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Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 17th March 2017

  • Mar 17, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 1053cm

Posted on Friday 17th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


A few cm of fresh snow on the ground this morning and some pretty impressively large flakes are coming down outside just at the moment here in the Maruike area of Shiga Kogen.


It's actually snowing quite heavily. Looks like mid winter! Cold too. A bit of a surprise really and forecasts don't seem to indicate that it will last long...


Clearer weather for the weekend? Looks likely but let's see.


Monday is a national holiday in Japan, so a long weekend upcoming.



Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Friday 17th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 1053cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 76 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 485cm reported on 24 days February 2017 snowfall 272cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 54cm reported on 8 days




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