Average Precipitation in North Carolina by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the U.S. state of North Carolina for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest Year in North Carolina History?

2018 was the wettest year in North Carolina history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 68.4 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in North Carolina History?

2007 was the driest year in North Carolina history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 34.8 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	69	48.6
2022	91	46.6
2021	83	47.6
2020	2	66.6
2019	47	51.1
2018	1	68.4
2017	76	48.0
2016	50	50.6
2015	10	58.3
2014	56	50.1
2013	17	56.5
2012	92	46.6
2011	96	46.0
2010	93	46.3
2009	29	53.2
2008	99	45.8
2007	129	34.8
2006	46	51.2
2005	85	47.6
2004	63	49.2
2003	3	63.2
2002	86	47.5
2001	127	37.8
2000	106	44.4
1999	37	52.5
1998	26	53.8
1997	95	46.1
1996	15	56.8
1995	23	54.4
1994	55	50.1
1993	94	46.1
1992	35	52.6
1991	78	47.9
1990	68	48.6
1989	6	60.6
1988	122	39.9
1987	73	48.0
1986	124	38.9
1985	89	47.0
1984	48	51.0
1983	33	52.9
1982	40	52.2
1981	120	40.8
1980	107	44.3
1979	9	58.7
1978	79	47.8
1977	66	48.8
1976	98	46.0
1975	13	57.5
1974	39	52.3
1973	38	52.3
1972	27	53.4
1971	18	56.4
1970	110	43.8
1969	52	50.4
1968	119	41.7
1967	84	47.6
1966	74	48.0
1965	109	44.2
1964	14	57.3
1963	111	43.6
1962	31	53.0
1961	45	51.3
1960	53	50.3
1959	21	55.2
1958	54	50.2
1957	25	54.1
1956	82	47.7
1955	64	49.2
1954	116	42.4
1953	101	45.3
1952	65	48.9
1951	121	40.7
1950	103	45.2
1949	34	52.7
1948	19	55.7
1947	43	51.6
1946	62	49.2
1945	24	54.3
1944	32	52.9
1943	113	43.2
1942	49	50.7
1941	123	38.9
1940	112	43.5
1939	58	49.9
1938	75	48.0
1937	42	51.9
1936	8	59.9
1935	88	47.0
1934	36	52.6
1933	128	37.8
1932	51	50.6
1931	114	43.2
1930	126	37.9
1929	5	61.8
1928	16	56.8
1927	100	45.5
1926	117	42.4
1925	125	38.4
1924	22	54.5
1923	108	44.2
1922	12	57.7
1921	118	42.1
1920	20	55.3
1919	90	46.7
1918	77	47.9
1917	44	51.5
1916	87	47.5
1915	70	48.5
1914	97	46.0
1913	41	52.0
1912	72	48.4
1911	115	42.6
1910	61	49.5
1909	80	47.8
1908	7	60.1
1907	67	48.8
1906	11	58.0
1905	30	53.1
1904	104	45.1
1903	57	50.0
1902	105	45.0
1901	4	62.6
1900	71	48.5
1899	28	53.3
1898	59	49.9
1897	102	45.2
1896	81	47.8
1895	60	49.8