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The U.S. just had its hottest summer on record, NOAA says

Headline from CBS News, from the development of Sep 9, 2026

Newest development Sep 10, 2026 · 4 reportsSummer 2026 was the US's hottest on record: NOAA

Average temperatures across the U.S. soared to record heights between June and August in 2026, a new report found.

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    The U.S. just had its hottest summer on record, NOAA says

    Headline from CBS News ·

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    Summer 2026 was the US's hottest on record: NOAA

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  1. Local News 8

    The US just had its hottest summer on record, beating the Dust Bowl era (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The United States just had its hottest summer in 132 years of recordkeeping, soundly beating the summer of 1936 — during the Dust Bowl era — as well as the summer of 2021, according to data released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

  2. Al Jazeera

    US records hottest summer in 132 years (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The United States had its hottest summer since records began, says NOAA, with August also setting a new heat record.

  3. Phys

    'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    The contiguous United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should send alarm bells ringing over the increasingly dire impacts of climate change.

  4. CBS News

    The U.S. just had its hottest summer on record, NOAA says (opens CBS News)

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    Average temperatures across the U.S. soared to record heights between June and August in 2026, a new report found.

  5. The Guardian

    People in the US: how have you coped during this summer of record heat? (opens The Guardian)

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    We’d like to hear from people about the impact of extreme heat this summer – and if you’ve had your power cut It’s been a record summer of heat in the US with rolling heat domes and July being the hottest month ever recorded in the country , surpassing temperatures stretching back 132 years of relia…

  6. The Week

    US, world set new summer heat records (opens The Week)

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    The average temperature in the 48 contiguous states was 74.37 degrees Fahrenheit from June to August

  7. The Hill

    Summer 2026 was the US's hottest on record: NOAA (opens The Hill)

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    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Wednesday announced that this summer was the hottest on record in the U.S. NOAA found that the average temperature for meteorological summer was 74.4 degrees, 3 degrees above average. August's average temperature hit 75.6 degrees.

  8. Washington Examiner

    NOAA says summer 2026 was the hottest on record (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The United States recorded its hottest summer on record in 2026, breaking a temperature record that had stood for more than a century, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The average temperature across the contiguous United States during summer, which runs from June thr…

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