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The story
Rain fell again in central Tokyo on the 29th, marking 34 consecutive days — the longest single streak in the Japan Meteorological Agency’s recorded history. On 5channel’s News Speed+ forum, reactions ranged from real complaints about laundry that won’t dry, to questions about whether the measurement point really represents “all of central Tokyo,” to comparisons with the heavy rain of 2019. A number of posts making tasteless jokes tying the story to a politician’s resignation have been left out of this roundup.
Tue, 9/29, 5:51 AM JST
TV Asahi (ANN)
Central Tokyo saw rain again on the 29th, making it 34 consecutive days of rain — the longest single streak in the Japan Meteorological Agency’s records.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Doesn't it bother them at all?
Guess it's because all they can do is dry it indoors lol
You're not using a dryer?
Too much hassle for me, I always just wash-and-dry in one machine.
Even drying indoors works out fine if you point a circulator fan at it.
It's airflow that dries clothes, not heat.
Even if it was sunny during the day, it was probably raining early morning or late at night.
Or a light sprinkle out on the edge of Okutama (Tokyo's western mountains) counted too.
It says "central Tokyo," but is there actually a specific fixed location for it?
Going by the JMA's own site, even within central Tokyo, a single station shows zero rainfall on some days. This wouldn't add up to 34 straight days unless it's combining multiple stations.
For central Tokyo, isn't it Kitanomaru Park?
Socks, underwear, and anything with elastic like stretch pants get worn out in the dryer.
Re: #50
At least western Japan's rainy season ran long this year too, which was a relief.
UV rays wear them out even more.
If you live alone and don't care about wearing fancy fabrics, a small dryer works totally fine.
Is this one longer than that?
You must be ancient to remember that far back lol
Can't recall — that's ancient history at this point.
That's like just before Queen Himiko's time (legendary 3rd-century ruler) lol
Chiba's a disaster zone — the Uchibo Line is shut down because of a landslide.
It was rainy season, so it probably didn't feel out of the ordinary.
The year the Musashi-Kosugi tower condos got flooded out.
Why's it always raining in the morning?
Because the morning is there. (riffing on the famous mountaineer's line "because it's there")
I love growing plants, but they've stopped thriving.
Way too little sunlight.
Just now, biking back from a quick grocery run, cars kept speeding through puddles one after another and splashed me with water up to head height. So annoying.
Splashing muddy water on someone is a violation of Article 71 of the Road Traffic Act — a 6,000 yen fine — but they didn't even stop to apologize.
Re: #106
Just buy a red LED light.
I'll give you mine if you cover the shipping.
Everyone's already forgotten about the massive flooding in Nepal.
Disasters just keep coming one after another.
Could anyone have actually predicted a nuclear plant exploding?
My laundry won't dry at all.
Point a circulator fan at it!
High humidity means indoor-dried laundry won't dry.
Run the AC to bring the humidity down.
Nothing for it but to use a dryer.
When ocean temperatures rise, evaporation increases, which in turn means more rain clouds.
So is there actually some other cause besides warming, then?
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
The Japan Meteorological Agency’s “consecutive rain days” count tracks whether rain fell each day at a single observation point — Tokyo’s is located in Kitanomaru Park. The statistical record spans more than 100 years, so claiming the “outright No. 1” spot means there has never before been a stretch of rain this unbroken. Some on the forum wondered whether multiple locations were being combined, but this kind of record is basically based on a single observation point, and even a trace amount of rain counts as a “rainy day.” The comparison to the heavy rain of 2019 also came up, but the Musashi-Kosugi tower-condo flooding people remember from that year was a temporary surge caused by Typhoon No. 19 (Hagibis) — a different kind of event from this stretch of prolonged rain caused by a stalled weather front.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (News Speed+) thread “[☔] Central Tokyo Sees 34 Straight Days of Rain — New Record in Meteorological History.”
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