Annual temperature anomalies in United States
United States: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.8334 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.8334 °C
Change on year
down 25.7%
World rank
67th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.22 °C
in 2016
All-time low
-1.74 °C
in 1942
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in United States, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in United States is 0.8334 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 25.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in United States peaked at 1.22 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.74 °C, in 1942.
United States ranks 67th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in United States, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.55 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.58 °C | +1.9% |
| 1942 | -1.74 °C | +10.6% |
| 1943 | -1.21 °C | -30.4% |
| 1944 | -1.1 °C | -9.2% |
| 1945 | -1.5 °C | +36.4% |
| 1946 | -1.21 °C | -19.3% |
| 1947 | -1.74 °C | +43.5% |
| 1948 | -1.33 °C | -23.8% |
| 1949 | -0.8799 °C | -33.7% |
| 1950 | -1.11 °C | +26.4% |
| 1951 | -1.32 °C | +18.8% |
| 1952 | -0.7069 °C | -46.5% |
| 1953 | -0.196 °C | -72.3% |
| 1954 | -0.3766 °C | +92.2% |
| 1955 | -1.2 °C | +218.5% |
| 1956 | -1.04 °C | -12.9% |
| 1957 | -0.6009 °C | -42.5% |
| 1958 | -0.7754 °C | +29.0% |
| 1959 | -0.9239 °C | +19.2% |
| 1960 | -1.05 °C | +13.6% |
| 1961 | -1.17 °C | +11.1% |
| 1962 | -0.8556 °C | -26.6% |
| 1963 | -0.7259 °C | -15.2% |
| 1964 | -1.24 °C | +71.0% |
| 1965 | -1.15 °C | -6.9% |
| 1966 | -1.26 °C | +9.3% |
| 1967 | -0.905 °C | -28.3% |
| 1968 | -1.22 °C | +35.1% |
| 1969 | -0.9917 °C | -18.9% |
| 1970 | -1.05 °C | +6.1% |
| 1971 | -1.3 °C | +23.6% |
| 1972 | -1.35 °C | +4.0% |
| 1973 | -0.7826 °C | -42.1% |
| 1974 | -0.8528 °C | +9.0% |
| 1975 | -1.28 °C | +49.6% |
| 1976 | -1.09 °C | -14.2% |
| 1977 | -0.4558 °C | -58.4% |
| 1978 | -0.9849 °C | +116.1% |
| 1979 | -1.07 °C | +8.8% |
| 1980 | -0.5732 °C | -46.5% |
| 1981 | -0.0036 °C | -99.4% |
| 1982 | -1.19 °C | +33345.1% |
| 1983 | -0.7707 °C | -35.1% |
| 1984 | -0.9327 °C | +21.0% |
| 1985 | -1.11 °C | +19.4% |
| 1986 | -0.2187 °C | -80.4% |
| 1987 | -0.1026 °C | -53.1% |
| 1988 | -0.3819 °C | +272.1% |
| 1989 | -0.7989 °C | +109.2% |
| 1990 | -0.1246 °C | -84.4% |
| 1991 | -0.1922 °C | +54.2% |
| 1992 | -0.6701 °C | +248.7% |
| 1993 | -0.7978 °C | +19.1% |
| 1994 | -0.329 °C | -58.8% |
| 1995 | -0.3065 °C | -6.8% |
| 1996 | -1 °C | +227.6% |
| 1997 | -0.7034 °C | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2709 °C | -138.5% |
| 1999 | -0.2126 °C | -178.5% |
| 2000 | -0.155 °C | -27.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0561 °C | -63.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0249 °C | -144.4% |
| 2003 | -0.0474 °C | -290.5% |
| 2004 | -0.0489 °C | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2619 °C | -636.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3739 °C | +42.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2723 °C | -27.2% |
| 2008 | -0.6015 °C | -320.9% |
| 2009 | -0.4851 °C | -19.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0804 °C | -83.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0422 °C | -47.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7976 °C | -1991.5% |
| 2013 | -0.3958 °C | -149.6% |
| 2014 | -0.1439 °C | -63.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7483 °C | -620.1% |
| 2016 | 1.22 °C | +63.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8679 °C | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4912 °C | -43.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2578 °C | -47.5% |
| 2020 | 0.681 °C | +164.2% |
| 2021 | 0.627 °C | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2751 °C | -56.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7616 °C | +176.9% |
| 2024 | 1.12 °C | +47.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8334 °C | -25.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.8334 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -33345.1% | -0.0036 °C | -1.19 °C |
| 2012 | +1991.5% | -0.0422 °C | 0.7976 °C |
| 2005 | +636.0% | -0.0489 °C | 0.2619 °C |
| 2015 | +620.1% | -0.1439 °C | 0.7483 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.38 °C | -1.74 °C | -0.8799 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8257 °C | -1.32 °C | -0.196 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.06 °C | -1.26 °C | -0.7259 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.02 °C | -1.35 °C | -0.4558 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6083 °C | -1.19 °C | -0.0036 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4069 °C | -1 °C | 0.2709 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0461 °C | -0.6015 °C | 0.3739 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3725 °C | -0.3958 °C | 1.22 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7166 °C | 0.2751 °C | 1.12 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in United States?
- Annual temperature anomalies in United States was 0.8334 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.74 °C in 1942.
- How does United States rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- United States ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.