Hikone

• Japan Meteorological Corporation forecasts Hikone's maple to colour on Dec 3 (round 2, released Oct 1).
• Its past forecasts typically missed by 4.3 days.
• In Hikone, peak usually lasts 11 days, from colouring to leaf-fall (median, JMA records).
• Method: the JMC forecast blended 50/50 with the last ~10 years of JMA records, both updated as days pass without colouring.
• Future days are capped at 85%: weeks ahead, nothing is certain.
• JMA has not yet recorded colouring of Hikone's specimen maple.
• In a normal year (1991–2020) the maple colours around Nov 28.

Ginkgo

• Japan Meteorological Corporation forecasts Hikone's ginkgo to colour on Nov 25 (round 2, released Oct 1).
• Its past forecasts typically missed by 4.9 days.
• In Hikone, peak usually lasts 9 days, from colouring to leaf-fall (median, JMA records).
• Method: the JMC forecast blended 50/50 with the last ~10 years of JMA records, both updated as days pass without colouring.
• Future days are capped at 85%: weeks ahead, nothing is certain.
• JMA has not yet recorded colouring of Hikone's specimen ginkgo.
• In a normal year (1991–2020) the ginkgo colours around Nov 20.