NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
County Mapping
County Precipitation
March 1899
0"0.01"0.5"1"2"3"5"7"9"
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
Precip
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Rank:
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*Signifies a tie
**Insufficient variability in the data record renders rank insignificant
County
|
Value | Anomaly | Rank 131 Years | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 6.98in | 2.94in | 121 | 4.04in |
| Alexander County | 10.79in | 6.37in | 131 | 4.42in |
| Alleghany County | 11.80in | 7.13in | 131 | 4.67in |
| Anson County | 5.40in | 1.38in | 107 | 4.02in |
| Ashe County | 11.53in | 6.90in | 131 | 4.63in |
| Avery County | 13.03in | 7.88in | 131 | 5.15in |
| Beaufort County | 5.14in | 1.25in | 112 | 3.89in |
| Bertie County | 5.60in | 1.68in | 116 | 3.92in |
| Bladen County | 3.58in | -0.29in | 63 | 3.87in |
| Brunswick County | 2.26in | -1.68in | 22 | 3.94in |
| Buncombe County | 11.02in | 6.33in | 131 | 4.69in |
| Burke County | 11.39in | 6.63in | 131 | 4.76in |
| Cabarrus County | 7.34in | 3.06in | 123 | 4.28in |
| Caldwell County | 12.22in | 7.44in | 131 | 4.78in |
| Camden County | 4.96in | 1.11in | 105 | 3.85in |
| Carteret County | 3.94in | -0.04in | 78 | 3.98in |
| Caswell County | 6.79in | 2.86in | 122 | 3.93in |
| Catawba County | 10.15in | 5.61in | 131 | 4.54in |
| Chatham County | 6.46in | 2.46in | 120 | 4.00in |
| Cherokee County | 12.85in | 6.48in | 129 | 6.37in |
| Chowan County | 5.33in | 1.37in | 108 | 3.96in |
| Clay County | 12.17in | 5.66in | 128 | 6.51in |
| Cleveland County | 8.36in | 3.59in | 125 | 4.77in |
| Columbus County | 2.66in | -1.28in | 30 | 3.94in |
| Craven County | 4.92in | 0.99in | 101 | 3.93in |
| Cumberland County | 5.21in | 1.37in | 106 | 3.84in |
| Currituck County | 4.70in | 0.90in | 101 | 3.80in |
| Dare County | 3.76in | -0.08in | 72 | 3.84in |
| Davidson County | 8.33in | 4.14in | 128 | 4.19in |
| Davie County | 9.17in | 4.90in | 130 | 4.27in |
| Duplin County | 4.50in | 0.51in | 93 | 3.99in |
| Durham County | 7.31in | 3.36in | 126 | 3.95in |
| Edgecombe County | 6.07in | 2.13in | 122 | 3.94in |
| Forsyth County | 8.60in | 4.49in | 129 | 4.11in |
| Franklin County | 6.22in | 2.19in | 120 | 4.03in |
| Gaston County | 7.48in | 2.84in | 121 | 4.64in |
| Gates County | 5.46in | 1.53in | 114 | 3.93in |
| Graham County | 13.39in | 6.80in | 128 | 6.59in |
| Granville County | 6.59in | 2.60in | 119 | 3.99in |
| Greene County | 5.76in | 1.83in | 116 | 3.93in |
| Guilford County | 7.43in | 3.41in | 124 | 4.02in |
| Halifax County | 6.14in | 2.27in | 121 | 3.87in |
| Harnett County | 5.88in | 1.97in | 114 | 3.91in |
| Haywood County | 13.03in | 7.60in | 131 | 5.43in |
| Henderson County | 10.76in | 5.10in | 129 | 5.66in |
| Hertford County | 5.68in | 1.74in | 116 | 3.94in |
| Hoke County | 5.66in | 1.81in | 115 | 3.85in |
