Japan Records Highest Temperature Ever as Heat Wave Lingers
Japan Records Highest Temperature Ever as Heat Wave Lingers

Japan Records Highest Temperature Ever as Heat Wave Lingers

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Heat wave brings record-setting temperatures: When to expect relief, and when it will come back

Temperatures will still be high for the next two weeks or so, but not above the normal for this time of year. There’s a chance of thunderstorms later today, and more expected throughout the week. But the good news is that this heat wave is likely to break this evening. The current extreme heat warning will end at 8 p.m., the National Weather Service in State College says. The Climate Prediction Center predicts another span of extremely high temperatures in mid-July, between July 6-19.

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The recent heat wave across the Northeast did not leave central Pennsylvania unscathed.

While high temperature records were broken a bit further east in the Philadelphia region, the greater Harrisburg area only managed to match previous records.

“Monday, the high temperature was 98 degrees, and that tied the record from 1966,“ said Mike Dangelo, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in State College. ”Yesterday, the high temperature was again 98, tying the old record, that was also 1966.”

Of course, “only” matching a high temperature record means it was still awfully hot.

“It’s a tie, so you’d still get a gold medal,” Dangelo said.

Dangelo explained that this particular heat wave was a result of a high pressure “dome” over the eastern United States.

“We also had the moisture coming up from the Gulf and off the Atlantic, so our dew points get muggier” he said. “And that causes heat stress faster than if we just have hot temperatures.”

With so much humidity in the air, it can sometimes mean cooler temperatures. But it can also mean that heat lingers after sundown.

More precipitation is on the way, Dangelo said. There’s a chance of thunderstorms later today, and more expected throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

But the good news is that this heat wave is likely to break this evening. The current extreme heat warning will end at 8 p.m.

“There’ll be a few more clouds around in the last couple of days, and we’ll get more showers as well,” Dangelo said. “More people will have a shower that will help them cool off.”

Temperatures will still be high for the next two weeks or so, but not above the normal for this time of year.

However, Dangelo said the Climate Prediction Center predicts another span of extremely high temperatures in mid-July, between July 6-19, for another “three and four day stretch.”

“It’s not going to be above normal for most of that time,” he said. “But it will be above normal.”

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Europe swelters under scorching temperatures as regions issue heat alerts

Temperatures in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Germany hit 42C on Monday. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres tweets: ‘Extreme heat is no longer a rare event’ Portugal issues red heat warning as temperatures are forecast to hit 43C. France’s first significant forest fires consumed 400 hectares (988 acres) of woods on Sunday and Monday in the Aude region in the south. Firefighters also battling a blaze that broke out near residential areas in Hatay province, near Turkey’s border with Syria, that prompted the evacuation of 1,500 people. In southern Germany, temperatures of up to 35C were expected on Monday, and they were forecast to creep higher until midweek – going as high as 39C on Wednesday. In Italy, the Health Ministry put 21 cities under its level three ‘red’ alert, which indicates ‘emergency conditions with possible negative effects’

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Heat warnings were issued for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy and Germany with new highs expected on Wednesday before rain is forecast to bring respite to some areas later this week.

People use a street water fountain during a heatwave in Paris (Christophe Ena/AP)

“Extreme heat is no longer a rare event — it has become the new normal,” UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres tweeted from Seville, Spain, where temperatures hit 42C on Monday.

Reiterating his frequent calls for action to fight climate change, Mr Guterres added: “The planet is getting hotter and more dangerous — no country is immune.”

In Portugal — his home country — a reading of 46.6C was registered in Mora, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of Lisbon.

Weather officials were working to confirm whether that marked a new record for June.

Portuguese authorities issued a red heat warning on Monday for seven of 18 districts as temperatures were forecast to hit 43C.

The first heat wave of the year has gripped Spain since the weekend and no relief is expected until Thursday, the national weather service said on Monday.

Tourists protect themselves from the sun with umbrellas while looking at the Sagrada Familia church on a hot day in Barcelona (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

The country appeared to hit a new high for June on Saturday when 46C was recorded in the southern province of Huelva, while Sunday’s national average of 28C set a record for a high temperature for June 29 since records were started in 1950.

