# U.S. natural gas prices surge 4% to 35-month high in cold snap | Gas Processing & LNG

> US natural gas futures rose about 4% to a 35-month high of $5.263 per mmBtu in early December as an extreme cold week lifted heating demand. Cash prices hit their highest levels since 2023 in several regions, and the front month was up about 75% over seven weeks. Flows to LNG export plants stayed near record highs.

- Date: 2025-12-01 · published 2025-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21695-u-s-natural-gas-prices-surge-4-to-35-month-high-in-cold-snap-gas-processing-and
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Cold-driven demand and record LNG pull pushed prices sharply higher despite near-record output and ample storage. Higher gas costs raise nitrogen fertilizer and feed processing energy costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-20 | [Natural gas prices soar as cold snap blasts across the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6506-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-cold-snap-blasts-across-the-u-s.md) | +323.2% | -0.0% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-14 | [Natural gas prices surge 18 percent, jumping most in 4 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9431-natural-gas-prices-surge-18-percent-jumping-most-in-4-years.md) | +11.8% | +5.6% |
| NATGAS | 2018-10-04 | [Natural gas prices have surged over the last month — here's why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62745-natural-gas-prices-have-surged-over-the-last-month-here-s-why.md) | +3.7% | +1.2% |
| NATGAS | 2023-04-17 | [Nat-Gas Prices Surge on Cold U.S. Temps and Record LNG Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36595-nat-gas-prices-surge-on-cold-u-s-temps-and-record-lng-exports.md) | +11.5% | +6.5% |
| NATGAS | 2022-01-26 | [U.S. Natural Gas Prices Jump On High Demand \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6916-u-s-natural-gas-prices-jump-on-high-demand-oilprice-com.md) | +22.7% | +11.1% |

## Sources

- gasprocessingnews.com: https://gasprocessingnews.com/news/2025/12/us-natural-gas-prices-surge-4-to-35-month-high-in-cold-snap/

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