Monitoring the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation in August 2026 | News
Key Takeaways: Warmest summer on record: The average temperature for meteorological summer (June–August) 2026 was the warmest for the contiguous United States (CONUS) in the 132-year record, exceeding the previous records, set in 1936 and 2021, by 0.4°F. Warmest August on record: August 2026 averaged 75.6°F, the warmest August on record (1895–present) for the CONUS….