"This updated the record as the hottest summer since statistics began in 1898, the JMA said. Average summer temperatures broke records at 123 out of the 153 weather stations nationwide, the weather agency added, with the number of automated meteorological stations recording extremely hot days reaching a record 9,385. The JMA said it expected severe heat to continue over the next two weeks, particularly in eastern and western Japan, and urged citizens to take appropriate precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses."
"In South Korea, the average summer temperature also set a new record, hitting 25.7C (78.26F), the highest since authorities began collecting data in 1973, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. The latest record-setting temperatures in the East Asian countries come amid scientists' warnings that human-driven climate change is creating more extreme weather. Asia has been particularly susceptible to extreme heat, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)."
Japan recorded its hottest summer since 1898, with an average temperature 2.36°C above the 1991–2020 average, and 123 of 153 stations breaking average summer records. Automated meteorological stations logged a record 9,385 extremely hot days, and Isesaki reached 41.8°C. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned severe heat would likely continue for two weeks and urged precautions against heat-related illness. South Korea set a summer record with an average of 25.7°C, the highest since 1973; last year's average was 25.6°C. Scientists attribute rising frequency of extreme heat to human-driven climate change, and the WMO says Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average.
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