The summer in the year 2026 was very hot. It was the warmest summer since people start checking the weather. Experts from GeoSphere Austria say this. Bad Deutsch-Altenburg has a new record. The temperature was 41,2 degrees. This is the highest value in Austria.
Many places were hot for many weeks. Ferlach and St. Andrä have 55 Hitzetage. A Hitzetage is a day with more than 30 degrees. The nights were also warm. People call this Tropennächten. The temperature does not go under 20 degrees in these nights. This is hard for many people.
There was very little rain. The summer was one of the driest in history. Rivers and lakes have less water. The ground was very dry. This was bad for farmers. Experts say: Hot summers come more often now.
