Gridded Climate · NOAA nClimGrid · 1951–2025

U.S. Gridded Climate

The Contiguous 48 — a 53.7°F / 30.9" normal. 2025 ran +1.1°F vs normal. Drill into any state or county.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: The Contiguous 48 is running +2.7°F (53.1°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 85% of normal. full map & ranks →

Normal (1996–2025)

53.7°F
annual mean · 30.9" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.1°F
54.8°F · 29.2" (95% of normal)

Warmest Year

55.6°F
2024 · coldest 51.0°F (1979)

Wettest Year

34.9in
1973 · driest 25.3" (1956)

Hottest Day

94.6°F
Jul 17 · 2006

Coldest Day

0.2°F
Dec 25 · 1983

Biggest Rain Day

0.47in
Oct 17 · 2006

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Where 2025 Ran Warm & Cool

Each of 3,106 counties by its 2025 average temperature vs its 1996–2025 normal — blue cooler, red warmer.
Where 2025 Ran Warm & Cool
See how 2026 is running so far → the year-to-date map & ranks

Monthly Climate

32°
J
36°
F
44°
M
52°
A
61°
M
70°
J
75°
J
73°
A
66°
S
55°
O
44°
N
35°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025

By State

AL AlabamaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareFL FloridaGA GeorgiaID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPA PennsylvaniaRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.
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