Unprecedented Summer Heat Sets New 132-Year High, Extends Into Autumn

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has verified that the summer of 2026 has emerged as the hottest recorded in the United States over the past 132 years, with an average temperature of 74.4 degrees, surpassing the former record shared by 1936 and 2021 by four-tenths of a degree. States including Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah have experienced their warmest summers on record. As fall approaches, extreme heat persists, with active heat advisories issued for the I-35 corridor in San Antonio, where heat index readings range from 108 to 111 degrees. NOAA announced on September 7 that a Very Strong El Niño phenomenon has materialized, which experts believe will continue to contribute to atypical warmth in the southern and central United States as autumn unfolds. Disclosure: This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.  ai-generated

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00:00The hottest summer in U.S. recorded history just refused to end when September arrived.

00:05NOAA confirmed summer 2026 as the warmest in 132 years of American record-keeping,

00:11with the national average reaching 74.4 degrees,

00:15narrowly beating the previous record held jointly by 1936 and 2021.

00:21Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah each recorded their hottest summer ever measured.

00:26And the heat isn't backing down for fall.

00:29San Antonio remains under active heat advisories with heat index values between 108 and 111 degrees.

00:36Feeling more like peak July than late September,

00:39scientists say a very strong El Nino, confirmed by NOAA on September 7, is driving the pattern.

00:45Four of the five hottest U.S. summers on record have now happened in just the past five years.

00:50Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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