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Weather extremes
How extreme does Saga's weather get?
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Saga has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.
The four kinds of extreme
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Saga has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.
That is about 14°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Saga (typical high near 89°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 14°F colder than a normal January night in Saga (typical low near 34°F).
The three most extreme on record
More rain in a single day than Saga usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 9.5 in).
The three most extreme on record
How hot and cold it gets, month by month
The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.
Saga's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 103°F is about 14°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.
In plain terms
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Saga, about 4 km from the city centre.