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Zao Now: Monday 24th February 2020

  • Feb 24, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 259cm

Posted on Monday 24th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Zao.


I probably under-reported on the snow yesterday, but the strong stormy winds were blowing it all about and so putting a number on it proved to be difficult.


This morning it's a mix of cloud and clearer skies for the last day of the long weekend. Not as windy thankfully and lifts appear to be moving as planned.


There's more snow lined up on the forecast, starting from tomorrow night and perhaps snow over the following few days. Looks like it is going to get colder again. A good end to February sounds good to me.



Zao Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Monday 24th February 2020 Total snowfall at base 259cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 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 112cm observed on 12 days




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