NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
County Mapping
County Precipitation
March 1938
0"0.01"0.5"1"2"3"5"7"9"
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
Precip
Precipitation
:
2.94in
Anomaly:
-1.35in
Rank:
26th Driest
Mean:
4.29in
*Signifies a tie
**Insufficient variability in the data record renders rank insignificant
County
|
Value | Anomaly | Rank 131 Years | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 2.34in | -1.70in | 21 | 4.04in |
| Alexander County | 3.01in | -1.41in | 32 | 4.42in |
| Alleghany County | 2.69in | -1.98in | 20 | 4.67in |
| Anson County | 2.36in | -1.66in | 23 | 4.02in |
| Ashe County | 3.71in | -0.92in | 45 | 4.63in |
| Avery County | 4.85in | -0.30in | 67 | 5.15in |
| Beaufort County | 2.57in | -1.32in | 22 | 3.89in |
| Bertie County | 2.33in | -1.59in | 18 | 3.92in |
| Bladen County | 1.72in | -2.15in | 12 | 3.87in |
| Brunswick County | 1.38in | -2.56in | 6 | 3.94in |
| Buncombe County | 5.10in | 0.41in | 85 | 4.69in |
| Burke County | 3.66in | -1.10in | 44 | 4.76in |
| Cabarrus County | 2.99in | -1.29in | 39 | 4.28in |
| Caldwell County | 3.53in | -1.25in | 39 | 4.78in |
| Camden County | 3.70in | -0.15in | 67 | 3.85in |
| Carteret County | 2.67in | -1.31in | 27 | 3.98in |
| Caswell County | 2.01in | -1.92in | 11 | 3.93in |
| Catawba County | 3.47in | -1.07in | 45 | 4.54in |
| Chatham County | 2.31in | -1.69in | 21 | 4.00in |
| Cherokee County | 7.15in | 0.78in | 92 | 6.37in |
| Chowan County | 2.76in | -1.20in | 33 | 3.96in |
| Clay County | 7.15in | 0.64in | 92 | 6.51in |
| Cleveland County | 3.61in | -1.16in | 40 | 4.77in |
| Columbus County | 1.68in | -2.26in | 12 | 3.94in |
| Craven County | 2.44in | -1.49in | 17 | 3.93in |
| Cumberland County | 1.72in | -2.12in | 9 | 3.84in |
| Currituck County | 3.69in | -0.11in | 68 | 3.80in |
| Dare County | 3.07in | -0.77in | 53 | 3.84in |
| Davidson County | 2.67in | -1.52in | 24 | 4.19in |
| Davie County | 2.83in | -1.44in | 33 | 4.27in |
| Duplin County | 2.03in | -1.96in | 12 | 3.99in |
| Durham County | 2.62in | -1.33in | 26 | 3.95in |
| Edgecombe County | 2.26in | -1.68in | 17 | 3.94in |
| Forsyth County | 2.53in | -1.58in | 25 | 4.11in |
| Franklin County | 2.42in | -1.61in | 17 | 4.03in |
| Gaston County | 3.22in | -1.42in | 35 | 4.64in |
| Gates County | 3.41in | -0.52in | 51 | 3.93in |
| Graham County | 7.44in | 0.85in | 92 | 6.59in |
| Granville County | 2.93in | -1.06in | 37 | 3.99in |
| Greene County | 2.26in | -1.67in | 15 | 3.93in |
| Guilford County | 2.37in | -1.65in | 20 | 4.02in |
| Halifax County | 2.56in | -1.31in | 21 | 3.87in |
| Harnett County | 1.99in | -1.92in | 14 | 3.91in |
| Haywood County | 6.07in | 0.64in | 91 | 5.43in |
| Henderson County | 5.54in | -0.12in | 73 | 5.66in |
| Hertford County | 2.99in | -0.95in | 34 | 3.94in |
| Hoke County | 1.89in | -1.96in | 16 | 3.85in |
