Earth just had its hottest August on record » Yale Climate Connections

by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections
September 10, 2026

August 2026 was the planet’s hottest August since modern record-keeping began in 1850, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, or NCEI, reported September 10. NASA also rated it as the hottest August, and the European Copernicus Climate Change Service rated it as the hottest month in recorded history, tied with July 2023. The global average temperature for January-August 2026 was the second-highest on record, trailing only 2024.

Global ocean surface temperatures were the warmest on record for August, while global land temperatures were the second-warmest. The month was also the second-warmest August on record for global temperatures estimated by satellite through the lowest few miles of the atmosphere (the lower troposphere). North America and Africa both recorded their hottest August on record; Asia, its second-hottest; the Arctic, its third-hottest; South America and Europe, their fourth-hottest; and Oceania, its eighth-hottest.

The June-July-August period (summer in the Northern Hemisphere) was the hottest on record for North America, Africa, and the Arctic; second-hottest in Europe; third-hottest in Asia; and for South America and Oceania, the fourth-hottest.

As detailed in our post yesterday, August 2026 was the hottest August in contiguous U.S. history, beating the record set in 1983. The June-July-August period was the hottest summer on record, and the year-to-date period is also the hottest on record. The previous hottest summer record was jointly held by 2021 and the Dust Bowl year of 1936.

According to NCEI’s statistical analysis, there is a greater than 98% chance that 2026 will rank among the three warmest years on record, but only a 1.4% chance it will be the hottest year on record. However, this statistics-based product is not designed to explicitly take El Niño or La Niña events into account, so with a record-strong global-atmosphere-warming El Niño event in full swing, it’s quite possible that 2026 will be the hottest year on record. Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather posits (see Bluesky post below) that 2026 has a 75% chance of being the warmest year on record, with 2027 likely to run away with the record. (Strong El Niño events normally peak in northern winter, and global temperature is typically higher in the second calendar year of the event than in the first one because of El Niño’s massive release of heat from ocean to atmosphere.)

NOAA expects the current strong El Niño event to reach “super” status

An El Niño advisory continues in the Eastern Pacific, NOAA reported in its September 10 monthly discussion of the state of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation, or ENSO. As of September 8, weekly average sea surface temperatures in the benchmark Niño 3.4 region were at 1.8°C above average – well above the 1.5°C threshold for a strong El Niño event – and the three-month value for June-July-August was 1.4°C above average. The threshold for a very strong event is 2°C (colloquially dubbed a “super” event).

According to official probabilities from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center issued on September 10, it is essentially certain (100% chance) that El Niño conditions will continue through January-February-March 2027. By April-May-June, neutral conditions become the most likely outcome (55% chance, with a 43% chance of El Niño and a 2% chance of La Niña). Those April-to-June averages likely reflect a strong transition expected to be in progress during the spring. It’s worth noting that a strong El Niño event is usually (though not always!) followed by a moderate to strong La Niña event by the subsequent fall and winter, which in this case would be 2027-28.

Arctic sea ice: seventh-lowest August extent on record

According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Arctic sea ice extent during August 2026 was the 7th-lowest in the 48-year satellite record. The Arctic experienced its third-warmest August on record. Antarctic sea ice extent in August 2026 was the third-lowest on record. The Antarctic region had above-average temperatures, which did not rank in the top 10 on record.

Notable global heat and cold marks for August 2026

Weather records expert Maximiliano Herrera has documented the records listed below in August. Follow him on Bluesky: @extremetemps.bsky.social or X: @extremetemps.

• Hottest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: 52.0°C (125.6°F) at Kuwait City, Kuwait, August 12;
• Coldest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: -34.9°C (-30.8°F) at Summit, Greenland, August 28;
• Hottest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: 42.5°C (108.5°F) at Walvis Bay Airport, Namibia, August 24; and
• Coldest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: -77.2°C (-107.0°F) at Vostok, Antarctica, August 1, and Concordia, Antarctica, August 25.

