Author Topic: Japan sizzled through its hottest day on record (Read 7509 times)

Guchi_Jnr · « **on:** August 17, 2007, 01:33:04 AM »

Japan sizzled through its hottest day on record Thursday, as a heat wave claimed at least 10 lives nationwide on the day alone and spurred fears of a power shortage.

The mercury hit 40.9 Thursday afternoon in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, and in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, breaking the previous national record of 40.8 set in Yamagata in 1933, according to the Meteorological Agency.

Temperatures also soared to new records in Tokyo and across the country, leading holidaymakers to stay indoors.

I liked it!!

Usually it's mid-30's and really humid, but yesterday it was a blistering blue sky and not humid at all..
Like an Aussie summer day.. ☀

:note for you Americans: 40.9 celsius = 105 fahrenheit

JFC · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2007, 01:50:40 AM »

Almost 41 celsius? Lucky thing it wasn't that humid.

nop · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2007, 02:34:38 AM »

Global warming. Countdown to waterworld...

Rina the Robot · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2007, 02:50:18 AM »

Thanks for the American note, Guchi

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2007, 06:33:19 AM »

Damn it's hot in Japan right now.

And I'm complaining about the slightly above 30 degrees celsius over here. (yes, I'm an american that goes by celcius >_>)

Sexykago · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2007, 08:12:24 AM »

Quote from: Guchi_Jnr on August 17, 2007, 01:33:04 AM

:note for you Americans: 40.9 celsius = 105 fahrenheit

Heh, it's been just as hot here lately and hotter. The other day when I went skateboarding it was 107.

chokkan 2 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2007, 04:44:09 PM »

I'll be the first one die for sure .... I can't even stand 35 degrees ........

EDIT: am I the only one thinks that fahrenheit is stupid ?? Americans, what do you think ?? (yes I'm also use Celcius all the time)

Asmodai · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2007, 06:18:55 PM »

Crazy. Japan in the summer is supposed to be hellish according to a Japanese friend I was chatting with.

Hopefully we won't roast in 2k8.

reina's eyes · « **Reply #8 on:** August 17, 2007, 06:21:27 PM »

Quote from: StreakInTheSky on August 17, 2007, 06:33:19 AM

(yes, I'm an american that goes by celcius >_>)

Me too!

It's 27C now and expected to rise to 31C like it has so often recently here in Los Angeles. But a cooling trend starts tomorrow.

When it gets up around 30C I start getting uncomfortable here in my unairconditioned apartment. Dunking my feet briefly in a splash of cool water in the bathtub and sticking my head in the freezer for a few seconds helps a lot! :-)

Daisuki Daiiyo · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2007, 06:54:53 PM »

@chokkan: lol, well Fahrenheit's all I know hahaha It just makes sense me that way I guess, 100-boiling, 30-freezing.

Though I'm sure if I grew up with Celsius, that'd make more sense to me and etcetc.

BX_LeMans · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2007, 07:16:46 PM »

Raaahhh....I want to be in Japan!

In Germany it was under 20°C and rainy today

JFC · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2007, 09:06:44 PM »

Quote from: Daisuki Daiiyo on August 17, 2007, 06:54:53 PM

@chokkan: lol, well Fahrenheit's all I know hahaha It just makes sense me that way I guess, 100-boiling, 30-freezing.

You're a bit mixed up. In Farenheit water boils at 212 degrees and freezes at 32 degrees.

Quote from: Daisuki Daiiyo on August 17, 2007, 06:54:53 PM

Though I'm sure if I grew up with Celsius, that'd make more sense to me and etcetc.

Well, in Celsius (aka Centigrade) water boils at 100 degrees, and freezes at zero degrees. Anything below zero is automatically cold.

In Farenheit the difference between the boiling point and the freezing point is 180 degrees. In Celsius the difference is 100 degrees. Just seems easier to gauge the difference when you use a round, even number like 100 (to me it does, anyway).

arun.yothin · « **Reply #12 on:** August 17, 2007, 09:39:46 PM »

I don't really care fahrenheit or celsius. Hot is hot. Cold is cold.

Rina the Robot · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2007, 12:37:31 AM »

Quote from: chokkan 2 on August 17, 2007, 04:44:09 PM

EDIT: am I the only one thinks that fahrenheit is stupid ?? Americans, what do you think ?? (yes I'm also use Celcius all the time)

I like fahrenheit and I'll just go on using it

polidread · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2007, 12:50:39 AM »

and that's just a few days after they announced a new Rika Ishikawa photobook.
imagine the heat when it finally gets released!

glcorps2002 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 18, 2007, 01:47:12 AM »

Quote from: polidread on August 18, 2007, 12:50:39 AM

and that's just a few days after they announced a new Rika Ishikawa photobook.
imagine the heat when it finally gets released!

Oh my god... nation-wide spontaneous combustion! :bounceblob:

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #16 on:** August 18, 2007, 01:54:34 AM »

Scientifically and mathematically, the American way to measure things is kinda retarded(you'll realize this the more you have to measure things

), but when you grew up using a certain system and don't really need to make calculations of them, it really doesn't matter since it's already stuck in your brain what certain measurements are like and you compare them relative to what you know.

Take for example me, I'm pro-metric, but growing up in America I make general guesses in the English system because that's what's stuck in my head. But I'm gradually getting more accustomed to metric the more I use it.

Guchi_Jnr · « **Reply #17 on:** August 18, 2007, 02:56:46 AM »

Australia changed to metric in the 1970's, so while I grew up using that, a lot of people kept using the imperial system (and still do), so I would guess that most Australians like myself, are pretty good at both..

Sexykago · « **Reply #18 on:** August 18, 2007, 06:53:43 AM »

Quote from: chokkan 2 on August 17, 2007, 04:44:09 PM

EDIT: am I the only one thinks that fahrenheit is stupid ?? Americans, what do you think ?? (yes I'm also use Celcius all the time)

I wish we would. I'm just used to Fahrenheit is all. I should learn Celsius...I'm just..too lazy lol.

Asmodai · « **Reply #19 on:** August 18, 2007, 04:21:06 PM »

It's not that hard to change. I grew up watching American TV since I couldn't get any Canadian channels where I lived. Once I moved away from the border, it only took a few weeks before I was thinking in Celsius.