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Elizabeth City, NC

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2023
25.73in
10th driest of 93 years · normal 32.11"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 92 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.35in
24th driest of 93 yrs
64% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.17in
41st driest of 92 yrs
97% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
25.73in
10th driest of 93 yrs
80% 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

80%
25.73" of a normal 32.11" · wettest 46.58" (2018) · driest 16.94" (2008)

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 Aug 24 ever

1.07in
set in 1966

Rain on Aug 24

32%
of 92 years had measurable rain
1934: 0.02″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.07″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.35″1940: 0.60″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.69″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.75″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.08″1950: 0.38″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.05″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.25″1958: 0.13″1959: 0.05″1960: 0.01″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.01″1965: 0.00″1966: 1.07″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.40″1971: 0.21″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.13″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.02″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.01″1983: 0.34″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.05″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.21″1991: 0.02″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.18″2002: 0.69″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.12″2013: 0.02″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.05″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″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

Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset6:43 PM
Solar noon12:06 PM
Daylight13h 12m
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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