Web sites add info on beers, ice creams, UV rays to summer weather forecasts

posted by   ruchir (1089)   26 months ago (mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp)

Yahoo Japan’s online weather service is providing four extra "indexes" during the summer months this year: a "beer index," a "heat-exhaustion index," a "sweat index" and a "UV ray index." The beer index covers 138 points across Japan, rating the best days to drink beer on a 10-level scale. Among the suggestions are, "90: It’s sweltering! Don’t forget to cool the beer," and "70: It’s hot! Beer will probably go down well today."