What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

Anniversaries, incidents, and more... What happened in Tohoku in the past? We'll introduce it to you on a daily basis

What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0725]

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is July 25th?

Highest Temperature Anniversary (Yamagata Prefecture)

scorching sunlight

July 25, 1933 , was designated as "Highest Temperature Day" in commemoration of the record-breaking temperature of 40.8°C recorded in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, the first time such a temperature had ever been recorded at the time

This record remained the highest in Japan for a long time, and was broken for the first time in about 74 years in 2007 when a temperature of 40.9 degrees was recorded in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture and Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture

However, the record for the highest temperature continues to be broken. The current highest temperature ever recorded in Japan41.8°C, which was observed on August 5, 2025, in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture.

reference

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition]
Go to the July list

Please support NEFT's article creation!

NEFT gathers and publishes articles about the history, culture, and tourism information of various regions in Tohoku

If you enjoyed this article, we would be grateful if you would consider supporting our future interviews, article creation, and website management

*Clicking "Tip" will open the tip sending screen for the external service "codoc"

Other articles