YAMANASHI, Nov 07 (News On Japan) –
Snow was noticed on the Shizuoka aspect of Mount Fuji’s (3,776 meters) summit on the morning of October sixth, confirmed by a Kyodo News reporter.
At the bottom, Yamanashi Prefecture’s Fujiyoshida City declared its personal “First Snow Decoration” after visually confirming the snow. However, on account of cloudy situations, the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory, which observes first snow from about 40 kilometers away, couldn’t affirm the sighting, and no official announcement of Mount Fuji’s first snow has been made.
While the Kofu observatory is answerable for the official declaration of first snow based mostly on visible remark from roughly 40 kilometers away, cloudy skies on the Yamanashi aspect prevented visibility, delaying the announcement. If confirmed by the observatory, it could be the newest first snow on document. Observing snow on October sixth would mark a delay of 35 days in comparison with the common and 32 days later than final yr. The newest earlier document for Mount Fuji’s first snow was October twenty sixth, set in 1955 and once more in 2016. According to the meteorological observatory, an area entrance developed south of Shizuoka Prefecture from the evening of October fifth by way of the morning of October sixth, as a trough handed by way of the world, leading to snow on the Shizuoka aspect. An official famous in an interview, “Precipitation was lighter on the Yamanashi side, making snow accumulation uncertain.” A Kyodo News helicopter captured faint traces of snow close to the summit.
Source: Kyodo