Yesterday and today we have been hit by the coldest wave in seven years, comparable to the strong cold wave of January 2016.
North-westerly winds of over 10 metres per second blew and snow fell at times.
Yesterday the temperature fell by 10 degrees in half a day, from 7 degrees in the morning to minus 3 degrees in the evening.
The cold wave that hit on the same day in 2016 killed some of the less cold-resistant garden plants, so this time potted plants were brought indoors and ground plants were covered.
The water in the small fountain and pond is frozen, but the killifish are safe.
Alocasia odora with leaves as big as elephant ears is vulnerable to the cold, its leaves are wilted and it is definitely going to die. But I think it will leaf out again in spring.
昨日から今日は、2016年1月の強い寒波に匹敵する7年ぶりの寒波に襲われています.
秒速10メートルを超す北西の風が吹き、時々雪が降りました.
昨日は朝の気温が7度あったのが、夕方にはマイナス3度まで半日で10度も下がりました.
2016年の同じ日に襲った寒波は、耐寒性が弱い庭の植物をいくつか枯らしてしまったので、今回は鉢植えの植物は室内に取り込み、地植えの植物にはカバーを掛けました.
小さな噴水や池の水は凍っていますが、メダカは無事です.
象の耳のように大きな葉をもつクワズイモは寒さに弱く、葉は萎れてしまっていて、間違いなく枯れそうです. でも、春にはまた葉を出してくるだろうと思います.
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| Satellite image of snow clouds 雪雲の衛星画像 |
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| Graph of temperature changes from morning to evening on 24 January 1月24日の朝から夕方までの気温の推移 |
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| Snowing in the main garden メインガーデンに雪が降る |
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| Frozen water of the small fountain and the bathtub pool 小さな噴水やバスタブの池の凍った水 |
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| クワズイモ Alocasia odora |
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