東京都心では、2日も雨がぱらつき、統計史上最長の37日連続の雨となりました。記録的な長雨です。2日の関東は湿った東風の影響で雲が多く、東京都心では午前7時前から時折、弱い雨が降りました。

東京都心は今日も降水を観測し、これで8月27日から続く連続の降水観測は31日となりました。明日および週明けも降水の観測があれば、2019年の記録に並び、過去最長となります。

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