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Date: Tue Jun 28 2005 - 20:47:11 EDT
World Weather Summary
Updated: June 28, 2005 10:06 a.m.
Heavy rain doused parts of Japan along the Sea of Japan from late
Sunday to late Tuesday, local time. On Honshu's Noto Peninsula,
rainfall during this 48-hour stretch was about 9.9 inches at Wajima.
On nearby Sado Island, meantime, about 6.3 inches of rain poured down
upon Aikawa.
Many parts of southern Japan, however, sweltered on Tuesday.
Tokyo, for example, soared to 97 degrees whereas an average late June
day would have a high of 79. On the island of Shikoku, 98 degrees was
reached at Takamatsu.
Monday was unusually hot in eastern Canada from eastern Ontario to
southern Quebec. In southeastern Ontario, both Waterloo and Sarnia
spiked to 95 degrees while Windsor climbed to 94; these marks were
15-20 degrees above average. Near Lake Ontario, Hamilton set a record
high for the date with its 93-degree maximum. Toronto, Canada's
largest city, peaked at 90 degrees. Far to the north and on the
southern shores of James Bay, Moosonee was nearly 25 degrees above
average in reaching 91. Lower 90s were also reached in many sites in
southern Quebec. Montreal's 91-degree reading tied a record high for
the date.
High heat burned much of southwestern Europe Monday. With respect
to normal, France was the hottest. Here, both Lyon and Bordeaux rose
to 98 degrees, or more than 20 degrees above average. Other hot spots
included Montelimar at 97 degrees, Bourges at 96 and Gourdon at 96.
Greater Paris was as hot as 90 degrees. Some Italian cities also
withstood very hot weather. Grosseto and Marina di Ginosa each notched
99 degrees. Milano was more than 15 degrees hotter than average with
its 97-degree high.
A severe wind storm lashed the Princess Astrid Coast of East
Antarctica late Monday through Tuesday. Russia's Novolazarevskaya base
was battered by sustained winds which peaked above 70 mph. Maitri, an
Indian outpost, withstood steady winds of 40-60 mph for more than 24
hours. Both sites were blinded by blowing snow.
Forty-eight hour rainfall ended Tuesday morning, local time, was
6.9 inches at Lu Shan, eastern China.
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