Temperature record broken in the United States: 2026 summer was the hottest in history
NOAA announced that, according to records kept since 1895, the 2026 summer was the hottest in United States history. The average summer temperature reached record level at 23.5 degrees.
The heat wave intensifying in the United States reached a new record in the summer of 2026.
According to the latest climate report, which includes NOAA's August data, the summer of 2026 entered the records as the hottest summer in United States history among meteorological records regularly kept since 1895.
Average temperature reached 23.5 degrees Celsius.
The average temperature measured across the United States during the meteorological summer was calculated at 74.4 °F (23.5 °C).
This figure was about 3 degrees above the long‑term seasonal average. NOAA noted that the temperature difference is one of the largest positive deviations recorded in the agency's data.
Record temperatures also revealed the scale of the extreme heat waves that affected different parts of the country throughout the summer.
August also broke the record
The 2026 temperature record was not limited to just the summer season.
According to NOAA data, August 2026 also entered the record books as the hottest August in U.S. history.
As a result, temperatures across the country during the meteorological summer and in August have risen to levels unprecedented in official records dating back to 1895.
Experts view the successive breaking of temperature records as a key indicator of changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme heat in the United States.
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