EGN NEWS DESK
The Japan Meteorological Agency and the Environment Ministry had issued a warmth stroke alert for 38 of the nation’s 47 prefectures.
The hottest temperature recorded thus far this yr had been 40.0 C within the metropolis of Shizuoka on July 7, however the mercury rose above that stage in Shizuoka, Gunma, Saitama and Tochigi prefectures for the primary time this yr, making Monday the most well liked day of 2024.
Notable readings embody a peak of 41 C in Sano, Tochigi, by 2 p.m, in addition to 40.2 C within the metropolis of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, by 11:42 a.m. and Tatebayashi, Gunma, at 2:20 p.m. The highest temperatures of the day usually happen between 2 p.m. and three p.m.
The peak temperature in Hamamatsu was made a minimum of 5 instances extra probably because of local weather change, in keeping with Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index.
Monday’s temperatures got here near Japan’s highest recorded temperature — 41.1 C — which was reached in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on July 23, 2018, and in Hamamatsu on Aug. 17, 2020.
The Meteorological Agency and Environmental Ministry’s warmth stroke alert lined the prefectures of Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Tokyo (excluding the Ogasawara Islands), Chiba, Kanagawa, Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Shiga, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Oita, Nagasaki, Saga, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and elements of Kagoshima.
For Tuesday, warmth stroke alerts have been issued for 30 prefectures.
The alerts advise residents to remain indoors, use air-con, keep hydrated and client a ample quantity of salt. They additionally stress that additional care is required to forestall the aged and younger youngsters from creating heatstroke.
