As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported
How much rain has Buncombe County, North Carolina, had in 2026?
33.90 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 5.6 miles north-northwest of Asheville, Buncombe County, through Oct 13. That is 3.43 inches less than a usual year to date (91% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 33.90 in
- Usual by Oct 13
- 37.33 in
- Percent of usual
- 91%
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.42 | 3.46 | −1.04 |
| Feb | 1.86 | 2.88 | −1.02 |
| Mar | 1.89 | 3.84 | −1.95 |
| Apr | 1.66 | 4.11 | −2.45 |
| May | 7.43 | 3.71 | +3.72 |
| Jun | 2.73 | 4.67 | −1.94 |
| Jul | 8.56 | 5.10 | +3.46 |
| Aug | 4.31 | 4.50 | −0.19 |
| Sep | 0.80 | 3.93 | −3.13 |
| Oct to the 13th | 2.24 | 1.13 | +1.11 |
| So far | 33.90 | 37.33 | −3.43 |
2026 so far in Buncombe County
- Wettest month: July, 8.56 inches.
- Biggest single day: 3.10 inches on Jul 24.
- Longest dry stretch: 13 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Aug 24 to Sep 5.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the volunteer rain gauge 5.6 miles north-northwest of Asheville (gauge ID US1NCBC0001), 4 miles from the middle of Buncombe County. It reported every one of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13. Rain here means everything the gauge caught: rain, and snow melted down to water. A trace counts as zero. It is read once a day, usually in the morning, and each reading is filed under the day it was read, so an evening storm can show up on the next day.
Usual means NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 daily normals for this gauge, added up over the same 286 days the gauge reported, so a missing day counts on neither side. The volunteer gauges started in 1998, so none has 30 years of its own; NOAA estimates the rest from long-record stations nearby.
Why this gauge: 23 stations inside Buncombe County reported at least 90% of the days in 2026. Mountain snow sites, and stations far above the rest in the county, come last, since their rain is not what the farms below get. Then the pick goes to one with NOAA normals, then the most days reported, then the one nearest the middle of the county. Your own rain gauge can read differently a few miles away.
Questions
How much rain has Buncombe County, North Carolina, had in 2026?
33.90 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 5.6 miles north-northwest of Asheville, Buncombe County, through Oct 13. That is 3.43 inches less than a usual year to date (91% of usual).
Is Buncombe County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Drier so far. The volunteer rain gauge 5.6 miles north-northwest of Asheville had 33.90 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 91% of the usual 37.33 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Buncombe County in 2026?
July, with 8.56 inches at the volunteer rain gauge 5.6 miles north-northwest of Asheville, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.
What was the biggest rain in Buncombe County in 2026?
3.10 inches on Jul 24, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 13.
Next door
- Haywood County 39.04 in, 90%
- Henderson County 45.49 in, 97%
- Madison County 35.24 in, 103%
- McDowell County 47.01 in, 104%
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