Large thermometer in one of Japan's hottest cities

KUMAGAYA, Japan, May 14 Kyodo - A 4-meter thermometer is set up in front of a department store on May 14, 2024, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, known as one of the hottest cities in Japan. In July 2018, the mercury hit 41.1 C in the eastern Japan city, which was the country's highest-ever temperature but was also recorded in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in August 2020. (Kyodo)

Large thermometer in one of Japan's hottest cities

Large thermometer in one of Japan's hottest cities

A 4-meter thermometer is set up in front of a department store on May 14, 2024, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, known as one of the hottest cities in Japan. In July 2018, the mercury hit 41.1 C in the eastern Japan city, which was the country's highest-ever temperature but was also recorded in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in August 2020.

Large thermometer in one of Japan's hottest cities

Large thermometer in one of Japan's hottest cities

A 4-meter thermometer is set up in front of a department store on May 14, 2024, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, known as one of the hottest cities in Japan. In July 2018, the mercury hit 41.1 C in the eastern Japan city, which was the country's highest-ever temperature but was also recorded in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in August 2020.

ITALY-ROME-AUTUMN-HIGH TEMPERATURE

ITALY-ROME-AUTUMN-HIGH TEMPERATURE

(221112) -- ROME, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2022 shows a thermometer displaying real time temperature as 22 degrees Celsius in Rome, Italy. Large swathes of northern Italy have this year experienced the hottest October since records began in 1800, Italy's National Research Council said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

ITALY-ROME-AUTUMN-HIGH TEMPERATURE

ITALY-ROME-AUTUMN-HIGH TEMPERATURE

(221112) -- ROME, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2022 shows a thermometer displaying real time temperature as 21 degrees Celsius in Rome, Italy. Large swathes of northern Italy have this year experienced the hottest October since records began in 1800, Italy's National Research Council said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

Summer heat in Japan

Summer heat in Japan

A mother and child watch a large thermometer placed at the entrance of a department store in Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2020, amid scorching summer heat.

Large thermometer in Kumagaya, Japan

Large thermometer in Kumagaya, Japan

A large thermometer is set up in front of a Yagihashi department store on June 17, 2020, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, known for being one of the hottest places in Japan in the summer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Large thermometer in Kumagaya, Japan

Large thermometer in Kumagaya, Japan

A large thermometer is set up in front of a Yagihashi department store on June 17, 2020, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, known for being one of the hottest places in Japan in the summer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo