May 2026 will go down as one of the weirdest, wildest and perhaps most extreme month’s on record.

From mild start, cold middle (coldest in 15 years) to arguably one of Western Europe’s most anomalous weather events. A heatwave which within the final 10 days flipped the month from coolest since January to one of the warmest May’s on record.

Global temp & precip anomaly for May & spring 2026

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UK Stats/Highlights

MET OFFICE: May – a month of contrasting conditions 

May began unsettled, cloudy and cool, with temperatures running around 1.4°C below average by mid-month. Frequent outbreaks of rain, some hail and even frost were recorded in places. Conditions then changed rapidly, as high pressure became dominant and temperatures rose quickly into a significant late-May heatwave. 

This period of heat culminated in exceptional and record-breaking temperatures. On 25 May, the UK’s spring and May temperature record was provisionally broken when 34.8°C was recorded at Kew Gardens, exceeding the previous record of 32.8°C. That record was broken again on 26 May, when 35.1°C was recorded at Kew Gardens, with Heathrow also reaching 35.0°C.  
 
The graph below shows the fluctuation in mean temperature during the month.

Provisional figures show May 2026 finished as the joint third warmest May in the UK for mean temperature, with England recording its second warmest May, Wales its joint third and Northern Ireland its joint tenth warmest. Scotland did not see mean temperatures within the top ten on record. 

Southern England recorded its warmest May on record for mean temperature, and 27 counties saw their warmest May season since 1884.  

Average maximum daily temperatures were also especially high due to the late-May heat, with England recording its highest May mean maximum temperature on record, and 29 counties recording their highest mean maximum temperature. Overnight temperatures were also well-above average, making it the UK’s joint sixth highest May average minimum temperature on record.  

Met Office Scientist Dr Emily Carlisle said: “May was a month of two distinct phases. After a relatively cool and unsettled start, conditions changed quickly, with high pressure allowing temperatures to rise sharply into an exceptional late-month heatwave. 

“This led to temperatures reaching levels not previously recorded during May, with long-standing May records broken in several locations. 

“While individual weather events are influenced by natural variability, our climate attribution studies show that the likelihood of exceeding UK May temperature records has increased significantly as the climate warms, meaning such extremes are now becoming more likely.” 

Below-average rainfall across all UK nations 

Rainfall was below average in all four nations in May, although no top ten records have been surpassed. A clear regional contrast can be seen when looking at England, with the south seeing just 59% of average, compared to 99% in the north. 

Near-average sunshine overall 

The UK recorded just above average sunshine during the month, with England the sunniest of the nations and both Scotland and Northern Ireland seeing below average sunshine compared to the long-term meteorological average.  

Warmest spring on record for England and Wales – third warmest for UK Spring 2026 was warm, dry and sunny for the UK.

An exceptionally early and record-breaking spell of heat at the end of May helped to secure the warmest spring on record for England and Wales, and the third warmest for the UK, for mean temperature. 

The late-May heatwave saw six consecutive days above 30°C in some areas, with both the spring and May maximum temperature station records exceeded by more than 2°C, highlighting an exceptional end to the season. 

Provisional Met Office statistics show the season saw: 

• UK’s third warmest on record for mean temperature  
• England’s warmest on record for mean temperature 
• Wales’s warmest on record for mean temperature 
• Northern Ireland’s joint sixth warmest on record for mean temperature 
• Scotland’s eighth warmest on record for mean temperature 

All three months of meteorological spring – March, April and May – ranked within the UK’s top ten warmest since the series began in 1884. The season unfolded month by month, beginning with a joint tenth warmest March on record for the UK, followed by the seventh warmest April and then a May that finished up as the joint third warmest on record.  

England’s mean temperature of 10.41°C surpassed last year’s record of 10.23°C, meaning the three warmest springs on record now stand as 2026, 2025 and 2024. Nine of the ten warmest springs since 1884 have now occurred since 2007. 

