Less sunshine: according to a meteorological report, sunshine hours in eastern and northern Japan during the first half of August were 30 to 50% below the yearly average, as most days were cloudy or rainy. In Tokyo, it rained on all 17 days from August 1st to 17th:
北日本や東日本の太平洋側で、8月前半の日照時間が平年の30%〜50%ほどだった。
日照
にっしょう · NISSHOU
Sunlight, hours of sunshine.