Does it seem like summer is going on longer and longer? And that crisp fall days are a thing of the past? Well, you are correct. Summer temperatures are lasting longer.
September was the second hottest September globally since record-keeping started in 1850. Global ocean surface temperatures were the warmest on record for September. And for the 48 contiguous United States: it was the hottest in 132 years of record-keeping (when averaged throughout the 48 states).
Do you see the pattern here? Month after month new records are being set. With temperatures trending higher and higher.
Excerpts from Yale Climate Connections: September 2026: 2nd-hottest September for Earth, hottest for the U.S.
September 2026 was the planet’s second-hottest September since modern record-keeping began in 1850, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, or NCEI, reported October 9. NASA and the European Copernicus Climate Change Service also rated it as the second-hottest September, behind 2023. The global average temperature for January-September 2026 was the second-highest on record, trailing only 2024. ...continue reading "September Was Hottest On Record For the United States"