Station Name: Kushiro WMO Station Number: 47418 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 42d 59m N Longitude: 144d 24m E Elevation: 32 m In the following tables, byr = beginning year of normals or extremes data period eyr = ending year of normals or extremes data period NA = Not Applicable, data not submitted or not computed * = value > 0 but < units resolution Ann-NCDC = annual value computed by NCDC from monthly values provided by Members ========================================================== The normals data and climate variable descriptions are presented in these tables as provided by the WMO Member country. ========================================================== Element 01: Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan -6.1 1.6 Feb -6.0 1.7 Mar -1.7 1.2 Apr 3.4 .9 May 7.9 1.0 Jun 11.4 1.2 Jul 15.3 1.3 Aug 17.8 1.0 Sep 15.2 .9 Oct 9.8 .9 Nov 3.7 1.1 Dec -2.0 1.6 Annual 5.7 .6 Ann-NCDC 5.7 NA -------------------------- Element 02: Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MIN_MLY MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------ Jan -1.1 1.2 -4.1 .6 Feb -1.1 1.3 -4.9 1.2 Mar 2.2 1.1 .4 4.5 Apr 7.5 1.1 4.9 10.3 May 12.1 1.2 8.8 14.0 Jun 15.1 1.4 11.1 17.4 Jul 18.7 1.3 15.9 21.4 Aug 21.3 1.2 18.9 23.7 Sep 19.1 .9 17.0 21.1 Oct 14.5 .8 13.0 16.0 Nov 8.3 1.1 5.9 10.6 Dec 2.5 1.3 -.7 5.2 Annual 9.9 .5 9.1 11.1 Ann-NCDC 9.9 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MIN_MLY MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------ Jan -12.1 2.2 -16.5 -7.3 Feb -11.6 2.3 -17.1 -7.6 Mar -6.0 1.6 -9.2 -2.2 Apr -.2 .9 -2.0 1.3 May 4.3 .8 3.1 6.0 Jun 8.4 1.0 5.8 10.3 Jul 12.7 1.3 9.9 15.4 Aug 15.0 1.0 12.6 16.8 Sep 11.3 1.2 9.5 13.9 Oct 4.5 1.3 2.7 7.3 Nov -1.5 1.3 -4.1 1.6 Dec -7.1 2.1 -12.2 -3.2 Annual 1.5 .7 .4 3.3 Ann-NCDC 1.5 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value QUIN20% (Statistic 22): First Quintile QUIN40% (Statistic 23): Second Quintile QUIN60% (Statistic 24): Third Quintile QUIN80% (Statistic 25): Fourth Quintile MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEANMLY MIN_MLY QUIN20% QUIN40% QUIN60% QUIN80% MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan 42.5 8.5 14.5 25.4 52.2 69.2 120.5 Feb 38.6 3.5 11.5 24.2 35.2 65.3 127.1 Mar 62.3 18.0 40.4 56.6 64.7 83.0 133.6 Apr 83.8 31.0 47.7 70.5 90.5 113.2 173.0 May 103.3 26.5 59.1 85.0 95.7 152.7 231.5 Jun 121.5 36.0 62.0 98.2 122.2 179.0 276.9 Jul 110.1 18.0 57.5 89.5 123.3 159.5 205.0 Aug 118.3 21.0 55.7 86.0 125.5 178.7 288.4 Sep 135.5 56.5 92.2 113.5 127.5 181.3 273.0 Oct 108.7 5.0 63.7 85.7 123.7 146.5 282.0 Nov 72.7 .0 42.0 54.0 76.2 103.5 200.5 Dec 45.3 4.5 22.0 33.0 43.1 73.6 127.0 Annual 1042.5 704.5 912.2 972.0 1048.9 1237.7 1377.5 Ann-NCDC 1042.6 NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 09: Snowfall (cm) MNDLYMX (Statistic 09): Mean Daily Maximum Value MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MNDLYMX MEANMLY MIN_MLY MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------ Jan 19 40 * 98 Feb 15 30 2 103 Mar 16 40 * 127 Apr 7 10 0 55 May 1 1 0 15 Jun 0 0 0 0 Jul 0 0 0 0 Aug 0 0 0 0 Sep 0 0 0 0 Oct * * 0 * Nov 4 6 0 27 Dec 12 22 * 68 Annual 30 148 41 264 Ann-NCDC NA 149.