August 2026 Was Hottest Month on Record
Copernicus: August was the hottest month in the world in the history of observations.
Consensus
- August 2026 was the hottest month ever recorded globally.
- Global average temperature in August 2026 was 16.96°C.
- The global temperature in August 2026 exceeded the pre-industrial average by 1.65°C.
- Sea surface temperature in August 2026 reached a record high of 21.11°C.
- The record temperatures were linked to climate change and a strong El Niño phenomenon.
- The summer of 2026 was the hottest on record for Europe.
Points of divergence
- August 2026 was both the hottest August and the hottest month in history of observations. — kommersant
- August 2026 repeated the record temperature set in July 2023, but did not surpass it. — tg_tass_agency
- The record sea surface temperature was achieved before the El Niño influence was felt. — vedomosti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Copernicus: August was the hottest month in the world in the history of observations — Коммерсантъ
- Summer 2026 became the hottest for Europe in the entire history of observations. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- The summer in the USA that passed became the hottest in 132 years of observations — Коммерсантъ
- August became one of the hottest months in the history of global observations — Ведомости