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Colorado records hottest summer on file; August marks global peak

Meteorological data confirms summer 2026 broke records across Colorado, the U.S., and globally.

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What to know

  • Colorado's summer 2026 averaged 69.4°F, breaking the 1895-to-present record by 0.7 degrees.
  • August 2026 became the hottest month on record globally at 62.53°F average, per EU climate data.
  • The contiguous U.S. also set summer and August temperature records, exceeding marks from 1936 and 1983 respectively.
  • Climate advocates link the extremes to ongoing deaths and economic strain from climate disasters.
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Record heat is a severe climate crisis requiring urgent action.

  • “There's no more room for doubt — the deaths and devastation we've witnessed in the past few months are the imprints of a planet on fire.”

    Anne Jellema · Denver Post statement ↗

Anne Jellema Executive Director, 350.orgChris Bianchi Weather data analystNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) U.S. meteorological agencyEuropean Union Copernicus Climate Change Service Global climate monitoring service

Colorado records hottest summer on file; August marks global peak
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    350.org calls record heat 'imprints of a planet on fire'

    Climate advocacy group 350.org's Executive Director Anne Jellema issued a statement linking the summer's record temperatures to deaths and devastation, and connecting the crisis to households already stressed by economic pressures.

    “There's no more room for doubt — the deaths and devastation we've witnessed in the past few months are the imprints of a planet on fire.”
    — Anne Jellema
  2. background

    U.S. sets new summer and August temperature records — NOAA data shows the contiguous United States averaged 74.4 degrees for summer 2026 and 75.6 degrees for August, both records. The previous summer record was 73.98 degrees in 1936; the prior August record was 75.04 degrees in 1983.

  3. background

    August 2026 becomes hottest month on record globally — The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that August 2026 averaged global temperatures of 62.53 degrees Fahrenheit, marking the warmest month in the climate record. Summer 2026 tied with 2024 for hottest internationally.

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    NOAA confirms Colorado's hottest summer on record at 69.4°F average

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data shows Colorado's summer average from June through August 2026 reached 69.4 degrees Fahrenheit, beating the previous record of 68.7 degrees from 2012—a 0.7-degree margin. The data spans records back to 1895.

    “This was Colorado's hottest summer on record, and it wasn't even close. Average statewide temp of 69.4° beat the old record (2012) by 0.7°, a wide margin.”
    — Chris Bianchi, Weather analyst · source

    1. 1 outlet first by Denver Post, 13d ago · read ↗

    • bianchiweather.bsky.social

      This was Colorado's hottest summer on record, and it wasn't even close. Average statewide temp of 69.4° beat the old record (2012) by 0.7°, a wide margin. It was also Colorado's hottest August on record, and it's our hottest start to a calendar year on record as well. #COwx

      bianchiweather.bsky.socialBluesky14d ago412▲view on Bluesky ↗

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