Was is it really the hottest day ever?

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DW Top Storiesseen 9 Aug, 10:23URL changed
now resolves towww.dw.com/en/is-the-world-really-seeing-recording-temperatures-climate-change-heat-waves/a-78264330?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

All 3 reports on Fri, 7 August 2026

What it is about

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Who published it, and when

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DW Top Stories

en.tempo.co

7 Aug, 08:36over 7 hours7 Aug, 15:10

How it spread - 2 original reports, 1 reprint

Fri, 7 August 2026
2 reports
- DW Top Stories08:36first to report
  Was is it really the hottest day ever?
  URL changednow www.dw.com/en/is-the-world-really-seeing-recording-temperatures-climate-change-heat-waves/a-78264330?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
  Every time a new heat record is broken, skepticism follows. How do scientists know a day or a summer was really the hottest on record or that a heat wave was historic? DW has the answers.
  1 reprint
  - en.tempo.co7 Aug, 15:10their copy
- DW Top Stories08:36
  Is it really the hottest day ever?
  URL changednow www.dw.com/en/is-the-world-really-seeing-recording-temperatures-climate-change-heat-waves/a-78264330?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
  Every time a new heat record is broken, skepticism follows. How do scientists know a day or a summer was really the hottest on record or that a heat wave was historic? DW has the answers.