Dieng Temple is covered in Snow.
Yesterday night, July 30, 2012, Dieng’s air was not as usual. Even though Dieng is famous for its cold temperatures, the cold night of yesterday was out of the ordinary, passing around -2 degrees Celsius. We raise, the snow rises or better known as Dieng snow will go down. Morning blind, our compilation looks right out. The grass around the Arjuna temple complex was white and snow-covered in Dieng. Likewise, grass in the field and agricultural land.
“Try later you will notice that when you enter the peak of the dry season, the weather will be very cold”, remembering the words of my mother-in-law some time ago. It turned out that what he said was true.Entering the month of August in the Wonosobo area the weather is very cold, even in broad daylight the cold is like being reluctant to move even though the sun is pregnant. The cold weather is expected to peak in the middle to the end of August.I was reminded of some time which had often suddenly seen a fog that often fell like confining our area. If so, our visibility can be disrupted.
Residing between the slopes of Mount Sindoro and Cleft Mountain, makes the Wonosobo area one of the cities with an altitude above the average of other cities in Indonesia.Geographically mountainous, with an altitude between 250-2,250 meters above sea level. While in our area, Kec. Kertek, Wonosobo on average 700 - 1,150 meters above sea level. (wikipedia page)What’s interesting about the weather changes during the dry season is the phenomenon that occurs in the Dieng plateau, the phenomenon of snow dew or people around it often call it “dew upas”. It is called snow dew because the dew freezes and forms on the tops of leaves and grass. White stretches, stretches along the land and grassland.This fairly rare sight takes place between August - September. So that it becomes the main attraction for those of you who want to see it. For those who have never seen snow, perhaps by coming to the Dieng plateau that month you can find snowy dew.The phenomenon behind the charm of the awesome snow dew in Dieng does not mean it does not have a bad impact. For farmers, especially potato farmers, with the salaju dew or dew upas, this is a test of its own. Because the potato plants can not stand the snow dew so people around call it dew upas (poison) because the potato plants can wither, break and die.But apart from that “Enjoying the Charm of the Dew of Snow in Dieng” this dry season is its own preoccupation. For residents in the Dieng plateau this phenomenon is common. According to them during the day the temperature reaches 22-24 degrees Celsius. While at night the temperature can be close to minus 5 degrees Celsius. While the peak is frozen between 2:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m.