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County Mapping
County Precipitation
March 1916
0"0.01"0.5"1"2"3"5"7"9"
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
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*Signifies a tie
**Insufficient variability in the data record renders rank insignificant
County
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Value | Anomaly | Rank 131 Years | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 1.74in | -2.30in | 6 | 4.04in |
| Alexander County | 1.84in | -2.58in | 10 | 4.42in |
| Alleghany County | 1.83in | -2.84in | 11 | 4.67in |
| Anson County | 2.06in | -1.96in | 15 | 4.02in |
| Ashe County | 2.63in | -2.00in | 19 | 4.63in |
| Avery County | 3.97in | -1.18in | 42 | 5.15in |
| Beaufort County | 2.56in | -1.33in | 21 | 3.89in |
| Bertie County | 2.60in | -1.32in | 21 | 3.92in |
| Bladen County | 3.39in | -0.48in | 60 | 3.87in |
| Brunswick County | 3.29in | -0.65in | 55 | 3.94in |
| Buncombe County | 2.28in | -2.41in | 10 | 4.69in |
| Burke County | 2.15in | -2.61in | 13 | 4.76in |
| Cabarrus County | 1.85in | -2.43in | 8 | 4.28in |
| Caldwell County | 2.57in | -2.21in | 17 | 4.78in |
| Camden County | 2.43in | -1.42in | 25 | 3.85in |
| Carteret County | 2.92in | -1.06in | 36 | 3.98in |
| Caswell County | 1.51in | -2.42in | 4 | 3.93in |
| Catawba County | 1.70in | -2.84in | 9 | 4.54in |
| Chatham County | 1.97in | -2.03in | 9 | 4.00in |
| Cherokee County | 2.73in | -3.64in | 7 | 6.37in |
| Chowan County | 2.61in | -1.35in | 28 | 3.96in |
| Clay County | 2.82in | -3.69in | 7 | 6.51in |
| Cleveland County | 1.55in | -3.22in | 6 | 4.77in |
| Columbus County | 3.24in | -0.70in | 57 | 3.94in |
| Craven County | 2.92in | -1.01in | 33 | 3.93in |
| Cumberland County | 2.40in | -1.44in | 23 | 3.84in |
| Currituck County | 2.42in | -1.38in | 24 | 3.80in |
| Dare County | 2.60in | -1.24in | 31 | 3.84in |
| Davidson County | 1.80in | -2.39in | 6 | 4.19in |
| Davie County | 1.73in | -2.54in | 7 | 4.27in |
| Duplin County | 3.24in | -0.75in | 50 | 3.99in |
| Durham County | 1.80in | -2.15in | 7 | 3.95in |
| Edgecombe County | 2.79in | -1.15in | 27 | 3.94in |
| Forsyth County | 1.62in | -2.49in | 6 | 4.11in |
| Franklin County | 2.11in | -1.92in | 8 | 4.03in |
| Gaston County | 1.64in | -3.00in | 5 | 4.64in |
| Gates County | 2.39in | -1.54in | 17 | 3.93in |
| Graham County | 2.94in | -3.65in | 9 | 6.59in |
| Granville County | 1.79in | -2.20in | 8 | 3.99in |
| Greene County | 2.76in | -1.17in | 30 | 3.93in |
| Guilford County | 1.76in | -2.26in | 4 | 4.02in |
| Halifax County | 2.29in | -1.58in | 13 | 3.87in |
| Harnett County | 2.07in | -1.84in | 15 | 3.91in |
| Haywood County | 2.82in | -2.61in | 12 | 5.43in |
| Henderson County | 2.14in | -3.52in | 7 | 5.66in |
| Hertford County | 2.42in | -1.52in | 14 | 3.94in |
| Hoke County | 2.52in | -1.33in | 25 | 3.85in |
