February 2026 Climate Summary

Key Messages: 

Temperatures were about 3-5°F above normal in the eastern half of the state and 1-3°F above normal in western Washington. Statewide, February ranked as the 24th warmest February since 1895.  

January 2026 Climate Summary

Key Messages: 

January was the 12th warmest January on record since at least 1895. Temperatures were around 2-5°F above normal for nearly all areas of the state.
Precipitation was below normal across most of the state and ranked as the 22nd driest January on record since at least 1895 statewide. 

December 2025 Climate Summary

Key Messages: 

Averaged statewide, December 2025 was the warmest December on record. January -December 2025 is tied with 1934 as  the second warmest year on record in Washington.

Averaged statewide, December ranked as the 5th wettest December on record, with most portions of the state receiving much above normal precipitation.  

November and Fall 2025 Climate Summary

Key Messages: 

November temperatures were above normal statewide (7th warmest since 1895) with the largest departures from normal across the Columbia Basin and northeastern Washington. 

Precipitation was below normal across the Pacific Coast, central and southern Cascades, and southeastern Washington. 

October 2025 Climate Summary

Statewide, October temperatures were near normal (-0.6°F below 1991-2020 normals) and precipitation totals were 109% of normal. Temperatures were 2-4°F below normal across the Cascades and 1-3°F below normal across much of eastern Washington and the Olympic Mountains. 

September 2025 Climate Summary

September 2025 was the warmest September on record in Washington back to 1895. Temperatures were +5.2°F warmer than the 1991-2020 normal when averaged statewide. Much warmer than normal temperatures observed across the eastern slopes of the Cascades and across much of eastern Washington. 

August and Full Summer 2025 Climate Summary

Temperatures tell a consistent story across the state with warmer than normal conditions present statewide. Temperatures were well above normal across virtually the entire state. August 2025 was 2.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal statewide, ranking as the 4th warmest August since 1895 (tied with August 1962), and the warmest since August 2022. 

July 2025 Climate Summary

 
July was the fourth consecutive month with below normal precipitation statewide in Washington. Statewide, July 2025 was the 22nd driest month since 1895 with an average of only 0.27” of precipitation. 

June 2025 Climate Summary

June was the third consecutive month with below normal precipitation statewide in Washington. June 2025 ranked in the top 10 driest Junes on record back to 1895. Statewide, precipitation averaged well below the 1991-2020 statewide average of 1.93”. 

May 2025 Climate Summary

May was another dry month for nearly all portions of the state and ranked as the 26th driest May statewide since 1895. On the heels of dry and warm conditions in April, concerns continue to grow for worsening drought conditions as we head into summer 2025.