Overview
- Local officials confirmed Mount Kongo’s first snow of the season on December 5 with about 5 centimeters at the summit and temperatures near minus 2.0 degrees Celsius.
- This first snow on Mount Kongo occurred five days later than last year.
- A winter-like air mass that arrived December 3–4 brought the season’s first substantial snowfall to parts of Japan.
- Nineteen cities, including Utsunomiya, Nagoya and Shimonoseki, reported their first snow of the season.
- Heavy accumulations were logged at highland sites, including 56 centimeters in Hinoemata, 51 centimeters at Sukayu and 19 centimeters at Shirakawa-go.