The average temperature for August was more than 2 degrees C above average.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100831a6.html
No sign of cooling. Oddly, though, the air has been unusually clear, with Jupiter's four largest moons easily spotted with my binoculars every night for the past week. (Partly because the only rain has been during the day.)
The newspapers have been giving more space to the summer heat lately. My wife tells me she heard that air conditioner sales are double what they were last year (which had a cooler than usual summer). Here's the latest on hospital visits:
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/nearly-47000-hospitalized-due-to-heatstroke-since-late-may
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