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東京都心の降水、最長記録に並ぶ ８月２７日から３３日連続―気象庁
気象庁、東京都港区東京都千代田区北の丸公園にある気象庁の「東京」観測点で、降水継続日数が８月２７日から今月２８日までで３３日間となった。 Precipitation was observed in Central Tokyo for 33 consecutive days from Aug. 27 through Monday, due in part to rains brought by fronts and typhoons, tying the record for the longest such spell since statistics were first compiled in 1886, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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