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Zao Now: Thursday 20th February 2020

  • Feb 20, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 241cm

Posted on Thursday 20th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


Well, as of 10am it is snowing and it's pretty cold. Forecasts didn't seem to be saying that, but we'll take it.


Tomorrow sunny skies are due and a mild day still likely on Saturday with temperatures venturing into positive single digits. Hopefully not too high.


Come Sunday though it seems snowfall, colder conditions and fresh snow should be on the way.



Zao Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Thursday 20th February 2020 Total snowfall at base 241cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 7th February) November 2019 snowfall 8cm observed on 3 days December 2019 snowfall 51cm observed on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 88cm observed on 16 days February 2020 snowfall 94cm observed on 10 days




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