| Hyde County | 2.43in | -1.54in | 14 | 3.97in |
| Iredell County | 1.83in | -2.60in | 8 | 4.43in |
| Jackson County | 2.71in | -3.78in | 7 | 6.49in |
| Johnston County | 2.29in | -1.64in | 13 | 3.93in |
| Jones County | 3.15in | -0.83in | 44 | 3.98in |
| Lee County | 2.11in | -1.84in | 20 | 3.95in |
| Lenoir County | 2.89in | -1.07in | 40 | 3.96in |
| Lincoln County | 1.67in | -2.93in | 7 | 4.60in |
| McDowell County | 2.38in | -2.84in | 11 | 5.22in |
| Macon County | 2.74in | -3.91in | 7 | 6.65in |
| Madison County | 2.96in | -1.43in | 25 | 4.39in |
| Martin County | 2.69in | -1.21in | 27 | 3.90in |
| Mecklenburg County | 1.75in | -2.60in | 7 | 4.35in |
| Mitchell County | 3.46in | -1.26in | 32 | 4.72in |
| Montgomery County | 2.05in | -2.06in | 13 | 4.11in |
| Moore County | 2.22in | -1.80in | 20 | 4.02in |
| Nash County | 2.39in | -1.57in | 16 | 3.96in |
| New Hanover County | 3.43in | -0.56in | 58 | 3.99in |
| Northampton County | 2.21in | -1.66in | 11 | 3.87in |
| Onslow County | 3.47in | -0.55in | 55 | 4.02in |
| Orange County | 1.74in | -2.27in | 6 | 4.01in |
| Pamlico County | 2.65in | -1.24in | 25 | 3.89in |
| Pasquotank County | 2.50in | -1.38in | 27 | 3.88in |
| Pender County | 3.44in | -0.54in | 56 | 3.98in |
| Perquimans County | 2.57in | -1.36in | 26 | 3.93in |
| Person County | 1.58in | -2.28in | 6 | 3.86in |
| Pitt County | 2.77in | -1.11in | 30 | 3.88in |
| Polk County | 2.28in | -3.27in | 12 | 5.55in |
| Randolph County | 1.97in | -2.15in | 6 | 4.12in |
| Richmond County | 2.26in | -1.73in | 20 | 3.99in |
| Robeson County | 2.90in | -0.87in | 48 | 3.77in |
| Rockingham County | 1.61in | -2.41in | 6 | 4.02in |
| Rowan County | 1.82in | -2.49in | 10 | 4.31in |
| Rutherford County | 1.82in | -3.17in | 7 | 4.99in |
| Sampson County | 2.76in | -1.12in | 38 | 3.88in |
| Scotland County | 2.46in | -1.37in | 27 | 3.83in |
| Stanly County | 1.92in | -2.27in | 8 | 4.19in |
| Stokes County | 1.47in | -2.71in | 4 | 4.18in |
| Surry County | 1.32in | -3.00in | 3 | 4.32in |
| Swain County | 3.14in | -3.25in | 9 | 6.39in |
| Transylvania County | 2.23in | -4.66in | 5 | 6.89in |
| Tyrrell County | 2.54in | -1.38in | 24 | 3.92in |
| Union County | 1.83in | -2.24in | 12 | 4.07in |
| Vance County | 1.85in | -2.14in | 9 | 3.99in |
| Wake County | 2.08in | -1.85in | 12 | 3.93in |
| Warren County | 2.01in | -1.88in | 9 | 3.89in |
| Washington County | 2.57in | -1.38in | 27 | 3.95in |
| Watauga County | 3.47in | -1.46in | 32 | 4.93in |
| Wayne County | 2.54in | -1.39in | 26 | 3.93in |
| Wilkes County | 2.03in | -2.52in | 13 | 4.55in |
| Wilson County | 2.61in | -1.33in | 22 | 3.94in |
| Yadkin County | 1.53in | -2.69in | 5 | 4.22in |
| Yancey County | 3.08in | -1.78in | 21 | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published August 2025, retrieved on August 26, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
