Earth just had its hottest August on record

A firetruck passes as a wildfire called the Plaskett Fire burns towards Highway 1 on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Big Sur, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) 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. Figure 1. Departure of temperature from average for August 2026, the world’s hottest August since record-keeping began in 1850. Globally, 13.2% of land and ocean surfaces set record-high August temperatures — the largest areal extent for any August on record and the third-highest for any month since 1951, trailing only May 2024 (14.3%) and April 2024 (13.9%). No land or ocean areas experienced record-cold August temperatures. (Image credit: NOAA/NCEI) 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. Last month was the 3rd lowest #Antarctic sea ice extent on record for the month of August.This was 1,260,000 km² below the 1981-2010 August average. Data from the @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_…— Zack Labe (@zacklabe.com) 2026-09-03T12:42:16.712Z 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 29Jersey (UK territory): 39.3°C (102.6°F) at Maison St. Louis, June 25Guernsey (UK territory): 36.4°C (97.5°F) at Rocquaine Bay, June 25Luxembourg: 40.9°C (105.6°F) at Reckange, June 26Denmark: 37.0°C (98.6°F) at Odum and Odense, June 27Germany: 41.8°C (107.2°F) at Mockern-Drewitz, June 27Czech Republic: 41.9°C (107.4°F) at Doksany, June 28Poland: 40.5°C (104.9°F)at Slubice, June 28Belarus: 40.4°C (104.7°F)at Pinsk, June 29Slovakia: 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 6Hungary: 42.0°C (107.6°F) at Szecseny, June 30Uzbekistan: 49.7°C (121.5°F) at Achkuduk, July 18 (tie)Kyrgyzstan: 44.6°C (112.3°F) at Jangy Jer, July 19Switzerland: 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 4South Korea: 41.4°C (106.5°F) at Yangsan, July 31; broken again with 42.5°C (108.5°F) at Yangsan, August 2Austria: 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 5Bahamas: 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 1Taketa (Japan) max. 38.5°C, August 1Saito (Japan) max. 39.3°C, August 1Changjwn (South Korea) max. 40.4°C, August 1Yosu (South Korea) max. 37.2°C, August 1Gyeongju (South Korea) max. 40.3°C, August 1Koper (Slovenia) max. 40.1°C, August 1Jazersko (Slovenia) max. 34.3°C, August 1Geochang (South Korea) max. 39.4°C, August 2Jinju (South Korea) max. 39.9°C, August 2Gimhae (South Korea) max. 40.7°C, August 2Miryang (South Korea) max.41.0°C, August 2Sancheong (South Korea) max. 39.5°C, August 2Yangsan (South Korea) max. 42.5°C, August 2: New national record high for South KoreaKiinagashima (Japan) max. 39.1 °C, August 2Fukusaki (Japan) max. 39.6 °C, August 2Kamigori (Japan) max. 38.0 °C, August 2Kurisugawa (Japan) max. 40.6°C, August 2Takehara (Japan) max. 35.5°C, August 2Saigo (Japan) max. 36.0°C, August 2Kamoda (Japan) max. 36.7°C, August 2Iwasa (Japan) max. 38.8°C, August 2Takamatsu (Japan) max. 38.8°C, August 2Imabari (Japan) max. 38.3°C, August 2Uwa (Japan) max. 38.4°C, August 2Nakamura (Japan) max. 40.1°C, August 2Yukukashi (Japan) max. 