Weather Recap: February 2025
February was an overall very dry and warm month with above-normal temperatures. Read more about our overall weather recap for the month of February.
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY-TV) - Pretty much all of February, we had more days above normal than we did below. We actually only had 3 days out of the month where are temperatures were cooler than normal. with the coolest day of 67 degrees on February 12th and the warmest day of 92 degrees on February 26th. No temperature records were met or broken in Yuma.
The month of February was also very dry as we had NO days with any measurable rain.
Our rain total for the month leaves us at 0.00", and our monthly average is 0.38", so that leaves us below our monthly average of -0.38" for the month of February.
So far for 2025, Yuma has accumulated 0.00", and comparing it with our 2025 yearly average, we actually should be at 0.77," which is below from where we should be.
With what Yuma hasn't accumulated so far for 2025 and comparing it to our total around this same time back in 2024, we were at 1.80." So we aren't starting off the year of 2025 good as far as rain goes.
With the lack of rain, Yuma's dry stretch continues, as of Tuesday March 4th, 2023 it's been 209 days without measurable rain. The last time Yuma did get measurable rain was on August 7th, 2024, and we received 0.01" that day.
Our longest record without rain is 380 days which occurred in 2001-2002.
Our drought conditions also continue to worsen, at the start of the year the majority of the Desert Southwest was under severe drought with a chunk of La Paz in extreme.
Since then, pretty much all of the Desert Southwest has been under extreme drought. That means about 52% of the state is under extreme drought.
Look at the two drought images to see the significant changes from early January to end of February.
February 2025 also finished in the top 5 hottest Februarys on record in El Centro, California. It tied, with 1954, for the 4th hottest with an average temperature of 64.4°.
To see more of the stats from February take a look at The NWS Phoenix Climate Data report for Yuma, El Centro, and Phoenix. Click the link here.
