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November Warming, Thanksgiving Extremes | Climate Central
Graphics for 247 U.S. cities show local November warming trends and Thanksgiving weather extremes.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Climate Central’s new Toxic Tides report includes maps to find what toxic facilities are at risk in your community, how often and when they could flood, and who lives nearby. Check out the interactive below.⬇️
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Interactive webpage showing facilities under risk of sea level rise in Louisiana by 2050. Red colors in background indicate percentage of population in poverty.
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Quick reminder ⤵️

Every county in the Lower 48 has seen warming from September to November, mostly due to climate change.

Since 1970, fall has warmed by 2.8°F on average across 237 U.S. cities.

Cooler days still happen, but warmer-than-average days are happening more often.
Map of the United States showing how much fall (September–November) temperatures have warmed from 1970 to 2024. Nearly every county is shaded in yellow, orange, or red, indicating warming of 1°F to more than 4°F. The strongest fall warming appears across the West, Upper Midwest, Northeast, and parts of the South. Title reads “Fall Warming Since 1970 (°F).” Color scale at top ranges from +1°F to +4°F. Graphic by Climate Central.
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Climate Shift Index data show temperatures 10° to 25° above average were made 2 to 3 times more likely by human-caused climate change.

For areas in South Texas and northern Florida, warmth like this would be rare or almost impossible without heat-trapping pollution.
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Table listing total weather-related major power outages from 2000–2023 by U.S. climate region. Southeast: 360 outages. South: 352. Northeast: 350. Ohio Valley: 301. Upper Midwest: 205. West: 151. Northwest: 73. Southwest: 28. Northern Rockies and Plains: 24.
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Climate change is making many extreme weather events more frequent or intense, and our aging energy systems are feeling it.

About 80% of major U.S. power outages are now tied to weather:
• Severe storms: 58%
• Winter storms: 23%
• Tropical cyclones: 14%
• Extreme Heat (3%)
• Wildfires (2%)
Vertical bar chart showing annual U.S. weather-related major power outages from 2000 to 2023. Outages have increased over time, with low counts in the early 2000s and several peaks above 100 outages per year after 2010, including high marks around 2011 and 2020–2022. Source: U.S. Department of Energy Form OE-417. Pie chart showing weather-related causes of major U.S. power outages from 2000–2023. Severe weather accounts for 58% of outages, winter weather 23%, tropical cyclones 14%, extreme heat 3%, and wildfires 2%. Source: U.S. Department of Energy Form OE-417. U.S. map shaded by total number of weather-related major power outages per state from 2000–2023. Highest outage counts appear across the Southeast and parts of the Midwest and Northeast. Example shown: Alabama highlighted with 76 outages. Western states show lower totals overall. Source: U.S. Department of Energy Form OE-417.
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM