Originally Posted by
hailstorm
Today, the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture recorded a high temperature of 35.1C (95.2F). It is the first time in recorded history that Japan has hit a high temperature of over 35C in the month of October, breaking the old record of 34.3C set in Nagasaki on October 2, 2005.
It also broke the record for the latest +35C day in Japan by a whopping 11 days (September 28, 1991 in Toyama Prefecture)
It's been tough down here in Osaka/Kobe area. Just moved a couple of weeks ago and decided not bring the old aircons with us. "Won't need them until next year, so I'll wait to spend that money" I thought. It's 32 at 6:30pm in this room and no cool breeze in sight. Crazy!