– Forest fires

In France, which was almost entirely sweltering in the heatwave on Monday, and where air conditioning remains relatively rare, local and national authorities were taking extra effort to care for homeless and elderly people and people working outside.

Some tourists were putting off plans for some rigorous outdoor activities.

“We were going to do a bike tour today, but we decided because it was going be so warm not to do the bike tour,” said Andrea Tyson, 46, who was visiting Paris from New Philadelphia, Ohio, on Sunday.

Misting stations doused passers-by along the River Seine in the French capital.

France’s first significant forest fires of the season consumed 400 hectares (988 acres) of woods on Sunday and Monday in the Aude region in the south.

Water-dumping planes and some 300 firefighters were mobilised, the regional emergency service said. Tourists were evacuated from one campground in the area.

An Icelandic horse drinks water from a water hose at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany (Michael Probst/AP)

In Turkey, forest fires fanned by strong winds damaged some holiday homes in Izmir’s Doganbey region and forced the temporary closure of the airport in Izmir, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Authorities evacuated four villages as a precaution, the Forestry Ministry said.

Firefighters were also battling a blaze that broke out on Monday near residential areas in Hatay province, near Turkey’s border with Syria, that prompted the evacuation of 1,500 people.

In Italy, the Health Ministry put 21 cities under its level three “red” alert, which indicates “emergency conditions with possible negative effects” on healthy, active people as well as at-risk old people, children and chronically ill people.

Regional governments in north-western Liguria and southern Sicily put restrictions on outdoor work, such as construction and agricultural labour, during the peak heat hours.

The mercury was rising further north, too.

– ‘People who need protection’

In southern Germany, temperatures of up to 35C were expected on Monday, and they were forecast to creep higher until midweek – going as high as 39C on Wednesday.

Some German towns and regions imposed limits on how much water can be taken from rivers and lakes.

At the Berlin zoo, elephants were showered with water and bears treated with blocks of ice containing fruit.

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Dangerous record-high temperatures from heat dome linger, affecting 160 million people across 28 states

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Millions of people in the Midwest to the eastern United States are experiencing “extremely dangerous heat” as record-high temperatures persist. Over 160 million people across 28 states are under various heat alerts on Tuesday. Temperatures in New York City officially reached 100°F on Tuesday afternoon. 16 people were hospitalized due to the extreme heat in Paterson, N.J., on Monday and 150 others were treated for heat exhaustion. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Monday in 32 counties as the state faces a one-two punch of extreme heat and severe weather. You can check to see if your area is under a heat warning or advisory here. It’s important to monitor symptoms of heat exhaustion or heatstroke, which can include muscle cramps, shortness of breath, dizziness, weakness or nausea, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Millions of people in the Midwest to the eastern United States are experiencing “extremely dangerous heat” as record-high temperatures persist in the “first significant heat wave this season,” according to the National Weather Service.

Over 160 million people across 28 states from the lower Mississippi Valley and Midwest to the East Coast are under various heat alerts on Tuesday, the federal agency said.

Temperatures in New York City officially reached 100°F on Tuesday afternoon. On Monday, outdoor graduation ceremonies in Paterson, N.J., turned dangerous as temperatures also hit a scorching 100°F and 16 people were hospitalized due to the extreme heat. At least 150 others were treated for heat exhaustion.

A shirtless man crosses the Brooklyn Bridge during a heat wave in New York on June 24. (Olga Fedorova/AP)

In Wisconsin, the extreme heat has caused at least 53 roads to buckle since last Friday, compared with 66 roads buckling in all of last year.

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Meanwhile, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Monday in 32 counties as the state faces a one-two punch of extreme heat and severe weather.

Which areas will be most impacted?

The extreme heat is expected to last through Wednesday from the Midwest to the East Coast, with daily record-high temperatures, and there won’t be a reprieve after dark, with the lower temperatures still feeling warm overnight.

“Widespread high temperatures are forecast to reach the upper 90s, with triple digits possible along the East Coast,” according to a Tuesday update from the NWS. “Overnight lows are forecast to only drop into the 70s, with urban centers along the East Coast struggling to drop below 80 degrees at night.”

