November 2025 has shattered temperature records across the United States and beyond, marking it as one of the warmest Novembers in decades and cementing 2025 as one of the hottest years ever recorded.
Cities including Lubbock, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Flagstaff, and Phoenix, Arizona, experienced their warmest start to November on record, according to Fox Weather.
The unprecedented warmth has left meteorologists and climate scientists alike stunned by the scale of the temperature anomalies.
In Texas, the heat was particularly intense. Houston shattered records as it saw a temperature over 80°F / 26.67°C for a record 245th day this year, breaking the previous record of 243 days set in 2012.
Meanwhile, cities across Texas experienced record-high temperatures, with Waco reaching 87°F / 30.56°C degrees and Austin hitting 86°F / 30°C degrees in mid-November.
The warmth wasn’t limited to the South. The Twin Cities International Airport reached 72°F / 24.44°C on November 14, breaking the old record of 71°F / 21.67°C set in 1990, making it the warmest temperature recorded so late in the season for Minneapolis-St. Paul since records began in 1872.
Out West, Boise experienced similarly extreme conditions. As of November 23, Boise’s average temperature stood at 49.3°F / 9.61°C , which is 7.6°F / 4.2°C above normal, making it the second-warmest November ever recorded in the city, trailing only behind 1934’s record.
The exceptional November temperatures follow an already remarkable year globally. October 2025 was the third-warmest October on record globally, and 2025 is virtually certain to finish as the second- or third-warmest year on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
The World Meteorological Organization confirmed that the years between 2015 and 2025 will individually have been the warmest since observations began 176 years ago.
Climate Central’s analysis reveals a disturbing long-term trend. Most locations analyzed saw November temperatures rise since 1970 by 2.4°F / 1.33°C on average, with some locations warming by 3°F / 1.67°C or more over that period.
The warmth across much of the country created dangerous weather whiplash effects, with temperatures swinging from freezing conditions one week to spring-like warmth the next, confusing ecosystems and posing challenges for agriculture and public health.
While forecasters predicted temperatures would return to seasonal averages by late November, the damage was done.
The record-breaking November heat served as yet another reminder of the accelerating pace of climate change and its very real impacts on daily life across America.