Nineteen all-time national/territorial heat records beaten or tied as of the end of August

Chad: 48.0°C (118.4°F) at Faya, May 19 (tie)
Bahrain: 47.6°C (117.7°F) at Bahrain Airport, May 29
Jersey (UK territory): 39.3°C (102.6°F) at Maison St. Louis, June 25
Guernsey (UK territory): 36.4°C (97.5°F) at Rocquaine Bay, June 25
Luxembourg: 40.9°C (105.6°F) at Reckange, June 26
Denmark: 37.0°C (98.6°F) at Odum and Odense, June 27
Germany: 41.8°C (107.2°F) at Mockern-Drewitz, June 27
Czech Republic: 41.9°C (107.4°F) at Doksany, June 28
Poland: 40.5°C (104.9°F)at Slubice, June 28
Belarus: 40.4°C (104.7°F)at Pinsk, June 29
Slovakia: 41.3°C (106.3°F) at Kamenice nad Hronom, June 30; broken again with 41.4°C (106.5) at Kamenica nad Hronom, August 5; broken again with 42.2°C (108.0°F) at Dolné Plachtincy, August 6
Hungary: 42.0°C (107.6°F) at Szecseny, June 30
Uzbekistan: 49.7°C (121.5°F) at Achkuduk, July 18 (tie)
Kyrgyzstan: 44.6°C (112.3°F) at Jangy Jer, July 19
Switzerland: 39.7°C (103.5°F) at  Basel, July 30 (tie)
Liechtenstein: 38.2°C (100.8°F) at Balzers, July 30; broken again with 38.5°C (101.3°F) at Balzers, August 4
South Korea: 41.4°C (106.5°F) at Yangsan, July 31; broken again with 42.5°C (108.5°F) at Yangsan, August 2
Austria: 41.0°C (105.8°F) at Vienna Stammersdorf, August 4; broken again with 41.2°C (106.2°F) at Bad Deutsch-Alternburg, August 5
Bahamas: 36.7°C (98.0°F) at Freeport, August 14

One all-time national/territorial cold record beaten or tied as of the end of August

Cuba: 0°C (32.0°F) at Indio Hatuey, February 3

Fifty-four additional monthly national or territorial heat records set in 2026

• January (5): U.S. Virgin Islands, Saba, Sao Tome and Principe, Congo Brazzaville, Aruba
• February (7): French Southern Territories, Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan, U.S. Virgin Islands, USA, Honduras
• March (6): U.S. Virgin Islands, Sao Tome and Principe, United States, Guyana, Somalia, French Southern Territories
• April (1): French Southern Territories
• May (12): Togo, Sao Tome and Principe, Honduras, Jersey, Guernsey, UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Andorra, Turkmenistan
• June (16): Costa Rica, Antarctica, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe, U.S. Virgin Islands, New Zealand, UK, Switzerland, Isle of Man, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Lithuania, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia
• July (11): Honduras, U.S. Virgin Islands, Argentina, Uruguay, Malta, Tanzania, Costa Rica, Austria, Cuba, Paraguay, El Salvador
• August (12): Czech Republic, Hungary, Belarus, Qatar, Honduras, Colombia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Nicaragua, Chad, Namibia, Cocos Islands

Six nations or territories have set monthly all-time cold records in 2026

• January (1): Cocos Islands
• February (2): Bahamas, Belize
• March (2): Saba, Antarctica
• April (1): Algeria

Major weather stations in August: 364 all-time heat records, 3 all-time cold records

Among global stations with a record going back to at least 1980, at least 364 set, not just tied, an all-time heat record in August. Three stations in New Zealand set all-time cold records.

