneida County41.28Eau Claire County: 41.22 inchesEau Claire County41.22Iron County: 41.03 inchesIron County41.03Chippewa County: 40.99 inchesChippewa County40.99Ashland County: 40.64 inchesAshland County40.64Rusk County: 40.57 inchesRusk County40.57Sawyer County: 40.45 inchesSawyer County40.45Price County: 39.77 inchesPrice County39.77La Crosse County: 39.57 inchesLa Crosse County39.57Trempealeau County: 39.53 inchesTrempealeau County39.53Polk County: 39.44 inchesPolk County39.44Lincoln County: 39.42 inchesLincoln County39.42Taylor County: 38.89 inchesTaylor County38.89Wood County: 38.86 inchesWood County38.86Vilas County: 38.68 inchesVilas County38.68Pierce County: 38.58 inchesPierce County38.58Burnett County: 38.5 inchesBurnett County38.5Jackson County: 38.45 inchesJackson County38.45Marathon County: 38.19 inchesMarathon County38.19Clark County: 37.99 inchesClark County37.99Monroe County: 37.88 inchesMonroe County37.88Bayfield County: 37.82 inchesBayfield County37.82Calumet County: 37.79 inchesCalumet County37.79Winnebago County: 37.35 inchesWinnebago County37.35Portage County: 37.16 inchesPortage County37.16Buffalo County: 37.07 inchesBuffalo County37.07Douglas County: 36.7 inchesDouglas County36.7Langlade County: 36.61 inchesLanglade County36.61Green County: 36.17 inchesGreen County36.17Kewaunee County: 36.12 inchesKewaunee County36.12Fond du Lac County: 36.1 inchesFond du Lac County36.1Juneau County: 36.01 inchesJuneau County36.01Forest County: 35.99 inchesForest County35.99Outagamie County: 35.95 inchesOutagamie County35.95Menominee County: 35.89 inchesMenominee County35.89Pepin County: 35.84 inchesPepin County35.84Dunn County: 42.35 inchesDunn County42.35Barron County: 42.06 inchesBarron County42.06Washburn County: 41.71 inchesWashburn County41.71St. Croix County: 41.68 inchesSt. Croix County41.68Oneida County: 41.28 inchesOneida County41.28Eau Claire County: 41.22 inchesEau Claire County41.22Iron County: 41.03 inchesIron County41.03Chippewa County: 40.99 inchesChippewa County40.99Ashland County: 40.64 inchesAshland County40.64Rusk County: 40.57 inchesRusk County40.57Sawyer County: 40.45 inchesSawyer County40.45Price County: 39.77 inchesPrice County39.77La Crosse County: 39.57 inchesLa Crosse County39.57Trempealeau County: 39.53 inchesTrempealeau County39.53Polk County: 39.44 inchesPolk County39.44Lincoln County: 39.42 inchesLincoln County39.42Taylor County: 38.89 inchesTaylor County38.89Wood County: 38.86 inchesWood County38.86Vilas County: 38.68 inchesVilas County38.68Pierce County: 38.58 inchesPierce County38.58Burnett County: 38.5 inchesBurnett County38.5Jackson County: 38.45 inchesJackson County38.45Marathon County: 38.19 inchesMarathon County38.19Clark County: 37.99 inchesClark County37.99Monroe County: 37.88 inchesMonroe County37.88Bayfield County: 37.82 inchesBayfield County37.82Calumet County: 37.79 inchesCalumet County37.79Winnebago County: 37.35 inchesWinnebago County37.35Portage County: 37.16 inchesPortage County37.16Buffalo County: 37.07 inchesBuffalo County37.07Douglas County: 36.7 inchesDouglas County36.7Langlade County: 36.61 inchesLanglade County36.61Green County: 36.17 inchesGreen County36.17Kewaunee County: 36.12 inchesKewaunee County36.12Fond du Lac County: 36.1 inchesFond du Lac County36.1Juneau County: 36.01 inchesJuneau County36.01Forest County: 35.99 inchesForest County35.99Outagamie County: 35.95 inchesOutagamie County35.95Menominee County: 35.89 inchesMenominee County35.89Pepin County: 35.84 inchesPepin County35.84
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
1Dunn County42.35+30%
2Barron County42.06+34.1%
3Washburn County41.71+28.9%
4St. Croix County41.68+35.2%
5Oneida County41.28+8.2%
6Eau Claire County41.22+15.7%
7Iron County41.03-12.4%
8Chippewa County40.99+18.8%
9Ashland County40.64-6.9%
10Rusk County40.57+12.6%
11Sawyer County40.45+10.2%
12Price County39.77+1.5%
13La Crosse County39.57+3.3%
14Trempealeau County39.53+8.1%
15Polk County39.44+26.1%
16Lincoln County39.42+6.8%
17Taylor County38.89+2.3%
18Wood County38.86+10.8%
19Vilas County38.68+0.7%
20Pierce County38.58+19.2%
21Burnett County38.5+29.8%
22Jackson County38.45+6.3%
23Marathon County38.19+3%
24Clark County37.99+4.6%
25Monroe County37.88+3.3%
26Bayfield County37.82-3.9%
27Calumet County37.79+6.6%
28Winnebago County37.35+8.3%
29Portage County37.16+15.8%
30Buffalo County37.07+2.9%
31Douglas County36.7+11.1%
32Langlade County36.61+2.3%
33Green County36.17-10%
34Kewaunee County36.12+5.9%
35Fond du Lac County36.1+0.1%
36Juneau County36.01+1.2%
37Forest County35.99+0.6%
38Outagamie County35.95+5.5%
39Menominee County35.89-0.1%
40Pepin County35.84+10%
41Lafayette County35.81-5.2%
42Vernon County35.74-15.8%
43Door County35.59-0.1%
44Sauk County35.57-6%
45Shawano County35.33+3.8%
46Adams County35.31+2.9%
47Brown County35.28-0.6%
48Crawford County35.25-21.6%
49Oconto County35.24-0.2%
50Dane County35.16-18.3%
51Manitowoc County35.03+1%
52Dodge County34.96-10.9%
53Waupaca County34.9+16.9%
54Walworth County34.77-17.6%
55Waushara County34.51+12.1%
56Iowa County34.31-11%
57Rock County34.19-19.3%
58Columbia County33.94-10.8%
59Kenosha County33.61-13.7%
60Richland County33.55-15.3%
61Marinette County33.31+3.5%
62Racine County33.17-15.2%
63Green Lake County33.06-3.7%
64Grant County33.03-17.3%
65Sheboygan County32.85-2.6%
66Marquette County32.66-5.7%
67Jefferson County32.13-23.9%
68Florence County32.08+4.6%
69Milwaukee County32.01-18.9%
70Waukesha County31.86-24.8%
71Washington County31.44-13.9%
72Ozaukee County29.98-13.7%

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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.

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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Wisconsin by annual precipitation, 2014}},
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Dunn County, with 42.35 inches in 2014, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Ozaukee County, with 29.98 inches in 2014.

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