India, Oct. 13 -- September 2026 was the second hottest September month on record, with global monthly average temperatures breaching 1.5degC for two consecutive months, according to the latest update from Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

The average sea surface temperature (SST) for oceans outside the polar regions was also the highest on record, as El Nino conditions in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean keep intensifying as one of the strongest El Nino events, according to C3S.

Global average temperature for September 2026 was 16.27degC, which was 0.82degC above the average during 1991-2020 and 1.63degC above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) levels. The month was ...