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Shiga Kogen Now: Sunday 19th March 2017

  • Mar 19, 2017
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 1055cm

Posted on Sunday 19th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Shiga Kogen.


Back to snow, sort of! There is just about enough snow for me to give the report 1cm this morning, and light snow is actually still falling as I write this. It may not be much, but always good to see snow falling.


Clearer skies are forecast for tomorrow.



Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Sunday 19th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 1055cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 78 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 56cm reported on 10 days




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