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[mikelowry]

Gday all,

Word is this year may be an El Nino year? Anyone out there know how this impacts / has impacted historically on the snow in our beloved Japan?

[lin]

I think the bugs and jellyfish are more reliable. Any word from them yet?

[thursday]

The last one was 2006, how can it come round again in less that 12 years.

this may help:

El Nino thread

[snowhuntress]

If the last El nino was 2006 - if you read the archives it was a HUGE year 4.85mt base with 30-40cm average. Wasn't the 2005/06 season the one everyone still talks about??

WOW if that is what happens in El Nino BRING IT ON!!!

[ger]

I remember 2005/06. I went up to Hokkaido to ski on a three-meters base in December which was awsome but I could have stayed in south-western Japan coz they had at least that much pretty much everywhere.

[snowdude]

I was in Niigata during part of the 05/06 season, everything was buried! Was awsome!!
Come Sep / Oct I should be able to tell you how this season is going to pan out, till then have to be patient!

[Mada]

05/06 in the Yuzawa area was ridiculous.. it didn't stop snowing.. the snowfall levels were evident from the amount of snow piled up on the side of the streets.

[sanjo]

....as were the levels this last season with the almost complete lack of snow piled up on the side of the roads!

Lets hope we get another 05/06 like season

[TubbyBeaverinho]

yeah I'd be more than happy for Yuzawa (and all Japan) to get 05/06 levels!!!

[thursday]

c'mon, El Nino ain't gonna happend for a number of years. Let's just stop dreaming about it and just oray for a normal year.

[Mada]

i believe these pics from the SJ gallery are from the Yuzawa/Niigata area from the 05/06 season.. copious amounts of snow, indeed..

http://www.snowjapan.com/e/gallery/index-snowy-japan.html

[snowhuntress]

Just an idiot question?? What caused the 05/06 season?? Was this considered normal for Japan or Above Normal?

[mikelowry]

Not sure on your links policy. Sorry if I'm being naughty.

The link below is the article suggesting this year will be an El Nino year.

http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/ho/20090603.shtml

[Mada]

NOAA also suggesting that conditions are favorable for a transition to el niño conditions..

apologies is posting a link is a no-no..

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.pdf

[snowhuntress]

I would believe we are going into an El Nino as the weather has been totally spassy lately.

Today is a balmy 26oC and it is the middle of winter - last week was cold with rain - weekend is windy and cold and then we seem to be back to above normal winter temps.

Who cares as long as Japan has BIG DUMPS of snow!!

[Mamabear]

We've certainly had lots of dry and warm, up until this past two weeks when it has been seriously dumping rain. seems quite el nino like to me...

[snowjunky]

Here in Oz we are in the middle of an El-Bruno.
Sacha Baron-Cohen (AKA Borat, Ali-G) is here promoting his new movie.

[SKI]

Poor you.

Any improvement in the weather?

[snowjunky]

Originally Posted By: SKI

Poor you.

Any improvement in the weather?

Yes, thanks for asking.
We had a 70cm dump in the Australian snow fields over the past couple of days. Not a lot by Japanese standards but the folks down here are very pleased.