Japan's Mount Fuji has finally got its trademark snowcap, more than a month after it normally would, after setting a record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 years.

The first snowfall on Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, can now be seen from the southwestern side of the mountain, according to the Shizuoka branch of the Japan Meteorological Agency.

But the JMA's Kofu Local Meteorological Office, which is on the other side of the mountain and has been in charge of making the announcement since 1984, still could not see the snow due to cloudy weather — meaning it's not official yet.

The lack of snow on Mount Fuji as of Tuesday already broke the previous record set on October 26, 2016, meteorological officials said.

Usually, the 3,776 meter (nearly 12,300 feet) high mountain has sprinkles of snow falling on its summit starting October 2, about a month after the summer time hiking season ends.

Last year, snow fell on the mountain on October 5, according to the JMA.

The average October temperature at Mount Fuji is -2 degrees Celsius (28.4 Fahrenheit) at the summit, but this year, it was 1.6 degrees Celsius (34.9 Fahrenheit), a record high since 1932.

Japan this year also had an unusually hot summer and warm autumn.

A symbol of Japan, the mountain called “Fujisan” used to be a place of pilgrimage.