Counties in Wisconsin by annual precipitation

Green County had the highest annual precipitation of 72 counties in 2022, at 39.8 inches. Pierce County had the lowest, at 26.66 inches. The median was 32.59 inches and the figure for Wisconsin was 32.28 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest39.8Green County
Lowest26.66Pierce County
Median32.5972 counties
Wisconsin32.28History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 33.06 inchesAshland County: 31.59 inchesBarron County: 28.52 inchesBayfield County: 29.09 inchesBrown County: 34.31 inchesBuffalo County: 30.65 inchesBurnett County: 29.68 inchesCalumet County: 33.56 inchesChippewa County: 31.33 inchesClark County: 29.32 inchesColumbia County: 34.27 inchesCrawford County: 34.33 inchesDane County: 35.51 inchesDodge County: 36.12 inchesDoor County: 33.37 inchesDouglas County: 27.62 inchesDunn County: 29.4 inchesEau Claire County: 30.78 inchesFlorence County: 30.44 inchesFond du Lac County: 32.51 inchesForest County: 32.46 inchesGrant County: 33.82 inchesGreen County: 39.8 inchesGreen Lake County: 33.29 inchesIowa County: 33.51 inchesIron County: 36.2 inchesJackson County: 31.32 inchesJefferson County: 36.37 inchesJuneau County: 35.21 inchesKenosha County: 31.67 inchesKewaunee County: 33.32 inchesLa Crosse County: 33.35 inchesLafayette County: 37.5 inchesLanglade County: 30.71 inchesLincoln County: 31.13 inchesManitowoc County: 32.1 inchesMarathon County: 32.08 inchesMarinette County: 32.2 inchesMarquette County: 32.2 inchesMenominee County: 31.28 inchesMilwaukee County: 34.29 inchesMonroe County: 34.36 inchesOconto County: 33.44 inchesOneida County: 33.11 inchesOutagamie County: 34.67 inchesOzaukee County: 32.31 inchesPepin County: 28.05 inchesPierce County: 26.66 inchesPolk County: 28.8 inchesPortage County: 33.51 inchesPrice County: 29.29 inchesRacine County: 31.99 inchesRichland County: 32.85 inchesRock County: 36.15 inchesRusk County: 28.64 inchesSt. Croix County: 27.72 inchesSauk County: 33.4 inchesSawyer County: 28.91 inchesShawano County: 32.06 inchesSheboygan County: 30.72 inchesTaylor County: 33 inchesTrempealeau County: 32.4 inchesVernon County: 34.2 inchesVilas County: 35.8 inchesWalworth County: 34.81 inchesWashburn County: 28.95 inchesWashington County: 35.74 inchesWaukesha County: 37.65 inchesWaupaca County: 34.18 inchesWaushara County: 31.45 inchesWinnebago County: 33.76 inchesWood County: 32.67 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

