Another Miserably Hot Summer Is Nearly Over. NOAA Says It’s the Worst on Record
Science > Climate Another Miserably Hot Summer Is Nearly Over. NOAA Says It’s the Worst on Record The heat was immense, and that’s bad news for already rising utility bills. Joe Hindy Joe is a freelance journalist.… Read full bio Joe Hindy Read full bio September 17, 2026, 11:46 am ET 4 min read The summer of 2026 was the hottest ever recorded in the continental US, according to NOAA.
- ▪Science > Climate Another Miserably Hot Summer Is Nearly Over.
- ▪NOAA Says It’s the Worst on Record The heat was immense, and that’s bad news for already rising utility bills.
- ▪Joe Hindy Joe is a freelance journalist.… Read full bio Joe Hindy Read full bio September 17, 2026, 11:46 am ET 4 min read The summer of 2026 was the hottest ever recorded in the continental US, according to NOAA.
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Science > Climate Another Miserably Hot Summer Is Nearly Over. NOAA Says It’s the Worst on Record The heat was immense, and that’s bad news for already rising utility bills. Joe Hindy Joe is a freelance journalist.… Read full bio Joe Hindy Read full bio September 17, 2026, 11:46 am ET 4 min read The summer of 2026 was the hottest ever recorded in the continental US, according to NOAA. Kevin Carter/Getty Images If you sat around at any point this year and wondered why it felt so much hotter than normal, it’s because it actually was. According to a new report from NOAA, summer 2026 is the hottest on record, beating out the prior holders of the crown, a tie between 2021 and 1936.
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