Japan logs hottest July for 2nd year, 2.16 C higher than average

Japan on Friday continued to swelter under high temperatures, with the weather agency saying the previous day that the country logged its hottest July since records began in 1898 for the second consecutive year.The average temperature in July was 2.16 C higher than the overall monthly average recorded between 1991 and 2020, with the mercury rising above 40 C in seven locations on some days during the month, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Thursday.So far this year the country has recorded 3,509 instances of "extreme heat" of 35 C or higher among the 914 nationwide observation points…READ FULL ARTICLE