While 2025 was considered an average weather year for northeast Ohio, the most notable weather conditions of the year hit in December with 20 inches of snow.

Ralene Campbell, a meteorologist with National Weather Service in Cleveland, said for the overall year 2025 “was pretty average year with weather” compared to other years that had severe weather and major rainfall or snowfall.

“Overall the year was average for weather, not ranking in the Top 10 for anything,” Campbell said.

As for Mahoning and Trumbull counties, Campbell said, “It was not the warmest year or coldest year or wettest or driest year.”

Campbell said it wasn’t until late in the year with heavy snow in December.

“We saw quite a lot of snowfall in northeast Ohio in December. After Thanksgiving, the lake effect snow began. We really saw a winter punch with heavy snowfall in early December,” she said.

The total amount of snow for December was 20.9 inches.

Campbell said the last time December had that much snow was 30.4 inches of snow in December 2020.

She said from 2021 to 2024 there was little annual snow accumulation. In December 2024, there was 11.7 inches.

In November 2025, the local area saw 6.4 inches of snow including over Thanksgiving weekend.

Campbell said from March to May was the sixth least snowiest period on record with 2.2 inches of snowfall in those three months in the Warren and Youngstown areas.

She said in December 2024 and January 2025 there were very cold winter temperatures.

Campbell said Lake Erie was not completely frozen from the winter so there was less lake effect snow.

As for cold record days. January 22, 2025 set a record low of -10 degrees.

Campbell said the two other record low days set in 2025 were December 5 at 6 degrees and 39 degrees on September 7 in late summer.

As for the record hottest day in 2025, that was set on June 24 at 94 degrees.

Campbell said there were 12 other days where temperatures reached 90 degrees or higher.

She said in late June there was a warm up that began for the local area that lasted through mid July.

Campbell said there were no tornadoes in 2025 for Trumbull and Mahoning counties.

She said on June 18 there was a severe weather storm with strong winds that caused some trees to topple and other minor damage.

“That was the only notable severe weather that day. It was a rather calm year,” Campbell said.

She said below average precipitation hit the area in July and August.

“The area saw a prolonged time of no rainfall. There was not much rain for the late part of the summer,” Campbell said.

She said the drought began in late June and extended into October with a lack of precipitation.

Mahoning and Trumbull counties saw dry soil, which began to have an impact on crops.

Campbell said there were no flooding issues in 2025.

Other 2025 notable happenings include:

• June was the eighth warmest on record with an average temperature of 71.1 degree. Also, June was the eighth wettest on record with 6.33 inches of rain.

• The spring period was the sixth least snowiest on record with a total of 2.2 inches from March to May.

• Record precipitation days were .90 inches May 1, 1.5 inches on April 25, 1.68 inches on Oct. 7, 1.32 inches on Sept. 22, and 1.19 inches on Oct. 30.

The National Weather has recorded records set for temperature, rainfall and snowfall for the Youngstown and Warren areas.