Annual temperatures across the contiguous U.S. (CONUS) averaged 54.6°F in 2025, which was 2.6°F above the 20th-century average and ranked as the fourth-warmest year in the 131-year record. Temperatures were above average nationwide, with the most pronounced warmth across the western third of the country.

• For the first time since 2015, no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. or its territories during 2025.
• The tornado in Enderlin, North Dakota, was the first verified EF-5 since 2013.
• The Eaton and Palisades Fires were the second- and third-most destructive California wildfires on record, respectively.
• The Texas Hill Country experienced a 1-in-100- to 1-in-1,000-year flood event that killed at least 135 people after nearly two feet of rain fell in just a few days.
• Utah and Nevada set new annual temperature records, with Utah eclipsing its previous record that had stood since 1934.

Assessing the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in 2025