Wet season begins in Chugoku and Hokuriku areas Later than traditional, climate observatory proclaims – Climate Information

2024/06/22 11:01 Climate Information

Immediately, June 22 (Saturday), the Japan Meteorological Observatory introduced that the Chugoku and Hokuriku areas seem to have entered the wet season.

The wet season within the Chugoku area will begin 16 days later than traditional and 24 days later than final yr, whereas within the Hokuriku area it is going to begin 11 days later than traditional and 13 days later than final yr .
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The beginning of the wet season strikes north and approaches Honshu.

Clouds are spreading over the Chugoku and Hokuriku areas at present attributable to a frontal strategy, and rain is beginning to fall in some components of the Chugoku area.

The Japan Meteorological Company determined to announce the beginning of the wet season after contemplating the climate forecast for the subsequent week or so.

▼ Discover from the Japan Meteorological Company
The wet season begins within the Chugoku area, introduced by the Hiroshima Native Meteorological Observatory
16 days later than traditional and 24 days later than final yr
The wet season begins within the Hokuriku area, introduced by the Niigata Regional Meteorological Observatory
11 days later than traditional and 13 days later than final yr

– On common, there’s a “transition” interval of about 5 days between the start and finish of the wet season.
· The date could also be revised primarily based on the precise climate circumstances from spring to summer time.

Amami wet season shorter than traditional however with extra rain

In Amami, the wet season was quick at 32 days (regular: 48 days), about two-thirds of a standard yr, however the quantity of precipitation throughout the identical interval was larger than regular in most locations. It may be mentioned that the wet season was quick and particular. In locations like Tokunoshima and Yoron Island, greater than twice the traditional quantity of rain fell.

Wet season rainfall (from 21 Might to 21 June)

Naze627.5 mm450.7 mm139%Okinoerabu542.0 mm334.1 mm162 %Nakanoshima751.0 mm693.1 mm108%Hirashima 498.5 mm／／Suwanosejima 583.0 mm／／Xiaobaodao 555.5 mm／Takarajima 605.5 mm／／笠利586.5 mm388.4 mm151 %Kikaijima442.0 mm331.4 mm133 %Furunya 643.5 mm416.1 mm155 %Amagi644.0 mm365.5 mm176%Yixian 790.5 mm361.8 mm218 %Yoron Island 642.5 mm308.1 mm209 %

	precipitation	Regular worth	Common annual distinction

To any extent further, the wet season will proceed round Honshu.

Within the Chugoku and Hokuriku areas, cloudy and wet days are anticipated to proceed because of the affect of the wet season. There’s a danger of heavy rain, particularly the day after tomorrow, the twenty fourth (Monday), so vigilance is required.

Preliminary exercise is anticipated to extend ceaselessly by way of mid-July. Please begin making ready for the wet season as quickly as attainable.
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What’s the forecast for the wet season in Tohoku?

Even within the Tohoku area, the place the wet season has not but been introduced, the wet season is anticipated to lastly start, and cloudy and wet days are anticipated to proceed from tomorrow, the twenty third (Sunday).
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The tip of the wet season somewhere else

In a standard yr, the wet season ends in late June in Okinawa and Amami, and in mid- to late July in Kyushu and Tohoku.

In response to the Climate Information forecast for this yr’s wet season, the wet season is anticipated to finish at or barely sooner than regular throughout the nation. In July, the Pacific excessive stress system is anticipated to develop additional north, and the stationary place of the Baiu entrance will transfer north and change into extra obscure.

The tip of the wet season in all areas

Okinawa Round June 20 Round June 25 Round June 21Amami Late June ⬫ Round June 25 Round June 29South Kyushu Early July ⬫ Round July 25 Round July 15Northern Kyushu
(together with Yamaguchi Prefecture) Mid-July ⬫ Round July 25 Round July 19Mid-July in Shikoku ⬫ Round July sixteenth Round July seventeenthMid-July in China ⬫ Round July sixteenth Round July nineteenthKinki Mid-July ⬫ Round July sixteenth Round July nineteenthTokai Mid-July ⬫ Round July sixteenth Round July nineteenthKanto Koshin Mid-July ⬫ Round July 22 Round July 19Hokuriku Mid-July ⬫ Round July 21 Round July 23South Tohoku Mid-July ⬫ Round July 22 Round July 24Northern Tohoku Mid-July ⬫ Round July 22 Round July 28

	2024 (◊ predictions)	final yr	Regular yr

* Authentic forecast by Climate Information

Bulletins for the beginning and finish of the wet season are preliminary and could also be revised within the fall.

Since disasters are prone to happen attributable to heavy rain and there’s a excessive degree of social nervousness within the wet season, the Japan Meteorological Company supplies advance data on the beginning of the wet season and the tip of the wet season primarily based on. the present climate historical past and forecasts for subsequent week We’re making an announcement.

As that is solely a preliminary report primarily based on forecasts, the ultimate values ​​used for statistics similar to regular values ​​could also be up to date within the autumn to mirror precise climate developments.

In 2022, the dates for the beginning and finish of the autumn wet season have been considerably revised, and in some areas the dates have been revised by greater than 20 days. This yr too, the dates could also be revised in areas similar to Shikoku, the place sunny days continued after the wet season was introduced.

A regional classification used to announce the start and finish of the wet season

Okinawa area Okinawa prefectureAmami Kagoshima Area Prefecture (Amami Metropolis, Oshima District, Toshima Village)Kyushu Prefecture Miyazaki South, Kagoshima Prefecture (Satsuma area, Osumi area, Tanegashima/Yakushima area)Northern Kyushu area Yamaguchi prefecture, Fukuoka prefecture, Oita prefecture, Saga prefecture, Nagasaki prefecture, Kumamoto prefecturePrefecture Shikoku Kagawa area, Ehime prefecture, Tokushima prefecture, Kochi prefectureChugoku area Tottori prefecture, Shimane prefecture, Okayama prefecture, Hiroshima prefectureKinki prefecture Kyoto area, Osaka prefecture, Hyogo prefecture, Nara prefecture, Shiga prefecture, Wakayama prefectureAreas Tokai Shizuoka prefecture, Gifu prefecture, Mie prefecture, Aichi prefectureKanto-Koshin area Tokyo, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Ibaraki, Chiba, Kanagawa, Nagano, YamanashiNiigata prefecture Hokuriku area, Toyama prefecture, Ishikawa prefecture, Fukui prefectureSouthern Tohoku Yamagata Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Fukushima PrefectureNorthern Prefecture Tohoku Aomori, Akita prefecture, Iwate prefecture

*Hokkaido just isn’t lined by Japan Meteorological Company bulletins as a result of the influence of the wet season is unclear.
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