US and Switzerland Record Hottest Summers Ever
The contiguous United States experienced its hottest summer on record, with some areas seeing drastic temperature increases. Similarly, Switzerland reported its hottest summer ever in 2026, highlighting extreme weather trends across both nations.
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Summer was the hottest ever in the US – here are the areas that saw the most drastic increases
Records were smashed from coast to coast – but some places felt the heat more than others
By Julia Musto
Read full article →Switzerland experienced hottest summer ever in 2026
The summer of 2026 was the hottest in Switzerland since records began. The average temperature for the period from June to August was 17.2°C, 0.4 degrees higher than that of summer of 2003, MétéoSuisse announced on Thursday. The national average temperature was also 3.4°C higher than that of the 1991–2020 reference period. The heatwave hit the north-west of the country particularly hard, with a difference of 4.0 degrees compared with the reference period. The temperature also rose to 39.7°C o...
By Keystone-SDA
Read full article →Contiguous US Endures Hottest Summer Ever Recorded
The latest NOAA report shows that the contiguous U.S. recorded its hottest meteorological summer on record in 2026.
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