Last week was one of the hottest weeks in Japan’s history. The hottest place was Tamba in Hyogo Prefecture. On Wednesday, July 30, Tamba had a high temperature of 41.2 degrees centigrade! Nagoya had its highest temperature two days later, on Friday, August 1. The temperature app on my phone said that it was 38 degrees outside. We have a small garden behind our house that we share with my daughter and her family. We both have outdoor units for our air conditioners in the garden. The air conditioners were on, and the outdoor units were blowing out hot air. I checked the temperature with an old thermometer. It said 40 degrees! As I thought, our garden was hotter.     (119 words)

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