November 2025 ranked as the third-warmest November in NOAA’s 176-year record, with a global surface temperature 2.12°F (1.18°C) higher than the 20th-century baseline.

• All 10 of the warmest Novembers on record have occurred since 2015, with the most recent three years (2023, 2024 and 2025) comprising the top three.
• Year-to-date period ranked as second-warmest on record.
• Snow cover extent was below average across the Northern Hemisphere regions.
• Sea ice extent in both polar regions ranked among the four lowest on record.
• Global tropical cyclone activity was below normal with six named storms.

Assessing the Global Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in November 2025