Record-Breaking Heat on Culture Day: Be Cautious of Heat Stroke While Driving

2023-11-03 03:35:40

Today, the 3rd, is “Culture Day.” It’s been record-breaking heat since the morning, so be careful of heat stroke when driving (Weather Forecaster, Chief of the Day Shift, November 3, 2023) – Japan Weather Association tenki.jp

Today, the 3rd, is “Culture Day.” Record-breaking heat started in the morning. Be careful of heat stroke when traveling by car.

November 03, 2023 12:35

Today, the 3rd, Culture Day, it’s been sunny in the morning in various places, and the temperature is rising. Summer days with maximum temperatures of 25°C or higher have already been observed in parts of Tohoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Hokuriku and northern Japan are experiencing record high temperatures for November. The followingnoon is expected to be an unseasonably summery day even in central Tokyo.

Summer days continue, mainly in Hokuriku, and northern Japan also experiences record high temperatures for November

Today, the 3rd, Culture Day, there has been plenty of sunlight from the morning in various places, making it unseasonably hot.

The highest temperature by 11:30 a.m. was 25.1℃ in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, which was the first summer day ever observed in November, and 27.7℃ in Kanazawa City, the second highest temperature on record for November. record. Approximately 150 locations across the country are experiencing “summer days” with maximum temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius or higher.

Temperatures will rise further following this, with summer days expected in central Tokyo as well.

Temperatures are expected to rise further in various parts of the country today, the 3rd.

The predicted maximum temperature is 25 degrees Celsius in central Tokyo, making it likely to be the first summer day in November in 14 years. Additionally, Sendai is expected to experience summer days in November for the first time in recorded history. Approximately 300 AMeDAS sites across the country are expected to have summer days, and the number of sites with summer days will likely increase more than yesterday.

It will be unusually hot for November, so please be careful of heatstroke by drinking plenty of water and taking breaks when you go on holiday on the first day of a three-day weekend.

Be careful of heatstroke while traveling by car during the 3-day weekend

Even on days when the outside temperature is not too high, parking your car in direct sunlight can cause the temperature inside your car to rise.

In an experiment conducted in an outdoor parking lot on May 8, 2019, even though the outside temperature was 23.3℃ to 24.4℃, cars parked in direct sunlight had a temperature of 25℃ at the start of measurement. After regarding two hours, the temperature inside the vehicle was 39.9℃ in a light wagon and 46.5℃ in a large SUV. The temperature inside the car was a little lower than in midsummer, but the inside of the car was still hot. (Japan Automobile Federation: From JAF user test)

Not only in early summer, but also in late fall, we must not let our guard down on days like this year, when unseasonable summer days are expected. Never leave children or pets in the car, even for a short time.

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