| Hyde County | 2.88in | -1.09in | 37 | 3.97in |
| Iredell County | 3.22in | -1.21in | 41 | 4.43in |
| Jackson County | 6.64in | 0.15in | 84 | 6.49in |
| Johnston County | 1.83in | -2.10in | 10 | 3.93in |
| Jones County | 2.36in | -1.62in | 16 | 3.98in |
| Lee County | 2.37in | -1.58in | 24 | 3.95in |
| Lenoir County | 2.18in | -1.78in | 13 | 3.96in |
| Lincoln County | 3.37in | -1.23in | 39 | 4.60in |
| McDowell County | 4.50in | -0.72in | 56 | 5.22in |
| Macon County | 6.77in | 0.12in | 84 | 6.65in |
| Madison County | 5.37in | 0.98in | 97 | 4.39in |
| Martin County | 2.29in | -1.61in | 17 | 3.90in |
| Mecklenburg County | 3.11in | -1.24in | 40 | 4.35in |
| Mitchell County | 4.29in | -0.43in | 63 | 4.72in |
| Montgomery County | 2.66in | -1.45in | 31 | 4.11in |
| Moore County | 2.41in | -1.61in | 24 | 4.02in |
| Nash County | 2.30in | -1.66in | 14 | 3.96in |
| New Hanover County | 1.60in | -2.39in | 9 | 3.99in |
| Northampton County | 2.91in | -0.96in | 34 | 3.87in |
| Onslow County | 2.39in | -1.63in | 19 | 4.02in |
| Orange County | 2.70in | -1.31in | 30 | 4.01in |
| Pamlico County | 2.62in | -1.27in | 22 | 3.89in |
| Pasquotank County | 3.62in | -0.26in | 60 | 3.88in |
| Pender County | 1.94in | -2.04in | 13 | 3.98in |
| Perquimans County | 3.18in | -0.75in | 44 | 3.93in |
| Person County | 2.35in | -1.51in | 24 | 3.86in |
| Pitt County | 2.38in | -1.50in | 20 | 3.88in |
| Polk County | 5.42in | -0.13in | 71 | 5.55in |
| Randolph County | 2.61in | -1.51in | 29 | 4.12in |
| Richmond County | 2.30in | -1.69in | 22 | 3.99in |
| Robeson County | 1.92in | -1.85in | 15 | 3.77in |
| Rockingham County | 2.15in | -1.87in | 16 | 4.02in |
| Rowan County | 2.92in | -1.39in | 32 | 4.31in |
| Rutherford County | 4.60in | -0.39in | 67 | 4.99in |
| Sampson County | 1.47in | -2.41in | 7 | 3.88in |
| Scotland County | 1.99in | -1.84in | 16 | 3.83in |
| Stanly County | 2.74in | -1.45in | 34 | 4.19in |
| Stokes County | 2.39in | -1.79in | 22 | 4.18in |
| Surry County | 2.22in | -2.10in | 16 | 4.32in |
| Swain County | 6.97in | 0.58in | 85 | 6.39in |
| Transylvania County | 5.90in | -0.99in | 58 | 6.89in |
| Tyrrell County | 2.90in | -1.02in | 39 | 3.92in |
| Union County | 2.48in | -1.59in | 33 | 4.07in |
| Vance County | 3.41in | -0.58in | 56 | 3.99in |
| Wake County | 1.85in | -2.08in | 6 | 3.93in |
| Warren County | 2.88in | -1.01in | 36 | 3.89in |
| Washington County | 2.53in | -1.42in | 22 | 3.95in |
| Watauga County | 4.48in | -0.45in | 63 | 4.93in |
| Wayne County | 1.96in | -1.97in | 10 | 3.93in |
| Wilkes County | 2.48in | -2.07in | 18 | 4.55in |
| Wilson County | 2.34in | -1.60in | 17 | 3.94in |
| Yadkin County | 2.31in | -1.91in | 22 | 4.22in |
| Yancey County | 4.42in | -0.44in | 66 | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published August 2025, retrieved on August 13, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