The graph below shows spring’s mean temperature in England since 1884.   

Forty counties experienced their warmest spring for mean temperature since 1884. 

Mean maximum temperatures were especially high, with the UK recording its third highest spring mean maximum temperature, while mean minimum overnight temperatures were also well-above average, making it the UK’s fifth highest spring mean minimum temperature on record.  

Met Office Scientist Dr Emily Carlisle said: “This spring highlights both the natural variability of the UK’s weather and the longer-term warming we are observing. While conditions varied through the season, all three months of meteorological spring recorded mean temperatures within the UK’s top ten warmest on record. 

“While we expect fluctuations from year to year, this spring shows some of the changes we’re seeing in our weather patterns, with more extreme conditions becoming more frequent. The fact that nine of the ten warmest springs in England have occurred since 2007 illustrates this ongoing shift in the UK’s climate.” 

Below-average rainfall, with marked regional contrasts 

Spring rainfall was 14% below the long-term meteorological average for the UK, but the statistics mask strong regional differences. 

England recorded 65% of its average spring rainfall, with a pronounced north-south split: Northern England saw 90% of average rainfall, compared to just 50% in Southern England.  

Several counties in the southeast and east of England saw just over a third of their average seasonal rainfall, including Suffolk (33%), Kent (33%), Essex (34%) and Cambridgeshire (35%), City of London (36%).  

Commenting on the very dry spring in some areas, Helen Wakeham, Environment Agency Director of Water and Chair of the National Drought Group, said: “No parts of England are currently in drought, but the risk increases the longer it remains hot and dry. The recent heatwave has seen significant peaks in demand for water, while river flows have fallen due to the very dry spring, and reservoir levels are reducing. 

“We continue to closely track the situation and have convened a National Drought Group meeting in the coming weeks, so we are prepared if the dry conditions remain. We must continue to adapt to our changing climate and all be wise with our water use.”  
 
Helen Plant from The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) said:  “The notably warm spring and stark variation in rainfall are increasingly being reflected in crops potential. As highlighted in AHDB’s latest crop development report, the drier conditions in April and into May have already led to a decline in winter cereal condition scores, with the proportion of crops rated good or excellent falling. In the driest parts of England, such as the East and South East, limited rainfall has reduced soil moisture reserves and many spring crops have struggled to get going.  

The return of wetter weather at the third week of May helped those crops that got it. However, soil moisture remained low in many fields and last week’s heatwave also increased the stress for crops, with visible leaf rolling in wheat crops. 

There is a risk to yield potential if rainfall does not improve in the weeks ahead. Farm profitability is already under pressure after the past couple of years of extreme weather and low prices, alongside rising costs.” 

Scotland was the only UK nation to finish spring wetter than average, with the Western Isles recording their seventh wettest spring on record and Ross and Cromarty its tenth. 

The seasonal pattern marks a notable contrast with winter, with rainfall anomalies showing a near reversal of the pattern seen during Winter 2025/26. 

Widespread sunshine across the UK  

Sunshine totals were also above average for the UK and all four nations, adding to the predominantly warm and settled nature of the season.  

The UK recorded its fourth sunniest spring since records began in 1910, while England saw its third, Wales its joint eighth and Scotland their ninth.  
 
Although this spring was notable for its warmth and sunshine, spring 2025 remains the warmest and sunniest spring on record for the UK.  

May 2026 figures across the country

How Was My Forecast?

The Verdict…

Near average to above for UK temperature-wise with below average rain in North, wetter South UK. As for Europe? Wet south/drier North and cool South, Warm North. Heat surges late month?

MY SCORE: 7.5/10: If you re-read the full outlook, I made a few key mentions. Low forecast confidence. The temp prediction was decent (warmer than normal overall) with mention of cool early to mid month potentially flipping late month turning cool anomaly to warm with late month heat potential (though didn’t anticipate extremity of course). Rainfall idea didn’t quite match reality so score wasn’t as high as previous month.

