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Shiga Kogen Now: Tuesday 3rd January 2017

  • Jan 3, 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 246cm

Posted on Tuesday 3rd January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


Yesterday... was a bit like spring. In fact I did just heard that temperatures were 'like March', so there you go. Nooo! I will not accept that. Spring in April is ok, at the beginning of January it just isn't!


But happily, we're back to colder conditions this morning and there's actually some snow on the ground.


(It's a bit all over the place again this season, isn't it).


Anyway, so yes there's fresh snow on the car this morning and it is snowing now. It's actually coming down quite good at the moment and there's a real foggy feel to the morning. Here in the Maruike-Hasuike area anyway... limited visibility.


Let's hope we get more today and over the next few days.



Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Tuesday 3rd January 2017 Total snowfall at base 246cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (24th December) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 days




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