TOKYO - Japan is expected to have warmer weather between December 2019 and February 2020, a government agency said on Monday.
Eastern Japan, including the country's most densely populated city Tokyo, has a 40% chance of higher-than-average temperatures during the period, Japan Meteorological Agency said in its three-month forecast.
The following table gives the temperature forecast for the coming months in terms of the percentage below-average, average or above-average, with Okinawa, Amami referring to the islands in southwestern Japan.
North Japan Below Average Above
Dec-Feb 20 30 50
Dec 20 40 40
Jan 20 40 40
Feb 30 30 40 East Japan Below Average Above
Dec-Feb 20 40 40
Dec 20 30 50
Jan 20 40 40
Feb 30 30 40 West Japan Below Average Above
Dec-Feb 20 40 40
Dec 20 30 50
Jan 20 40 40
Feb 30 30 40 Okinawa, Amami Below Average Above
Dec-Feb 20 40 40
Dec 20 30 50
Jan 20 40 40
Feb 30 30 40
(Reporting by Fumika Inoue, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) ((fumika.inoue@thomsonreuters.com; +81 3 6441 1860; Reuters Messaging: fumika.inoue.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
