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The sun sets on tiers of buildings along the Douro River in Portugal as seen from the bridge between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

January 14, 2026

Assessing the Global Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in 2025

2025 ranked as the third-warmest year in NOAA’s 176-year record, with a global surface temperature 2.11°F (1.17°C) higher than the 20th-century baseline.

Arctic seals on a slab of ice. (Courtesy of Canva.com)

January 13, 2026

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

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.

Aurora Borealis occurring over a snowy mountain range at night overlaid with text reading “December 2025 State of the Geomagnetic Field”.

January 9, 2026

2025 WMM Annual Report is Released

2025 report of the World Magnetic Model has been released.

The NWS COOP observer at the Charlotteburg Reservoir uses snow shoes to trek onto an open field to collect the snow measurement from the storm. The photo originally appeared in the Suburban Trends newspaper on January 10, 1996.

January 7, 2026

New Jersey Seasonal Snowfall Record Discovered 30 Years Later

New seasonal snowfall record for New Jersey verified 30 years later.

A flooded river touches the bottom of a bridge in Wauwatosa, Wis., near Milwaukee, on August 10, 2025. Source: The ed17, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

December 19, 2025

New 24-Hour Precipitation Record Confirmed for Wisconsin

New 24-hour precipitation record confirmed for the state of Wisconsin.

Electric red tourist train in Switzerland by the countryside.

December 11, 2025

Assessing the Global Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in November 2025

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.

Field with wheat and autumn-colored trees.

December 8, 2025

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

The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. in November was 46.8°F, 5.1°F above the 20th-century average, ranking as the fourth-warmest November in the 131-year record.

The letters “AI” submerged under ocean water on a sunny day.

December 4, 2025

Key NOAA Dataset Upgraded Using AI

ERSSTv6 has been upgraded from ERSSTv5 by implementing an interpolation method using an artificial neural network.

Evergreen trees and trees with orange leaves in fall.

November 20, 2025

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

The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. (CONUS) in October was 56.9°F, 2.8°F above the 20th-century average, ranking as the eighth-warmest October in the 131-year record.

November 20, 2025

Assessing the Global Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in October 2025

Globally, October 2025 was the third-warmest October in NOAA’s 176-year record, with a temperature 2.21°F (1.23°C) higher than the 20th-century baseline.