Japan records 2nd consecutive hottest year in 2024

The highest temperature recorded across Japan last year stood at 41 C (105.8 F), registered on July 29 in Sano, Tochigi province, north of the capital Tokyo, Kyodo News reported. (Pexels Photo)

By Anadolu, Philippine News Agency

ISTANBUL – Japan experienced fresh record hottest year in 2024, surpassing the previous year’s highest average temperature, the country’s weather agency said Monday.

Driven by global warming and westerly winds, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the country’s average temperature last year is the highest since 1898.

The highest temperature recorded across Japan last year stood at 41 C (105.8 F), registered on July 29 in Sano, Tochigi province, north of the capital Tokyo, Kyodo News reported.

Average temperature last year was 1.48 C higher than the mean temperature for the 30-year period ending in 2020, outpacing the 1.29 C increase seen in 2023, it added.

Last autumn’s average temperatures were unprecedented, and the summer’s heat levels matched previous records, the agency said, adding that April, July, and October all saw record-high temperatures.