Turin, 12 Oct. (LaPresse) – September 2026 was the second-hottest September on record and marked the second consecutive month in which global temperatures were more than 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. This was reported by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, managed by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, in its monthly bulletin. The average sea surface temperature in September for the 60°S–60°N band was the highest ever recorded for the month, against a backdrop of an intensifying El Niño phenomenon.
Copernicus: “September 2026 was the second-hottest September on record”
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Turin, 12 Oct. (LaPresse) – September 2026 was the second-hottest September on record and marked the second consecutive month in which global temperatures were more than 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. This was reported by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, managed by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, in its monthly bulletin. The average sea surface temperature in September for the 60°S–60°N band was the highest ever recorded for the month, against a backdrop of an intensifying El Niño phenomenon.
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