Tsuyama (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 1
Taketa (Japan) max. 38.5°C, August 1
Saito (Japan) max. 39.3°C, August 1
Changjwn (South Korea) max. 40.4°C, August 1
Yosu (South Korea) max. 37.2°C, August 1
Gyeongju (South Korea) max. 40.3°C, August 1
Koper (Slovenia) max. 40.1°C, August 1
Jazersko (Slovenia) max. 34.3°C, August 1
Geochang (South Korea) max. 39.4°C, August 2
Jinju (South Korea) max. 39.9°C, August 2
Gimhae (South Korea) max. 40.7°C, August 2
Miryang (South Korea) max.41.0°C, August 2
Sancheong (South Korea) max. 39.5°C, August 2
Yangsan (South Korea) max. 42.5°C, August 2: New national record high for South Korea
Kiinagashima (Japan) max. 39.1 °C, August 2
Fukusaki (Japan) max. 39.6 °C, August 2
Kamigori (Japan) max. 38.0 °C, August 2
Kurisugawa (Japan) max. 40.6°C, August 2
Takehara (Japan) max. 35.5°C, August 2
Saigo (Japan) max. 36.0°C, August 2
Kamoda (Japan) max. 36.7°C, August 2
Iwasa (Japan) max. 38.8°C, August 2
Takamatsu (Japan) max. 38.8°C, August 2
Imabari (Japan) max. 38.3°C, August 2
Uwa (Japan) max. 38.4°C, August 2
Nakamura (Japan) max. 40.1°C, August 2
Yukukashi (Japan) max. 38.9°C, August 2
Kamae (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 2
Ashibe (Japan) max. 35.2°C, August 2
Aso Otohime (Japan) max. 35.8°C, August 2
Takamori (Japan) max. 35.8°C, August 2
Kuraoka (Japan) max. 36.2°C, August 2
Onoaida (Japan) max. 36.0°C, August 2
Saijo 38.3 (Japan) max. 38.3°C, August 2
Fuchu (Japan) max. 39.5°C, August 2
Takachiho (Japan) max. 38.0°C, August 2
Hitoyoshi (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 2
Kagoshima (Japan) max. 38.0°C, August 2
Shibushi (Japan) max. 38.2°C, August 2
Kimotsuki Maeda (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 2
Ibusuki (Japan) max. 37.6°C, August 2
Ue (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 2
Uchinoura (Japan) max. 38.5°C, August 2
Mikado (Japan) max. 39.9°C, August 2
Gunge (Japan) max. 38.8°C, August 3
Sumoto (Japan) max. 39.3°C, August 3
Kurashiki (Japan) max. 37.6°C, August 3
Miyoshi (Japan) max. 39.1°C, August 3
Oasa (Japan) max. 36.6°C, August 3
Omishima Island (Japan) max. 38.5°C, August 3
Matsuyama (Japan) max. 37.8°C, August 3
Tokusa (Japan) max. 36.6°C, August 3
Hirose (Japan) max. 39.4°C, August 3
Shimoneseki (Japan) max. 38.3°C, August 3
Yanai (Japan) max. 36.9°C, August 3
Yahata (Japan) max. 38.7°C, August 3
Hakata (Japan) max. 39.1°C, August 3
Kurogi (Japan) max. 39.5°C, August 3
Omuta (Japan) max. 39.0°C, August 3
Sasebo (Japan) max. 39.1°C, August 3
Mount Unzen (Japan) max. 34.3°C, August 3
Fukue (Japan) max. 36.8°C, August 3
Saga (Japan) max. 40.2°C, August 3
Ureshino (Japan) max. 39.8°C, August 3
Shiraishi (Japan) max. 40.0°C, August 3
Taimei (Japan) max. 39.6°C, August 3
Kikuchi (Japan) max. 40.2°C, August 3
Misumi (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 3
Kosa (Japan) max. 39.8°C, August 3
Matsushima (Japan) max. 38.0°C, August 3
Hondo (Japan) max. 38.8°C, August 3
Satsuma (Japan) max. 38.8°C, August 3
Sendai (Kagoshima) (Japan) max. 38.6°C, August 3
Higashiichiki (Japan) max. 38.6°C, August 3
Kagoshima (Japan) max. 38.4°C, August 3
Kaseda (Japan) max. 36.6°C, August 3
Tashiro (Japan) max. 36.7°C, August 3
Ikeda (Japan) max. 38.0°C, August 3
Yamaguchi (Japan) max. 39.4°C, August 3
Kuga (Japan) max. 39.7°C, August 3
Agenosho (Japan) max. 37.5°C, August 3
Dezaifu (Japan) max. 40.2°C, August 3
