September 2nd, 2026 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.
The Version 6.1 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for August, 2026 was +0.68 deg. C departure from the 1991-2020 mean, up from the July, 2026 value of +0.48 deg. C. It appears the effects of the strengthening major El Nino event are beginning to appear in the global average tropospheric temperature, with an August temperature anomaly of +0.9 deg. C in the tropics. This month I’ve added a plot of tropical temperatures (below).
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UAH Global Temperatures for July 2026-hottest in US history
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Started by metmike - Aug. 7, 2026, 12:30 a.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/122119/
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Dr. Spencer's updated graph for the US:
Note the reversion to the mean(uptrend line). What does this tell us about the record hot month, July 2026 which featured an extreme spike higher???
It tells us(proves) this:
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-golden-rule-of-climate-extremes.html
The GoldenRule
Considering the substantial confusion in the media about this critical issue, let me provide the GOLDENRULE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES. Here it is:
The more extreme a climate or weather record is, the greater the contribution of natural variability.
Or to put it a different way, the larger or more unusual an extreme, the higher proportion of the extreme is due to natural variability.
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Global warming ADDED to the spike higher but most of it was WEATHER not climate change.