The preliminary sea-surface temperature in the Nino 3.4 region just set a record 3.1°C above the 1991-2020 mean, but it's been very volatile. Best to wait for the 2-week window to pass.
Conjecture: hurricanes are upwelling cooler waters in the Pacific, contributing to rapid SST changes.
September? More like summer!
Temperatures will widely reach 20-22°C, with the warmest spots in the southeast seeing 23-25°C
Local highs of 26°C are possible, with an isolated 27°C not out of the question 🌡️
Following quality control checks, a manually operated weather station has been confirmed to have recorded 38.2°C on Thursday the 13th of August, making it the hottest day of 2026.
This exceeds the previous maximum temperature of 38.1°C recorded at Kew Gardens on the same day.
Ice loss on Konkordiaplatz, Great Aletsch Glacier, during summer 2026. No words...
A layer of almost 6 metres of ice is gone. In the center of the biggest glacier of the Alps. It is hard to grasp even for glaciologists.
@glamos_ch@VAW_glaciology
Pic: A. Linsbauer
A potential record El niño in the Pacific is causing records to be broken elsewhere.
No hurricanes have formed yet in the Atlantic in 2026 due to El niño-induced atmospheric conditions and none are expected to form soon.
August 2026 was the warmest August on record. It was also the warmest summer on record for North America and Western Europe.
From record-high temperatures to heavy storms, This map from @NOAA shows the recent weather & climate events around the world. https://t.co/uzEoTDVkoQ
For 30. år i træk har Grønlands indlandsis mistet mere is, end den har fået tilført. Det viser den seneste opgørelse over Indlandsisens totale massebalance fra GEUS.
30 år med samme nedadgående tendens understreger, at det er klimaforandringer.
https://t.co/UpB2VLo3Lt
El Niño’s ocean-atmosphere coupling is locked in, with a huge and persistent wave of rising air over the Pacific.
This generates a spider web-like response across the atmosphere that tugs at weather patterns worldwide, even in places thousands of miles away 🕸️
Last June saw much of western Europe experiencing a record-breaking heatwave and marine heatwaves across western Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts. Global monthly mean sea-surface temperature, excluding the polar regions, exceeded the June 2024 record.
https://t.co/lYNE0MbLNO
"Please make no mistake. Climate change is the biggest threat to global security that modern humans have ever faced." Sir David Attenborough.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate#climate#energy#stopfossilfuels#go100re
ARCTIC HEAT:
June 2026 has been record warm
at nine different weather stations at Svalbard with one of the stations observations back to 1908.
With mediumtemperature at 5.7C at Jan Mayen moved the old 1930(!)-record with 0.5C.
Table/source: Norwegian meteorological institute
Den nye offisielle britiske varmerekorden for juni er justert til 37.7C etter at britiske Met Office har gått gjennom nye målinger som først ble tilgjengelige over helgen.
Den gamle rekorden på 35.6C fra 1957 og 1976 er dermed flyttet 2.1C.#heltvanligsommervær
🌡️ An intense heatwave is affecting much of Europe.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-3 data from 24 June show land surface temps above 47°C in Brussels 🇧🇪, while the nearby Sonian Forest remained around 24.5°C, highlighting the cooling effect of vegetation.
🔗 https://t.co/HCumFGUYfH