By RYO OYAMA/ Staff Writer
June 12, 2024 at 18:02 JST
People try to shield themselves from the sunlight in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward on June 12. (Takeshi Komiya)
Date city in Fukushima Prefecture on June 12 recorded the hottest temperature in Japan so far this year as a high pressure system caused the mercury to reach 30 degrees around the nation.
The temperature hit 35.2 degrees at 1:55 p.m. in Date, marking the first time in 2024 for a daily high to top 35 degrees, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
At 254 locations around the country, maximum temperatures reached at least 30 degrees as of 1 p.m., the agency said.
In central Tokyo, the heat rose to 30.1 degrees at 1:39 p.m. It was the first time this year for 30-degree weather in the capital.
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