Temperature Records Collapsing Across Japan; 105.8 In Kochi Prefecture Highest On Record
The severe heat wave continued Tuesday to engulf wide areas of Japan, with temperatures in one western city reaching 40 degrees for the fourth day in a row, the Meteorological Agency said.
The city of Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, which on Monday logged the country’s highest temperature ever at 41.0, continued to swelter with a high of 40.0. The agency said Shimanto was the first observation point to reach 40 degrees four days in a row since it started monitoring such statistics in 1875.
The city had a high of 40.7 on Saturday and 40.4 on Sunday. The mercury exceeded 30 at more than 600 of the 927 observation points across the nation, while 50 locations had temperatures above 35.
The Meteorological Agency issued a heat alert for areas stretching from the Kanto-Koshin region in eastern and central Japan to Kyushu, urging the public to stay hydrated and use air conditioning.
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