In 75 of the nation's 153 weather observation points, the just-ended winter registered the highest average temperatures ever observed between December and February, according to the Meteorological Agency.

This winter's average temperatures were 1.52 C above the average between 1971 and 2000 at 17 observation points where long-term temperature changes have been monitored.

The Japan Times Weekly: March 10, 2007
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