2025 Annual Climate Review:
Now that 2025 is officially in the books, let's take a look back on the yearly review.
Temperatures finished near to slightly above normal for most of the Quad State region. The most abnormally warm month compared to normal was March, with several sites registering a top 6 warmest March. On the flip side, the coldest month compared to normal was January, although no monthly records were established. We were back and forth throughout the year, ending the year on a warm note, with March, April, June, July, September, October, November, and December finishing above normal while January, February, May, and August were below normal.
Precipitation largely finished wetter than normal with amounts ranging from 45 to 70 inches. The wettest region was across west Kentucky along with portions of the Missouri bootheel, far southern Illinois, and areas near the Ohio River in southwest Indiana. There were a few areas that finished drier than normal across parts of the Missouri Ozark Foothills and along the I-64 corridor in southern Illinois. Much of Carter County Missouri was 5 to 10 inches drier than normal. The highest observed amount in our forecast area was 73.43” at a CoCoRaHS station in Muhlenberg County Kentucky (Greenville 6.2 WSW). The wettest months compared to normal were April and June with several sites registering a top 10 wettest month. Several locations received over a foot of rain in April! Meanwhile, the driest months compared to normal were March, August, and December, with Carbondale observing their driest August on record! A large part of our region was in severe drought (D2) in September, with a few pockets of extreme drought (D3). The faucet essentially turned off in August through the first half of September, after we witnessed one of our wettest starts to the year on record (through June 30th).
The graphic below is an estimated multi-radar, multi-sensor (MRMS) annual rainfall map using a combination of radar estimates and actual observations. Please note that actual rainfall observed at any location may vary slightly due to potential error in radar estimation and observation interpolation.
| 2025 Annual Review: Precipitation and Temperature Maps (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Climate Maps are from the Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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| Severe Thunderstorm Warnings - County Based | Severe Thunderstorm Warnings - Polygon Based |
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| Tornado Warnings - County Based | Tornado Warnings - Polygon Based |
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| Flash Flood Warnings - County Based | |
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