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Tokyo and Osaka hit record heat
Tokyo and Osaka top 30C for latest-ever day in both cities.
In brief
Tokyo and Osaka top 30C for latest-ever day in both cities. Tokyo and Osaka recorded the latest-ever day above 30 Celsius in their history, breaking previous records for midsummer days. Originally reported by The Japan Times.
Tokyo and Osaka record latest-ever day above 30 Celsius
Tokyo and Osaka topped 30 Celsius on Wednesday, the latest in the year both cities have ever recorded such temperatures, a Japan weather official said.
Warm, humid air from south sweeps Japan
Warm, humid air from the south swept across Japan, particularly areas along the Pacific coast, sending temperatures unusually high for late October.
Tokyo hits 30C threshold
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 said.
Tokyo's latest record
It marked the latest 30 C-plus day recorded in the capital since observations began in 1875, he said.
Osaka breaks previous record
Temperatures also rose above 30C in Osaka, breaking the city’s previous record for the latest midsummer day, set on Oct. 20, 1933.
Osaka's latest record
Osaka began recording weather observations in 1883, according to the JMA.
The main idea
Tokyo and Osaka recorded the latest-ever day above 30 Celsius in their history, breaking previous records for midsummer days.
