Top 10 Highest Temperature Records in Japan

Updated: 2018 July 24.

Here are the highest temperature records in Japan as of 2018 July 23. 

(The ranking is created by using the highest records in the observation history at each point.)

Rank	Prefecture	Pref.	Spot	Spot	Temperature (deg. C)	Date (yyyy/mm/dd)
1	Saitama	埼玉	Kumagai	熊谷	41.1	2018/7/23
2	Kochi	高知	Ekawasaki	江川崎	41.0	2013/8/12
3	Gifu	岐阜	Tajimi	多治見	40.9	2007/8/16
4	Tokyo	東京	Ome	青梅	40.8	2018/7/23
4	Yamagata	山形	Yamagata	山形	40.8	1933/7/25
6	Yamanashi	山梨	Kofu	甲府	40.7	2013/8/10
7	Gifu	岐阜	Mino	美濃	40.6	2018/7/18
7	Wakayama	和歌山	Katsuragi	かつらぎ	40.6	1994/8/8
7	Shizuoka	静岡	Tenryu	天竜	40.6	1994/8/4
10	Yamanashi	山梨	Katsunuma	勝沼	40.5	2013/8/10
11	Saitama	埼玉	Koshigaya	越谷	40.4	2007/8/16
12	Gunma	群馬	Tatebayashi	館林	40.3	2007/8/16
12	Gunma	群馬	Kamisatomi	上里見	40.3	1998/7/4
12	Aichi	愛知	Aisai	愛西	40.3	1994/8/5

Yamagata used to be the title holder for a long time (70 years).

Most of record points are located in inland.

Source is 

www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rankall.php?prec_no=&block_no=&year=&month=&day=&view=

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