In Okinawa, a summer day in December; 26.7 degrees in Iriomote-jima, 26.1 degrees in Naha
Vibrant orange flowers of an African tulip tree blooming in the bright sunlight (December 16, Onoyama Park in Naha, Photograph by John Matsumoto)
December 17, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
In Okinawa, December 16 was as hot as a summer day. Temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius were recorded at 18 of 25 observation sites. The warm weather was caused by a southerly wind blowing into Okinawa from a high-pressure system in southern Kanto. Iriomote-jima in Taketomi was 26.7 degrees, Shimoji-shima and Miyako-jima in Miyako-jima City were 26.4 degrees, and Ashimine in Naha was 26.1 degrees.
The Okinawa branch of the Japanese Meteorological Agency forecasts that December 17 will be cloudy with scattered showers due to cold air caused by a front over Okinawa’s main island and a high-pressure system jutting out from the continent.
Near the first parking lot of Onoyama Park in Naha, large flowers are blooming on an African tulip tree, which originates in West Africa. Locals could be seen jogging or walking beneath the bright orange flowers. (compiled by Yuki Karimata)
(English translation by T&CT and Ellen Huntley)
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