Green County: 39.8 inchesGreen County39.8Waukesha County: 37.65 inchesWaukesha County37.65Lafayette County: 37.5 inchesLafayette County37.5Jefferson County: 36.37 inchesJefferson County36.37Iron County: 36.2 inchesIron County36.2Rock County: 36.15 inchesRock County36.15Dodge County: 36.12 inchesDodge County36.12Vilas County: 35.8 inchesVilas County35.8Washington County: 35.74 inchesWashington County35.74Dane County: 35.51 inchesDane County35.51Juneau County: 35.21 inchesJuneau County35.21Walworth County: 34.81 inchesWalworth County34.81Outagamie County: 34.67 inchesOutagamie County34.67Monroe County: 34.36 inchesMonroe County34.36Crawford County: 34.33 inchesCrawford County34.33Brown County: 34.31 inchesBrown County34.31Milwaukee County: 34.29 inchesMilwaukee County34.29Columbia County: 34.27 inchesColumbia County34.27Vernon County: 34.2 inchesVernon County34.2Waupaca County: 34.18 inchesWaupaca County34.18Grant County: 33.82 inchesGrant County33.82Winnebago County: 33.76 inchesWinnebago County33.76Calumet County: 33.56 inchesCalumet County33.56Iowa County: 33.51 inchesIowa County33.51Portage County: 33.51 inchesPortage County33.51Oconto County: 33.44 inchesOconto County33.44Sauk County: 33.4 inchesSauk County33.4Door County: 33.37 inchesDoor County33.37La Crosse County: 33.35 inchesLa Crosse County33.35Kewaunee County: 33.32 inchesKewaunee County33.32Green Lake County: 33.29 inchesGreen Lake County33.29Oneida County: 33.11 inchesOneida County33.11Adams County: 33.06 inchesAdams County33.06Taylor County: 33 inchesTaylor County33Richland County: 32.85 inchesRichland County32.85Wood County: 32.67 inchesWood County32.67Fond du Lac County: 32.51 inchesFond du Lac County32.51Forest County: 32.46 inchesForest County32.46Trempealeau County: 32.4 inchesTrempealeau County32.4Ozaukee County: 32.31 inchesOzaukee County32.31Green County: 39.8 inchesGreen County39.8Waukesha County: 37.65 inchesWaukesha County37.65Lafayette County: 37.5 inchesLafayette County37.5Jefferson County: 36.37 inchesJefferson County36.37Iron County: 36.2 inchesIron County36.2Rock County: 36.15 inchesRock County36.15Dodge County: 36.12 inchesDodge County36.12Vilas County: 35.8 inchesVilas County35.8Washington County: 35.74 inchesWashington County35.74Dane County: 35.51 inchesDane County35.51Juneau County: 35.21 inchesJuneau County35.21Walworth County: 34.81 inchesWalworth County34.81Outagamie County: 34.67 inchesOutagamie County34.67Monroe County: 34.36 inchesMonroe County34.36Crawford County: 34.33 inchesCrawford County34.33Brown County: 34.31 inchesBrown County34.31Milwaukee County: 34.29 inchesMilwaukee County34.29Columbia County: 34.27 inchesColumbia County34.27Vernon County: 34.2 inchesVernon County34.2Waupaca County: 34.18 inchesWaupaca County34.18Grant County: 33.82 inchesGrant County33.82Winnebago County: 33.76 inchesWinnebago County33.76Calumet County: 33.56 inchesCalumet County33.56Iowa County: 33.51 inchesIowa County33.51Portage County: 33.51 inchesPortage County33.51Oconto County: 33.44 inchesOconto County33.44Sauk County: 33.4 inchesSauk County33.4Door County: 33.37 inchesDoor County33.37La Crosse County: 33.35 inchesLa Crosse County33.35Kewaunee County: 33.32 inchesKewaunee County33.32Green Lake County: 33.29 inchesGreen Lake County33.29Oneida County: 33.11 inchesOneida County33.11Adams County: 33.06 inchesAdams County33.06Taylor County: 33 inchesTaylor County33Richland County: 32.85 inchesRichland County32.85Wood County: 32.67 inchesWood County32.67Fond du Lac County: 32.51 inchesFond du Lac County32.51Forest County: 32.46 inchesForest County32.46Trempealeau County: 32.4 inchesTrempealeau County32.4Ozaukee County: 32.31 inchesOzaukee County32.31
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
1Green County39.8+53.5%
2Waukesha County37.65+43.4%
3Lafayette County37.5+44.3%
4Jefferson County36.37+40.5%
5Iron County36.2+26.7%
6Rock County36.15+40.1%
7Dodge County36.12+35.5%
8Vilas County35.8+16.9%
9Washington County35.74+31.3%
10Dane County35.51+35.3%
11Juneau County35.21+10.9%
12Walworth County34.81+39.7%
13Outagamie County34.67+3.6%
14Monroe County34.36+3.5%
15Crawford County34.33+15.5%
16Brown County34.31+5.5%
17Milwaukee County34.29+38.5%
18Columbia County34.27+37%
19Vernon County34.2+6.5%
20Waupaca County34.18-1.8%
21Grant County33.82+23.6%
22Winnebago County33.76+1%
23Calumet County33.56-0.4%
24Iowa County33.51+37.4%
24Portage County33.51-8.2%
26Oconto County33.44+10.1%
27Sauk County33.4+26.7%
28Door County33.37+15.3%
29La Crosse County33.35-9.8%
30Kewaunee County33.32+5.4%
31Green Lake County33.29+15.9%
32Oneida County33.11+3.3%
33Adams County33.06+8.4%
34Taylor County33-0.1%
35Richland County32.85+17.6%
36Wood County32.67-11.8%
37Fond du Lac County32.51+11.1%
38Forest County32.46+7.8%
39Trempealeau County32.4-2.2%
40Ozaukee County32.31+20.6%
41Marinette County32.2+19.2%
41Marquette County32.2+16.4%
43Manitowoc County32.1-3.4%
44Marathon County32.08-13.9%
45Shawano County32.06-5.9%
46Racine County31.99+39.4%
47Kenosha County31.67+40.5%
48Ashland County31.59+21.5%
49Waushara County31.45+1.4%
50Chippewa County31.33-2.3%
51Jackson County31.32-10.4%
52Menominee County31.28-3.7%
53Lincoln County31.13-7.6%
54Eau Claire County30.78-5.4%
55Sheboygan County30.72+4.7%
56Langlade County30.71-10.6%
57Buffalo County30.65-0.1%
58Florence County30.44+20.9%
59Burnett County29.68+13%
60Dunn County29.4+2%
61Clark County29.32-14.8%
62Price County29.29+2.3%
63Bayfield County29.09+11.5%
64Washburn County28.95+2.5%
65Sawyer County28.91-0.8%
66Polk County28.8+8.5%
67Rusk County28.64-8.3%
68Barron County28.52-2.6%
69Pepin County28.05-2.7%
70St. Croix County27.72+1.4%
71Douglas County27.62+5.1%
72Pierce County26.66+1.6%

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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.

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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, 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Wisconsin by annual precipitation, 2022}},
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Green County, with 39.8 inches in 2022, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Pierce County, with 26.66 inches in 2022.

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