- Utah’s 2025 average temperature of 51.9 degrees broke a record from 1934.
- The state’s high and minimum temperatures also set new records in 2025.
- Experts attribute the warmth to mild weather trends and lack of cooling factors.
SALT LAKE CITY — 2025 was the hottest year in almost a century, snapping a longstanding Utah record dating back to 1934, per federal climate data released this week.
Last year’s statewide average temperature of 51.9 degrees Fahrenheit surged past the previous record of 51.3 degrees set 91 years prior, per National Centers for Environmental Information data released on Tuesday. It was also close to a degree higher than 2024, which barely missed the 1994 record.
The state’s average high temperature of 64.9 degrees also broke a record dating back to 1934; its average minimum temperature of 38.8 degrees snapped a record set in 2015, as well. The centers’ statewide data goes all the way back to 1895…