38.9°C, August 2Kamae (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 2Ashibe (Japan) max. 35.2°C, August 2Aso Otohime (Japan) max. 35.8°C, August 2Takamori (Japan) max. 35.8°C, August 2Kuraoka (Japan) max. 36.2°C, August 2Onoaida (Japan) max. 36.0°C, August 2Saijo 38.3 (Japan) max. 38.3°C, August 2Fuchu (Japan) max. 39.5°C, August 2Takachiho (Japan) max. 38.0°C, August 2Hitoyoshi (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 2Kagoshima (Japan) max. 38.0°C, August 2Shibushi (Japan) max. 38.2°C, August 2Kimotsuki Maeda (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 2Ibusuki (Japan) max. 37.6°C, August 2Ue (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 2Uchinoura (Japan) max. 38.5°C, August 2Mikado (Japan) max. 39.9°C, August 2Gunge (Japan) max. 38.8°C, August 3Sumoto (Japan) max. 39.3°C, August 3Kurashiki (Japan) max. 37.6°C, August 3Miyoshi (Japan) max. 39.1°C, August 3Oasa (Japan) max. 36.6°C, August 3Omishima Island (Japan) max. 38.5°C, August 3Matsuyama (Japan) max. 37.8°C, August 3Tokusa (Japan) max. 36.6°C, August 3Hirose (Japan) max. 39.4°C, August 3Shimoneseki (Japan) max. 38.3°C, August 3Yanai (Japan) max. 36.9°C, August 3Yahata (Japan) max. 38.7°C, August 3Hakata (Japan) max. 39.1°C, August 3Kurogi (Japan) max. 39.5°C, August 3Omuta (Japan) max. 39.0°C, August 3Sasebo (Japan) max. 39.1°C, August 3Mount Unzen (Japan) max. 34.3°C, August 3Fukue (Japan) max. 36.8°C, August 3Saga (Japan) max. 40.2°C, August 3Ureshino (Japan) max. 39.8°C, August 3Shiraishi (Japan) max. 40.0°C, August 3Taimei (Japan) max. 39.6°C, August 3Kikuchi (Japan) max. 40.2°C, August 3Misumi (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 3Kosa (Japan) max. 39.8°C, August 3Matsushima (Japan) max. 38.0°C, August 3Hondo (Japan) max. 38.8°C, August 3Satsuma (Japan) max. 38.8°C, August 3Sendai (Kagoshima) (Japan) max. 38.6°C, August 3Higashiichiki (Japan) max. 38.6°C, August 3Kagoshima (Japan) max. 38.4°C, August 3Kaseda (Japan) max. 36.6°C, August 3Tashiro (Japan) max. 36.7°C, August 3Ikeda (Japan) max. 38.0°C, August 3Yamaguchi (Japan) max. 39.4°C, August 3Kuga (Japan) max. 39.7°C, August 3Agenosho (Japan) max. 37.5°C, August 3Dezaifu (Japan) max. 40.2°C, August 3Kurume (Japan) max. 40.4°C, August 3Kumamoto (Japan) max. 40.3°C, August 3Bungo Takada (Japan) max. 38.9°C, August 3Kahoku (Japan) max. 38.9°C, August 3Kiire (Japan) max. 38.6°C, August 3Kanoya (Japan) max. 38.0°C, August 3Saita (Japan) max. 40.0°C, August 3Hapcheon (South Korea) max. 40.2°C, August 3Geochang (South Korea) max. 40.2°C, August 3Uiryeong (South Korea) max. 40.8°C, August 3Gwangju (South Korea) max. 38.8°C, August 3Andong (South Korea) max. 38.0°C, August 3Wando (South Korea) max. 37.6°C, August 3Changxing Island (China) max. 35.9°C, August 3Balzers (Liechtenstein) max. 38.5°C, August 3: New national record high for LiechtensteinPlzen (Czech Republic) max. 41.5°C, August 4Budejovice (Czech Republic) max. 39.9°C, August 4Pardubice (Czech Republic) max. 39.8°C, August 4Kucharovice (Czech Republic) max. 39.5°C, August 4Brno (Czech Republic) max. 38.9°C, August 4Dukovany (Czech Republic) max. 