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Japan had hottest summer on record, weather agency says

People use a parasol and portable fan to protect from the sun at Ginza district in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Hot weather continues in the metro area as temperatures rise higher than 36 degrees Celsius (96.8 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Japan's meteorological bureau. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Tokyo, 02 September, /AJMEDIA/

Japan recorded its highest average temperature this summer in 125 years, the nation’s weather agency said on Friday.

Based on measurements at 15 locations around the country from June through August, the average temperature deviation was +1.76 degrees Celsius, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. That exceeded the previous record of +1.08 degrees in 2010.

JMA’s data goes back to 1898.

Average temperatures were considerably higher in the northern, eastern, and western parts of the country, the JMA said.

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