NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
County Mapping
County Precipitation Rank (131 years)
March 1967
Driest⇣⅒⇣ ⅓Near Normal⇡ ⅓⇡⅒Wettest
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
PrecipPrecipitation: 1.71in
Rank: 4th Driest
Anomaly: -2.58in
Mean: 4.29in
County | Value | Rank 131 Years | Anomaly | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 1.55in | 3 | -2.49in | 4.04in |
| Alexander County | 2.87in | 28 | -1.55in | 4.42in |
| Alleghany County | 3.46in | 42 | -1.21in | 4.67in |
| Anson County | 1.53in | 5 | -2.49in | 4.02in |
| Ashe County | 3.64in | 41 | -0.99in | 4.63in |
| Avery County | 3.72in | 31 | -1.43in | 5.15in |
| Beaufort County | 0.96in | 1 | -2.93in | 3.89in |
| Bertie County | 1.12in | 1 | -2.80in | 3.92in |
| Bladen County | 1.01in | 2 | -2.86in | 3.87in |
| Brunswick County | 1.00in | 1 | -2.94in | 3.94in |
| Buncombe County | 3.14in | 31 | -1.55in | 4.69in |
| Burke County | 3.04in | 28 | -1.72in | 4.76in |
| Cabarrus County | 2.07in | 11 | -2.21in | 4.28in |
| Caldwell County | 3.13in | 30 | -1.65in | 4.78in |
| Camden County | 1.21in | 2 | -2.64in | 3.85in |
| Carteret County | 0.55in | 1 | -3.43in | 3.98in |
| Caswell County | 1.40in | 3 | -2.53in | 3.93in |
| Catawba County | 2.35in | 14 | -2.19in | 4.54in |
| Chatham County | 1.39in | 3 | -2.61in | 4.00in |
| Cherokee County | 2.39in | 5 | -3.98in | 6.37in |
| Chowan County | 1.22in | 2 | -2.74in | 3.96in |
| Clay County | 2.80in | 6 | -3.71in | 6.51in |
| Cleveland County | 2.55in | 19 | -2.22in | 4.77in |
| Columbus County | 1.52in | 8 | -2.42in | 3.94in |
| Craven County | 0.65in | 1 | -3.28in | 3.93in |
| Cumberland County | 0.91in | 2 | -2.93in | 3.84in |
| Currituck County | 1.30in | 3 | -2.50in | 3.80in |
| Dare County | 1.32in | 2 | -2.52in | 3.84in |
| Davidson County | 1.47in | 2 | -2.72in | 4.19in |
| Davie County | 1.85in | 9 | -2.42in | 4.27in |
| Duplin County | 0.66in | 1 | -3.33in | 3.99in |
| Durham County | 1.41in | 3 | -2.54in | 3.95in |
| Edgecombe County | 1.08in | 1 | -2.86in | 3.94in |
| Forsyth County | 1.57in | 5 | -2.54in | 4.11in |
| Franklin County | 1.34in | 2 | -2.69in | 4.03in |
| Gaston County | 2.60in | 22 | -2.04in | 4.64in |
| Gates County | 1.44in | 4 | -2.49in | 3.93in |
| Graham County | 2.95in | 10 | -3.64in | 6.59in |
| Granville County | 1.33in | 3 | -2.66in | 3.99in |
| Greene County | 0.84in | 1 | -3.09in | 3.93in |
| Guilford County | 1.34in | 3 | -2.68in | 4.02in |
| Halifax County | 1.18in | 2 | -2.69in | 3.87in |
| Harnett County | 1.21in | 3 | -2.70in | 3.91in |
| Haywood County | 3.40in | 22 | -2.03in | 5.43in |
| Henderson County | 3.44in | 26 | -2.22in | 5.66in |
| Hertford County | 1.31in | 3 | -2.63in | 3.94in |
| Hoke County | 1.04in | 2 | -2.81in | 3.85in |
| Hyde County | 1.23in | 2 | -2.74in | 3.97in |
