BagOfCrisps 24 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I presume that the start of rainy season is decided by some conditions being met. What are those? I read somewhere that you can enter rainy season but it not actually be raining when that happens. It's all very confusing for someone from foggy London. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 It's down to the calendar. Of course the weather doesn't neccesarily read the instructions. The rainy season is followed by the typhoon season. That's when it can get really wet. I'll check with soubriquette tonight for better information. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 It's actually closely related to when the monsoon fronts start over the Indian subcontinent. When the fronts start pushing their way up from the south and gradually come across higher and higher over Japan, that is when the rainy season officially hits the regions moving northward. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 That's the actual start of the rain. I could be wrong, but I thought the official dates are calendar driven. Mumble mumble, I'll go away and check mumble. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 I expect a clear and correct answer in a timely fashion. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Righty Ho. I need to wait for The Guru to get home, and should be able to report definitively by 10pm Japan time. As you were.. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I thought it had something to do with a seasonal rainfront patter that develops rather than specific dates (apart from Juneish) or simply lots of rain. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Looks as if I'm in a minority of one (not for the first time). I'll check tonight, but I'll stick to my guns and be the only one out of step. How's that for a mixed metaphor? Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 If the groundhog comes out and sees a Starbucks, it means the rainy season will begin in 2 weeks. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I'm pretty sure they wait till certain conditions are met Soub, before declaring it started. But seeing as with everything else season-related, they do go by the calendar dates, you could well be right! Link to post Share on other sites
mayhem22 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 In Miyagi, it seems like the older generation, without fail, says "middle of June" while the younger generation says it's started now because it's quite humid and rainy. I agree with Soub - in Miyagi at least it's by the calendar, for the traditionalists anyway. Similar to the national turning on and off of heaters and air conditioners possibly? Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 It's obviously not just by the calendar because on the news they talk about "oh we haven't entered rainy season yet, it's late this year" and the like. What conditions are though, I don't know. I don't like it though, I know that! Link to post Share on other sites
mayhem22 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Hmmmm...I don't have a TV so don't watch the news. But I agree - I don't like it...I don't mind the light showers and the mist in the mountains, but I definitely don't like the buckets and buckets of rain and the mold in my cupboards! Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Yep, on the news they keep a pretty close eye on what fronts are hitting where, and then make the call based on that. This year they have said numerous times that the start of the rainy season will be later than usual. They do the same with the cherry blossoms. It isn't calendar set. But perhaps older people remember times when it was much more consistent and so could almost be said to be at exact times... Link to post Share on other sites
mayhem22 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Well, that does make sense doesn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I finally had the opportunity to ask The Guru. She says it is done by forecast. I was wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Well, with how many things are done in this country, it really wouldn't have been surprising had you been right about that one. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Breaking News.... Tha Rainy season is over in Okinawa! Link to post Share on other sites
OBLONG 0 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Did it rain down there during rainy season. Seems very dry. With that and relative lack of snow in winter it's no wonder there looks like there will be an increasing shortage of water. Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 A long time ago, when weather systems were relatively normal and consistant, the monsoons and rainy seasons probably were relaiable to the within a few days. Nowadays they aren't, so they go by the weather forcast. I believe he rainy season starts when the jet stream is pushed above Japan, bringing the rainy weather. Thats why its starts in the south and moves northward (so i've been told). Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I think they are saying we might be in rainy season in the next few days. No sign of rain here right now though. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Meteorological Agency admits error over start of rainy season in Kanto This should show that it is not fixed... Quote: If the agency officially corrects the date when the rainy season began in the Kanto area, it will likely break the record of the latest start to the rainy season. The latest record currently stands at June 22 in 1967. Experts say it is difficult to judge whether the rain season has started. "The high-pressure system north of the rain front remains strong, preventing the front from moving north. As a result, fair weather has continued. It's difficult to clearly determine the day when the rainy season starts," said Masaru Kida, a weather forecaster for Weather News. "As a high-pressure system south of the front is now growing stronger, I guess that the full-scale rainy season will start sometime around next weekend," he said. (Mainichi) Link to post Share on other sites
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