NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
County Mapping
County Precipitation
March 2004
0"0.01"0.5"1"2"3"5"7"9"
North Carolina (Hover over a County)
Precip
Precipitation
:
1.93in
Anomaly:
-2.36in
Rank:
5th Driest
Mean:
4.29in
*Signifies a tie
**Insufficient variability in the data record renders rank insignificant
County
|
Value | Anomaly | Rank 131 Years | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 1.71in | -2.33in | 4 | 4.04in |
| Alexander County | 2.24in | -2.18in | 16 | 4.42in |
| Alleghany County | 2.19in | -2.48in | 14 | 4.67in |
| Anson County | 1.04in | -2.98in | 1 | 4.02in |
| Ashe County | 2.28in | -2.35in | 12 | 4.63in |
| Avery County | 2.71in | -2.44in | 13 | 5.15in |
| Beaufort County | 2.13in | -1.76in | 13 | 3.89in |
| Bertie County | 2.20in | -1.72in | 13 | 3.92in |
| Bladen County | 0.88in | -2.99in | 1 | 3.87in |
| Brunswick County | 1.68in | -2.26in | 10 | 3.94in |
| Buncombe County | 2.58in | -2.11in | 17 | 4.69in |
| Burke County | 2.29in | -2.47in | 15 | 4.76in |
| Cabarrus County | 1.08in | -3.20in | 2 | 4.28in |
| Caldwell County | 2.24in | -2.54in | 13 | 4.78in |
| Camden County | 2.69in | -1.16in | 31 | 3.85in |
| Carteret County | 2.36in | -1.62in | 20 | 3.98in |
| Caswell County | 1.52in | -2.41in | 5 | 3.93in |
| Catawba County | 2.17in | -2.37in | 13 | 4.54in |
| Chatham County | 1.94in | -2.06in | 8 | 4.00in |
| Cherokee County | 4.49in | -1.88in | 40 | 6.37in |
| Chowan County | 2.60in | -1.36in | 26 | 3.96in |
| Clay County | 3.96in | -2.55in | 23 | 6.51in |
| Cleveland County | 1.83in | -2.94in | 9 | 4.77in |
| Columbus County | 0.96in | -2.98in | 1 | 3.94in |
| Craven County | 2.08in | -1.85in | 9 | 3.93in |
| Cumberland County | 0.55in | -3.29in | 1 | 3.84in |
| Currituck County | 2.70in | -1.10in | 31 | 3.80in |
| Dare County | 2.53in | -1.31in | 28 | 3.84in |
| Davidson County | 2.09in | -2.10in | 12 | 4.19in |
| Davie County | 2.13in | -2.14in | 14 | 4.27in |
| Duplin County | 1.21in | -2.78in | 3 | 3.99in |
| Durham County | 2.11in | -1.84in | 16 | 3.95in |
| Edgecombe County | 1.76in | -2.18in | 9 | 3.94in |
| Forsyth County | 2.00in | -2.11in | 13 | 4.11in |
| Franklin County | 1.70in | -2.33in | 5 | 4.03in |
| Gaston County | 1.71in | -2.93in | 7 | 4.64in |
| Gates County | 2.30in | -1.63in | 15 | 3.93in |
| Graham County | 5.07in | -1.52in | 44 | 6.59in |
| Granville County | 1.35in | -2.64in | 4 | 3.99in |
| Greene County | 1.16in | -2.77in | 2 | 3.93in |
| Guilford County | 1.81in | -2.21in | 5 | 4.02in |
| Halifax County | 1.98in | -1.89in | 8 | 3.87in |
| Harnett County | 1.19in | -2.72in | 2 | 3.91in |
| Haywood County | 3.41in | -2.02in | 23 | 5.43in |
| Henderson County | 2.24in | -3.42in | 9 | 5.66in |
| Hertford County | 1.99in | -1.95in | 7 | 3.94in |
| Hoke County | 0.73in | -3.12in | 1 | 3.85in |
