Record High Temperatures in Japan
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In 2020, Japan equaled its highest recorded temperature to date of 41.1º in the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
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Japan equaled its highest ever temperature in accurately recorded history on August 17, 2020, as the mercury rose to 41.1º in Hamamatsu’s Naka Ward in Shizuoka Prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency had reported another scorching temperature of 40.9º in the city’s Tenryū Ward the day before.
The temperature of 41.1º was first recorded in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on July 23, 2018. The same year saw many highs across the country.
Of the 20 times the mercury has risen to 40.6º or higher in Japan, 7 were in Gifu Prefecture, and 4 in the city of Tajimi there.
Japan also saw a new all-time high for September in 2020, as Sanjō, Niigata Prefecture, recorded 40.4º on September 3.
Highest Temperatures on Record in Japan
| Degrees Celsius | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 41.1 | Naka, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka | August 17, 2020 |
| Kumagaya, Saitama | July 23, 2018 | |
| 41.0 | Mino, Gifu | August 8, 2018 |
| Gero, Gifu | August 6, 2018 | |
| Shimanto, Kōchi | August 12, 2013 | |
| 40.9 | Tenryū, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka | August 16, 2020 |
| Tajimi, Gifu | August 16, 2007 | |
| Kumagaya, Saitama | August 16, 2007 | |
| 40.8 | Tainai, Niigata | August 23, 2018 |
| Ōme, Tokyo | July 23, 2018 | |
| Tajimi, Gifu | August 17, 2007 | |
| Yamagata, Yamagata | July 25, 1933 | |
| 40.7 | Tajimi, Gifu | July 23, 2018 |
| Tajimi, Gifu | July 18, 2018 | |
| Kōfu, Yamanashi | August 10, 2013 | |
| 40.6 | Nagaoka, Niigata | August 15, 2019 |
| Mino, Gifu | July 18, 2018 | |
| Kōfu, Yamanashi | August 11, 2013 | |
| Katsuragi, Wakayama | August 8, 1994 | |
| Tenryū, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka | August 4, 1994 |
(Translated from Japanese. Banner photo: © Pixta.)