NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
County Mapping
County Precipitation
March 1980
0"0.01"0.5"1"2"3"5"7"9"
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
Precip
Precipitation
:
7.30in
Anomaly:
3.01in
Rank:
Wettest
Mean:
4.29in
*Signifies a tie
**Insufficient variability in the data record renders rank insignificant
County
|
Value | Anomaly | Rank 131 Years | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 5.88in | 1.84in | 112 | 4.04in |
| Alexander County | 7.03in | 2.61in | 118 | 4.42in |
| Alleghany County | 7.20in | 2.53in | 117 | 4.67in |
| Anson County | 9.00in | 4.98in | 131 | 4.02in |
| Ashe County | 7.22in | 2.59in | 115 | 4.63in |
| Avery County | 7.04in | 1.89in | 108 | 5.15in |
| Beaufort County | 6.28in | 2.39in | 125 | 3.89in |
| Bertie County | 5.45in | 1.53in | 115 | 3.92in |
| Bladen County | 7.65in | 3.78in | 130 | 3.87in |
| Brunswick County | 6.85in | 2.91in | 126 | 3.94in |
| Buncombe County | 7.44in | 2.75in | 121 | 4.69in |
| Burke County | 7.38in | 2.62in | 118 | 4.76in |
| Cabarrus County | 8.03in | 3.75in | 128 | 4.28in |
| Caldwell County | 7.60in | 2.82in | 121 | 4.78in |
| Camden County | 5.35in | 1.50in | 116 | 3.85in |
| Carteret County | 7.50in | 3.52in | 129 | 3.98in |
| Caswell County | 5.23in | 1.30in | 102 | 3.93in |
| Catawba County | 7.20in | 2.66in | 116 | 4.54in |
| Chatham County | 5.79in | 1.79in | 112 | 4.00in |
| Cherokee County | 15.17in | 8.80in | 130 | 6.37in |
| Chowan County | 5.33in | 1.37in | 108 | 3.96in |
| Clay County | 15.02in | 8.51in | 130 | 6.51in |
| Cleveland County | 8.41in | 3.64in | 126 | 4.77in |
| Columbus County | 7.72in | 3.78in | 130 | 3.94in |
| Craven County | 7.25in | 3.32in | 130 | 3.93in |
| Cumberland County | 6.31in | 2.47in | 127 | 3.84in |
| Currituck County | 5.23in | 1.43in | 112 | 3.80in |
| Dare County | 6.55in | 2.71in | 123 | 3.84in |
| Davidson County | 7.25in | 3.06in | 123 | 4.19in |
| Davie County | 6.99in | 2.72in | 118 | 4.27in |
| Duplin County | 8.32in | 4.33in | 130 | 3.99in |
| Durham County | 5.79in | 1.84in | 114 | 3.95in |
| Edgecombe County | 5.85in | 1.91in | 117 | 3.94in |
| Forsyth County | 6.34in | 2.23in | 116 | 4.11in |
| Franklin County | 6.17in | 2.14in | 119 | 4.03in |
| Gaston County | 8.58in | 3.94in | 127 | 4.64in |
| Gates County | 4.76in | 0.83in | 102 | 3.93in |
| Graham County | 13.75in | 7.16in | 129 | 6.59in |
| Granville County | 5.00in | 1.01in | 98 | 3.99in |
| Greene County | 6.90in | 2.97in | 130 | 3.93in |
| Guilford County | 5.90in | 1.88in | 112 | 4.02in |
| Halifax County | 4.91in | 1.04in | 103 | 3.87in |
| Harnett County | 5.92in | 2.01in | 117 | 3.91in |
| Haywood County | 9.17in | 3.74in | 124 | 5.43in |
| Henderson County | 10.47in | 4.81in | 126 | 5.66in |
| Hertford County | 5.00in | 1.06in | 108 | 3.94in |
| Hoke County | 6.49in | 2.64in | 125 | 3.85in |
