Japan and South Korea have sweated through their hottest summers since records began.

Japan’s average temperature this summer was 2.36 degrees Celsius (4.24 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 30-year average from 1991 to 2020, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

“This updated the record as the hottest summer since statistics began in 1898,” the JMA said.

Average summer temperatures broke records at 123 out of the 153 weather stations nationwide, the weather agency added, with the number of automated meteorological stations recording “extremely hot days” reaching a record 9,385.

The JMA said it expected severe heat to continue over the next two weeks, particularly in eastern and western Japan, and urged citizens to take appropriate precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses.

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