Mainichi, vom 20.07:
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The temperature in Tokyo hit 39.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the highest figure ever recorded in the capital of Japan, weather officials said.
The previous highest temperature in Tokyo was 39.1 degrees Celsius on Aug. 3, 1994.Japan's highest record stands at 40.8 degrees Celsius, which was recorded in Yamagata in July 1933....
The temperature rose to 39.5 degrees Celsius in Otemachi, downtown Tokyo, at about 1 p.m., 10.1 points higher than average.. ...
Mainichi, vom 21.07:
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Tokyo heat wave drags on

Scorching weather hit Tokyo and surrounding areas again Wednesday, the day after the temperature in the capital hit a record high of 39.5 degrees Celsius.
The temperature reached 40.4 degrees Celsius shortly after 1 p.m., in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, weather officials said.

The figure is the second highest since Japanese weather officials began measuring temperature in 1895. The highest, 40.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in Yamagata in 1933.
Mainichi, vom 02.08:
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Tokyo heat wave hospitalizes 620 in July

More than 620 people in Tokyo were taken to hospital by ambulance in July suffering from heat stroke brought on by record-level high temperatures, officials said.
Meteorological Agency officials said that preliminary data suggested the average maximum temperature in July was 33.1 degrees Celsius, 0.1 points higher than the previous record posted in July of 2001.

A total of 628 people were delivered to hospital over the month, Tokyo Firefighting department officials said.

When Tokyo's Otemachi district was hit by the record 39.5 degrees Celsius on July 20, the highest temperature ever recorded in the capital, 48 people were taken by ambulance to hospital, the officials said.

The department is warning Tokyo residents to maintain regular water intake, as temperatures are expected to continue to be high during the summer. (Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, Aug. 2, 2004)
Temperaturen heute, Tokyo:
Heiter, 28 Grad, 74% Luftfeuchtigkeit.


Irgendwie erfreut es mich jetzt, das es hier regnet.