| Hyde County | 7.95in | 3.98in | 129 | 3.97in |
| Iredell County | 6.89in | 2.46in | 115 | 4.43in |
| Jackson County | 12.71in | 6.22in | 129 | 6.49in |
| Johnston County | 6.04in | 2.12in | 118 | 3.93in |
| Jones County | 7.77in | 3.79in | 129 | 3.98in |
| Lee County | 5.81in | 1.86in | 111 | 3.95in |
| Lenoir County | 7.60in | 3.64in | 131 | 3.96in |
| Lincoln County | 7.72in | 3.12in | 121 | 4.60in |
| McDowell County | 8.48in | 3.26in | 122 | 5.22in |
| Macon County | 14.16in | 7.51in | 130 | 6.65in |
| Madison County | 5.85in | 1.46in | 111 | 4.39in |
| Martin County | 6.11in | 2.21in | 123 | 3.90in |
| Mecklenburg County | 8.46in | 4.11in | 129 | 4.35in |
| Mitchell County | 7.17in | 2.45in | 121 | 4.72in |
| Montgomery County | 8.86in | 4.75in | 131 | 4.11in |
| Moore County | 6.81in | 2.79in | 125 | 4.02in |
| Nash County | 5.80in | 1.84in | 116 | 3.96in |
| New Hanover County | 6.64in | 2.65in | 125 | 3.99in |
| Northampton County | 4.71in | 0.84in | 101 | 3.87in |
| Onslow County | 7.82in | 3.80in | 129 | 4.02in |
| Orange County | 5.93in | 1.92in | 114 | 4.01in |
| Pamlico County | 6.85in | 2.96in | 129 | 3.89in |
| Pasquotank County | 5.68in | 1.80in | 118 | 3.88in |
| Pender County | 7.63in | 3.65in | 129 | 3.98in |
| Perquimans County | 5.58in | 1.65in | 116 | 3.93in |
| Person County | 4.47in | 0.61in | 94 | 3.86in |
| Pitt County | 6.76in | 2.88in | 130 | 3.88in |
| Polk County | 9.95in | 4.40in | 125 | 5.55in |
| Randolph County | 6.58in | 2.46in | 117 | 4.12in |
| Richmond County | 8.10in | 4.11in | 131 | 3.99in |
| Robeson County | 7.43in | 3.66in | 129 | 3.77in |
| Rockingham County | 5.24in | 1.22in | 106 | 4.02in |
| Rowan County | 7.18in | 2.87in | 121 | 4.31in |
| Rutherford County | 8.72in | 3.73in | 125 | 4.99in |
| Sampson County | 7.36in | 3.48in | 130 | 3.88in |
| Scotland County | 7.69in | 3.86in | 130 | 3.83in |
| Stanly County | 9.94in | 5.75in | 131 | 4.19in |
| Stokes County | 6.05in | 1.87in | 112 | 4.18in |
| Surry County | 6.85in | 2.53in | 115 | 4.32in |
| Swain County | 11.28in | 4.89in | 124 | 6.39in |
| Transylvania County | 13.48in | 6.59in | 129 | 6.89in |
| Tyrrell County | 6.61in | 2.69in | 125 | 3.92in |
| Union County | 9.36in | 5.29in | 131 | 4.07in |
| Vance County | 4.69in | 0.70in | 96 | 3.99in |
| Wake County | 6.17in | 2.24in | 118 | 3.93in |
| Warren County | 4.86in | 0.97in | 102 | 3.89in |
| Washington County | 5.86in | 1.91in | 122 | 3.95in |
| Watauga County | 6.92in | 1.99in | 112 | 4.93in |
| Wayne County | 7.19in | 3.26in | 129 | 3.93in |
| Wilkes County | 7.41in | 2.86in | 119 | 4.55in |
| Wilson County | 6.11in | 2.17in | 118 | 3.94in |
| Yadkin County | 6.83in | 2.61in | 117 | 4.22in |
| Yancey County | 7.52in | 2.66in | 122 | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published July 2025, retrieved on July 24, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