38.4°C, August 4Kosetice (Czech Republic) max. 37.7°C, August 4Kostelni Milesova (Czech Republic) max. 38.0°C, August 4Usti Nad Orlici (Czech Republic) max. 37.6 °C, August 4Namest Nad Oslavou (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, August 4Pribyslav (Czech Republic) max. 37.2°C, August 4Svratouch (Czech Republic) max. 34.8°C, August 4Lysa Hora (Czech Republic) max. 29.8°C, August 4Prague Karlov (Czech Republic) max. 40.1°C, August 4Lednice (Czech Republic) max. 39.7°C, August 4Decin (Czech Republic) max. 39.4°C, August 4Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic) max. 39.4°C, August 4Netronice (Czech Republic) max. 39.2°C, August 4Protivanov (Czech Republic) max. 35.8°C, August 4Borkovice (Czech Republic) max. 38.3°C, August 4Broumov (Czech Republic) max. 37.4°C, August 4Bynov (Czech Republic) max. 39.0°C, August 4Cerna v Posumavi (Czech Republic) max. 34.3°C, August 4Cernovice (Czech Republic) max. 36.4°C, August 4Cesky Dub (Czech Republic) max. 36.7°C, August 4Cesky Krumlov (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, August 4Destne v Orlickych (Czech Republic) max. 34.5°C, August 4Doksy (Czech Republic) max. 38.8°C, August 4Dyjakovice (Czech Republic) max. 40.1°C, August 4Gajer (Czech Republic) max. 35.6°C, August 4Havlickuv Brod (Czech Republic) max. 38.1°C, August 4Hejnice (Czech Republic) max. 36.6°C, August 4Hlasivo (Czech Republic) max. 37.4°C, August 4Holovousy (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, August 4Hubenov (Czech Republic) max. 36.8°C, August 4Hulice (Czech Republic) max. 39.1°C, August 4Jablonne v Podjestedi (Czech Republic) max. 37.3°C, August 4Jarnovic (Czech Republic) max. 38.6°C, August 4Jicin (Czech Republic) max. 38.3°C, August 4Kromeriz (Czech Republic) max. 39.1°C, August 4Mokosin (Czech Republic) max. 38.9°C, August 4Nadejkov (Czech Republic) max. 37.3°C, August 4Nedrahovice (Czech Republic) max. 40.0°C, August 4Novy Bydzov (Czech Republic) max. 39.2°C, August 4Pec pod Snezkou (Czech Republic) max. 32.5°C, August 4Pohorelice (Czech Republic) max. 38.7°C, August 4Prague Kbely (Czech Republic) max. 38.3°C, August 4Radovesnice (Czech Republic) max. 38.6°C, August 4Rockytnice (Czech Republic) max. 35.6°C, August 4Rychnov nad Kneznou (Czech Republic) max. 38.8°C, August 4Sec (Czech Republic) max. 36.8°C, August 4Sedlec (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, August 4Semcice (Czech Republic) max. 39.1°C, August 4Stitna nad Vlari-Popov (Czech Republic) max. 37.8°C, August 4Stity (Czech Republic) max. 36.2°C, August 4Sumperk (Czech Republic) max. 37.9°C, August 4Tabor (Czech Republic) max. 37.5°C, August 4Trebarov (Czech Republic) max. 37.8°C, August 4Troubsko (Czech Republic) max. 38.8°C, August 4Trutnov (Czech Republic) max. 37.7°C, August 4Turnov (Czech Republic) max. 38.4°C, August 4Vatin (Czech Republic) max. 36.4°C, August 4Vavrinec (Czech Republic) max. 37.4°C, August 4Velichovky (Czech Republic) max. 38.4°C, August 4Velke Mezirici (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, August 4Vizovice (Czech Republic) max. 38.0°C, August 4Vlasim (Czech Republic) max. 