Italy Records Hottest Summer Since 1950, Data Shows

According to the Italian National Research Council, the summer of 2026 marked the highest temperatures recorded in the country since 1950. Regional climate data also indicates that Greece experienced its sixth warmest summer on record during the same period.

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Summer 2026 hottest in Italy since 1950 - CNR

(ANSA) - ROME, 07 SET - Summer 2026 has been the hottest in Italy since 1950, the National Research Council (CNR) said Monday. It has beaten the summer of 2003, which until now had held the record. This was reported by the Institute for Bioeconomy of the National Research Council (CNR-IBE), which analyzed temperatures recorded since 1950 in the ERA5 Land database of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). It turns out that in the summer of 2026 the average temperature ...

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