TOKYO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — Japan simply skilled the most popular September, with the typical temperature for the month hitting a report excessive since data started in 1898, based on the nation’s climate company.
Japan’s common temperature in September surpassed the usual worth by 2.66 levels Celsius, exceeding the earlier report hike of 1.51 levels in 2012 and marking the best since 125 years in the past, mentioned the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
In September, report excessive temperatures for the month had been noticed at 111 of 153 monitoring areas throughout Japan, which had this yr’s warmest July and second-hottest June on report, the JMA knowledge confirmed on Monday.
By area, northern and jap Japan each noticed temperatures larger than common by 3.1 levels, and western Japan by 2.3 levels.
The common temperature in central Tokyo was 26.7 levels, 0.5 levels larger than the earlier highest temperature of 26.2 levels in 2012, however 3.4 levels larger than common.
A JMA official known as the phenomenon “unbelievably rare,” which got here after the nation’s scorching summer season warmth.
The common temperature for the June-August interval this yr surpassed the standard stage by 1.76 levels, exceeding the earlier report hike of 1.08 levels set in 2010 and making it the most popular summer season in Japanese historical past since data started in 1898.
The JMA attributed extraordinarily excessive temperatures throughout the nation in September to meandering westerlies, which deviated extra northward than regular, whereas a Pacific high-pressure system gained energy in jap Japan.