Globally, September 2026 ranked as the second-warmest September on record, trailing only 2023. Global sea surface temperature departure from average reached an all-time high for any month, surpassing ...

The average temperature for the CONUS in September was 69.4°F, 4.6°F above the 20th-century average, making it the warmest September in the 132-year record, surpassing the previous record set in 1998 ...

Map of global notable weather and climate events in August 2026. The global surface temperature in August 2026 was 2.38°F (1.32°C) above the 20th-century average—the warmest August in the 1850–2026 ...

The globe tied with 2024 as the warmest July on record, driven by record-warm oceans and above-average land temperatures. Across the globe, areas with record-high July temperatures were widespread, ...

The globe had its second-warmest June on record, driven by global ocean surface temperatures reaching an all-time high for the month. Both the Arctic and Antarctic recorded June sea ice extents that ...

May was the second-warmest on record for the globe. The Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent tracked slightly below average for May, driven by lower-than-normal extent in Eurasia. Both poles had a ...

The CONUS average temperature during May was 61.7°F, 1.5°F above the 20th-century average, ranking in the warmest third of the 132-year record. Much of the western third of the CONUS experienced above ...

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April was the fourth-warmest April on record. The Northern Hemisphere had a below-average snow cover extent, driven by deficits in Eurasia. Both poles experienced below-average sea ice extent, with ...

Map of the U.S. notable weather and climate events in April 2026. The average temperature over the CONUS in April was 54.79°F, 3.75°F above average, ranking as the third-warmest April in the 132-year ...

With temperatures above average across much of the globe, March 2026 tied as the second-warmest March on record. The Northern Hemisphere experienced its sixth-lowest March snow cover extent. The ...

Map of the U.S. Maximum Temperature Monthly Records in March 2026. The CONUS average temperature in March was 50.85°F, 9.35°F above the 20th-century average, marking the first time any month’s average ...