福岡市櫻花盛開

Recently NHK News reported the following:

福岡管区気象台は１４日、福岡市でサクラが開花したと発表しました。全国では４日前の今月１０日、高知市で気象台がサクラの開花を発表しています。
１４日の福岡市は、午前９時の気温が平年を３度上回る１２度４分まで上がり、福岡管区気象台は、福岡市でサクラが開花したと発表しました。福岡市のサクラの開花は平年より１２日早く、記録が残っている昭和２８年以降では２番目の早さです。気象台は「先月下旬に平年を５度以上も上回る暖かい日が続き、開花が早まったのではないか」と話しています。福岡県内のサクラは、早いところでは今月２１日ごろに見ごろになる見込みです。

Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatories announced on the 14th that cherry flowers had blossomed in Fukuoka City. Four days ago on the 10th of this month, the meteorological observatory in Kochi City announced to the whole country about the flowering of the cherry. On the 14th, Fukuoka city temperature at 9:00 am went up to 12.4 degrees, exceeding the yearly average by three degrees, Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatories announced that cherry trees in Fukuoka city had blossomed. According to the remaining records kept since 1953, it was the second earliest flowering of cherry trees in Fukuoka City, 12 days earlier then the yearly average. The meteorological observatory was saying that " since the end of last month, warm day that exceeds the yearly average by five degrees continues, and flowers bloom early". As early as around 21st of this month, cherry flowers in Fukuoka prefecture could be expected to have come out fully for appreciation.

I wish I could have the chance to visit Fukuoka city to see cherry flowers.