NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
County Mapping
County Precipitation Rank (131 years)
March 1979
Driest⇣⅒⇣ ⅓Near Normal⇡ ⅓⇡⅒Wettest
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
PrecipPrecipitation: 4.64in
Rank: 47th Wettest
Anomaly: 0.35in
Mean: 4.29in
County | Value | Rank 131 Years | Anomaly | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 3.94in | 71 | -0.10in | 4.04in |
| Alexander County | 4.94in | 89 | 0.52in | 4.42in |
| Alleghany County | 7.92in | 121 | 3.25in | 4.67in |
| Anson County | 3.80in | 71 | -0.22in | 4.02in |
| Ashe County | 8.64in | 128 | 4.01in | 4.63in |
| Avery County | 8.93in | 126 | 3.78in | 5.15in |
| Beaufort County | 2.76in | 26 | -1.13in | 3.89in |
| Bertie County | 4.15in | 76 | 0.23in | 3.92in |
| Bladen County | 5.56in | 111 | 1.69in | 3.87in |
| Brunswick County | 5.44in | 110 | 1.50in | 3.94in |
| Buncombe County | 6.43in | 107 | 1.74in | 4.69in |
| Burke County | 5.99in | 103 | 1.23in | 4.76in |
| Cabarrus County | 4.51in | 85 | 0.23in | 4.28in |
| Caldwell County | 6.05in | 102 | 1.27in | 4.78in |
| Camden County | 3.32in | 53 | -0.53in | 3.85in |
| Carteret County | 3.12in | 43 | -0.86in | 3.98in |
| Caswell County | 3.29in | 57 | -0.64in | 3.93in |
| Catawba County | 4.78in | 85 | 0.24in | 4.54in |
| Chatham County | 3.35in | 55 | -0.65in | 4.00in |
| Cherokee County | 7.47in | 95 | 1.10in | 6.37in |
| Chowan County | 3.63in | 55 | -0.33in | 3.96in |
| Clay County | 8.36in | 103 | 1.85in | 6.51in |
| Cleveland County | 4.75in | 76 | -0.02in | 4.77in |
| Columbus County | 5.47in | 112 | 1.53in | 3.94in |
| Craven County | 3.03in | 39 | -0.90in | 3.93in |
| Cumberland County | 4.19in | 90 | 0.35in | 3.84in |
| Currituck County | 3.18in | 50 | -0.62in | 3.80in |
| Dare County | 2.99in | 48 | -0.85in | 3.84in |
| Davidson County | 4.15in | 74 | -0.04in | 4.19in |
| Davie County | 4.63in | 85 | 0.36in | 4.27in |
| Duplin County | 3.83in | 65 | -0.16in | 3.99in |
| Durham County | 3.02in | 45 | -0.93in | 3.95in |
| Edgecombe County | 4.30in | 82 | 0.36in | 3.94in |
| Forsyth County | 4.37in | 86 | 0.26in | 4.11in |
| Franklin County | 3.67in | 57 | -0.36in | 4.03in |
| Gaston County | 4.04in | 61 | -0.60in | 4.64in |
| Gates County | 4.63in | 98 | 0.70in | 3.93in |
| Graham County | 7.93in | 99 | 1.34in | 6.59in |
| Granville County | 3.44in | 56 | -0.55in | 3.99in |
| Greene County | 4.19in | 77 | 0.26in | 3.93in |
| Guilford County | 3.87in | 71 | -0.15in | 4.02in |
| Halifax County | 4.06in | 80 | 0.19in | 3.87in |
| Harnett County | 3.81in | 66 | -0.10in | 3.91in |
| Haywood County | 5.47in | 81 | 0.04in | 5.43in |
| Henderson County | 8.09in | 110 | 2.43in | 5.66in |
| Hertford County | 4.73in | 101 | 0.79in | 3.94in |
| Hoke County | 3.76in | 71 | -0.09in | 3.85in |
| Hyde County | 3.79in | 67 | -0.18in | 3.97in |
