{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/climate/netherlands-records-warmest-summer-since-1901","slug":"netherlands-records-warmest-summer-since-1901","url":"https://mediabias.news/climate/netherlands-records-warmest-summer-since-1901","title":"Netherlands records warmest summer since 1901","subtitle":"Average temperature of 19.3°C surpassed the 2018 record, with multiple heatwaves and warm nights.","excerpt":"The summer of 2026 was the hottest in the Netherlands since national records began in 1901. The average temperature reached 19.3°C, exceeding the previous record set in 2018. The season included several heatwaves and unusually warm nights.","category":"Climate","area":"European Union","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T14:46:00.582Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-27T10:21:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T19:15:42.557Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":60,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and 11 digests corroborate the central claim, with specific figures from KNMI.","critic":"Reporting is clear and consistent, with specific figures and attribution to KNMI and climate experts.","hype":"Headlines are factual and directly reflect the reporting, with no sensationalism."}},"tags":["#Climate","#Netherlands","#Heatwave","#RecordTemperatures","#KNMI"],"entities":["Netherlands","KNMI","De Bilt","Maastricht","Peter Siegmund","RIVM"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The summer of 2026 was the warmest in the Netherlands since records began in 1901.","The average temperature reached 19.3°C at the KNMI's benchmark station in De Bilt, surpassing the 2018 record of 18.9°C.","The season was characterised by multiple heatwaves and exceptionally warm nights, including three consecutive nights above 22°C in Maastricht.","Climate expert Peter Siegmund stated that such a warm summer could occur once every five years in the current climate, a frequency expected to increase."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The summer of 2026 was the warmest in the Netherlands since national records commenced in 1901. Data from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) shows the average temperature across the three summer months reached 19.3°C at its benchmark station in De Bilt. This figure surpassed the previous record of 18.9°C, which was set in 2018."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The season was marked by multiple heatwaves and exceptionally warm nights. In Maastricht, the temperature remained above 22°C for three consecutive nights, a phenomenon recorded for the first time in the Netherlands. The KNMI issued its first-ever code red warning for extreme heat in June."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"KNMI climate expert Peter Siegmund indicated that a summer with such high temperatures can now be expected approximately once every five years under the current climate conditions. He also stated that under the KNMI's highest climate scenario, a summer like this could be considered average by around 2050."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage comparison"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports printed below mention the public health institute RIVM's figure of at least 900 excess deaths linked to the June heatwave. 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