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Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 9th January 2020

  • Jan 9, 2020
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 137cm

Posted on Thursday 9th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


A bit of fresh snow to report to you this morning. It's heavy and wet, rather than light and dry, but it sure is better than the rain that many regions had to endure yesterday and overnight. We should be thankful.


Interestingly, Kumanoyu are reporting 0cm of fresh.... Shiga Kogen is a wide area so there are always variations of course, though I'm surprised there was none. The Hasuike Junction near me here has a cover...


The rain that came before the snow will have wiped out some cm, but we have that small fresh delivery.


It is getting colder too which is good to be able to report after the warm day yesterday. Earlier clouds have been clearing and there is some sun breaking through in places.



Shiga Kogen Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Thursday 9th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 137cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 20cm reported on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 59cm reported on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 58cm reported on 6 days




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