County Mapping
County Precipitation
March 1920
0"0.01"0.5"1"2"3"5"7"9"
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
Precip
Precipitation
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Anomaly:
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Rank:
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Mean:
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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- |
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Alamance County | 4.11in | 0.07in | 77 | 4.04in |
Alexander County | 5.17in | 0.75in | 96 | 4.42in |
Alleghany County | 5.53in | 0.86in | 92 | 4.67in |
Anson County | 4.92in | 0.90in | 97 | 4.02in |
Ashe County | 5.15in | 0.52in | 94 | 4.63in |
Avery County | 6.76in | 1.61in | 106 | 5.15in |
Beaufort County | 5.08in | 1.19in | 106 | 3.89in |
Bertie County | 4.69in | 0.77in | 94 | 3.92in |
Bladen County | 4.34in | 0.47in | 88 | 3.87in |
Brunswick County | 4.19in | 0.25in | 84 | 3.94in |
Buncombe County | 6.54in | 1.85in | 111 | 4.69in |
Burke County | 6.30in | 1.54in | 106 | 4.76in |
Cabarrus County | 5.22in | 0.94in | 96 | 4.28in |
Caldwell County | 6.19in | 1.41in | 106 | 4.78in |
Camden County | 4.16in | 0.31in | 83 | 3.85in |
Carteret County | 5.25in | 1.27in | 107 | 3.98in |
Caswell County | 4.00in | 0.07in | 79 | 3.93in |
Catawba County | 5.58in | 1.04in | 99 | 4.54in |
Chatham County | 3.64in | -0.36in | 65 | 4.00in |
Cherokee County | 7.91in | 1.54in | 99 | 6.37in |
Chowan County | 3.99in | 0.03in | 68 | 3.96in |
Clay County | 8.35in | 1.84in | 102 | 6.51in |
Cleveland County | 6.88in | 2.11in | 115 | 4.77in |
Columbus County | 4.45in | 0.51in | 87 | 3.94in |
Craven County | 5.26in | 1.33in | 106 | 3.93in |
Cumberland County | 4.01in | 0.17in | 85 | 3.84in |
Currituck County | 4.14in | 0.34in | 85 | 3.80in |
Dare County | 4.84in | 1.00in | 102 | 3.84in |
Davidson County | 4.79in | 0.60in | 93 | 4.19in |
Davie County | 4.55in | 0.28in | 83 | 4.27in |
Duplin County | 4.19in | 0.20in | 79 | 3.99in |
Durham County | 3.24in | -0.71in | 53 | 3.95in |
Edgecombe County | 5.65in | 1.71in | 115 | 3.94in |
Forsyth County | 4.25in | 0.14in | 84 | 4.11in |
Franklin County | 4.04in | 0.01in | 73 | 4.03in |
Gaston County | 6.07in | 1.43in | 106 | 4.64in |
Gates County | 4.25in | 0.32in | 86 | 3.93in |
Graham County | 8.63in | 2.04in | 107 | 6.59in |
Granville County | 3.29in | -0.70in | 52 | 3.99in |
Greene County | 5.41in | 1.48in | 106 | 3.93in |
Guilford County | 4.38in | 0.36in | 86 | 4.02in |
Halifax County | 5.01in | 1.14in | 107 | 3.87in |
Harnett County | 3.57in | -0.34in | 55 | 3.91in |
Haywood County | 7.45in | 2.02in | 111 | 5.43in |
Henderson County | 7.56in | 1.90in | 107 | 5.66in |
Hertford County | 4.54in | 0.60in | 96 | 3.94in |
Hoke County | 4.66in | 0.81in | 96 | 3.85in |
Hyde County | 5.01in | 1.04in | 105 | 3.97in |
Iredell County | 4.71in | 0.28in | 85 | 4.43in |
Jackson County | 9.29in | 2.80in | 107 | 6.49in |
Johnston County | 3.96in | 0.04in | 71 | 3.93in |
Jones County | 4.98in | 1.00in | 104 | 3.98in |
Lee County | 3.78in | -0.17in | 68 | 3.95in |
Lenoir County | 5.06in | 1.10in | 104 | 3.96in |
Lincoln County | 5.97in | 1.37in | 102 | 4.60in |
McDowell County | 7.18in | 1.96in | 109 | 5.22in |
Macon County | 9.33in | 2.68in | 109 | 6.65in |
Madison County | 5.85in | 1.46in | 111 | 4.39in |
Martin County | 5.24in | 1.34in | 109 | 3.90in |
Mecklenburg County | 5.56in | 1.21in | 103 | 4.35in |
Mitchell County | 6.01in | 1.29in | 103 | 4.72in |
Montgomery County | 5.10in | 0.99in | 97 | 4.11in |
Moore County | 5.06in | 1.04in | 98 | 4.02in |
Nash County | 4.85in | 0.89in | 96 | 3.96in |
New Hanover County | 4.04in | 0.05in | 79 | 3.99in |
Northampton County | 4.80in | 0.93in | 106 | 3.87in |
Onslow County | 4.39in | 0.37in | 89 | 4.02in |
Orange County | 3.55in | -0.46in | 59 | 4.01in |
Pamlico County | 5.16in | 1.27in | 106 | 3.89in |
Pasquotank County | 4.15in | 0.27in | 82 | 3.88in |
Pender County | 3.97in | -0.01in | 73 | 3.98in |
Perquimans County | 4.03in | 0.10in | 72 | 3.93in |
Person County | 3.52in | -0.34in | 63 | 3.86in |
Pitt County | 5.71in | 1.83in | 115 | 3.88in |
Polk County | 7.92in | 2.37in | 111 | 5.55in |
Randolph County | 4.61in | 0.49in | 86 | 4.12in |
Richmond County | 5.13in | 1.14in | 101 | 3.99in |
Robeson County | 4.40in | 0.63in | 96 | 3.77in |
Rockingham County | 4.40in | 0.38in | 90 | 4.02in |
Rowan County | 5.10in | 0.79in | 95 | 4.31in |
Rutherford County | 7.40in | 2.41in | 115 | 4.99in |
Sampson County | 4.01in | 0.13in | 79 | 3.88in |
Scotland County | 4.75in | 0.92in | 99 | 3.83in |
Stanly County | 4.93in | 0.74in | 94 | 4.19in |
Stokes County | 4.53in | 0.35in | 88 | 4.18in |
Surry County | 4.99in | 0.67in | 94 | 4.32in |
Swain County | 9.35in | 2.96in | 116 | 6.39in |
Transylvania County | 8.69in | 1.80in | 101 | 6.89in |
Tyrrell County | 4.49in | 0.57in | 90 | 3.92in |
Union County | 5.07in | 1.00in | 100 | 4.07in |
Vance County | 3.27in | -0.72in | 46 | 3.99in |
Wake County | 3.37in | -0.56in | 49 | 3.93in |
Warren County | 3.97in | 0.08in | 75 | 3.89in |
Washington County | 4.38in | 0.43in | 82 | 3.95in |
Watauga County | 6.00in | 1.07in | 102 | 4.93in |
Wayne County | 4.65in | 0.72in | 94 | 3.93in |
Wilkes County | 5.36in | 0.81in | 99 | 4.55in |
Wilson County | 5.11in | 1.17in | 102 | 3.94in |
Yadkin County | 4.48in | 0.26in | 85 | 4.22in |
Yancey County | 6.46in | 1.60in | 105 | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published July 2025, retrieved on July 30, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping