Climate

Fastest-warming US towns since 1970

Towns warming most rapidly relative to their 1900–2024 climate baseline. Ranked by °F per century, linear regression of NOAA NCEI nClimDiv annual mean temperature since 1970.

Ranked by °F / century since 1970 · drawn from NOAA NCEI nClimDiv · 17,656 places considered.

Rank Place County · region °F / century since 1970 Population State rank
#1 Moulton
TX 		Lavaca +7.16°F
in the top 1% nationally 		1,782 #1 of 1038
#2 Imperial
TX 		Crane +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		4,597 #2 of 1038
#3 Fabens
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		4,813 #3 of 1038
#4 Prado Verde
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		108,650 #3 of 1038
#5 San Elizario
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		13,582 #3 of 1038
#6 Socorro
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		43,126 #3 of 1038
#7 Agua Dulce
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		82,792 #7 of 1038
#8 Anthony
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		6,550 #7 of 1038
#9 Butterfield
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		97,851 #7 of 1038
#10 El Paso
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		216,373 #7 of 1038
#11 Fort Bliss
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		206,102 #7 of 1038
#12 Morning Glory
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		7,481 #7 of 1038
#13 Tornillo
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,964 #7 of 1038
#14 Westway
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		9,107 #7 of 1038
#15 Sparks
TX 		El Paso +7.12°F
in the top 1% nationally 		47,850 #15 of 1038
#16 East Bernard
TX 		Colorado +7.11°F
in the top 1% nationally 		4,376 #16 of 1038
#17 Garwood
TX 		Colorado +7.11°F
in the top 1% nationally 		1,434 #16 of 1038
#18 Columbus
TX 		Colorado +7.11°F
in the top 1% nationally 		7,483 #18 of 1038
#19 Hallettsville
TX 		Colorado +7.11°F
in the top 1% nationally 		8,061 #18 of 1038
#20 Louise
TX 		Colorado +7.11°F
in the top 1% nationally 		1,593 #18 of 1038
#21 Weimar
TX 		Colorado +7.11°F
in the top 1% nationally 		5,245 #18 of 1038
#22 Wharton
TX 		Colorado +7.10°F
in the top 1% nationally 		14,252 #22 of 1038
#23 Eagle Lake
TX 		Colorado +7.07°F
in the top 1% nationally 		4,217 #23 of 1038
#24 Fort Sumner
NM 		De Baca +6.89°F
in the top 1% nationally 		1,518 #1 of 163
#25 Southwest Sandhill
TX 		Ward +6.88°F
in the top 1% nationally 		9,558 #24 of 1038
#26 Ricardo
TX 		Kleberg +6.80°F
in the top 1% nationally 		28,820 #25 of 1038
#27 Riviera
TX 		Kleberg +6.80°F
in the top 1% nationally 		1,800 #25 of 1038
#28 Rankin
TX 		Upton +6.66°F
in the top 1% nationally 		1,336 #27 of 1038
#29 Clovis
NM 		Curry +6.65°F
in the top 1% nationally 		46,550 #2 of 163
#30 West Odessa
TX 		Ector +6.64°F
in the top 1% nationally 		72,395 #28 of 1038
#31 Missouri City
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		81,251 #29 of 1038
#32 Fairchilds
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		12,397 #30 of 1038
#33 Katy
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		62,264 #30 of 1038
#34 Rosenberg
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		45,078 #30 of 1038
#35 Sugar Land
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		115,054 #30 of 1038
#36 Thompsons
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		65,159 #30 of 1038
#37 Fifth Street
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		56,001 #35 of 1038
#38 Four Corners
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		134,551 #36 of 1038
#39 Kendleton
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		3,742 #37 of 1038
#40 Boling
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,461 #38 of 1038
#41 Fulshear
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		32,905 #39 of 1038
#42 Pecan Grove
TX 		Fort Bend +6.60°F
in the top 1% nationally 		65,716 #39 of 1038
#43 Pattison
TX 		Fort Bend +6.59°F
in the top 1% nationally 		16,947 #41 of 1038
#44 Odessa
TX 		Ector +6.55°F
in the top 1% nationally 		94,509 #42 of 1038
#45 Gardendale
TX 		Ector +6.55°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,568 #43 of 1038
#46 Town of Pecos
TX 		Reeves +6.47°F
in the top 1% nationally 		12,547 #44 of 1038
#47 Bellville
TX 		Austin +6.46°F
in the top 1% nationally 		10,467 #45 of 1038
#48 Brenham
TX 		Austin +6.46°F
in the top 1% nationally 		30,427 #46 of 1038
#49 Burton
TX 		Austin +6.46°F
in the top 1% nationally 		3,036 #47 of 1038
#50 Fayetteville
TX 		Austin +6.46°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,284 #48 of 1038

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