My May 2026 Stats

Summary/Highlights

– Coldest May night -1.2C/Coldest day 10.5C

– 22nd May observed 1st 24h ‘double digit’ min since 11th Oct ’25. That 1st 24h min of 10C or higher was a new warmest May min: 12.4C!

Also… Wettest May day & tie for most 0°C May nights

Global Highlights for May 2026

While warm start to May in West, it has been cold, even record cold for Central and Eastern Europe followed by one of the most astonishing Western Europe heatwaves in memory.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 1/5: May starts with a freezing night in Eastern Europe with Widespread frost even at low elevations with local near records or even records for May. Some examples today: UKRAINE -4.2 Ivano Frankivsk ROMANIA -2.1 Arad HUNGARY -3.0 Baja SERBIA -2.1 Zrenjanin -1.7 Kikinda.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 2/5: EXCEPTIONAL COLD IN BULGARIA with -15.5C on the Mussala Peak today nearly 3000m asl.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 2/5: HISTORIC 45/47C allover The Sahel Mali,Niger,Nigeria,Senegal,Gambia,Chad 45.1 Ziguinchor,SENEGAL All time record Insane HOT NIGHTS MINIMUM 34.7 Nara,MALI Records allover:Ghana (Min 29.2 Wa),Ivory Coast (Min 26.0 Dimbokro) etc

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 3/5: HISTORIC HEAT IN AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST

5 station in 3 countries in 2 Continents with MINIMUM TEMPERATURES >35C Never happened this time of the year MINIMUMS Tonight OMAN 36.5 Khassab AP 35.8 Khassab 35.5 El Amerat MALI 36.5 Yelimane 34.3 Niouro du Sahel SENEGAL 35.5 Matam

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 3/5: EUROPEAN COLD SPELL It was another freezing night in SE Europe. In particular, the cold was historic at Tripoli AP (650m asl) in GREECE The Minimum of -1.2C this morning was the lowest temperature ever recorded in May.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 3/5: More exceptional heat in MEXICO Insane MINIMUM 30.0C at Arriaga, Chiapas State Hottest May night in history and few decimals from the Mexican national record. Also, earliest 30C Minimum in Mexican history. Historic. But every day seems historic in Mexico.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 4/5: While 28C in Sweden, 27C Norway… Another historic freezing night in GREECE MAY COLD RECORDS -2.0 Tripolis -1.5 Florina -1.4 Kastoria 2.8 Lamia 2.9 Serres 5.8 Zakhyntos In the past days -1.6 Skopje AP NORTH MACEDONIA- Record tied -15.5 Mussala Peak Lowest May Temperature in BULGARIA since 1935 (-15.6C).

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 5/5: From record cold to record heat: 30C in Belarus and Ukraine today after the heavy frosts recorded few days ago. Tomorrow we might see even 31/32C in Ukraine,at record hot level for early May. Few days ago they had down to -5C !

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 5/5: While Ukranians are in flip flops,the cold airmass reached The SE Mediterranean Today below freezing Temperatures were recorded in CYPRUS Trodos Mts,after the snowfalls of the past hours with 10cm of accumulation. Such snowfalls in May are very rare kudos https://en.philenews.com