Kurume (Japan) max. 40.4°C, August 3
Kumamoto (Japan) max. 40.3°C, August 3
Bungo Takada (Japan) max. 38.9°C, August 3
Kahoku (Japan) max. 38.9°C, August 3
Kiire (Japan) max. 38.6°C, August 3
Kanoya (Japan) max. 38.0°C, August 3
Saita (Japan) max. 40.0°C, August 3
Hapcheon (South Korea) max. 40.2°C, August 3
Geochang (South Korea) max. 40.2°C, August 3
Uiryeong (South Korea) max. 40.8°C, August 3
Gwangju (South Korea) max. 38.8°C, August 3
Andong (South Korea) max. 38.0°C, August 3
Wando (South Korea) max. 37.6°C, August 3
Changxing Island (China) max. 35.9°C, August 3
Balzers (Liechtenstein) max. 38.5°C, August 3: New national record high for Liechtenstein
Plzen (Czech Republic) max. 41.5°C, August 4
Budejovice (Czech Republic) max. 39.9°C, August 4
Pardubice (Czech Republic) max. 39.8°C, August 4
Kucharovice (Czech Republic) max. 39.5°C, August 4
Brno (Czech Republic) max. 38.9°C, August 4
Dukovany (Czech Republic) max. 38.4°C, August 4
Kosetice (Czech Republic) max. 37.7°C, August 4
Kostelni Milesova (Czech Republic) max. 38.0°C, August 4
Usti Nad Orlici (Czech Republic) max. 37.6 °C, August 4
Namest Nad Oslavou (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, August 4
Pribyslav (Czech Republic) max. 37.2°C, August 4
Svratouch (Czech Republic) max. 34.8°C, August 4
Lysa Hora (Czech Republic) max. 29.8°C, August 4
Prague Karlov (Czech Republic) max. 40.1°C, August 4
Lednice (Czech Republic) max. 39.7°C, August 4
Decin (Czech Republic) max. 39.4°C, August 4
Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic) max. 39.4°C, August 4
Netronice (Czech Republic) max. 39.2°C, August 4
Protivanov (Czech Republic) max. 35.8°C, August 4
Borkovice (Czech Republic) max. 38.3°C, August 4
Broumov (Czech Republic) max. 37.4°C, August 4
Bynov (Czech Republic) max. 39.0°C, August 4
Cerna v Posumavi (Czech Republic) max. 34.3°C, August 4
Cernovice (Czech Republic) max. 36.4°C, August 4
Cesky Dub (Czech Republic) max. 36.7°C, August 4
Cesky Krumlov (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, August 4
Destne v Orlickych (Czech Republic) max. 34.5°C, August 4
Doksy (Czech Republic) max. 38.8°C, August 4
Dyjakovice (Czech Republic) max. 40.1°C, August 4
Gajer (Czech Republic) max. 35.6°C, August 4
Havlickuv Brod (Czech Republic) max. 38.1°C, August 4
Hejnice (Czech Republic) max. 36.6°C, August 4
Hlasivo (Czech Republic) max. 37.4°C, August 4
Holovousy (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, August 4
Hubenov (Czech Republic) max. 36.8°C, August 4
Hulice (Czech Republic) max. 39.1°C, August 4
Jablonne v Podjestedi (Czech Republic) max. 37.3°C, August 4
Jarnovic (Czech Republic) max. 38.6°C, August 4
Jicin (Czech Republic) max. 38.3°C, August 4
Kromeriz (Czech Republic) max. 39.1°C, August 4
Mokosin (Czech Republic) max. 38.9°C, August 4
Nadejkov (Czech Republic) max. 37.3°C, August 4
Nedrahovice (Czech Republic) max. 40.0°C, August 4
Novy Bydzov (Czech Republic) max. 39.2°C, August 4
Pec pod Snezkou (Czech Republic) max. 32.5°C, August 4
Pohorelice (Czech Republic) max. 38.7°C, August 4
Prague Kbely (Czech Republic) max. 38.3°C, August 4
Radovesnice (Czech Republic) max. 38.6°C, August 4
Rockytnice (Czech Republic) max. 35.6°C, August 4
Rychnov nad Kneznou (Czech Republic) max. 38.8°C, August 4
Sec (Czech Republic) max. 36.8°C, August 4
Sedlec (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, August 4
