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Sep 14, 2026 · 12:30 AM

Science & Environment

NOAA announced that this summer was the hottest on record in the United States.

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Well-supported — high-quality sources agree

8 sources · 7 support · 1 neutral

What we can confirm

Authoritative NOAA climate reporting and multiple major news outlets state that the meteorological summer of 2026 (June–August) had the highest average temperature ever recorded for the contiguous United States in NOAA’s 132-year record, and explicitly describe NOAA’s announcement that this summer was the hottest on record in the U.S.

Sources

Monitoring the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation in August 2026

ncei.noaa.gov

supportsOfficial

thehill.com

Summer 2026 officially ranks as the hottest summer on record across the US

foxweather.com

Summer 2026 becomes hottest ever on record in mainland US, NOAA says

usatoday.com

cnn.com

US records hottest summer in 132 years

aljazeera.com

Contiguous U.S. records warmest summer on record

english.news.cn

Assessing the U.S. Climate in August 2021

ncei.noaa.gov

neutralOfficial

Checked September 14, 2026

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