Tokyo records a record 34 consecutive days of rainfall — Anadolu Agency

Central Tokyo, Japan, recorded its 34th consecutive day of rainfall on September 29, marking the longest such streak since meteorological observations began. Rain has fallen daily in the Japanese capital since August 27.

New rainfall record

As Anadolu Agency reports, citing Kyodo and the Japan Meteorological Agency, the previous record was 33 consecutive days with precipitation. It was recorded from June 27 to July 29, 2019.

The heaviest rainfall during the current period fell on September 21, when central Tokyo received 156 millimeters of rain. By Monday, total precipitation in the central part of the capital had reached 629 millimeters, approximately three times the average rainfall for the whole of September.

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Rain affects other regions

The prolonged rainy weather is linked to approaching typhoons, a stationary autumn rain front, and a low-pressure trough. On Tuesday, rain also fell in many areas of eastern and western Japan.

In the city of Echizen in Fukui Prefecture in central Japan, more than 30 millimeters of precipitation fell in an hour in the morning. Rain, mainly in the eastern part of the country, is forecast to continue until around Thursday due to the persistence of the autumn front.