{"id":6158,"date":"2026-07-16T15:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6158"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:07:43","slug":"despite-high-above-normal-rainfall-central-nc-drought-continues-little-improvement-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6158","title":{"rendered":"Despite high above normal rainfall, central NC drought continues, little improvement seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 Although several inches of rain have fallen in North Carolina over the last two weeks, nearly all of the state is still in a drought, and much of the Raleigh area remains in an extreme drought, officials say.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6150\">Max Verstappen leaves his F1 future open but says things are \u2018really good\u2019 with Red Bull team boss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Part of Wake County has received about 300 percent above normal rainfall over the last 30 days<\/p>\n<p>A third of the state is also listed as in an extreme drought, including Wake County, which improved from the \u201cexceptional drought\u201d phase.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a swath of central North Carolina is listed as exceptional drought \u2014 the most serious category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we\u2019ve seen improvement, we still need more rain,\u201d CBS 17 Storm Team Meteorologist Rachel Duensing said.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6148\">How to 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34.35% Exceptional (down 22.59% in a week)<\/li>\n<li>Orange County 64.39% Exceptional (down 4.51% in a week)<\/li>\n<li>Granville County 46.31% Exceptional (down 30.79% in a week)<\/li>\n<li>Person County 78.6% Exceptional (no change)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To the south, Cumberland County\u2019s extreme drought areas improved to 43.88 percent \u2014 down from 76.9 percent last week.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6155\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8b4b78f47750fc529f17b0a716d7f1d1-1024x576.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8b4b78f47750fc529f17b0a716d7f1d1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8b4b78f47750fc529f17b0a716d7f1d1-300x169.webp 300w, 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into Johnston deputy\u2019s vehicle, sheriff\u2019s office says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RALEIGH, N.C. 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