“The most significant cumulative heat impacts are anticipated across the mid-Atlantic through Thursday and eastern Ohio Valley into Friday, leading to several consecutive days of oppressive heat,” according to NWS.

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You can check to see if your area is under a heat warning or advisory here.

Map of extreme temperatures in the U.S. (NOAA)

Power outages reported due to extreme heat

Nearly 30,000 PSE&G customers were left without power in New Jersey on Monday during the extreme heat wave. There are just over 6,400 customers who were without power as of 10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

In the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn, nearly 2,000 Con Edison customers remained without power Tuesday following Monday’s outage, when nearly 10,000 customers were affected.

In neighboring Connecticut, hundreds of power outages were reported Monday by the state’s largest utility provider, Eversource. On Tuesday morning, the outages were over 200.

What is a heat dome?

Meteorologists say the oppressive heat is due to a “heat dome.” It happens when heat and humidity are trapped by an area of high pressure that’s in the upper atmosphere. Dangerously high temperatures and poor air quality are a result when the heat dome is stationary and the air is extremely hot and stagnant.

How to stay safe during a heat wave

A heat wave happens when there’s a period of unusually hot weather for more than two days.

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Heat is one of the deadliest forms of extreme weather in the U.S. There has been an average of 800 heat-related deaths per year in the country since 1999, according to a 2023 study.

The NWS recommends that people affected by the extreme heat wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing. It’s important to monitor symptoms of heat exhaustion or heatstroke, which can include muscle cramps, unusually heavy sweating, shortness of breath, dizziness, headaches, weakness or nausea, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If symptoms continue after you’ve moved to a cool place and have hydrated, seek medical care.

Read more from Yahoo News: How extreme heat affects the body — and who’s most at risk

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UN Chief Issues Ominous Climate Warning As Europe Cooks In Lingering Heat Wave

NEW: U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres tweets: “Extreme heat is no longer a rare event — it has become the new normal” A heat dome hovered over an arc from France, Portugal and Spain to Turkey, while data from European forecasters suggested other countries were set to broil further in coming days. In France, which was almost entirely sweltering in the heatwave on Monday, local and national authorities were taking extra effort to care for homeless and elderly people and people working outside. Britain’s national weather service, the Met Office, said the Wimbledon Championships were facing what could be their hottest start on record — with temperatures of just under 30 degrees Celsius (about 85 Fahrenheit) recorded at the nearby Kew Gardens. In Turkey, forest fires fanned by strong winds damaged some holiday homes and forced the temporary closure of the airport in Izmir, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. In Italy, the Health Ministry put 21 cities under its level three “red” alert, which indicates “emergency conditions with possible negative effects”

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Forest fires fanned by high winds and hot, dry weather damaged some holiday homes in Turkey as a lingering heat wave that has cooked much of Europe led authorities to raise warnings and tourists to find ways to beat the heat on Monday.

A heat dome hovered over an arc from France, Portugal and Spain to Turkey, while data from European forecasters suggested other countries were set to broil further in coming days.

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New highs are expected on Wednesday before rain is forecast to bring respite to some areas later this week.

“Extreme heat is no longer a rare event — it has become the new normal,” tweeted U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres from Seville, Spain, where temperatures were expected to hit 42 Celsius (nearly 108 Fahrenheit) on Monday afternoon.

Reiterating his frequent calls for action to fight climate change, Guterres added: “The planet is getting hotter & more dangerous — no country is immune.”

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In Portugal — his home country — one reading on Sunday turned up a suspected record-high June temperature of 46.6 C (115.9F) in Mora, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Lisbon. Weather officials were working to confirm whether that marked a new record.

Portuguese authorities issued a red heat warning Monday for seven of 18 districts as temperatures were forecast to hit 43 degrees Celsius (more than 109F).

The first heatwave of the year has gripped Spain since the weekend and no relief is expected until Thursday, Spain’s national weather service said Monday. The country appeared to hit a new high for June on Saturday when 46 degrees C (114 F) was tallied in the southern province of Huelva.

