Summer 2026 was the hottest on record in the 1895-2026 U.S. climatology. Included were the hottest summer on record for Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. All 48 contiguous states were warmer than normal except Indiana. MUCH ABOVE normal to RECORD warm was observed in 27 states. The national rainfall ranking was in the driest third during the 132-year history. Regional differences were vast ranking from top ten driest on record in Oregon and California plus South Carolina while the entire Ohio Valley was MUCH WETTER than normal.

Hurricane Lowell moves north, to just west of Kauai tonight, and weakens slowly to a tropical storm while turning westward later this week while Tropical Storm Marie drifts northwestward staying well west of California. Additional tropical systems are possible in the East Pacific this week. The latent heat release from the attendant convection of each system causes the high-pressure system to the north to amplify this week and shift slightly eastward in the 6-10-day-period maintaining strength as additional latent heat from tropical/subtropical convection to the south continues.

The Climate Impact Company winter 2026-27 outlook for Europe and Western Russia is milder than normal with record warmth possible in December. The warm SSTA regimes surrounding Europe, across much of the North Atlantic basin, and combined with Super El Nino are the catalyst to the mild outlook.