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 5/5: EXTREME HEAT IN WEST ASIA 47C in Iran and at 46.5C Al Ahsa ,Saudi Arabia Record heat for early May. 40C also in Central Asia in Turkmenistan. After a short break, in about a week the heat will become even worse up to 48C and beyond.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 9/5: WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN Crazy MINIMUM Temperature of 38.5C at Khassab Port, OMAN It didn’ t just smash its monthly record,but it’s the hottest night ever recorded in the world this time of the year.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 11/5: INSANE 60HRS WITHOUT DROPPING BELOW 84f Key West FL recorded two MINIMUMS of 84F in a row, (Highest Minimums ever recorded in spring) and next night can be the third. DEADLY HEAT IN MEXICO 117F in Sinaloa RECORD HOTTEST NIGHTS C 26.9 Manzanillo 20.4 Morelia 20.0 Aguascalientes.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 12/7: AFRICA HISTORIC HEAT The worst ever in history of Sahel Weeks with 46/48C and Nights >35C. Today crazy MINIMUM of 36.0C Nioro du Sahel ,MALI HOTTEST NIGHT EVER Yesterday 47.0C Aioun Al Atrouss MAURITANIA All time high tied.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 13/5: National record in HONDURAS again ! Choluteca ,the “oven” of Central America and one of the world’s hottest places, rose to 42.2C, re-breaking The “Catracho” national record of May highest Temperature that it had just broke few days ago. Record heat will go on for weeks.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 13/5: Min of 28.0C marks warmest May night on record for Denpasar Apt, Bali, Indonesia.

The warmest May night on record at Denpasar (measured at the Ngurah Rai International Airport / Bali Airport weather station) occurred in May 2026, when the overnight minimum temperature refused to drop below 28.0°C. [1]

Key Climate Records

• Unprecedented Sequence: The airport station recorded a minimum temperature that stayed above 27.9°C for three consecutive nights, a streak noted by climatologists as entirely unprecedented for the region’s historical record during this time of year.
• Seasonal Context: This historic night-time heat wave is highly unusual because May marks the beginning of Indonesia’s transition into the cooler, drier season, a period when overnight temperatures typically provide relief.
• Typical Averages: In a normal May, the average overnight low temperature in Denpasar hovers around a much milder 24°C to 25°C. [1, 2, 3]

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 15/5: An update about the cold in Cyprus: New May record low at Prodromos with +0.2C (1300m) -1.0C at Chromios Mt was 0.2C from the national record low set in 1990 Last May snowfall was on 6 May 1995.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 15/5: EXTRAORDINARY MIND BLOWING HEAT IN ALGERIA While The Alps are under massive snowstorms and below -20C at high elevations, Unbelievable heat is battering North Africa THE MINIMUM (yes MINIMUM !) temperature at Moulay Lahcen at 1054m asl in Algeria was +35.2C.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 15/5: Some areas of South America has switched from record heat for May to almost record cold for early May. For example the Uruguayan town of Artigas had a tropical night on 6 May: Min 20.9C like summer. On 11 May,5 days later it dropped to +0.9C: Earliest below +1C on record.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 15/5: HISTORIC AFRICAN HEAT WAVE Extraordinary hot day and night in ALGERIA Mins 35.2 at 1064m asl Illizi broke its May record of BOTH Min 31.8 and Max. 46.1 45.0 In Amenas Also record.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 16/5: EXTRAORDINARY HISTORIC 42.6C Choluteca ALL TIME RECORD HONDURAS HOTTEST MAY DAY IN HISTORY PULVERIZED again Hundreds of records allove Central America for months: COSTA RICA with relentless Minimums up to 29C and tropical nights >1000m asl.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 16/5: While Vietnam and Thailand are with exceptional hot nights, cooler conditions returned to Nepal and Myanmar after the record heat of April. Yamethin, Myanmar had a minimum of 19.0C, the lowest ever in May.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 17/5: UNBELIEVABLE, HONDURAS RECORD HEAT AGAIN MINIMUM 29.7C at Choluteca Today HOTTEST MAY NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN HONDURAS 6th national record in Honduras in 17 days this month !

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 18/5: Exceptional heat wave in Central Asia,coming from Iran,where record heat has persisted for weeks. Max Temperatures up to 42C and extraordinary Minimums up to 31C in UZBEKISTAN with the hot air moving East towards China again next days.

