NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
County Mapping
County Precipitation
March 1998
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 | 6.90in | 2.86in | 120 | 4.04in |
| Alexander County | 4.12in | -0.30in | 68 | 4.42in |
| Alleghany County | 5.81in | 1.14in | 100 | 4.67in |
| Anson County | 5.73in | 1.71in | 111 | 4.02in |
| Ashe County | 4.73in | 0.10in | 78 | 4.63in |
| Avery County | 5.72in | 0.57in | 90 | 5.15in |
| Beaufort County | 4.44in | 0.55in | 87 | 3.89in |
| Bertie County | 4.56in | 0.64in | 89 | 3.92in |
| Bladen County | 6.06in | 2.19in | 122 | 3.87in |
| Brunswick County | 3.17in | -0.77in | 51 | 3.94in |
| Buncombe County | 3.82in | -0.87in | 46 | 4.69in |
| Burke County | 4.86in | 0.10in | 77 | 4.76in |
| Cabarrus County | 3.76in | -0.52in | 59 | 4.28in |
| Caldwell County | 4.80in | 0.02in | 78 | 4.78in |
| Camden County | 3.95in | 0.10in | 76 | 3.85in |
| Carteret County | 2.34in | -1.64in | 19 | 3.98in |
| Caswell County | 5.02in | 1.09in | 101 | 3.93in |
| Catawba County | 3.87in | -0.67in | 57 | 4.54in |
| Chatham County | 7.66in | 3.66in | 130 | 4.00in |
| Cherokee County | 5.09in | -1.28in | 51 | 6.37in |
| Chowan County | 4.14in | 0.18in | 75 | 3.96in |
| Clay County | 5.55in | -0.96in | 53 | 6.51in |
| Cleveland County | 4.11in | -0.66in | 56 | 4.77in |
| Columbus County | 4.70in | 0.76in | 94 | 3.94in |
| Craven County | 3.43in | -0.50in | 59 | 3.93in |
| Cumberland County | 7.19in | 3.35in | 130 | 3.84in |
| Currituck County | 3.75in | -0.05in | 71 | 3.80in |
| Dare County | 3.80in | -0.04in | 74 | 3.84in |
| Davidson County | 3.80in | -0.39in | 67 | 4.19in |
| Davie County | 3.42in | -0.85in | 52 | 4.27in |
| Duplin County | 4.60in | 0.61in | 96 | 3.99in |
| Durham County | 8.08in | 4.13in | 130 | 3.95in |
| Edgecombe County | 5.60in | 1.66in | 114 | 3.94in |
| Forsyth County | 3.72in | -0.39in | 63 | 4.11in |
| Franklin County | 8.01in | 3.98in | 130 | 4.03in |
| Gaston County | 3.73in | -0.91in | 48 | 4.64in |
| Gates County | 4.46in | 0.53in | 94 | 3.93in |
| Graham County | 5.53in | -1.06in | 56 | 6.59in |
| Granville County | 7.70in | 3.71in | 129 | 3.99in |
| Greene County | 5.69in | 1.76in | 114 | 3.93in |
| Guilford County | 4.77in | 0.75in | 96 | 4.02in |
| Halifax County | 6.45in | 2.58in | 124 | 3.87in |
| Harnett County | 7.62in | 3.71in | 131 | 3.91in |
| Haywood County | 4.01in | -1.42in | 36 | 5.43in |
| Henderson County | 5.11in | -0.55in | 64 | 5.66in |
| Hertford County | 4.63in | 0.69in | 99 | 3.94in |
| Hoke County | 6.34in | 2.49in | 123 | 3.85in |
| Hyde County | 3.91in | -0.06in | 71 | 3.97in |
| Iredell County | 3.52in | -0.91in | 54 | 4.43in |
| Jackson County | 5.25in | -1.24in | 48 | 6.49in |
| Johnston County | 6.56in | 2.64in | 126 | 3.93in |
| Jones County | 3.47in | -0.51in | 56 | 3.98in |
| Lee County | 7.68in | 3.73in | 131 | 3.95in |
| Lenoir County | 4.78in | 0.82in | 98 | 3.96in |
| Lincoln County | 4.13in | -0.47in | 62 | 4.60in |
| McDowell County | 5.21in | -0.01in | 78 | 5.22in |
| Macon County | 6.10in | -0.55in | 69 | 6.65in |
| Madison County | 3.47in | -0.92in | 39 | 4.39in |
| Martin County | 4.60in | 0.70in | 90 | 3.90in |
| Mecklenburg County | 3.53in | -0.82in | 54 | 4.35in |
| Mitchell County | 4.24in | -0.48in | 60 | 4.72in |
| Montgomery County | 6.27in | 2.16in | 114 | 4.11in |
| Moore County | 7.41in | 3.39in | 129 | 4.02in |
| Nash County | 6.78in | 2.82in | 125 | 3.96in |
| New Hanover County | 2.51in | -1.48in | 29 | 3.99in |
| Northampton County | 5.88in | 2.01in | 117 | 3.87in |
| Onslow County | 2.87in | -1.15in | 35 | 4.02in |
| Orange County | 7.62in | 3.61in | 128 | 4.01in |
| Pamlico County | 3.31in | -0.58in | 52 | 3.89in |
| Pasquotank County | 3.99in | 0.11in | 75 | 3.88in |
| Pender County | 3.07in | -0.91in | 43 | 3.98in |
| Perquimans County | 4.04in | 0.11in | 73 | 3.93in |
| Person County | 6.86in | 3.00in | 125 | 3.86in |
| Pitt County | 4.89in | 1.01in | 100 | 3.88in |
| Polk County | 5.32in | -0.23in | 68 | 5.55in |
| Randolph County | 6.01in | 1.89in | 112 | 4.12in |
| Richmond County | 6.71in | 2.72in | 125 | 3.99in |
| Robeson County | 6.53in | 2.76in | 127 | 3.77in |
| Rockingham County | 3.31in | -0.71in | 56 | 4.02in |
| Rowan County | 3.19in | -1.12in | 46 | 4.31in |
| Rutherford County | 4.55in | -0.44in | 63 | 4.99in |
| Sampson County | 6.16in | 2.28in | 124 | 3.88in |
| Scotland County | 5.99in | 2.16in | 122 | 3.83in |
| Stanly County | 5.28in | 1.09in | 100 | 4.19in |
| Stokes County | 3.66in | -0.52in | 63 | 4.18in |
| Surry County | 4.40in | 0.08in | 79 | 4.32in |
| Swain County | 4.94in | -1.45in | 45 | 6.39in |
| Transylvania County | 6.61in | -0.28in | 73 | 6.89in |
| Tyrrell County | 4.09in | 0.17in | 76 | 3.92in |
| Union County | 4.82in | 0.75in | 96 | 4.07in |
| Vance County | 7.76in | 3.77in | 129 | 3.99in |
| Wake County | 7.46in | 3.53in | 130 | 3.93in |
| Warren County | 7.92in | 4.03in | 131 | 3.89in |
| Washington County | 4.31in | 0.36in | 80 | 3.95in |
| Watauga County | 5.52in | 0.59in | 92 | 4.93in |
| Wayne County | 6.55in | 2.62in | 127 | 3.93in |
| Wilkes County | 4.84in | 0.29in | 83 | 4.55in |
| Wilson County | 6.24in | 2.30in | 120 | 3.94in |
| Yadkin County | 3.79in | -0.43in | 64 | 4.22in |
| Yancey County | 4.52in | -0.34in | 70 | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published August 2025, retrieved on August 14, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
