Is this weather normal in Southampton County?

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Southampton County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.3. Southampton County just had its 5th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 67°, lows near 43°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Southampton County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.4°OctNov: +0.8°NovDec: -3.5°DecJan 2026: -1.9°JanFeb: -2.8°FebMar: +7.7°MarApr: +5.5°AprMay: -0.3°MayJun: +1.9°JunJul: +1.2°JulAug: +3.4°AugSep: +4.0°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.4 inOctNov: -2.0 inNovDec: -1.1 inDecJan 2026: -2.1 inJanFeb: +0.7 inFebMar: -1.7 inMarApr: -2.6 inAprMay: +0.0 inMayJun: -1.0 inJunJul: -0.7 inJulAug: -2.3 inAugSep: -2.6 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Southampton County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January51° / 29°3.7 in51.4° 195027.4° 1940
February54° / 31°2.9 in49.9° 202329.8° 1895
March61° / 37°4.1 in58.8° 194537.2° 1960
April71° / 46°3.4 in64.4° 201750.3° 1907
May79° / 55°3.9 in73.1° 201960.7° 1920
June86° / 64°4.6 in79.9° 201069.0° 1907
July90° / 68°5.4 in81.8° 199373.6° 1918
August88° / 67°5.3 in82.2° 190072.3° 1927
September82° / 61°5.4 in77.4° 201865.2° 1967
October72° / 48°3.7 in68.1° 191953.2° 1987
November62° / 38°3.3 in58.5° 198542.6° 1976
December54° / 32°3.5 in54.5° 201530.6° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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