39.6°C, August 4Vlknoice (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, August 4Zamberk (Czech Republic) max. 36.8°C, August 4Bratislava (Slovakia) max. 40.8°C, August 4Mochovce (Slovakia) max. 40.5°C, August 4Prievidza (Slovakia) max. 40.0°C, August 4Piestany (Slovakia) max. 39.9°C, August 4Bertsdorf (Germany) max. 38.2°C, August 4Simbach (Germany) max. 37.5°C, August 4Chur (Switzerland) max. 37.7°C, August 4Klodzko (Poland) max. 37.5°C, August 4Przemysl (Poland) max. 36.7°C, August 4Snieka (Poland) max. 25.8°C, August 4Tulln (Austria) max. 40.7°C, August 4St Poelten (Austria) max. 40.7°C, August 4Vienna (Austria) max. 40.4°C, August 4Vienna Airport (Austria) max. 39.4°C, August 4Krems (Austria) max. 40.2°C, August 4Langenlois (Austria) max. 40.2°C, August 4Seibersdorf (Austria) max. 39.8°C, August 4Allentsteig (Austria) max. 36.6°C, August 4Zwettl (Austria) max. 38.7°C, August 4Poysdorf (Austria) max. 39.0°C, August 4Litschau (Austria) max. 38.1°C, August 4Wolfsegg (Austria) max. 35.3°C, August 4Jauerling (Austria) max. 34.8°C, August 4Rax (Austria) max. 29.6°C, August 4Marinca (Slovenia) max. 39.6°C, August 4Sevno (Slovenia) max. 36.8°C, August 4Velike Lasce (Slovenia) max. 36.7°C, August 4Topol (Slovenia) max. 35.7°C, August 4Jeronim (Slovenia) max. 35.4°C, August 4Babno Polje (Slovenia) max. 35.3°C, August 4Ursija Gora (Slovenia) max. 27.5°C, August 4Tonghua (China) max. 37.7°C, August 5Lesce Latalisce (Slovenia) max. 36.7°C, August 5Davca (Slovenia) max. 33.3°C, August 5Blegos (Slovenia) max. 29.7°C, August 5Ratitovec (Slovenia) max. 27.6°C, August 5Eisenstadt (Austria) max. 39.6°C, August 5Gumpoldskirchen (Austria) max. 39.5°C, August 5Grossenzersdorf (Austria) max. 39.1°C, August 5St. Andrae (Austria) max. 38.9°C, August 5Wiener Neustadt (Austria) max. 39.4°C, August 5Bad Deutsch (Austria) max. 41.2°C, August 5: New national record high for AustriaStabio (Switzerland) max. 36.6°C, August 5Sopron (Hungary) max. 40.0°C, August 5Gyor (Hungary) max. 40.8°C, August 5Siofok (Hungary) max. 39.9°C, August 5Straznice (Czech Republic) max. 41.0°C, August 5Prostejov (Czech Republic) max. 38.8°C, August 5Holesov (Czech Republic) max. 38.0°C, August 5Cervena ((Czech Republic) max. 34.3°C, August 5Prerov (Czech Republic) max. 39.5°C, August 5Olomuc (Czech Republic) max. 38.9°C, August 5Stare Mesto (Czech Republic) max. 38.5°C, August 5Bystrice nad Pernstejnem (Czech Republic) max. 36.6°C, August 5Bystrice pod Hostynemn (Czech Republic) max. 38.0°C, August 5Dubicko (Czech Republic) max. 38.5°C, August 5Ivanovice na Hane (Czech Republic) max. 38.0°C, August 5Jablunkov (Czech Republic) max. 36.6°C, August 5Jesenic (Czech Republic) max. 36.3°C, August 5Krnov (Czech Republic) max. 38.1°C, August 5Mesto Albrechtice (Czech Republic) max. 36.2°C, August 5Morkov (Czech Republic) max. 37.4°C, August 5Mosnov (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, August 5Nemochovice (Czech Republic) max. 37.4°C, August 5Nove Herminovy (Czech Republic) max. 37.1°C, August 5Nydek (Czech Republic) max. 34.7°C, August 5Opava (Czech Republic) max. 38.3°C, August 5Paseka (Czech