42.0C yesterday at Sekhertabat, in TURKMENISTAN at 630m asl Arguably the hottest spring day ever recorded anywhere in Central Asia above 500m asl in the past 83 years. (42.3C in May 1944 at the same place still stands)

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 18/5: While the cold returned to the NW, a historic heat wave is sweeping the Eastern Coast. Today 96F at Philadelphia and Reading,Pennsylvania.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 19/5: EXTRAORDINARY UNBELIEVABLE HONDURAS NATIONAL RECORD BROKEN AGAIN 42.8C at Choluteca HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY HOTTEST MAY DAY EVER RECORDED IN HONDURAS 8th NATIONAL HEAT RECORD IN 18 DAYS.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 19/5: HISTORIC HEAT IN JAPAN 35C again ! It’s hotter than a summer day in many areas of Japan. Today up to 35.1 Yanagawa 35.0 Fukushima More May records: 31.9 Minakami 31.8 Misumi.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 19/5: EXTRAORDINARY: ALMOST 50 DEGREES Exactly as your author said 3 weeks in advance Worst African heat wave in history 49.3C Aswan EGYPT 49C Dongola SUDAN 48.0C Faya CHAD HOTTEST DAY EVER Records of Hot nights as well 32.0 Shalatin 30.8 South Valley 30.2 Kufra LIBYA.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 19/5: This is a real madness ! MINIMUM 29.9c Choluteca HOTTEST MAY NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN HONDURAS Choluteca has broken the NATIONAL RECORD 9 TIMES IN 19 DAYS COSTA RICA is living also an insanity: Min 22.0C San Jose Pavas AP.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 19/5: 101F in 3 NE States Delaware (State hottest May day), New Jersey and Pennsylvania Tons of Monthly records include

NJ

99 Newark 98 Mc Guire 97 Belmar

PA

98 Philadelphia 97 Reading

NH

97 Manchester

DE

97 Cheswold

MA

98 Harvard 97 Chicopee 96 Orange

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 20/5: HISTORIC HEAT FROM CANADA TO MEXICO Crazy hot night before a temperature collapse CANADA Mins up to 70F/21C USA: Historic Min 78F NY La Guardia,75F Newark… Records of spring hottest nights+hundreds more stations MEXICO: Hottest night in history at Puerto Angel Min 28.6C/84F.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 20/5: EXCEPTIONAL :30c IN FINLAND Insane heat wave in NE Europe with 34Cin Russia and 30.2C in FINLAND well above 60 latitude. The record earliest 30C in Finnish history is 19 May. Records broken 29.3CJoensuu 28.6C Kajaani Sotkamo,Valtimo,Tohmajarvi,Juuka Niemela etc.. Historic

20-21st May Marked the Beginning of An Historic Late Spring European Heatwave

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 20/5: EUROPEAN HEAT WAVE Hot air from MOROCCO (Today 44.1C) reached Iberian Peninsula and France. Today 37.7C at Badajoz, SPAIN and 35.0C at Soort Hossegor, FRANCE

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 23/5: Earliest 30C in UK since 1952 today. This is also the beginning: On Monday UK and on Tuesday Ireland will rewrite their climatic history by recording their Hottest spring day in history.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 24/5: HISTORIC EVENT IN FRANCE 118 more records of May Highest Temperatures fell today (already >200 in 3 days !). Temperatures up to 35.9C at Pruniers. Much hotter next days with up to 38C and several hundreds records smashed by insane margins.

38C in SPAIN 33.2 Regensburg, GERMANY Monthly record

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 25/5: Incredible heat also in the Tiny Channel Islands: 30.4 Jersey 26.8 Guernsey Both destroyed their May records of highest Temperature by huge margins.

Exceptional heat continues between Morocco,Spain and Portugal Min 29.3C Taza HOTTEST MAY NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN MOROCCO SPAIN MAY HIGH MINIMUMS: Both re-broken from yesterday 23.2C Rota 15.7C Lugo

Met Office 25/5: Temperatures at Heathrow have recently reached 33.5°C, provisionally beating the all-time May record.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 25/5: ABSOLUTE INSANITY >37c IN FRANCE 340 RECORDS BROKEN Europe is living the most extreme event in history with thousands of records pulverized every day. 37.1CSoort Hossegor >600 records in 4 days and MANY more to come.

