First snow in Tokyo, first time in 54 years

By the influence of the cold as much as the winter, we observed the first snow 40 days earlier in Tokyo than normal. The first snowfall in November is the first time in 54 years since 1962.

Due to the influence of the low pressure passing through the south of Honshu, cold rain fell in Kanto Koushin from the night of 23rd, and there are places where snow is mixed. In the center of Tokyo, we observed the first snow at 6:15 am on the 24th. The first snowfall in November is the first time in 54 years since 1962. Snow falls over a wide area of the Kanto Koushin area over the afternoon, and there is a risk of heavy snowfall along the mountains of the Kanto and Koushin areas. The amount of snow falling to the evening is many in many places, 15 centimeters along the Kusin region and the northern mountains in the Kanto region, 10 centimeters in Hakone, Tama region, Chichibu district, 5 centimeters in the plain part of the Kanto region is expected. There is a fear that snow will be piled up in 23 wards of Tokyo, it seems that transportation such as roads and railroads has been affected.

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