 Gifu recorded a record high of 38.8 °C on August 16, 2007 and record low of minus 14.3 °C on January 24, 1927.When Gifu was founded in 1889, it was a small city that experienced moderate growth as Japan industrialized at the beginning of the century.During Japan's military buildup in the 1930s, the city became an industrial center and experienced exponential growth.