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August ranks among driest on record for Southampton
September 22, 2026
August 2026 brought only 2.9 in of precipitation to Southampton County, 2.1 in below normal for that month. This ranked as the 24th driest August on record over the county's 132-year precipitation series, placing it well below the long-term median.
Emporia station logs a hot, dry stretch
September 22, 2026
The EMPORIA 1 WNW station, 18 km from Rolling Coastal Plain, recorded a mean daily high of 91.6°F over the past 30 days, 7.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal, with a peak of 101°F on September 3. Heat and dryness together stress water availability and streamflow.
Threatened plants face drought stress in coastal plain
September 22, 2026
Bunched beaksedge, a threatened sedge, was observed September 5 in Virginia, along with threatened longleaf pine and , a pine-parasitic annual. These species are documented in the rolling coastal plain's mesic and seasonally wet habitats, where the current D2 drought may stress populations dependent on adequate soil moisture for growth and reproduction.
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