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The Mainichi
27-06-2025
- Climate
- The Mainichi
Wide areas of west Japan mark record early end to rainy season
FUKUOKA -- The rainy season has likely ended in wide areas of west Japan, marking the earliest ever passing in most of these areas since records began being kept in 1951. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced June 27 that the rainy season has likely ended in the southern Kyushu region, the northern Kyushu region with Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the Shikoku, Chugoku and Kinki regions. Except for southern Kyushu, this marks the earliest end to the rainy season since statistics began being kept in 1951. However, as these are preliminary, the dates may be revised in September. Compared to an average year, the rainy season ended 18 days earlier in southern Kyushu, 20 days earlier in Shikoku, and 22 days earlier in northern Kyushu, Chugoku and Kinki. Previously, the earliest recorded end to the rainy season was July 1 for northern Kyushu and Shikoku, and July 3 for Chugoku and Kinki. The earliest end in southern Kyushu remains June 24, so no new record was set there. This year, the rainy season began on May 16 in southern Kyushu, June 8 in northern Kyushu and Shikoku, and June 9 in Chugoku and Kinki. According to the JMA, high pressure systems are expected to bring sunny weather over the next week. Some areas may experience extremely hot days with temperatures hitting 35 degrees Celsius or above, prompting warnings about the risk of heatstroke. (Japanese original by Azusa Yamazaki, Kyushu New Department)
The Mainichi
10-06-2025
- Climate
- The Mainichi
Weather agency warns of heavy rain in Kyushu, west and east Japan through June 11
FUKUOKA -- Heavy rain is expected mainly in southwest Japan's Kyushu region and across western and eastern Japan through June 11. Due to warm, moist air flowing toward a seasonal front, rain has been falling intermittently in Kyushu, and shortly after 7 p.m. on June 9, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced that a linear precipitation zone had formed in Kagoshima Prefecture. The seasonal rain front is expected to move northward and remain stationary over western and eastern Japan through June 11. There is a possibility of extremely heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms, particularly in Kyushu. Predicted 24-hour rainfall totals through 6 p.m. on June 10 are up to 200 millimeters in northern Kyushu, 180 mm in southern Kyushu and west Japan's Kinki region, and 100 mm in the Chugoku region in the west. For the 24-hour period ending at 6 p.m. on June 11, the expected rainfall is up to 120 mm in southern Kyushu and 100 mm in northern Kyushu. Heavy rain may continue in western Japan later in the week and beyond, and the JMA is urging people to check the latest information. (Japanese original by Azusa Yamazaki, Kyushu New Department)
