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Western Japan sees earliest end to rainy season on record

  • The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on July 18, 2025, that the rainy season ended unusually early in western Japan including Shikoku, Chugoku, and Kinki regions.
  • This earliest end since 1951, except southern Kyushu, occurred because a high-pressure system pushed the rainy front northward ahead of schedule.
  • Temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees Celsius or higher in cities like Nagoya, Kyoto, Naha, Kumagaya, and Kagoshima due to this high-pressure system.
  • The JMA warned about heatstroke risks during the extremely hot period from July 18 to 24 and urged people to take precautions against heat-related illness.
  • This early end and rising temperatures imply a shift in seasonal patterns, which may increase health risks and extend the summer heat period across Japan.
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[NHK] Western and eastern Japan are mostly covered by high pressure and are sunny, and the end of the rainy season has been announced in various parts of western Japan. If this is confirmed, southern Kyushu...

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Western Japan sees earliest end to rainy season on record

Japan's rainy season ended at the earliest date on record in the country's western regions, meteorologists said Friday, as climate change makes global weather patterns less predictable.

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Today, June 27th (Friday), the Meteorological Observatory announced that the rainy season has ended in northern Kyushu, southern Kyushu, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kinki regions. The rainy season ended much earlier than average in all regions, and in northern Kyushu, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kinki, it ended in June for the first time in recorded history (preliminary figures).

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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