HISTORIC 34.8C Kew Garden UK MAY HOTTEST DAY EVER

34.4 Heathrow, 34.2 Northolt etc Min 19.4 Kenley UK MAY HOTTEST NIGHT 17.9 Heathrow etc

32.2 Hawarden WALES MAY HOTTEST DAY

28.8 Clonmel & Killarney IRELAND MAY HOTTEST DAY

JERSEY/GUERNSEY RECORDS 31.9 Mason S Louis 30.8 G.AP

AUSTRIA 32.7C Lienz- May record

MetJam 25/5: 34.8ºC at Kew Gardens breaks its May AND June records by OVER 4ºC for its May record set in 1922 and by 0.2ºC for its June record set in 1976. Unprecedented heat for the UK in late May, and likely to be bettered tomorrow. A rounded 35ºC temperature should not happen in May.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 25/5: 32.6C the final maximum at Jersey Airport today. The heat in The Channel Islands is somewhat even crazier than that in mainland UK: The bailiwicks rose even above their June records. That of Guernsey was broken by over 5C !

MetJam 26/5: A minimum of 21.3ºC at Kenley overnight beats the UK’s highest May minimum record of 18.9ºC in 1947 by 2.4ºC, its own May station record by OVER 4ºC, its June record by 0.8ºC and the first tropical minimum recorded in the UK in May. Records are being smashed by some margin.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 26/5: Another Minimum of 29.3C at Taza,MOROCCO Again hottest spring night in Moroccoan history for the 2nd time in a row.

After the Record day, incredible crazy hot night in UK and Channel Islands. MINIMUM 21.6c St louis JERSEY

ABSOLUTE MADNESS IN FRANCE 38c (as my forecasts) 422 RECORDS SMASHED (plus hundreds of High Minimums) Nothing ever seen in European history gets close to this insanity. 37.9C Pruniers and Le Blanc

EXTRAORDINARY DAY FOR HISTORY 4 centuries of European climatology swept by this madness :Records broken by up to 6/7C NEW MAY RECORDS 35.1 Kew Gardens

32.9 Cardiff

30.5 Shannon

34.0 !! Jersey

min 22.2 max. 31.5 Guernsey

Many exceeded June records

GERMANY 34C LUXEMBOURG 33.4C NETHERLANDS 32.2C

30.6C recorded at Shannon beats Ireland’s precious warmest May day set the day before.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 27/5: Some of the HUNDREDS of records of High Mins broken in FRANCE. Minimums up to 23C. Also, The Record of spring warmest night was broken again in the UK ! Min 21.4C at Camborne GERMANY also had Minimums >22C ! Records have been broken locally by over 5C even 6/7C.

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN FRANCE 38C AGAIN 220 RECORDS (over 1000 in 3 days !)

The mind blowing MINIMUM of 21.4C at Camborne UK today it’s its highest Minimum EVER FOR ANY MONTH. IRELAND TODAY 29.6C Valentia 0.2C from its ALL TIME RECORD 28.7 Bellmulet 27.3 Mace Head Not even the July 2022 event with 40C beats this madness It’s just the most anomalous.

MetJam 27/5: Another day, another record. Camborne now provisionally holds the highest UK May minimum temperature record of 21.4ºC – continuing to break the old UK record of 18.9ºC set in 1947. This is an all-time record for the station by 1.3ºC and breaks its May record by OVER 5ºC!

