Gridded Climate · NOAA nClimGrid · 1951–2025

U.S. Gridded Climate

The Contiguous 48 — a 30.9" / 53.7°F normal. 2025 ran 95% of normal precipitation. Drill into any state or county.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: The Contiguous 48 is at 84% (15.1") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +2.7°F vs normal. full map & ranks →

Normal (1996–2025)

30.9in
annual precipitation · 53.7°F

2025 vs Normal

95%
29.2" · 54.8°F (+1.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

34.9in
1973

Driest Year

25.3in
1956

Biggest Rain Day

0.47in
Oct 17 · 2006

Warmest Year

55.6°F
2024

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry

Each of 3,106 counties by its 2025 precipitation as a percent of its 1996–2025 normal — brown dry, blue wet.
Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry
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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