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New Bern, NC

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2011
27.53in
8th driest of 91 years · normal 36.91"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 90 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.16in
35th driest of 91 yrs
78% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
17.42in
42nd driest of 91 yrs
94% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.53in
8th driest of 91 yrs
75% 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

75%
27.53" of a normal 36.91" · wettest 52.27" (1939) · driest 18.07" (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 Aug 24 ever

1.91in
set in 1988

Rain on Aug 24

37%
of 90 years had measurable rain
1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.24″1942: 0.18″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.07″1946: 0.03″1947: 0.10″1948: 0.02″1949: 0.41″1950: 0.79″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 1.81″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.51″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.29″1961: 1.12″1962: 0.12″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.65″1965: 0.05″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 1.83″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.10″1974: 0.46″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.21″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.03″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.03″1984: 0.46″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 1.91″1989: 0.06″1990: 0.23″1991: 0.28″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1998: 0.01″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.46″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.32″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.71″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.27″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.44″2020: 0.53″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″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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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for New Bern's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
New Bern, NC — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:35 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight13h 11m
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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