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 28/5: HISTORIC >40c IN PORTUGAL 1st time in MAY RECORDS 40.3 Mora 40.1 Alvega 39.1 Reguengos 38.9 Coruche 38.8 Ponte de Sôr 38.8 Portel 38.6 Lousa 38.3 Evora 38.3 Santarem 38.2 Avis RECORDS IN SPAIN 36.0 Zamora 35.0 Salamanca 33.5 Foronda 26.1 Navacerrada and in MOROCCO 42.5 Safi

HOTTEST SPRING DAY IN FRENCH HISTORY: 39.0C Fitou

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 29/5: This is absolutely CRAZY. 5 DAYS IN A ROW >30C in JERSEY,CHANNEL ISLANDS. In nearly 150 years, it had NEVER HAPPENED IN SUMMER and it’s happening now in May,when sea temperature is much lower than in late summer. This is beyond imagination It eclipses any extreme event in Europe.

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN EUROPE 39C in NORTHERN SPAIN

Records include: 37.9 Toledo 37.5 Tortosa 37.3 Lleida 36.3 Zamora 34.9 Ponferrada 34.6 Valladolid 32.8 Colmenar Viejo

Min 20.1 Min. 23.4 Barcelona Fabra Min 19.8 Huesca

EXCEPTIONAL HEAT IN FRANCE AND BENELUX 37C again in FRANCE ! AND dozens of records as always…

RECORDS

NETHERLANDS 33.7 Ell 33.5 Volkel 32.9 Deelen 32.2 Hupsel

BELGIUM 31.1 Zeebrugge Semmerzake Min 20.1 Max 31.2 Min 20.5 Oostende

GERMANY 30.7 Emden

Tiny ANDORRA was not an exception: 33.1C Borda Vidal 1000m asl HOTTEST SPRING DAY IN HISTORY

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 30/5: HOTTER AND HOTTER 41 DEGREES IN SPAIN

41.0 Montoro 40.1 Andujar Also Exceptional 37.4 Madrid University

FRANCE

37C again and 83 more records (>1400 in Total !) And tomorrow can get even hotter ! Note the cold and rainy 10/15C in Eastern Europe (but no records)

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 31/5: ANOTHER 40c DAY IN SPAIN Spring officially ends today but last 10 days looked nothing like a spring in Western Europe 10 consecutive days >38C: There had never been anything like this or close.

Today Seville,Montoro and Andujar are again >40C And France also 10 days 35/39C: CRAZY

Some impressive stats from UK heatwave

Rest of World

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 22/5: UNBELIEVABLE HONDURAS DID IT AGAIN 43.1C at Choluteca HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY 11th monthly national record broken in 21 days !

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 25/5: EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN NORTH AMERICA MAY HOTTEST NIGHT:Min 84F Key West FL for the 4th time RECORD HOTTEST NIGHT EVER 29.0 Panama City 28.6 Liberia C. RICA 27.4 Tela HONDURAS 22.2 Chilpancingo MEXICO.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 25/5: As mentioned this month in Costa Rica/Tiquicia is being UNREAL EVERY day of the month there had been multiple stations with Minimums >28C 25 out of 26 Minimums at Pavas AP (1000m asl) have been tropical This is completely crazy:Never before there had been anything close.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 26/5: Historic heat in The PHILIPPINES Unprecedented heat in Philippines history: 4th consecutive day >40C in Luzon; Tuguegarao had already 16 days >39C (and more to come). Heat indexes have reached 59C in spots (31C dew points). A hell. It will get worse before getting cooler.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 26/5: Fierce heat in West Asia as well 49.5C at Jacobabad Pakistan Highest 2026 Temperature in Northern Hemisphere (Australia still leads worldwide,but not for long) Up To 48C in IRAN ,very close to May records.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 26/5: RECORD HEAT FROM CANADA TO PANAMA 36c Val Marie,SK CANADA Going for a May record FLORIDA Min 84F Key West Record May Hottest night for the 5th time.

Min 28.7C Kingston HOTTEST NIGHT IN JAMAICA HISTORY

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Min 26.7C Piarco MAY HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 27/5: EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN EAST ASIA 106 more records in CHINA (SEE BELOW),nearly 1000 this month !