| Iredell County | 4.70in | 84 | 0.27in | 4.43in |
| Jackson County | 8.09in | 103 | 1.60in | 6.49in |
| Johnston County | 4.45in | 91 | 0.53in | 3.93in |
| Jones County | 3.19in | 46 | -0.79in | 3.98in |
| Lee County | 3.03in | 42 | -0.92in | 3.95in |
| Lenoir County | 3.75in | 64 | -0.21in | 3.96in |
| Lincoln County | 4.37in | 69 | -0.23in | 4.60in |
| McDowell County | 8.83in | 124 | 3.61in | 5.22in |
| Macon County | 8.85in | 106 | 2.20in | 6.65in |
| Madison County | 3.89in | 57 | -0.50in | 4.39in |
| Martin County | 3.48in | 56 | -0.42in | 3.90in |
| Mecklenburg County | 3.96in | 62 | -0.39in | 4.35in |
| Mitchell County | 7.00in | 115 | 2.28in | 4.72in |
| Montgomery County | 3.92in | 72 | -0.19in | 4.11in |
| Moore County | 3.28in | 52 | -0.74in | 4.02in |
| Nash County | 3.98in | 71 | 0.02in | 3.96in |
| New Hanover County | 4.86in | 96 | 0.87in | 3.99in |
| Northampton County | 4.04in | 79 | 0.17in | 3.87in |
| Onslow County | 3.51in | 57 | -0.51in | 4.02in |
| Orange County | 3.35in | 54 | -0.66in | 4.01in |
| Pamlico County | 2.95in | 36 | -0.94in | 3.89in |
| Pasquotank County | 3.13in | 46 | -0.75in | 3.88in |
| Pender County | 4.12in | 77 | 0.14in | 3.98in |
| Perquimans County | 3.29in | 49 | -0.64in | 3.93in |
| Person County | 3.31in | 54 | -0.55in | 3.86in |
| Pitt County | 3.46in | 56 | -0.42in | 3.88in |
| Polk County | 6.79in | 98 | 1.24in | 5.55in |
| Randolph County | 4.21in | 72 | 0.09in | 4.12in |
| Richmond County | 3.84in | 69 | -0.15in | 3.99in |
| Robeson County | 4.46in | 100 | 0.69in | 3.77in |
| Rockingham County | 3.46in | 62 | -0.56in | 4.02in |
| Rowan County | 4.01in | 67 | -0.30in | 4.31in |
| Rutherford County | 5.54in | 91 | 0.55in | 4.99in |
| Sampson County | 4.58in | 96 | 0.70in | 3.88in |
| Scotland County | 4.05in | 81 | 0.22in | 3.83in |
| Stanly County | 4.20in | 79 | 0.01in | 4.19in |
| Stokes County | 4.87in | 96 | 0.69in | 4.18in |
| Surry County | 5.51in | 104 | 1.19in | 4.32in |
| Swain County | 6.99in | 86 | 0.60in | 6.39in |
| Transylvania County | 9.19in | 108 | 2.30in | 6.89in |
| Tyrrell County | 3.39in | 53 | -0.53in | 3.92in |
| Union County | 3.56in | 64 | -0.51in | 4.07in |
| Vance County | 3.47in | 60 | -0.52in | 3.99in |
| Wake County | 3.66in | 65 | -0.27in | 3.93in |
| Warren County | 3.66in | 62 | -0.23in | 3.89in |
| Washington County | 3.18in | 42 | -0.77in | 3.95in |
| Watauga County | 10.11in | 130 | 5.18in | 4.93in |
| Wayne County | 4.95in | 100 | 1.02in | 3.93in |
| Wilkes County | 6.40in | 110 | 1.85in | 4.55in |
| Wilson County | 4.30in | 79 | 0.36in | 3.94in |
| Yadkin County | 5.42in | 104 | 1.20in | 4.22in |
| Yancey County | 7.34in | 119 | 2.48in | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published July 2025, retrieved on July 14, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