| Iredell County | 2.45in | 16 | -1.98in | 4.43in |
| Jackson County | 4.02in | 22 | -2.47in | 6.49in |
| Johnston County | 1.13in | 1 | -2.80in | 3.93in |
| Jones County | 0.62in | 1 | -3.36in | 3.98in |
| Lee County | 1.44in | 4 | -2.51in | 3.95in |
| Lenoir County | 0.67in | 1 | -3.29in | 3.96in |
| Lincoln County | 2.34in | 14 | -2.26in | 4.60in |
| McDowell County | 3.54in | 31 | -1.68in | 5.22in |
| Macon County | 3.60in | 18 | -3.05in | 6.65in |
| Madison County | 2.87in | 22 | -1.52in | 4.39in |
| Martin County | 0.98in | 1 | -2.92in | 3.90in |
| Mecklenburg County | 2.30in | 17 | -2.05in | 4.35in |
| Mitchell County | 3.46in | 32 | -1.26in | 4.72in |
| Montgomery County | 1.34in | 2 | -2.77in | 4.11in |
| Moore County | 1.26in | 3 | -2.76in | 4.02in |
| Nash County | 1.27in | 2 | -2.69in | 3.96in |
| New Hanover County | 0.88in | 1 | -3.11in | 3.99in |
| Northampton County | 1.21in | 2 | -2.66in | 3.87in |
| Onslow County | 0.67in | 1 | -3.35in | 4.02in |
| Orange County | 1.49in | 3 | -2.52in | 4.01in |
| Pamlico County | 0.75in | 1 | -3.14in | 3.89in |
| Pasquotank County | 1.15in | 2 | -2.73in | 3.88in |
| Pender County | 0.79in | 1 | -3.19in | 3.98in |
| Perquimans County | 1.19in | 2 | -2.74in | 3.93in |
| Person County | 1.37in | 4 | -2.49in | 3.86in |
| Pitt County | 0.90in | 1 | -2.98in | 3.88in |
| Polk County | 3.10in | 21 | -2.45in | 5.55in |
| Randolph County | 1.35in | 2 | -2.77in | 4.12in |
| Richmond County | 1.38in | 4 | -2.61in | 3.99in |
| Robeson County | 1.18in | 4 | -2.59in | 3.77in |
| Rockingham County | 1.46in | 4 | -2.56in | 4.02in |
| Rowan County | 1.91in | 11 | -2.40in | 4.31in |
| Rutherford County | 2.94in | 24 | -2.05in | 4.99in |
| Sampson County | 0.84in | 2 | -3.04in | 3.88in |
| Scotland County | 1.37in | 7 | -2.46in | 3.83in |
| Stanly County | 1.55in | 4 | -2.64in | 4.19in |
| Stokes County | 1.76in | 8 | -2.42in | 4.18in |
| Surry County | 2.70in | 29 | -1.62in | 4.32in |
| Swain County | 3.50in | 17 | -2.89in | 6.39in |
| Transylvania County | 4.30in | 26 | -2.59in | 6.89in |
| Tyrrell County | 1.20in | 2 | -2.72in | 3.92in |
| Union County | 1.70in | 7 | -2.37in | 4.07in |
| Vance County | 1.36in | 3 | -2.63in | 3.99in |
| Wake County | 1.53in | 3 | -2.40in | 3.93in |
| Warren County | 1.26in | 3 | -2.63in | 3.89in |
| Washington County | 1.05in | 2 | -2.90in | 3.95in |
| Watauga County | 3.77in | 38 | -1.16in | 4.93in |
| Wayne County | 0.82in | 1 | -3.11in | 3.93in |
| Wilkes County | 3.15in | 34 | -1.40in | 4.55in |
| Wilson County | 1.10in | 1 | -2.84in | 3.94in |
| Yadkin County | 2.10in | 15 | -2.12in | 4.22in |
| Yancey County | 3.57in | 33 | -1.29in | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published July 2025, retrieved on July 19, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