| Hyde County | 4.03in | 0.06in | 76 | 3.97in |
| Iredell County | 9.54in | 5.11in | 130 | 4.43in |
| Jackson County | 13.14in | 6.65in | 130 | 6.49in |
| Johnston County | 6.02in | 2.10in | 117 | 3.93in |
| Jones County | 4.84in | 0.86in | 101 | 3.98in |
| Lee County | 5.97in | 2.02in | 115 | 3.95in |
| Lenoir County | 5.25in | 1.29in | 107 | 3.96in |
| Lincoln County | 9.19in | 4.59in | 129 | 4.60in |
| McDowell County | 12.43in | 7.21in | 131 | 5.22in |
| Macon County | 12.30in | 5.65in | 128 | 6.65in |
| Madison County | 11.35in | 6.96in | 131 | 4.39in |
| Martin County | 5.70in | 1.80in | 120 | 3.90in |
| Mecklenburg County | 6.72in | 2.37in | 117 | 4.35in |
| Mitchell County | 11.89in | 7.17in | 131 | 4.72in |
| Montgomery County | 6.66in | 2.55in | 120 | 4.11in |
| Moore County | 6.33in | 2.31in | 120 | 4.02in |
| Nash County | 6.18in | 2.22in | 122 | 3.96in |
| New Hanover County | 2.70in | -1.29in | 34 | 3.99in |
| Northampton County | 5.99in | 2.12in | 120 | 3.87in |
| Onslow County | 4.23in | 0.21in | 83 | 4.02in |
| Orange County | 7.24in | 3.23in | 126 | 4.01in |
| Pamlico County | 4.50in | 0.61in | 93 | 3.89in |
| Pasquotank County | 5.03in | 1.15in | 105 | 3.88in |
| Pender County | 3.42in | -0.56in | 54 | 3.98in |
| Perquimans County | 5.19in | 1.26in | 106 | 3.93in |
| Person County | 6.50in | 2.64in | 120 | 3.86in |
| Pitt County | 5.81in | 1.93in | 119 | 3.88in |
| Polk County | 10.05in | 4.50in | 127 | 5.55in |
| Randolph County | 7.29in | 3.17in | 125 | 4.12in |
| Richmond County | 5.56in | 1.57in | 109 | 3.99in |
| Robeson County | 4.12in | 0.35in | 88 | 3.77in |
| Rockingham County | 7.42in | 3.40in | 124 | 4.02in |
| Rowan County | 8.34in | 4.03in | 128 | 4.31in |
| Rutherford County | 9.74in | 4.75in | 129 | 4.99in |
| Sampson County | 4.71in | 0.83in | 99 | 3.88in |
| Scotland County | 5.04in | 1.21in | 105 | 3.83in |
| Stanly County | 6.88in | 2.69in | 119 | 4.19in |
| Stokes County | 8.76in | 4.58in | 128 | 4.18in |
| Surry County | 10.15in | 5.83in | 131 | 4.32in |
| Swain County | 14.03in | 7.64in | 130 | 6.39in |
| Transylvania County | 12.99in | 6.10in | 123 | 6.89in |
| Tyrrell County | 4.45in | 0.53in | 89 | 3.92in |
| Union County | 5.36in | 1.29in | 108 | 4.07in |
| Vance County | 6.45in | 2.46in | 119 | 3.99in |
| Wake County | 6.42in | 2.49in | 123 | 3.93in |
| Warren County | 6.31in | 2.42in | 120 | 3.89in |
| Washington County | 5.15in | 1.20in | 110 | 3.95in |
| Watauga County | 12.51in | 7.58in | 131 | 4.93in |
| Wayne County | 5.55in | 1.62in | 110 | 3.93in |
| Wilkes County | 11.53in | 6.98in | 131 | 4.55in |
| Wilson County | 6.07in | 2.13in | 117 | 3.94in |
| Yadkin County | 9.62in | 5.40in | 130 | 4.22in |
| Yancey County | 12.29in | 7.43in | 131 | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published July 2025, retrieved on July 23, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
