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Today is a "Setsubun 節分" or day before Risshuu立秋（りっしゅう)
So according to the old 24 season calendar (yep, it seems Japan really did have unique seasons!!) tomorrow sees the beginning of autumn.
夏至(げし) Summer solstice around 6/21
On the calendar, it is the middle point of summer, even thogh it ’s also in the middle of the rainy season.After the summer solstice, the heat increases and it becomes a full-fledged summer.
小暑(しょうしょ) (Shosho) around 7/7
ILittle by little the heat is gradually increasing, the end of the rainy season is near, and the heat is becoming more serious. The summer heat gets to be referred to as 暑中見舞い (しょちゅうみまい)
大暑(たいしょ)(Daisho) Around 7/23
It imeans the hottest time, but the actual peak of the heat will be a little later. This is when people eat eels to gain strength to ward off the heat.
立秋(りっしゅう)Risshu Around 8/7
This is when the heat is severe, but from this day on the calendar, it will be autumn, and after the beginning of autumn, 暑中見舞い Shochuu mimai will change to 残暑見舞い（ざんしょみまい）Zansho mimai.
u/MarsupialSalt4857 — 14 days ago
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Yokohama noticeably cooler this June than last year,
It was a cool weather month in Yokohama.
June of this year was noticeably cooler than last year.
The daytime high breached 30C on 15th June last year and remained above 30C for the rest of the month.
The nighttime highs reached 25C on the 17th and hovered around 25C for the rest of the month.
This year excluding the 30C high of June 1st, the high temps have ranged in the mi 20s’
The nighttime highs, the high teens, and not once reaching 熱帯夜 (Tropical Night) levels.
u/MarsupialSalt4857 — 2 months ago
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The non-summer of '93
Anyone here remember the devastating events of 1993. I'm feeling a bit of dejavu with this year's weather.
A weak high-pressure system led to a prolonged rainy season (tsuyu) and unusually cool temperatures across Japan. The poor weather severely damaged the domestic rice harvest. This forced Japan to import rice from the United States and Thailand.
The summer also saw several destructive typhoons.
u/MarsupialSalt4857 — 2 months ago