Orange County NC Website
National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (through 4/23/2008) <br /> (inches above [+] or below [-] normal) <br /> RDU Piedmont-Triad <br /> -0.05" since April 1, 2008 +1.28" since Aprill, 2008 <br /> -8.86" since January 1, 2007 -12.97" since January 1, 2007 <br /> -1.62" since January 1, 2008 -1.30" since January 1, 2008 <br /> Miscellaneous notes <br /> The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, last updated April 22, 2008, <br /> indicates that the northern 2/3's of Orange County lies within the area characterized as <br /> experiencing "moderate drought" (the second severity level of their rating system), while the <br /> southern 1/3 of the County remains in the area characterized as experiencing "severe drought" <br /> (the third severity level of their rating system). <br />