Semcice (Czech Republic) max. 39.1°C, August 4
Stitna nad Vlari-Popov (Czech Republic) max. 37.8°C, August 4
Stity (Czech Republic) max. 36.2°C, August 4
Sumperk (Czech Republic) max. 37.9°C, August 4
Tabor (Czech Republic) max. 37.5°C, August 4
Trebarov (Czech Republic) max. 37.8°C, August 4
Troubsko (Czech Republic) max. 38.8°C, August 4
Trutnov (Czech Republic) max. 37.7°C, August 4
Turnov (Czech Republic) max. 38.4°C, August 4
Vatin (Czech Republic) max. 36.4°C, August 4
Vavrinec (Czech Republic) max. 37.4°C, August 4
Velichovky (Czech Republic) max. 38.4°C, August 4
Velke Mezirici (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, August 4
Vizovice (Czech Republic) max. 38.0°C, August 4
Vlasim (Czech Republic) max. 39.6°C, August 4
Vlknoice (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, August 4
Zamberk (Czech Republic) max. 36.8°C, August 4
Bratislava (Slovakia) max. 40.8°C, August 4
Mochovce (Slovakia) max. 40.5°C, August 4
Prievidza (Slovakia) max. 40.0°C, August 4
Piestany (Slovakia) max. 39.9°C, August 4
Bertsdorf (Germany) max. 38.2°C, August 4
Simbach (Germany) max. 37.5°C, August 4
Chur (Switzerland) max. 37.7°C, August 4
Klodzko (Poland) max. 37.5°C, August 4
Przemysl (Poland) max. 36.7°C, August 4
Snieka (Poland) max. 25.8°C, August 4
Tulln (Austria) max. 40.7°C, August 4
St Poelten (Austria) max. 40.7°C, August 4
Vienna (Austria) max. 40.4°C, August 4
Vienna Airport (Austria) max. 39.4°C, August 4
Krems (Austria) max. 40.2°C, August 4
Langenlois (Austria) max. 40.2°C, August 4
Seibersdorf (Austria) max. 39.8°C, August 4
Allentsteig (Austria) max. 36.6°C, August 4
Zwettl (Austria) max. 38.7°C, August 4
Poysdorf (Austria) max. 39.0°C, August 4
Litschau (Austria) max. 38.1°C, August 4
Wolfsegg (Austria) max. 35.3°C, August 4
Jauerling (Austria) max. 34.8°C, August 4
Rax (Austria) max. 29.6°C, August 4
Marinca (Slovenia) max. 39.6°C, August 4
Sevno (Slovenia) max. 36.8°C, August 4
Velike Lasce (Slovenia) max. 36.7°C, August 4
Topol (Slovenia) max. 35.7°C, August 4
Jeronim (Slovenia) max. 35.4°C, August 4
Babno Polje (Slovenia) max. 35.3°C, August 4
Ursija Gora (Slovenia) max. 27.5°C, August 4
Tonghua (China) max. 37.7°C, August 5
Lesce Latalisce (Slovenia) max. 36.7°C, August 5
Davca (Slovenia) max. 33.3°C, August 5
Blegos (Slovenia) max. 29.7°C, August 5
Ratitovec (Slovenia) max. 27.6°C, August 5
Eisenstadt (Austria) max. 39.6°C, August 5
Gumpoldskirchen (Austria) max. 39.5°C, August 5
Grossenzersdorf (Austria) max. 39.1°C, August 5
St. Andrae (Austria) max. 38.9°C, August 5
Wiener Neustadt (Austria) max. 39.4°C, August 5
Bad Deutsch (Austria) max. 41.2°C, August 5: New national record high for Austria
Stabio (Switzerland) max. 36.6°C, August 5
Sopron (Hungary) max. 40.0°C, August 5
Gyor (Hungary) max. 40.8°C, August 5
Siofok (Hungary) max. 39.9°C, August 5
Straznice (Czech Republic) max. 41.0°C, August 5
Prostejov (Czech Republic) max. 38.8°C, August 5
Holesov (Czech Republic) max. 38.0°C, August 5
Cervena ((Czech Republic) max. 34.3°C, August 5
Prerov (Czech Republic) max. 39.5°C, August 5
Olomuc (Czech Republic) max. 38.9°C, August 5
Stare Mesto (Czech Republic) max. 38.5°C, August 5
Bystrice nad Pernstejnem (Czech Republic) max. 36.6°C, August 5
Bystrice pod Hostynemn (Czech Republic) max. 38.0°C, August 5
Dubicko (Czech Republic) max. 38.5°C, August 5
Ivanovice na Hane (Czech Republic) max. 38.0°C, August 5