Republic) max. 38.4°C, August 5Praded (Czech Republic) max. 27.4°C, August 5Pribram (Czech Republic) max. 38.1°C, August 5Strani (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, August 5Svetla Hora (Czech Republic) max. 35.7°C, August 5Valasske Mezirici (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, August 5Vitkov (Czech Republic) max. 36.1°C, August 5Zlin (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, August 5Hurbanovo (Slovakia) max. 40.6°C, August 5Ziad Nad Hronom (Slovakia) max. 40.5°C, August 5Lucenec (Slovakia) max. 39.8°C, August 5Bratislava Airport (Slovakia) max. 39.7°C, August 5Sliac (Slovakia) max. 38.7°C, August 5Bolkvoce (Slovakia) max. 39.9°C, August 5Kozienice (Poland) max. 38.8°C, August 5Kielce (Poland) max. 38.1°C, August 5Zamosc (Poland) max. 38.1°C, August 5Czestochowa (Poland) max. 37.0°C, August 5Nowy Sacz (Poland) max. 36.9°C, August 5Sliedce (Poland) max. 35.8°C, August 5Rseszow (Poland) max. 38.7°C, August 6Przemysl (Poland) max. 37.6°C, August 6Krosno (Poland) max. 36.7°C, August 6Lesko (Poland) max. 35.7°C, August 6Kudamatsu (Japan) max. 37.5°C, August 6Sinuiju (North Korea) max. 39.3°C, August 6Kusong (North Korea) max. 39.3°C, August 6Huichon (North Korea) max. 38.6°C, August 6Supung (North Korea) max. 38.6°C, August 6Fengcheng (China) max. 39.3°C, August 6Pulandian (China) max. 39.0°C, August 6Dandong (China) max. 38.3°C, August 6Haicheng (China) max. 38.2°C, August 6Anshan (China) max. 38.2°C, August 6Liaoyang (China) max. 37.9°C, August 6Caogoukou (China) max. 37.7°C, August 6Wafangdian (China) max. 37.7°C, August 6Kuandian (China) max. 37.2°C, August 6Dengta (China) max. 37.1°C, August 6Wendeng (China) max. 36.7°C, August 6Gorizia (Italy) max. 40.6°C, August 6Vedrijan (Slovenia) max. 38.9°C, August 6Bilje (Slovenia) max. 39.5°C, August 6Dolenje pri Ajdovscini (Slovenia) max. 39.4°C, August 6Vedrijan (Slovenia) max. 38.9°C, August 6Godnje (Slovenia) max. 38.7°C, August 6Tolomin (Slovenia) max. 38.4°C, August 6Ilirska Bistrica (Slovenia) max. 37.9°C, August 6Tatre (Slovenia) max. 36.0°C, August 6Breginj (Slovenia) max. 35.4°C, August 6Krn (Slovenia) max. 33.4°C, August 6Debrecen City (Hungary) max. 39.8°C, August 6Miskolc (Hungary) max. 39.8°C, August 6Eger (Hungary) max. 40.7°C, August 6Kekesteto (Hungary) max. 32.1°C, August 6Mozyr (Belarus) max. 40.3°C, August 6Zhitckovichi (Belarus) max. 38.9°C, August 6Vasilivechi (Belarus) max. 38.6°C, August 6Tisinec (Slovakia) max. 39.7°C, August 6Chopok (Slovakia) max. 23.0°C, August 6Trebisov (Slovakia) max. 39.7°C, August 6Kosice (Slovakia) max. 38.9°C, August 6Dudince (Slovakia) max. 40.4°C, August 6Telgart (Slovakia) max. 32.9°C, August 6Dolne Plachtincy (Slovakia) max. 42.2°C, August 6: New national record high for SlovakiaSarny (Ukraine) max. 39.2°C, August 6Rivne (Ukraine) max. 39.0°C, August 6Shepetivka (Ukraine) max. 37.5°C, August 6Volodymir (Ukraine) max. 38.4°C, August 6Zhytomyr (Ukraine) max. 38.3°C, August 6Ivano Frankivsk (Ukraine) max. 37.8°C, August 6Ternopil (Ukraine) max. 37.6°C, August 6Sacuieni (Romania) max. 41.2°C, August 6Rotorua Airport (New