As 2025 wrapped up, we took a look back at the weather stories that mattered most in the year.

JANUARY

January was a dramatic start to 20-25. From the West Coast to the East Coast -- records were broken. We started the year with destructive wildfires in California and transitioned to the highest snowfall totals ever recorded for some cities across the Gulf Coast. Meteorologist Taban Sharifi looks back on the first month of the year in our Top Weather Events of 2025. 

FEBRUARY

February 2025 brought significant atmospheric rivers to the west and severe weather that stretched from Alabama to New York, changing the lives of millions. Meteorologist Tracey Anthony takes a look back at February's headlines. Meteorologist Patrick Crawford has a look at these Top Weather Events of 2025. 

MARCH

From devastating wildfires to record-breaking floods and widespread severe storms, including one of the most violent March tornado outbreaks in U.S. history, the Spring of 2025 started more lion than lamb. Meteorologist Tracey Anthony details the Top Weather Events of 2025.

APRIL

Tornadoes and flooding brought a one-two punch in April. Meteorologist Adrian Hernandez takes a look back at our Top Weather Events of 2025. 

MAY

Record-setting rainfall and destructive severe weather outbreaks dominated headlines in May. Meteorologist Jackie Brown tells us why in our Top Weather Events of 2025. 

JUNE

This summer, the U.S. saw its first EF-5 tornado in more than a decade. Meteorologist Dave Holder highlights June as we continue our look at the Top Weather Events of 2025.  

JULY

The Fourth of July holiday weekend turned deadly and destructive. Meteorologist Rob Bradley looks back on the impacts of July’s tropical moisture in our Top Weather Events of 2025.  

AUGUST

August was the start of a long period of coastal erosion for the Eastern Seaboard. Meteorologist Jesse Kelley chronicles July’s once-in-a-generation flooding in our Top Weather Events of August 2025. 

SEPTEMBER

Relentless tropical rains from the Eastern Pacific and dueling hurricanes in the Atlantic. Meteorologist Patrick Crawford shows us the impacts of September in our Top Weather Events of 2025.  

OCTOBER

Tropical impacts hit their peak in October. Meteorologist Alana Cameron highlights Category Five Hurricane Melissa’s devastating hit to Jamaica in our Top Weather Events of 2025.  

NOVEMBER

An early start to winter left thousands stranded in a Thanksgiving storm. Meteorologist Kevin Schneider has the details as we look back on November in our Top Weather Events of 2025. 

DECEMBER

Historic river flooding inundated Washington and California, while constant clippers roamed the Northern U.S. Meteorologist Brittany Lockley rounds out the final month of the year in our Top Weather Events of 2025.  

Other Natural Phenomena

It wasn’t just the weather making headlines this year. Meteorologist Alana Cameron talks about the other forces of nature that caught our attention in 2025.