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In France, which was almost entirely sweltering in the heatwave on Monday and where air conditioning remains relatively rare, local and national authorities were taking extra effort to care for homeless and elderly people and people working outside.

Some tourists were putting off plans for some rigorous outdoor activities.

“We were going to do a bike tour today actually, but we decided because it was gonna be so warm not to do the bike tour,” said Andrea Tyson, 46, who was visiting Paris from New Philadelphia, Ohio, on Sunday. Misting stations doused passers-by along the Seine in the French capital.

France’s first significant forest fires of the season consumed 400 hectares (988 acres) of woods Sunday and Monday in the Aude region in the south. Water-dumping planes and some 300 firefighters were mobilized, the regional emergency service said. Tourists were evacuated from one campground in the area.

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In Turkey, forest fires fanned by strong winds damaged some holiday homes in Izmir’s Doganbey region and forced the temporary closure of the airport in Izmir, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Authorities evacuated four villages as a precaution, the Forestry Ministry said.

In Italy, the Health Ministry put 21 cities under its level three “red” alert, which indicates “emergency conditions with possible negative effects” on healthy, active people as well as at-risk old people, children and chronically ill people.

Regional governments in northwestern Liguria and southern Sicily in Italy put restrictions on outdoor work, such as construction and agricultural labor, during the peak heat hours.

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The mercury was rising farther north, too.

Britain’s national weather service, the Met Office, said the Wimbledon Championships were facing what could be their hottest start on record — with temperatures of just under 30 degrees Celsius (about 85 Fahrenheit) recorded at the nearby Kew Gardens.

Tennis enthusiasts fanned themselves or sought shade from the blazing sun as the first day of matches got underway at the All England Club on Monday. Tournament rules allow players to take a 10-minute break when the heat hits 30.1 degrees Celsius or more in mid-match.

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In southern Germany, temperatures of up to 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) were expected on Monday, and they were forecast to creep higher until midweek – going as high as 39 degrees (102F) on Wednesday.

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Some German towns and regions imposed limits on how much water can be taken from rivers and lakes.

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Japan on alert after four people die amid early summer heatwave

At least 547 locations in the country recorded temperatures over 30C this week, including Tokyo at 34.8C and Osaka at 33.4C. The four people who died of heatstroke were all elderly and included a woman aged 96 who was found collapsed in a field in Gunma. Authorities have warned that above-average heat is likely to continue through the weekend and have set up more than 500 temporary cooling shelters in affected areas.

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Japan has issued a public alert after record-breaking early-summer heat enveloped much of the country this week and four people died from suspected heatstroke.

The Kanto–Koshin region recorded temperatures above 35C at 65 observation points, with Kofu touching 38.2C, Takasaki 37.7C and Shizuoka 37.6C.

In all, at least 547 locations in the country recorded temperatures over 30C this week, including Tokyo at 34.8C and Osaka at 33.4C.

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“The current heat is clearly unusual,” Yukiko Imada, professor in the University of Tokyo’s Climate System Research department, told the South China Morning Post.

The four people who died of heatstroke were all elderly and included a woman aged 96 who was found collapsed in a field in Gunma and later pronounced dead.

Tokyo hospitals treated 169 people for heatstroke symptoms on 18 June and a further 57 the next day, demonstrating mounting strain on healthcare services.

Authorities have warned that above-average heat is likely to continue through the weekend and have set up more than 500 temporary cooling shelters in affected areas. Emergency services are urging people, particularly the elderly, to stay indoors, hydrate regularly, and avoid unnecessary outdoor activity.

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Forecasters predict the heatwave to last until the end of this week. They say that clear skies and weak winds driven by a strong Pacific high-pressure system are responsible.

The meteorological agency has forecast that summer 2025 is likely to be “above normal” in terms of temperature, raising concerns of further extreme heat events in the months ahead.

The heatwave arrives on the heels of last year’s record-breaking summer, the hottest in Japan since records began in 1898. Average summer temperatures in 2024 were 1.76C above the 1991-2020 norm and over 120 people died from heatstroke in Tokyo alone in July 2024.

Experts say these extreme early-season heatwaves may intensify with climate change.

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