THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 8, 2023 at 12:50 JST
The Japan Meteorological Agency (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The mercury hit 27.5 degrees in central Tokyo on Nov. 7, breaking the record for the highest November temperature that had stood unchallenged for 100 years.
The previous record of 27.3 degrees was recorded on Nov. 1, 1923.
The capital also marked an unseasonably high 25.1 degrees on Nov. 6.
This is the first time that November temperatures in central Tokyo have risen to 25 degrees or higher for two consecutive days.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, temperatures rose in the southern part of the Kanto region on Nov. 7 because the weather had cleared after a cold front passed through and warm and dry winds blew down from the mountains.
Kofu recorded the highest temperature in Japan that day at 28.4 degrees, according to figures available as of 4:20 p.m.
Shizuoka’s Shimizu Ward followed with 28.2 degrees, while both Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, hit 28.1 degrees.
Those temperatures were the highest ever recorded in November at all three locations.
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