More global extremes in July
Randy Mann.
JAKE PARRISH/Press
July 2026 will be remembered as another month of wild weather extremes across the United States and around the world. During the month, record-breaking heat was observed along with destructive flooding, severe thunderstorms, wildfires, drought, and unusually warm oceans, thanks to the evolving new El Nino.
In the United States, one of the most notable statistics was the average temperature across the contiguous 48 states. According to NOAA, July 2026 was the hottest July on record with an average reading of 76.9 degrees. The temperature was 3.3 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th Century average and surpassed the previous record established during the Dust Bowl era in 1936 by 8-tenths of a degree.
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