The Information and Research Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment reported that June 2017 was the hottest month on record in 56 years.

The average temperature in June was 1.1 to 7.1 degree Celsius higher than the average temperature of previous years. The  temperature in most areas of the nation ranged from 15 to 20 degree Celsius. Even the high-altitude mountain ranges experienced an average temperature of 2.9 to 10 degree Celsius.

The highest temperature on record in June 2017 was 40 degrees Celsius in Sainshand soum of Dornogovi Province, while the coldest was minus five degrees Celsius in Tsetsen-Uul soum of Zavkhan Province. The fastest wind speed on record in June was 36 meters per second in Mogod soum of Bulgan Province.

The high temperatures have triggered serious forest fires across Mongolia.