The Japan Meteorological Agency reports rainfall in Tokyo for 34 consecutive days through today, the longest streak since records began in 1886 and one day longer than the previous record set in 2019, was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 07:40 UTC. The event is classified as a cyclone / hurricane incident with a severity rating of Moderate, and was detected through the Wikipedia Current Events portal.
The Japan Meteorological Agency reports rainfall in Tokyo for 34 consecutive days through today, the longest streak since records began in 1886 and one day longer than the previous record set in 2019, the Kantō region were also affected by Typhoon Dujuan and Surigae. (Reported via the Wikipedia Current Events portal, which aggregates notable events from mainstream news coverage.)
Where this happened
The incident is located in Japan (Asia), whose capital is Tokyo. Historically, Japan is most affected by earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons and volcanic eruptions. You can follow every incident recorded in this country, updated live, on the Japan incident tracker.
Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 36.200°, 138.300°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
Understanding cyclone / hurricane events
Tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons with damaging wind and surge. Tropical cyclones cause harm through four separate mechanisms: sustained wind, storm surge, inland flooding from rainfall, and tornadoes embedded in outer bands. Historically, storm surge and inland flooding kill far more people than wind.
How severity is rated
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- Most cyclone deaths come from water, not wind — take flood warnings as seriously as wind warnings.
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Data and verification
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Timeline and sources
Reported
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· received · event time 29 Sep 2026, 07:40 UTCFirst report Encyclopedia entry
First recorded from Wikipedia.
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Conditions at the time
8.7 mm of rain fell that day, and the temperature peaked at 16°C.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.