Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Wettest Counties in Missouri
Total annual precipitation by county, wettest first. Rainfall drives roof and siding wear, basement water, and in much of the country the flood component of the insurance premium. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
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Missouri ranked
| # | County | Annual rainfall | FEMA risk rating | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pemiscot County | 55.3" | Relatively Low | $95,900 |
| 2 | Dunklin County | 53.3" | Relatively Low | $93,800 |
| 3 | Bollinger County | 51.9" | Very Low | $142,400 |
| 4 | Ripley County | 51.7" | Relatively Low | $110,800 |
| 5 | Mississippi County | 51.0" | Relatively Low | $100,300 |
| 6 | Butler County | 50.8" | Relatively Moderate | $138,800 |
| 7 | Stoddard County | 50.8" | Relatively Low | $135,400 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 50.8" | Relatively Low | $113,100 |
| 9 | Cape Girardeau County | 50.5" | Relatively Moderate | $208,300 |
| 10 | Newton County | 50.0" | Relatively Low | $175,300 |
| 11 | Howell County | 49.4" | Relatively Low | $161,000 |
| 12 | New Madrid County | 49.3" | Relatively Low | $105,500 |
| 13 | Carter County | 48.7" | Relatively Low | $147,600 |
| 14 | Reynolds County | 48.7" | Relatively Low | $119,900 |
| 15 | Scott County | 47.9" | Relatively Low | $143,700 |
| 16 | Pulaski County | 47.5" | Relatively Low | $189,700 |
| 17 | Barry County | 47.4" | Relatively Low | $172,900 |
| 18 | Crawford County | 47.4" | Relatively Low | $166,000 |
| 19 | Phelps County | 47.4" | Relatively Low | $194,900 |
| 20 | Shannon County | 47.3" | Relatively Low | $151,000 |
| 21 | Dade County | 47.3" | Very Low | $157,200 |
| 22 | Oregon County | 47.2" | Relatively Low | $117,700 |
| 23 | Dent County | 47.0" | Relatively Low | $149,700 |
| 24 | Texas County | 46.8" | Relatively Low | $123,300 |
| 25 | Stone County | 46.6" | Relatively Low | $236,500 |
| 26 | Douglas County | 46.5" | Very Low | $164,400 |
| 27 | Vernon County | 46.5" | Relatively Low | $136,700 |
| 28 | Polk County | 46.4" | Relatively Low | $189,600 |
| 29 | Madison County | 46.3" | Relatively Low | $155,900 |
| 30 | Perry County | 46.2" | Relatively Low | $189,400 |
| 31 | Laclede County | 45.9" | Relatively Low | $158,000 |
| 32 | Barton County | 45.8" | Relatively Low | $136,000 |
| 33 | Jasper County | 45.8" | Relatively Moderate | $158,500 |
| 34 | Taney County | 45.7" | Relatively Moderate | $203,800 |
| 35 | Webster County | 45.6" | Relatively Low | $219,100 |
| 36 | Washington County | 45.5" | Relatively Low | $118,400 |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 45.5" | Relatively Low | $159,800 |
| 38 | Christian County | 45.3" | Relatively Low | $249,700 |
| 39 | Dallas County | 45.3" | Very Low | $151,200 |
| 40 | Gasconade County | 45.2" | Very Low | $168,900 |
| 41 | Iron County | 45.2" | Relatively Low | $113,000 |
| 42 | St. Francois County | 45.2" | Relatively Low | $155,100 |
| 43 | Franklin County | 45.0" | Relatively Moderate | $214,900 |
| 44 | Morgan County | 44.9" | Relatively Low | $180,400 |
| 45 | Maries County | 44.9" | Very Low | $193,100 |
| 46 | Cedar County | 44.9" | Very Low | $162,500 |
| 47 | Boone County | 44.8" | Relatively Moderate | $254,100 |
| 48 | Greene County | 44.7" | Relatively Moderate | $203,500 |
| 49 | Hickory County | 44.4" | Very Low | $123,200 |
| 50 | Osage County | 44.3" | Very Low | $205,700 |
| 51 | McDonald County | 44.3" | Relatively Low | $134,100 |
| 52 | Wright County | 44.3" | Relatively Low | $152,300 |
