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Furano Now: Thursday 19th January 2017

  • Jan 19, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 327cm

Posted on Thursday 19th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


This morning there's no wind and light snow is falling - with 1cm to add to the report.


There's low cloud and flat light making conditions.


We can perhaps expect some more snow on the ground today and then a few days of clearer skies before a return to snowfall at the end of the weekend.



Furano Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Thursday 19th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 327cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 39cm reported on 10 days




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