As of Nov 6, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported
How much rain has Gates County, North Carolina, had in 2026?
33.77 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 3.7 miles east-northeast of Gatesville, Gates County, through Nov 6. This gauge has no NOAA normal, so there is no usual year to compare it with.
- Rain so far
- 33.77 in
- 2025 by Nov 6
- 41.68 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in |
|---|---|
| Jan 6 days not reported | 1.17 |
| Feb | 3.42 |
| Mar | 3.09 |
| Apr 1 day not reported | 1.68 |
| May 3 days not reported | 5.98 |
| Jun | 3.96 |
| Jul | 7.37 |
| Aug 1 day not reported | 2.85 |
| Sep 3 days not reported | 2.47 |
| Oct 8 days not reported | 1.78 |
| Nov to the 6th 1 day not reported | 0.00 |
| So far | 33.77 |
2026 so far in Gates County
- Wettest month: July, 7.37 inches.
- Biggest one-day reading: 2.73 inches on May 8.
- Longest dry stretch: 6 days in a row with nothing in the gauge, not even a trace, May 9 to May 14.
- 2025 by the same date: 41.68 inches at the same gauge (it missed 15 days). On the 273 days both years reported, 2026 had 5.56 inches less than 2025.
- On 35 reports the observer read the gauge after more than one day. That rain counts on the day it was read, so it is in the totals but not split by day.
- Across the county: about 37.32 inches, 85% of usual, Jan 1 to Nov 8, from the PRISM 4 km grid averaged over Gates County (usual: NOAA’s 1991-2020 gridded normal).
The station
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the volunteer rain gauge 3.7 miles east-northeast of Gatesville, 1 mile from the middle of Gates County. It reported 287 of the 310 days from Jan 1 to Nov 6; the 23 days with no report count as unknown, not as dry. Rain here means everything the gauge caught, snow melted down to water.
Questions
How much rain has Gates County, North Carolina, had in 2026?
33.77 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 3.7 miles east-northeast of Gatesville, Gates County, through Nov 6. This gauge has no NOAA normal, so there is no usual year to compare it with.
What was the wettest month in Gates County in 2026?
July, with 7.37 inches at the volunteer rain gauge 3.7 miles east-northeast of Gatesville, counting Jan 1 through Nov 6.
What was the biggest rain in Gates County in 2026?
2.73 inches on May 8, 2026, the biggest one-day reading this year through Nov 6. A reading that covers more than one day is not counted as a one-day rain.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Gates County?
From Jan 1 to Nov 6, the volunteer rain gauge 3.7 miles east-northeast of Gatesville had 41.68 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 15 days) and 33.77 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 23 days). On the 273 days both years reported, 2026 had 5.56 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Chowan County 34.53 in, 77% to Nov 4
- Hertford County 32.16 in, 73% to Nov 8
- Pasquotank County 31.27 in, 76% to Nov 8
- Perquimans County 33.99 in, 75% to Nov 8
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Gates County, NC: 33.77 in of rain since Jan 1, through Nov 6. (NOAA daily records, volunteer rain gauge, via AGSIST: agsist.com/rain/north-carolina/gates-county)
Sources and terms
Daily NOAA records through RCC-ACIS, read Nov 10, 2026; updated daily. NOAA’s daily numbers come in a few days late and are sometimes corrected. Volunteer gauge data: CoCoRaHS.
This gauge has no NOAA normal, so this page gives no usual year or percent for it.
Why this gauge: it is the only one inside Gates County that reported nearly every day in 2026. Your own rain gauge can read differently a few miles away.