Jablunkov (Czech Republic) max. 36.6°C, August 5
Jesenic (Czech Republic) max. 36.3°C, August 5
Krnov (Czech Republic) max. 38.1°C, August 5
Mesto Albrechtice (Czech Republic) max. 36.2°C, August 5
Morkov (Czech Republic) max. 37.4°C, August 5
Mosnov (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, August 5
Nemochovice (Czech Republic) max. 37.4°C, August 5
Nove Herminovy (Czech Republic) max. 37.1°C, August 5
Nydek (Czech Republic) max. 34.7°C, August 5
Opava (Czech Republic) max. 38.3°C, August 5
Paseka (Czech Republic) max. 38.4°C, August 5
Praded (Czech Republic) max. 27.4°C, August 5
Pribram (Czech Republic) max. 38.1°C, August 5
Strani (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, August 5
Svetla Hora (Czech Republic) max. 35.7°C, August 5
Valasske Mezirici (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, August 5
Vitkov (Czech Republic) max. 36.1°C, August 5
Zlin (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, August 5
Hurbanovo (Slovakia) max. 40.6°C, August 5
Ziad Nad Hronom (Slovakia) max. 40.5°C, August 5
Lucenec (Slovakia) max. 39.8°C, August 5
Bratislava Airport (Slovakia) max. 39.7°C, August 5
Sliac (Slovakia) max. 38.7°C, August 5
Bolkvoce (Slovakia) max. 39.9°C, August 5
Kozienice (Poland) max. 38.8°C, August 5
Kielce (Poland) max. 38.1°C, August 5
Zamosc (Poland) max. 38.1°C, August 5
Czestochowa (Poland) max. 37.0°C, August 5
Nowy Sacz (Poland) max. 36.9°C, August 5
Sliedce (Poland) max. 35.8°C, August 5
Rseszow (Poland) max. 38.7°C, August 6
Przemysl (Poland) max. 37.6°C, August 6
Krosno (Poland) max. 36.7°C, August 6
Lesko (Poland) max. 35.7°C, August 6
Kudamatsu (Japan) max. 37.5°C, August 6
Sinuiju (North Korea) max. 39.3°C, August 6
Kusong (North Korea) max. 39.3°C, August 6
Huichon (North Korea) max. 38.6°C, August 6
Supung (North Korea) max. 38.6°C, August 6
Fengcheng (China) max. 39.3°C, August 6
Pulandian (China) max. 39.0°C, August 6
Dandong (China) max. 38.3°C, August 6
Haicheng (China) max. 38.2°C, August 6
Anshan (China) max. 38.2°C, August 6
Liaoyang (China) max. 37.9°C, August 6
Caogoukou (China) max. 37.7°C, August 6
Wafangdian (China) max. 37.7°C, August 6
Kuandian (China) max. 37.2°C, August 6
Dengta (China) max. 37.1°C, August 6
Wendeng (China) max. 36.7°C, August 6
Gorizia (Italy) max. 40.6°C, August 6
Vedrijan (Slovenia) max. 38.9°C, August 6
Bilje (Slovenia) max. 39.5°C, August 6
Dolenje pri Ajdovscini (Slovenia) max. 39.4°C, August 6
Vedrijan (Slovenia) max. 38.9°C, August 6
Godnje (Slovenia) max. 38.7°C, August 6
Tolomin (Slovenia) max. 38.4°C, August 6
Ilirska Bistrica (Slovenia) max. 37.9°C, August 6
Tatre (Slovenia) max. 36.0°C, August 6
Breginj (Slovenia) max. 35.4°C, August 6
Krn (Slovenia) max. 33.4°C, August 6
Debrecen City (Hungary) max. 39.8°C, August 6
Miskolc (Hungary) max. 39.8°C, August 6
Eger (Hungary) max. 40.7°C, August 6
Kekesteto (Hungary) max. 32.1°C, August 6
Mozyr (Belarus) max. 40.3°C, August 6
Zhitckovichi (Belarus) max. 38.9°C, August 6
Vasilivechi (Belarus) max. 38.6°C, August 6
Tisinec  (Slovakia) max. 39.7°C, August 6
Chopok  (Slovakia) max. 23.0°C, August 6
Trebisov (Slovakia) max. 39.7°C, August 6
Kosice  (Slovakia) max. 38.9°C, August 6
Dudince (Slovakia) max. 40.4°C, August 6
Telgart (Slovakia) max. 32.9°C, August 6
Dolne Plachtincy (Slovakia) max. 42.2°C, August 6: New national record high for Slovakia
Sarny (Ukraine) max. 39.2°C, August 6
Rivne (Ukraine) max. 39.0°C, August 6
