Grayson County received more precipitation in 2024 than any other Kentucky county.
According to the Kentucky Mesonet at Western Kentucky University, Grayson County led the state in precipitation with 64.37 inches during 2024, nearly two inches more than second place Harlan County’s 62.49 inches.
The rainiest month in Grayson County in 2024 was May, as the county received 12.94 inches of rainfall. October was the driest month of the year, as the county received only .31 inch of rain.
Counties that received the third through tenth most inches of precipitation last year were Ballard (61.49), Calloway (61.44), Fulton (60.6), Ohio (60.6), Muhlenberg (60.4), McLean (59.62), Webster (59.55), and Metcalfe (58.42).
Of the 117 Kentucky counties with complete 12-month precipitation reports, Harrison County reported the fewest inches of precipitation in the state with 40.29 inches.
Shelby, Breathitt and Green counties did not record complete, month-to-month precipitation results.
About Kentucky Mesonet
The Kentucky Mesonet, a division of the Kentucky Climate Center, is a statewide monitoring weather and climate monitoring infrastructure with an operations center housed at Western Kentucky University’s Innovation Campus. It is based upon a network of automated stations that monitor near-surface environmental conditions in the domain from 10 meters above the surface to one meter below the surface.
The Kentucky Mesonet is recognized as the official source of climatological observations for the commonwealth of Kentucky, as designated by Senate Joint Resolution No. 228 that was signed by Gov. Ernie Fletcher on April 5, 2006.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
