On June 6, the Kanto region entered the rainy season. Last year, the rainy season began on June 14, eight days earlier than last year.
However, the normal year's rainy season begins on June 7, so it is not early.
According to the records of the Japan Meteorological Agency over the past 70 years, the earliest start of the rainy season was May 6, 1963 (the rainy season ended on July 24), and the latest was June 17, 1982 (the rainy season ended on August 4). The difference is 42 days.
The duration of the rainy season in 1963 was 79 days, which seems to have been twice as long as usual.
Incidentally, the end of the rainy season in a normal year is around July 19. On average, the rainy season lasts 42 days. The next month and a half will be dreary.
The rainy season is usually a combination of rain and heat and humidity, but this year's rainy season was cold. Today seems to be even colder, with a high temperature of only 17°C. 17°C is about the same as March, so it is as if the season has moved back three months.
The weather is not expected to be very warm for the next week, with highs forecast to reach only about 22°C. The weather is also expected to be cloudy and rainy except for Friday, June 10.
The weather is also forecast to be cloudy and rainy except for Friday, June 10.
Yesterday, early in the morning there was some sunshine, so I did my laundry, but then it was cloudy with occasional light rain. The laundry I had hung outside to dry was not drying well, so I hung it indoors and turned on the heater.
Today the temperature is lower than yesterday, so I think I will turn on the heater.
According to the three-month forecast released by the Japan Meteorological Agency, there will be many cloudy or rainy days from June to the first half of July, and more sunny days from the second half of July. However, the number of sunny days in August will be fewer than usual.
The photo above shows the wind as it is now (7:30 a.m. on June 8). There is a low pressure system over the Pacific Ocean and cold winds are blowing in from the north toward the low pressure system. The wind is blowing easterly from the northeast to the Kanto region near the Japanese archipelago. The wind is moist and cold because it comes over the cold current (Oyashio), which is called "Yamase.
The rainy season is depressing, but the rain brings blessings. Although the cold should be avoided, it is also the season to enjoy the changing colors of the hydrangea, which is said to have seven different colors and is native to Japan. The blue sky that occasionally peeks out from the rainy sky is also exceptional.
Let's not mind the rainy season for a while and find enjoyment in it.