MORE RECORDS

TAIWAN 6 days >39.5C ! 38.4 Taipei 37.6 Keelung

MALAYSIA 35.9 Kuala Lumpur AP

PHILIPPINES :41C in Tuguegarao Record warm night: Tmin 19.0 Baguio 1500m

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 27/5: EXTREME HEAT IN WEST ASIA 36C at night in OMAN, 49.5C daytime in PAKISTAN. Records keep falling: Min 32.0C Nokkundi- May hottest night. Extreme heat in IRAN.

Note: IRAN has updated several regional stations to synoptic WMO. It has now more international stations than ever.

Insane heat in KEY WEST, FLORIDA Another minimum Temperature of 84F/28.9C Hottest spring night in history tied 5 times this month !

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 28/5: 50 DEGREES! 2026 WORLD HOTTEST DAY

50.5c today at Jacobabad Pakistan: Australia was just dethroned.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 29/5: SE ASIA HISTORIC HEAT WAVE Endless record heat with thousands of records every day of May 37.8 Koh Samui THAILAND Record broken for the 3rd time 40.2 in TAIWAN 7 days >39.5 HARSHEST HEAT WAVE EVER IN TAIWAN RECORD HOT NIGHT Min 29.8 Cuyo PHILIPPINES 27.8 KL Int. AP MALAYSIA

48C ON THE CASPIAN SEA!

MOST EXTREME EVENT IN HISTORY Records broken by up to 10C

46.1 Esenguly TURKMENISTAN HOTTEST MAY DAY EVER

IRAN ALL TIME RECORDS 47.1 Gorgan 47.1 Sari 45.8 Garakhil 42.8 Babulsar MAY RECORDS 44.5 Manjil 43.0 Maraveh 42.8 Kashan 41.2 Garmsar etc

This is without any doubt THE MOST EXTREME HEAT EVENT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN Garakhil today had almost 46C, In nearly 80 years of history, it had NEVER reached 41C before Regional stations in IRAN reached 49C on the shore of Caspian Sea, smashing the May world record by latitude.

HISTORIC HEAT IN ASIA :51.5c Dadu,PAKISTAN 10 stations 50C+ in Pakistan,Iran and Kuwait Turbat for the 1st time in May Hundreds of records smashed allover West,South and Central Asia.

47.6 BAHRAIN HOTTEST DAY EVER

SAUDI ARABIA 49.3 Al Ahsa 48.5 Dammam Min 33.1 Qaysumah

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 30/5: HISTORIC EVENT IN SE ASIA

Minimum 30.2 Sangley Point HOTTEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN THE PHILIPPINES

Minimum 30.1 Manila HOTTEST NIGHT EVER IN MANILA

INDONESIA Min 28.8 Manokwari Hottest night ever

Philippines & Indonesia have broken records for over 1100 consecutive days!

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 31/5: CENTRAL ASIA RECORD HEAT

After the 46C days, 30C+ nights in the former USSR.

More records high Minimums:

29.5 Djangeli UZBEKISTAN

26.4 Bajarmaly TURKMENISTAN

23.8 Bektauata KAZAKHSTAN

40C in NORTHERN KAZAKHISTAN 46N latitude !

PAKISTAN DOUBLE RECORD Min 32.0 Max 48.0 Nokkundi

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 31/5: 6th Minimum Temperature of 84F This month at Key West FL ! It ties its spring Highest Minimum again.

Extreme Temperatures Around The World 31/5: MAY 2026 WORLD EXTREME TEMPERATURES

Northern Hemisphere

Highest: 51.5C Dadu (Pakistan) 28 May

NH Lowest:-40.8C Summit (Greenland) 3 May

SH Highest: 39.4C Puerto Suarez (Bolivia) 7 May

SH Lowest:-76.2C Concordia (Antarctica) 30 May