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Hakuba Now: Wednesday 18th March 2020

  • Mar 18, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 200cm

Posted on Wednesday 18th March 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Hakuba.


It's mid March and....


Hold on, let me just check the calendar.


Yes, it is indeed the middle of March.


And this morning Hakuba Happo-one is reporting a whopping 60cm of snowfall on it's upper Kurobishi upper area and 45cm at Usagidaira.


I kid you not.



Hakuba Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Wednesday 18th March 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 200cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 4cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 28cm reported on 8 days January 2020 snowfall 70cm reported on 13 days February 2020 snowfall 73cm reported on 9 days March 2020 snowfall 25cm reported on 5 days



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