Tokyo's record rainfall streak ends after 37 days
The Japan Meteorological Agency said 696.5 millimeters of rain fell since early September, more than three times the normal level.
- Central Tokyo's record-breaking rain streak ended Saturday after 37 days of consecutive showers, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported, marking the longest rainy stretch since records began in 1886.
- Typhoons and an autumn rain front caused the deluge, with the streak lasting from Aug. 27 to Oct. 2 according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
- Tokyo received 696.5 millimeters of rain since the beginning of September, more than three times the normal level, surpassing the previous record of 33 consecutive days from June 2019.
- Japan registered its highest rainfall and least sunlight in September since 1946, while the city also experienced heavy flooding across the wider region.
- Climate change fueled by fossil fuel emissions increases atmospheric moisture, making heavy rain more likely as the city suffers regular downpours throughout summer months.
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A sunny weekend in Tokyo ended the longest rainy spell ever recorded, lasting 37 days, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced on Monday.
The rainy season in the megapolis is normally in June, but this year Tokyo has experienced regular rain showers throughout the summer, as well as major flooding throughout the Tokyo region. Friday's rainfall has concluded the longest consecutive rainy days on the city since the beginning of the surveys in 1886. Eri Kawanami, a Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) official, told AFP that "the longest series of rainy days continued from 27 August …
The longest rainy period on record in Tokyo has ended, reaching 37 days. September was exceptionally wet across eastern Japan.
It rained every day in the central part of the Japanese capital for almost 40 consecutive days. Now the streak of rainy days is over.
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