TOKYO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency has announced that the country's average temperature this autumn was the highest since record-keeping began in 1898.
The temperature from September to November soared 1.39 degrees Celsius above the nation's average, exceeding the previous record high logged last autumn when the difference was 0.9 degrees Celsius, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
According to the agency, temperatures remained high this year even after September started, with the average autumn temperature at a record high at 87 of 153 locations.
In central Tokyo, the mercury hit 27.5 degrees Celsius on Nov. 7, renewing the record high for the month for the first time in 100 years.
The average temperatures in spring and summer this year were also the highest ever at 1.59 degrees Celsius and 1.76 degrees Celsius above average, respectively.
Weather officials attributed the unusually high temperatures to global warming and the effects of westerlies, adding that the country is likely to continue experiencing unusually high temperatures.
