1. Heavy Rains in Western Japan (July 2018)

This page summarizes weather data related to heavy rains in Western Japan on July 2018.

Radar Imagery

Real-time weather radar images are cropped for the region of heavy rains, and make them available as time-series images.

  1. Radar Imagery (Zoom 6)
  2. MP4 Animation
  3. GIF Animation

The images below illustrates the spatial distribution of radar observations from JST 09, July 4, 2018. These observation values, however, were not calibrated by ground-based observations, so it cannot be considerded as accurate, and should be used as understanding overall spatial distribution.

10-min radar cumulative precipitation (mm)
Cumulative precipitation

Disaster Information