According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, this summer, the average temperature in Japan was the second highest ever, and the sea surface temperature in the waters near Japan was also the highest since statistics began to be collected.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has summarized this summer's weather from June to August this year.
As a result, it was found that the average temperature in Japan was 0.91 degrees above normal, the second highest after 2010 since statistics began in 1898.
Especially in eastern Japan, western Japan, and Okinawa/Amami, it tends to be quite high. Of the 153 observation points nationwide, the average temperature at 15 points, including Kushiro City, the highest.
In addition, the average sea surface temperature of the waters near Japan this summer was 0.8 degrees higher than normal, and it was the highest since 1982 when statistics began to be collected, along with 2001 and 2016.
Regarding these factors, the Japan Meteorological Agency believes that in addition to the strengthening of the Pacific anticyclone centering on the sea south of Japan, the temperature of the entire atmosphere has risen due to global warming.
It has also been pointed out that high sea surface temperatures make it easier for typhoons to develop. I want you to be aware of the progress of global warming and think about the problem."