Coldest December To Date In Japan

The Japan Times reports:

Last month was the coldest December on record in most parts of Japan as a series of powerful cold air masses moved over the country, according to a Meteorological Agency survey released Wednesday.

The average temperature for the month was 2.7 degrees lower than normal in eastern Japan, covering the Kanto, Hokuriku and Tokai regions, and down 2.8 degrees in the western areas, including the Kinki and Chugoku regions and Shikoku and Kyushu.

Great moments in global warming.