It’s been an unusually hot start to October, and high temperatures are set to continue.
Some regions are also expected to experience above-average precipitation, the Meteorological Agency said in its forecast for the month, released Thursday.
October’s heat continues a run of high temperatures stretching back at least through the summer, with eastern and western Japan witnessing their hottest Septembers since records began in 1946.
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