NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
County Mapping
County Precipitation
March 1997
0"0.01"0.5"1"2"3"5"7"9"
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
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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- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 3.30in | -0.74in | 53 | 4.04in |
| Alexander County | 4.84in | 0.42in | 86 | 4.42in |
| Alleghany County | 6.06in | 1.39in | 104 | 4.67in |
| Anson County | 3.57in | -0.45in | 64 | 4.02in |
| Ashe County | 6.24in | 1.61in | 108 | 4.63in |
| Avery County | 7.09in | 1.94in | 110 | 5.15in |
| Beaufort County | 2.93in | -0.96in | 35 | 3.89in |
| Bertie County | 3.83in | -0.09in | 65 | 3.92in |
| Bladen County | 3.17in | -0.70in | 51 | 3.87in |
| Brunswick County | 2.72in | -1.22in | 35 | 3.94in |
| Buncombe County | 6.66in | 1.97in | 112 | 4.69in |
| Burke County | 5.56in | 0.80in | 92 | 4.76in |
| Cabarrus County | 3.81in | -0.47in | 63 | 4.28in |
| Caldwell County | 6.04in | 1.26in | 101 | 4.78in |
| Camden County | 3.48in | -0.37in | 56 | 3.85in |
| Carteret County | 3.34in | -0.64in | 56 | 3.98in |
| Caswell County | 4.47in | 0.54in | 88 | 3.93in |
| Catawba County | 4.34in | -0.20in | 72 | 4.54in |
| Chatham County | 3.10in | -0.90in | 45 | 4.00in |
| Cherokee County | 9.59in | 3.22in | 116 | 6.37in |
| Chowan County | 3.81in | -0.15in | 64 | 3.96in |
| Clay County | 9.12in | 2.61in | 108 | 6.51in |
| Cleveland County | 4.14in | -0.63in | 59 | 4.77in |
| Columbus County | 2.42in | -1.52in | 24 | 3.94in |
| Craven County | 3.01in | -0.92in | 37 | 3.93in |
| Cumberland County | 3.74in | -0.10in | 71 | 3.84in |
| Currituck County | 3.39in | -0.41in | 60 | 3.80in |
| Dare County | 3.39in | -0.45in | 60 | 3.84in |
| Davidson County | 3.75in | -0.44in | 63 | 4.19in |
| Davie County | 4.42in | 0.15in | 80 | 4.27in |
| Duplin County | 3.32in | -0.67in | 52 | 3.99in |
| Durham County | 3.12in | -0.83in | 50 | 3.95in |
| Edgecombe County | 3.23in | -0.71in | 46 | 3.94in |
| Forsyth County | 4.37in | 0.26in | 86 | 4.11in |
| Franklin County | 3.43in | -0.60in | 50 | 4.03in |
| Gaston County | 3.58in | -1.06in | 46 | 4.64in |
| Gates County | 3.43in | -0.50in | 53 | 3.93in |
| Graham County | 11.15in | 4.56in | 124 | 6.59in |
| Granville County | 3.21in | -0.78in | 49 | 3.99in |
| Greene County | 4.09in | 0.16in | 71 | 3.93in |
| Guilford County | 3.87in | -0.15in | 71 | 4.02in |
| Halifax County | 3.22in | -0.65in | 45 | 3.87in |
| Harnett County | 3.11in | -0.80in | 45 | 3.91in |
| Haywood County | 8.44in | 3.01in | 119 | 5.43in |
| Henderson County | 7.50in | 1.84in | 105 | 5.66in |
| Hertford County | 3.53in | -0.41in | 57 | 3.94in |
| Hoke County | 3.76in | -0.09in | 71 | 3.85in |
| Hyde County | 3.23in | -0.74in | 50 | 3.97in |
| Iredell County | 4.37in | -0.06in | 75 | 4.43in |
| Jackson County | 9.33in | 2.84in | 108 | 6.49in |
| Johnston County | 3.86in | -0.07in | 67 | 3.93in |
| Jones County | 3.05in | -0.93in | 39 | 3.98in |
| Lee County | 3.04in | -0.91in | 43 | 3.95in |
| Lenoir County | 4.05in | 0.09in | 74 | 3.96in |
| Lincoln County | 3.79in | -0.81in | 50 | 4.60in |
| McDowell County | 6.98in | 1.76in | 106 | 5.22in |
| Macon County | 8.97in | 2.32in | 107 | 6.65in |
| Madison County | 6.95in | 2.56in | 120 | 4.39in |
| Martin County | 3.61in | -0.29in | 60 | 3.90in |
| Mecklenburg County | 3.19in | -1.16in | 42 | 4.35in |
| Mitchell County | 6.74in | 2.02in | 113 | 4.72in |
| Montgomery County | 3.29in | -0.82in | 49 | 4.11in |
| Moore County | 3.44in | -0.58in | 53 | 4.02in |
| Nash County | 3.17in | -0.79in | 44 | 3.96in |
| New Hanover County | 2.84in | -1.15in | 38 | 3.99in |
| Northampton County | 3.18in | -0.69in | 42 | 3.87in |
| Onslow County | 2.95in | -1.07in | 38 | 4.02in |
| Orange County | 3.15in | -0.86in | 46 | 4.01in |
| Pamlico County | 2.72in | -1.17in | 29 | 3.89in |
| Pasquotank County | 3.55in | -0.33in | 56 | 3.88in |
| Pender County | 2.99in | -0.99in | 40 | 3.98in |
| Perquimans County | 3.70in | -0.23in | 58 | 3.93in |
| Person County | 3.63in | -0.23in | 72 | 3.86in |
| Pitt County | 3.56in | -0.32in | 61 | 3.88in |
| Polk County | 6.29in | 0.74in | 88 | 5.55in |
| Randolph County | 3.58in | -0.54in | 56 | 4.12in |
| Richmond County | 3.48in | -0.51in | 56 | 3.99in |
| Robeson County | 3.76in | -0.01in | 77 | 3.77in |
| Rockingham County | 4.28in | 0.26in | 87 | 4.02in |
| Rowan County | 3.96in | -0.35in | 66 | 4.31in |
| Rutherford County | 5.34in | 0.35in | 85 | 4.99in |
| Sampson County | 3.44in | -0.44in | 55 | 3.88in |
| Scotland County | 3.86in | 0.03in | 77 | 3.83in |
| Stanly County | 3.23in | -0.96in | 52 | 4.19in |
| Stokes County | 4.80in | 0.62in | 95 | 4.18in |
| Surry County | 5.05in | 0.73in | 96 | 4.32in |
| Swain County | 11.49in | 5.10in | 125 | 6.39in |
| Transylvania County | 9.16in | 2.27in | 107 | 6.89in |
| Tyrrell County | 3.37in | -0.55in | 52 | 3.92in |
| Union County | 3.79in | -0.28in | 70 | 4.07in |
| Vance County | 3.33in | -0.66in | 49 | 3.99in |
| Wake County | 3.45in | -0.48in | 55 | 3.93in |
| Warren County | 3.26in | -0.63in | 48 | 3.89in |
| Washington County | 3.45in | -0.50in | 57 | 3.95in |
| Watauga County | 6.89in | 1.96in | 111 | 4.93in |
| Wayne County | 3.90in | -0.03in | 75 | 3.93in |
| Wilkes County | 5.27in | 0.72in | 96 | 4.55in |
| Wilson County | 3.40in | -0.54in | 57 | 3.94in |
| Yadkin County | 4.87in | 0.65in | 95 | 4.22in |
| Yancey County | 6.79in | 1.93in | 109 | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published July 2025, retrieved on August 4, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
