US records hottest summer in 132 years

13 publications, in the order they reported. The story spread over 27 hours 19 minutes. Words in highlight are ones the first headline did not use. All top stories · On NewsMarkets

Publications over time

Publications in order of reporting
#	Time (UTC)	After the first	Publication	Headline
1	2026-09-09 18:59	first	Al Jazeera	US records hottest summer in 132 years
2	2026-09-09 20:00	+1 hour	Phys.org	'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record
3	2026-09-10 02:00	+7 hours	New Scientist (limited free articles)	August was the joint hottest month on record by Alec Luhn
4	2026-09-10 02:00	+7 hours 1 minute	The New York Times (limited free articles)	August Ties for Hottest Month on Record by Raymond Zhong
5	2026-09-10 02:05	+7 hours 6 minutes	BBC	August was joint hottest month on record, says European climate agency
6	2026-09-10 03:25	+8 hours 26 minutes	South China Morning Post (limited free articles)	August was hottest month ever recorded globally, scientists say
7	2026-09-10 05:47	+10 hours 47 minutes	Deutsche Welle	August hottest month ever recorded, says EU monitor
8	2026-09-10 08:54	+13 hours 54 minutes	NPR	Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured by The Associated Press
9	2026-09-10 09:00	+14 hours	Scientific American (limited free articles)	August 2026 ties for hottest month ever recorded
10	2026-09-10 15:57	+20 hours 58 minutes	France 24	August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Nino emerges by FRANCE24 same headline as Phys.org
11	2026-09-10 17:50	+22 hours 50 minutes	The Hill	Summer 2026 was the US's hottest on record: NOAA by Ryan Mancini
12	2026-09-10 20:20	+25 hours 21 minutes	WIRED	August 2026 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded: Copernicus Data by Molly Taft
13	2026-09-10 22:18	+27 hours 19 minutes	Times of India	Global climate record: August this year joint-warmest month with July '23 by VISHWA MOHAN