The EU Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a bulletin on the 10th that August 2026 was the warmest month since records began in 1940. Global average surface temperature in August was about 16.96°C, marginally above the previous record of ~16.95°C set in July 2023. The month was 0.85°C above the 1991–2020 average and 1.65°C above the 1850–1900 pre‑industrial baseline — the first single‑month anomaly above +1.5°C since November 2025.

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The EU Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a bulletin on the 10th that August 2026 was the warmest month since records began in 1940. Global average surface temperature in August was about 16.96°C, marginally above the previous record of ~16.95°C set in July 2023. The month was 0.85°C above the 1991–2020 average and 1.65°C above the 1850–1900 pre‑industrial baseline — the first single‑month anomaly above +1.5°C since November 2025.