Every Year Has a Heat Index; How High Is that of 2026 After a Record-Warm Summer?
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The summer of 2026 breaks records: now also the highest heat index ever measured.
August 2026 was the hottest month ever in Abruzzo, with temperatures of 3.4°C above average and rainfall of 40% lower.
The Hottest Summer of All Time. Beat All Previous Records, the Average Temperature Was 28.4 Degrees.
In Modena for the month of August, the figure is even higher and reaches 29.5 degrees. After the peaks reached in 2003. Francesca Despini (Geophysical Observatory): "Strong drought, rainfall fell by 44% compared to the period 1991-2020"
Long heat waves, dryness and lots of sunshine: The results of the summer from a meteorological point of view are exceptional.
Meteo.sm data certify: average temperature of 25 degrees, 0.67 more than the record of 2003 and +3.2 degrees on the climate average. Poor rainfall, equal to little more than half of the average: soil water reserve at approximately 8%
Summer 2026 was the hottest ever recorded in France since records began in 1900, according to calculations by Franceinfo based on data from Météo-France released on September 1st. Between June 1st and August 31st, the average temperature, calculated between daytime highs and nighttime lows, reached 24°C in mainland France and Corsica. The previous record, set in 2003, was 23.1°C. This exceptional heat was accompanied by three heat waves… Read m…
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