WETTESTSINCE
North Carolina · precipitation record 1934–2026

Elizabeth City, NC

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
22.56in
year to date · normal 27.57"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 92 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.66in
29th wettest of 92 yrs
131% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.01in
43rd wettest of 92 yrs
105% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.56in
17th driest of 93 yrs
82% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.52in
on Sep 5, 1979 · in 93 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 26 days (to Nov 3, 2000)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

82%
22.56" of a normal 27.57" · wettest 41.15" (1934) · driest 15.19" (2007)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 91-year record (1934–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 47.85" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201863.95in
2197962.13in
3199661.36in
4194560.98in
5200360.67in

Driest Years on Record

1200725.58in
2200127.99in
3200829.31in
4201134.39in
5199734.47in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~5.87") and driest in Oct (~2.42"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1979, 14.55".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Elizabeth City — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.61in
set in 2017

Rain on Jul 28

37%
of 92 years had measurable rain
1934: 0.05″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.15″1941: 0.00″1942: 1.08″1943: 0.00″1944: 2.53″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.72″1948: 0.65″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.07″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.85″1964: 0.26″1965: 3.17″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.18″1968: 0.04″1969: 0.03″1970: 0.00″1971: 1.01″1972: 0.49″1973: 0.63″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.70″1979: 0.59″1980: 0.09″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 1.10″1985: 0.25″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.26″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 2.20″1992: 2.92″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.57″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.32″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.06″2005: 0.02″2006: 0.33″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.02″2013: 0.51″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 3.61″2018: 0.29″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.45″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Elizabeth City's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Elizabeth City, NC — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Elizabeth City's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Elizabeth City, NC — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Solar noon12:11 PM
Daylight14h 04m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.26°N, 76.17°W

Nearby Stations

Norfolk, VA44 mi NCape Hatteras, NC77 mi SENew Bern, NC95 mi SWRichmond, VA107 mi NWWallops Island, VA122 mi NERaleigh, NC147 mi W

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