Record Break! Japan Records Hottest Air Temperature In June

JAKARTA - Japan recorded the highest temperature for a day in June. This broke the previously recorded record.

According to the weather station in Japan, temperatures as high as 40.2 Celsius occurred in Isesaki, a city located 85 kilometers to the northwest of Tokyo on Saturday, June 25, at noon.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that the figure broke the previous record of Japan's hottest day in June with temperatures reaching 39.8 degrees recorded on June 24, 2011.

"The strong anticyclone from the Pacific, coupled with the cloudless weather, brought the heat," said a JMA official, as reported by Antara.

The JMA also said high temperatures would continue through the summer, coming to coincide with government calls for households and efforts to conserve electricity to avoid a possible energy crisis through September.

Another weather station in central Tokyo recorded a temperature of 35.4 Celsius earlier in the day, marking the earliest arrival since records began in 1875 with temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius in the capital, which is considered extreme heat in Japan.

On Saturday, the JMA and the environment ministry issued warnings regarding heatstroke in six of the country's 47 prefectures. They also recommend people to stay indoors and use air conditioners.

In its latest three-month weather forecast released this week, the JMA said this summer will be hotter than usual in northern, eastern and western Japan, due to factors such as global warming and La Nina.

The forecast adds to concerns for the country, which faces tighter energy supplies due to slow restarts of nuclear power, shutdowns of thermal power plants and heightened geopolitical risks following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.