Summer temperatures have warmed significantly since Olympians gathered in Paris a century ago during the summer of 1924, reported Climate Central, a U.S. nonprofit that also co-authored “Rings of Fire."
- Average temperatures for the period of July 26-Aug. 11, the dates of this year's Games, warmed 5.5 degrees.
- Temperatures of 86 degrees or higher were reported 188 days over the past decade, compared with 69 for 1924-1933.
- Overnight temperatures remained at 68 degrees or above 84 nights between 2014-2023, compared with only 4 for 1924-1933
