Russia's Summer 2026 Was Warmest on Record

Summer 2026 in Russia was the warmest on record since meteorological observations began in 1891, with extreme heat concentrated in the Urals and Siberia, while European Russia and the Far East experienced near-normal temperatures.

Consensus

Summer 2026 in Russia became the warmest in the history of regular meteorological observations since 1891.
Extreme high temperatures were observed primarily in the Urals and Siberia.
Weather conditions in European Russia and the Far East were close to normal.
The average summer temperature across Russia exceeded the norm by 2–4 °C.
The same warming trend was observed across the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe, North Africa, Central Asia, Canada, the United States, and the Middle East.
The lead meteorologist from the Fobos center, Mikhail Leus, confirmed these findings in a Telegram channel.

Points of divergence

In Omsk, temperatures reached 29 degrees Celsius, just one degree below the historical maximum set in 1951, with a chance of breaking records in the second half of the week. — vesti
The summer in Moscow and St. Petersburg was classified as 'normal' with temperature anomalies of 0.7 °C and 0.6 °C respectively, and August was in the top ten warmest months in history. — fontanka
June was the hottest in Western Europe on record, with a temperature anomaly of 3.06 °C, leading to droughts, wildfires, and excess mortality. — vedomosti
Director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Yuri Simonov warned of unstable winter weather with alternating cold spells and thaws. — vm
Alexander Shuvalov from the 'Meteo' forecasting center predicted prolonged rains and temperatures of +15–17 °C in Moscow by 5–6 September. — vm

Coverage (14 sources)

Residents of Southern Siberia await real summer heat — Вести
Summer season in St. Petersburg did not please with hot weather. Instead, across the country — the warmest summer in the history of observations — Фонтанка
Summer 2026 in Russia became the hottest on record for the entire history of regular meteorological observations — Дождь
Summer 2026 in Russia became the hottest on record for the entire history of regular meteorological observations — Дождь (Telegram)
Summer in Russia became the warmest since 1891 — Ведомости
Summer 2026 in Russia became the warmest since the beginning of meteorological observations — Коммерсантъ
The summer in Russia that passed became the warmest since 1891 — Вести
Meteorologist Leus: Last summer in the Russian Federation became the warmest since 1891 — Вечерняя Москва
Summer 2026 in Russia became the warmest on record since regular meteorological observations began in 1891, reported sp... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Last summer in Russia became the warmest in the history of regular meteorological observations, that is, since 1891. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Last summer in Russia became the warmest in the history of meteorological observations — Москва 24
The summer that passed in Russia is recognized as the warmest in the history of observations — Вести
Summer 2026 became the warmest in Russia since meteorological observations began — Вечерняя Москва
Summer 2026 became the hottest in Russia for the entire history of meteorological observations — Москва 24

Russia's Summer 2026 Was Warmest on Record

Consensus

Points of divergence

Coverage (14 sources)

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