| Hyde County | 2.54in | -1.43in | 21 | 3.97in |
| Iredell County | 1.88in | -2.55in | 10 | 4.43in |
| Jackson County | 3.45in | -3.04in | 15 | 6.49in |
| Johnston County | 1.56in | -2.37in | 5 | 3.93in |
| Jones County | 1.69in | -2.29in | 6 | 3.98in |
| Lee County | 1.82in | -2.13in | 11 | 3.95in |
| Lenoir County | 1.12in | -2.84in | 2 | 3.96in |
| Lincoln County | 1.88in | -2.72in | 11 | 4.60in |
| McDowell County | 2.55in | -2.67in | 13 | 5.22in |
| Macon County | 3.25in | -3.40in | 13 | 6.65in |
| Madison County | 3.59in | -0.80in | 45 | 4.39in |
| Martin County | 1.83in | -2.07in | 8 | 3.90in |
| Mecklenburg County | 1.47in | -2.88in | 5 | 4.35in |
| Mitchell County | 3.07in | -1.65in | 20 | 4.72in |
| Montgomery County | 1.57in | -2.54in | 4 | 4.11in |
| Moore County | 1.99in | -2.03in | 15 | 4.02in |
| Nash County | 1.94in | -2.02in | 7 | 3.96in |
| New Hanover County | 1.94in | -2.05in | 15 | 3.99in |
| Northampton County | 2.07in | -1.80in | 9 | 3.87in |
| Onslow County | 1.85in | -2.17in | 8 | 4.02in |
| Orange County | 1.97in | -2.04in | 14 | 4.01in |
| Pamlico County | 2.75in | -1.14in | 31 | 3.89in |
| Pasquotank County | 2.78in | -1.10in | 33 | 3.88in |
| Pender County | 1.77in | -2.21in | 9 | 3.98in |
| Perquimans County | 2.75in | -1.18in | 34 | 3.93in |
| Person County | 1.34in | -2.52in | 3 | 3.86in |
| Pitt County | 1.37in | -2.51in | 2 | 3.88in |
| Polk County | 1.86in | -3.69in | 6 | 5.55in |
| Randolph County | 1.99in | -2.13in | 7 | 4.12in |
| Richmond County | 1.13in | -2.86in | 1 | 3.99in |
| Robeson County | 0.51in | -3.26in | 1 | 3.77in |
| Rockingham County | 1.37in | -2.65in | 3 | 4.02in |
| Rowan County | 1.65in | -2.66in | 5 | 4.31in |
| Rutherford County | 1.91in | -3.08in | 10 | 4.99in |
| Sampson County | 0.83in | -3.05in | 1 | 3.88in |
| Scotland County | 0.69in | -3.14in | 1 | 3.83in |
| Stanly County | 1.26in | -2.93in | 2 | 4.19in |
| Stokes County | 1.61in | -2.57in | 6 | 4.18in |
| Surry County | 1.94in | -2.38in | 11 | 4.32in |
| Swain County | 4.72in | -1.67in | 35 | 6.39in |
| Transylvania County | 2.77in | -4.12in | 9 | 6.89in |
| Tyrrell County | 2.70in | -1.22in | 33 | 3.92in |
| Union County | 1.25in | -2.82in | 2 | 4.07in |
| Vance County | 1.43in | -2.56in | 4 | 3.99in |
| Wake County | 2.33in | -1.60in | 19 | 3.93in |
| Warren County | 1.63in | -2.26in | 5 | 3.89in |
| Washington County | 2.55in | -1.40in | 24 | 3.95in |
| Watauga County | 2.34in | -2.59in | 9 | 4.93in |
| Wayne County | 1.18in | -2.75in | 2 | 3.93in |
| Wilkes County | 2.00in | -2.55in | 12 | 4.55in |
| Wilson County | 1.76in | -2.18in | 6 | 3.94in |
| Yadkin County | 1.89in | -2.33in | 12 | 4.22in |
| Yancey County | 2.95in | -1.91in | 18 | 4.86in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published July 2025, retrieved on July 29, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
