Mainland Spain experiences its warmest September since national records began in 1961, the country’s weather agency AEMET says. The exceptionally high temperatures make conditions effectively feel like another summer month, according to the reports.

The coverage links the result to a broader pattern of extreme heat across Europe, describing 2024 as a year marked by record temperatures in multiple countries. One outlet notes that scientists connect the intense summer heat to human-driven climate change, placing Spain’s September anomaly within the wider debate on warming trends.

While the outlets share the same core findings from AEMET—Spain’s hottest September in the 1961-1 timeline and the strength of the heat—the emphasis differs. Two focus on the record-setting nature and how it extends summer-like conditions into autumn, while the third adds wider European context and an attribution to climate change.