🔶 Ocean temperatures set a historic record in June The ocean water surface level in the current year (2026) reached its highest recorded temperature to date for this time of year. The European Union’s program for monitoring climate change and overseeing the marine environment announced this news on Wednesday, July 1 (10 Tir) in the German city of Bonn. According to the EU climate service, the average ocean surface water temperature worldwide on June 21, at 20.86 degrees Celsius, has even surpassed the record set in 2023 and 2024. According to forecasts, this new record will affect climate and weather patterns around the world, as well as marine ecosystems.