Tokyo, Osaka temperatures top 30°C later in year than ever before
- TOKYO: Tokyo and Osaka topped 30°C on Wednesday (Oct 21), the latest in the year both cities have ever recorded such temperatures, a Japan weather official said.
- Warm, humid air from the south swept across Japan, particularly areas along the Pacific coast, sending temperatures unusually high for late October.
- Tokyo climbed above 30°C by early afternoon, the threshold the Japan Meteorological Agency classifies as a "midsummer day", JMA data science official Kazuhiro Shirono told AFP.
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- TOKYO: Tokyo and Osaka topped 30°C on Wednesday (Oct 21), the latest in the year both cities have ever recorded such temperatures, a Japan weather official said.
- Warm, humid air from the south swept across Japan, particularly areas along the Pacific coast, sending temperatures unusually high for late October.
- Tokyo climbed above 30°C by early afternoon, the threshold the Japan Meteorological Agency classifies as a "midsummer day", JMA data science official Kazuhiro Shirono told AFP.
Sources: CNA