Shepetivka (Ukraine) max. 37.5°C, August 6
Volodymir (Ukraine) max. 38.4°C, August 6
Zhytomyr (Ukraine) max. 38.3°C, August 6
Ivano Frankivsk (Ukraine) max. 37.8°C, August 6
Ternopil (Ukraine) max. 37.6°C, August 6
Sacuieni (Romania) max. 41.2°C, August 6
Rotorua Airport (New Zealand) min. -5.6°C, August 6
Clyde (New Zealand) min. -10.0°C, August 6
Taumarunui (New Zealand) min. -7.4°C, August 7
Kamioka (Japan) max. 37.8°C, August 7
Oda (Japan) max. 39.6°C, August 7
Hamada (Japan) max. 39.0°C, August 7
Tottori (Japan) max. 39.6°C, August 7
Kasumi (Japan) max. 38.1°C, August 7
Yuhuan (China) max. 35.9°C, August 7
Jinzhou (China) max. 39.1°C, August 7
Pikou (China) max. 37.8°C, August 7
Dalian (China) max. 37.3°C, August 7
Changhai (China) max. 37.1°C, August 7
Dongtou (China) max. 36.3°C, August 7
Gumi (South Korea) max. 39.8°C, August 7
Namwon (South Korea) max. 38.6°C, August 7
Boryeong (South Korea) max. 38.4°C, August 7
Hong Kong Observatory (Hong Kong, China) max. 36.9°C, August 9
Sansha (China) max. 36.8°C, August 9
Lixian (China) max. 36.4°C, August 10
Valledupar (Colombia) max. 42.9°C, August 10
Ibague (Colombia) max. 37,3°C, August 10
Qinzhou (China) max. 38.1°C, August 11
Senj (Croatia) max. 39.8°C, August 11
Udine Airport (Italy) max. 38.4°C, August 11
Dubrovnik (Croatia) max. 40.1°C, August 12
Split (Croatia) max. 40.2°C, August 12
Kamoenai (Japan) max. 33.6°C, August 12
Kuwait City (Kuwait) max. 52.0°C, August 12
Manzanillo (Mexico) max. 37.6°C, August 12
Whitechurch (United Kingdom) max. 34.9°C, August 12
Pershore (United Kingdom) max. 38.0°C, August 13
Astwood (United Kingdom) max. 37.9°C, August 13
Ross-on-wye (United Kingdom) max. 36.8°C, August 13
Shawbury (United Kingdom) max. 36.4°C, August 13
Little Rissington (United Kingdom) max. 36.1°C, August 13
Westonbirt (United Kingdom) max. 36.1°C, August 13
Odiham (United Kingdom) max. 36.0°C, August 13
Lyneham (United Kingdom) max. 35.9°C, August 13
Alice Holt (United Kingdom) max. 35.8°C, August 13
Dunkeswell (United Kingdom) max. 33.9°C, August 13
Bole (France) max. 40.4°C, August 13
Freeport (Bahamas) max. 36.7°C, August 14: New national record high for The Bahamas
Gradacac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) max. 41.0°C, August 20
Santa Marta (Colombia) max. 39.6°C, August 21
Minamata (Japan) max. 38.6°C, August 22
Chiya (Japan) max. 35.6°C, August 23
Otsu (Japan) max. 39.5°C, August 24
Yatsushiro (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 26
Susa (Japan) max. 38.4°C, August 26
Munakata (Japan) max. 38.3°C, August 26
Fukuoka (Japan) max. 39.0°C, August 26
Dazaifu (Japan) max. 40.3°C, August 26
Nagasaki (Japan) max. 37.8°C, August 26
Imari (Japan) max. 39.8°C, August 26
Annaba (Algeria) max. 48.6°C, August 26
Beja (Tunisia) max. 49.2°C, August 26
Siliana (Tunisia) max. 47.0°C, August 26
Skikda (Algeria) max. 49.1°C, August 27
Zaghouan (Tunisia) max. 48.7°C, August 27
Marina di Ginosa (Italy) max. 43.8°C, August 29

Hemispherical and continental temperature records of 2026

Lowest May temperature in global history: -76.4°C (-105.5°F) at Vostok, Antarctica, May 25.

Highest June temperature and highest June minimum temperature in Antarctic history: +15.4°C (59.7°F) and +6°C (42.8°F) at Esperanza, June 5.

Highest July temperature in Europe history: 48.4°C (119.1°F) at Orani, Italy.

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