Record warm winter Highest average temperature in eastern and western Japan Minimum record of snowfall also at 4:11 on March 3
This winter was a warm winter. For the three months to last month, the average temperature was the highest since the start of statistics in East and West Japan, and the amount of snowfall was the lowest on the Sea of Japan side in northern and eastern Japan.
According to the summary of the winter weather from last December to last month announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency, the average temperature was 2.2 ° C higher than normal in East Japan and 2 ° C higher than normal in Western Japan, and became the highest since statistics began to be collected.
In Toyama City and Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, the average winter temperature was updated at 109 out of 153 observation points nationwide.
In addition, the amount of snowfall is extremely low nationwide, with the lowest record of 44% on the Sea of Japan side in northern Japan and only 7% on the Sea of East Japan side in normal years.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, one of the record factors of the warm winter is that the westerly winds in the sky meander and blew northward from normal, blocking the flow of cold air.