WETTESTSINCE
North Carolina · precipitation record 1933–2026

New Bern, NC

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
23.29in
year to date · normal 29.17"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.05in
37th wettest of 90 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
8.39in
22nd wettest of 91 yrs
159% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
15.86in
41st wettest of 91 yrs
104% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
23.29in
15th driest of 90 yrs
80% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.9in
on Sep 19, 1955 · in 94 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Nov 19, 2001)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

80%
23.29" of a normal 29.17" · wettest 43.3" (1937) · driest 15.87" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 88-year record (1933–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 53.99" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201879.17in
2200372.7in
3197170.89in
4195570.57in
5193768.35in

Driest Years on Record

1196536.07in
2195437.04in
3200738.05in
4201139.86in
5195140.29in

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 (~6.57") and driest in Oct (~2.33"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1955, 24.23".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.51in
set in 1991

Rain on Jul 28

43%
of 90 years had measurable rain
1933: 0.07″1934: 0.09″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 1.16″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.32″1943: 0.03″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.56″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.09″1949: 0.37″1950: 0.32″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: 0.64″1960: 0.10″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.27″1965: 0.38″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.20″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.03″1972: 1.13″1973: 1.15″1974: 0.08″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.14″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.86″1981: 0.39″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.89″1985: 0.22″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.17″1988: 0.38″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.35″1991: 1.51″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 1.04″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.19″2005: 0.06″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.58″2008: 0.10″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.97″2013: 0.18″2014: 0.60″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.25″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.13″2021: 0.29″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.05″0″1″2″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

New Bern'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.
New Bern, NC — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

New Bern'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.
New Bern, NC — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:15 AM
Sunset7:14 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight13h 59m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.07°N, 77.05°W

Nearby Stations

Wilmington, NC73 mi SWCape Hatteras, NC81 mi EElizabeth City, NC95 mi NEFayetteville, NC103 mi WRaleigh, NC112 mi NWLumberton, NC118 mi W

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