| 53 | Callaway County | 44.3" | Relatively Low | $196,200 |
| 54 | St. Louis city | 43.9" | Relatively High | $185,100 |
| 55 | Bates County | 43.6" | Very Low | $154,800 |
| 56 | Jefferson County | 43.6" | Relatively Moderate | $218,800 |
| 57 | Benton County | 43.5" | Relatively Low | $164,700 |
| 58 | Audrain County | 43.5" | Relatively Low | $121,600 |
| 59 | Henry County | 43.3" | Relatively Low | $153,500 |
| 60 | St. Clair County | 43.2" | Very Low | $142,500 |
| 61 | Moniteau County | 43.1" | Very Low | $168,300 |
| 62 | Miller County | 43.0" | Relatively Low | $169,800 |
| 63 | Ste. Genevieve County | 42.8" | Relatively Low | $215,600 |
| 64 | Randolph County | 42.7" | Very Low | $141,900 |
| 65 | Camden County | 42.6" | Relatively Moderate | $270,700 |
| 66 | Cooper County | 42.6" | Very Low | $197,100 |
| 67 | Adair County | 42.5" | Very Low | $159,500 |
| 68 | Johnson County | 42.1" | Relatively Low | $221,400 |
| 69 | Monroe County | 42.1" | Very Low | $147,400 |
| 70 | Shelby County | 42.1" | Very Low | $86,200 |
| 71 | Ray County | 42.1" | Relatively Low | $187,400 |
| 72 | Macon County | 41.9" | Very Low | $127,000 |
| 73 | Putnam County | 41.9" | Very Low | $111,600 |
| 74 | Saline County | 41.8" | Relatively Low | $139,600 |
| 75 | St. Louis County | 41.7" | Relatively High | $260,700 |
| 76 | Ralls County | 41.7" | Very Low | $153,400 |
| 77 | Howard County | 41.5" | Very Low | $145,300 |
| 78 | Montgomery County | 41.5" | Very Low | $171,300 |
| 79 | Warren County | 41.5" | Relatively Low | $241,200 |
| 80 | Lincoln County | 41.3" | Relatively Low | $224,800 |
| 81 | Clay County | 41.2" | Relatively Moderate | $256,400 |
| 82 | Livingston County | 41.2" | Very Low | $138,300 |
| 83 | Ozark County | 41.2" | Very Low | $156,400 |
| 84 | Lafayette County | 40.9" | Relatively Low | $200,300 |
| 85 | Daviess County | 40.8" | Very Low | $149,200 |
| 86 | Pike County | 40.6" | Very Low | $129,400 |
| 87 | Carroll County | 40.1" | Very Low | $110,500 |
| 88 | Grundy County | 40.1" | Very Low | $107,000 |
| 89 | Linn County | 40.1" | Very Low | $117,300 |
| 90 | Sullivan County | 40.1" | Very Low | $103,300 |
| 91 | Chariton County | 40.0" | Very Low | $118,900 |
| 92 | Caldwell County | 39.9" | Very Low | $156,700 |
| 93 | DeKalb County | 39.9" | Very Low | $167,500 |
| 94 | St. Charles County | 39.8" | Relatively Moderate | $296,800 |
| 95 | Cole County | 39.7" | Relatively Low | $214,400 |
| 96 | Lewis County | 39.5" | Very Low | $118,900 |
| 97 | Platte County | 39.3" | Relatively Low | $317,600 |
| 98 | Knox County | 39.3" | Very Low | $97,200 |
| 99 | Schuyler County | 39.3" | Very Low | $118,200 |
| 100 | Clark County | 39.2" | Very Low | $117,600 |
| 101 | Harrison County | 39.1" | Very Low | $107,400 |
| 102 | Clinton County | 39.1" | Relatively Low | $204,300 |
| 103 | Nodaway County | 38.4" | Relatively Low | $165,100 |
| 104 | Cass County | 38.3" | Relatively Low | $269,000 |
| 105 | Jackson County | 38.3" | Relatively High | $213,300 |
| 106 | Mercer County | 38.0" | Very Low | $95,300 |
| 107 | Gentry County | 37.5" | Very Low | $123,000 |
| 108 | Worth County | 37.4" | Very Low | $94,600 |
| 109 | Scotland County | 37.3" | Very Low | $141,100 |
| 110 | Marion County | 36.4" | Relatively Low | $158,100 |
| 111 | Pettis County | 36.2" | Relatively Low | $161,500 |
| 112 | Andrew County | 34.8" | Very Low | $196,200 |
| 113 | Buchanan County | 34.8" | Relatively Low | $156,600 |
| 114 | Atchison County | 34.7" | Very Low | $100,600 |
| 115 | Holt County | 34.7" | Very Low | $122,300 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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