Annual North Carolina rainfall

Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Asheville, western North Carolina, 37.32"

Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Lake Toxaway, western North Carolina, 91.72"

Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Grandfather Mountain, western North Carolina, 57.8"

State precipitation record for 24 hours - Altapass, western North Carolina, 7/15-16/1916, 22.22"

State precipitation record for 1 year - Rosman, western North Carolina, 1996, 129.60"

State snowfall record for 24 hours - Mount Mitchell, western North Carolina, 3/13/1993, 36.0"

State snow record for 1 season - Mount Mitchell, western North Carolina, 1997-1998, 176.0"

Cape Hatteras, North Carolina is considered the most hurricane-prone city in the United States, with an average
of a hurricane hitting within 60 miles of the city every 2.5 years

Average winter snowfall over North Carolina ranges from about inch per year on the Outer Banks and along the lower coast 
to about 10 inches in the northern Piedmont and 16 inches in the southern Mountains. Some of the higher mountain 
peaks and upper slopes receive an average of nearly 50 inches a year

On April 15, 1987 severe thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in North Carolina and drifts of 
hail up to two feet deep were reported in central part of the state.

Precipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center

City	Avg Annual Precip	Avg Snow Annual	Avg. # days of Precip	Avg # thunderstorm days	Avg # hail days
Asheville	47.07	15.1	125	45	1
Cape Hatteras	57.75	1.9	120	42	0
Charlotte	43.51	5.8	111	41	1
Greensboro	43.14	9.2	116	43	1
Raleigh	43.05	7.6	112	42	1
Wilmington	57.07	2.0	117	47	1
State Average - 50.45", 9th wettest in the U.S.