Tokyo gets snowfall in November for first time in 54 years
24 Nov 2016 10:08 AM IST24 Nov 2016 10:08 AM IST
Meteorologists forecast up to 2 centimeters (1 inch) would fall, and more in the mountains northwest of Tokyo.
Tokyo residents woke up Thursday to the first November snowfall in more than 50 years.- Snow on the ground is called sekisetsu, and declared when more than half a designated area in Tokyo, called Kitanomaru, turns white, the agency said.
- The last time it snowed in central Tokyo in November was 1962.
- The snow caused minor train delays during the morning commute.
- Meteorologists forecast up to 2 centimeters (1 inch) would fall, and more in the mountains northwest of Tokyo.
- Above-freezing temperatures kept the snow from sticking in most places, though it did accumulate on sidewalks and cars in Tokyo's far western suburbs.
- An unusually cold air mass brought wet snow to Japan's capital.
Tokyo residents woke up Thursday to the first November snowfall in more than 50 years.
Meteorologists forecast up to 2 centimeters (1 inch) would fall, and more in the mountains northwest of Tokyo.
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