The average Japan temperature from March to May was 3.5°C higher than normal. Tokyo blooming 1898 days earlier than normal and Osaka 1998 days earlier.
In May, the maximum temperature in Gifu Prefecture, Kanto and Tohoku reached 1 degrees Celsius or higher. This spring Japan the average sea surface temperature in the coastal waters was 24.3°C above normal, ranking third after 10 since 8, when statistics were first compiled. The Japan Meteorological Agency explained that this year's warm spring was due to the fact that the temperature of the entire atmosphere had risen due to global warming.