Zealand) min. -5.6°C, August 6Clyde (New Zealand) min. -10.0°C, August 6Taumarunui (New Zealand) min. -7.4°C, August 7Kamioka (Japan) max. 37.8°C, August 7Oda (Japan) max. 39.6°C, August 7Hamada (Japan) max. 39.0°C, August 7Tottori (Japan) max. 39.6°C, August 7Kasumi (Japan) max. 38.1°C, August 7Yuhuan (China) max. 35.9°C, August 7Jinzhou (China) max. 39.1°C, August 7Pikou (China) max. 37.8°C, August 7Dalian (China) max. 37.3°C, August 7Changhai (China) max. 37.1°C, August 7Dongtou (China) max. 36.3°C, August 7Gumi (South Korea) max. 39.8°C, August 7Namwon (South Korea) max. 38.6°C, August 7Boryeong (South Korea) max. 38.4°C, August 7Hong Kong Observatory (Hong Kong, China) max. 36.9°C, August 9Sansha (China) max. 36.8°C, August 9Lixian (China) max. 36.4°C, August 10Valledupar (Colombia) max. 42.9°C, August 10Ibague (Colombia) max. 37,3°C, August 10Qinzhou (China) max. 38.1°C, August 11Senj (Croatia) max. 39.8°C, August 11Udine Airport (Italy) max. 38.4°C, August 11Dubrovnik (Croatia) max. 40.1°C, August 12Split (Croatia) max. 40.2°C, August 12Kamoenai (Japan) max. 33.6°C, August 12Kuwait City (Kuwait) max. 52.0°C, August 12Manzanillo (Mexico) max. 37.6°C, August 12Whitechurch (United Kingdom) max. 34.9°C, August 12Pershore (United Kingdom) max. 38.0°C, August 13Astwood (United Kingdom) max. 37.9°C, August 13Ross-on-wye (United Kingdom) max. 36.8°C, August 13Shawbury (United Kingdom) max. 36.4°C, August 13Little Rissington (United Kingdom) max. 36.1°C, August 13Westonbirt (United Kingdom) max. 36.1°C, August 13Odiham (United Kingdom) max. 36.0°C, August 13Lyneham (United Kingdom) max. 35.9°C, August 13Alice Holt (United Kingdom) max. 35.8°C, August 13Dunkeswell (United Kingdom) max. 33.9°C, August 13Bole (France) max. 40.4°C, August 13Freeport (Bahamas) max. 36.7°C, August 14: New national record high for The BahamasGradacac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) max. 41.0°C, August 20Santa Marta (Colombia) max. 39.6°C, August 21Minamata (Japan) max. 38.6°C, August 22Chiya (Japan) max. 35.6°C, August 23Otsu (Japan) max. 39.5°C, August 24Yatsushiro (Japan) max. 39.2°C, August 26Susa (Japan) max. 38.4°C, August 26Munakata (Japan) max. 38.3°C, August 26Fukuoka (Japan) max. 39.0°C, August 26Dazaifu (Japan) max. 40.3°C, August 26Nagasaki (Japan) max. 37.8°C, August 26Imari (Japan) max. 39.8°C, August 26Annaba (Algeria) max. 48.6°C, August 26Beja (Tunisia) max. 49.2°C, August 26Siliana (Tunisia) max. 47.0°C, August 26Skikda (Algeria) max. 49.1°C, August 27Zaghouan (Tunisia) max. 48.7°C, August 27Marina 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. Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Jeff Masters, Ph.D., worked as a hurricane scientist with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986-1990. After a near-fatal flight into category 5 Hurricane Hugo, he left the Hurricane Hunters to pursue a... More by Jeff Masters Bob Henson is a meteorologist and journalist based in Boulder, Colorado. He has written on weather and climate for the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Weather Underground, and many freelance... More by Bob Henson