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Japan heat wave pushes temperature to record high 41.1 degrees
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Families swim and play in the water at a seaside park in Tokyo on July 22, 2018. Japan's severe heatwave killed at least 15 people and sent more than 12,000 to hospital in the first two weeks of July, official figures show as the temperature neared 40 degrees C (104 F) in many cities on July 22. (Agence France Presse/Kazuhiro Nogi)
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n intense heat wave in Japan pushed temperatures to 41.1 Celsius (106 Fahrenheit) on Monday in a city northwest of Tokyo, marking a record high for the country, the weather agency said.
The high temperature was recorded in the city of Kumagaya, in Saitama prefecture, topping the previous high of 41C in the western prefecture of Kochi in August 2013, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Records go back to varying dates for different cities, with data for Kumagaya starting in 1896.
