Japan's Mount Fuji remains snowless later in year than ever recorded

Japan's highest mountain typically gets snow by early October, but there has been unusually warm weather this year.

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The peaks of Japan's highest mountain typically gets a sprinkling of snow by early October, but unusually warm weather has meant no snowfall has been reported so far this year.

In 2023 snow was first seen on the summit on 5 October, according to AFP news agency.

Japan had its hottest joint summer on record this year with temperatures between June and August being 1.76C (35.1F) higher than an average.

In September, temperatures continued to be warmer than expected as the sub-tropical jet stream's more northerly position allowed a warmer southerly flow of air over Japan.

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