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 27 Feb 28 Mar 28 Apr 9 May 1 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct * Nov 4 Dec 14 Annual 40 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MN03LST (Statistic 73): Mean of Observations at 0300 LST MN09LST (Statistic 79): Mean of Observations at 0900 LST MN15LST (Statistic 85): Mean of Observations at 1500 LST MN21LST (Statistic 91): Mean of Observations at 2100 LST ---------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MN03LST MN09LST MN15LST MN21LST Month ---------------------------------------------------------- Jan 72 4 78 76 60 72 Feb 72 4 79 73 62 73 Mar 75 3 82 72 68 78 Apr 78 3 86 74 72 81 May 81 4 89 77 74 83 Jun 87 2 94 84 81 90 Jul 89 2 95 87 84 92 Aug 88 2 94 85 82 91 Sep 84 2 92 80 77 87 Oct 76 3 86 72 67 79 Nov 71 4 79 71 61 72 Dec 70 3 76 73 59 71 Annual 79 1 86 77 71 81 Ann-NCDC 78.6 NA 85.8 77.0 70.6 80.8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 1011.1 4.0 Feb 1012.8 3.2 Mar 1012.8 2.7 Apr 1014.2 2.9 May 1011.3 1.9 Jun 1010.8 2.0 Jul 1010.2 1.9 Aug 1010.6 1.8 Sep 1013.7 1.7 Oct 1015.6 2.1 Nov 1014.9 2.5 Dec 1012.4 2.2 Annual 1012.5 .9 Ann-NCDC 1012.5 NA -------------------------- Element 13: Station Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 1006.4 4.0 Feb 1008.1 3.2 Mar 1008.1 2.7 Apr 1009.6 2.9 May 1006.8 1.9 Jun 1006.4 2.0 Jul 1005.8 1.9 Aug 1006.3 1.8 Sep 1009.1 2.3 Oct 1011.1 2.1 Nov 1010.4 2.5 Dec 1007.8 2.2 Annual 1008.0 .9 Ann-NCDC 1008.0 NA -------------------------- Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 2.9 .4 Feb 3.0 .5 Mar 4.2 .4 Apr 6.2 .4 May 8.6 .5 Jun 11.9 .9 Jul 15.7 1.4 Aug 18.1 1.1 Sep 14.8 1.0 Oct 9.6 .8 Nov 6.0 .7 Dec 3.9 .6 Annual 8.7 .4 Ann-NCDC 8.7 NA -------------------------- Element 15: Sunshine %OFPOSS (Statistic 37): Percent of Possible MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: %OFPOSS MN_#HRS Month -------------------------- Jan 59.0 171.9 Feb 60.0 176.7 Mar 55.0 200.4 Apr 45.0 180.8 May 41.0 184.1 Jun 30.0 134.8 Jul 25.0 115.0 Aug 29.0 124.1 Sep 40.0 151.1 Oct 54.0 183.6 Nov 55.0 161.5 Dec 57.0 160.0 Annual 44.0 1944.0 Ann-NCDC NA 1944.0 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.5 Feb 3.5 Mar 3.8 Apr 3.8 May 3.7 Jun 3.3 Jul 3.0 Aug 3.1 Sep 3.3 Oct 3.7 Nov 4.0 Dec 3.6 Annual 3.5 Ann-NCDC 3.5 ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 022.5 degrees Qualifier: 045.0 degrees Qualifier: 067.5 degrees Qualifier: 090.0 degrees Qualifier: 112.5 degrees Qualifier: 135.0 degrees Qualifier: 157.5 degrees Qualifier: 180.0 degrees Qualifier: 202.5 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 022.5 045.0 067.5 090.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0 202.5 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .260 .140 .030 .010 .010 .010 .020 .020 .020 Feb .280 .180 .030 .010 .010 .020 .020 .040 .040 Mar .190 .140 .030 .020 .020 .030 .050 .060 .060 Apr .130 .100 .040 .020 .020 .050 .090 .140 .120 May .130 .120 .040 .020 .020 .050 .100 .170 .110 Jun .110 .140 .040 .030 .030 .050 .150 .200 .110 Jul .090 .120 .050 .030 .030 .060 .160 .220 .120 Aug .120 .130 .040 .030 .030 .070 .110 .180 .110 Sep .170 .140 .050 .030 .020 .040 .080 .120 .080 Oct .170 .120 .030 .020 .020 .020 .040 .070 .090 Nov .190 .120 .030 .010 .020 .020 .030 .030 .050 Dec .220 .120 .030 .010 .010 .010 .020 .010 .030 Annual .170 .130 .040 .020 .020 .030 .070 .110 .080 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 225.0 degrees Qualifier: 247.5 degrees Qualifier: 270.0 degrees Qualifier: 292.5 degrees Qualifier: 315.0 degrees Qualifier: 337.5 degrees Qualifier: 360.0 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 225.0 247.5 270.0 292.5 315.0 337.5 360.0 Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan .030 .050 .080 .090 .060 .060 .120 Feb .040 .040 .050 .050 .040 .040 .100 Mar .070 .050 .060 .050 .030 .040 .090 Apr .070 .060 .040 .030 .020 .020 .060 May .080 .040 .030 .020 .010 .020 .040 Jun .050 .030 .020 .010 .010 .010 .030 Jul .050 .020 .020 .010 .010 * .020 Aug .050 .030 .020 .010 .010 .010 .030 Sep .060 .040 .030 .030 .020 .020 .070 Oct .080 .060 .080 .050 .040 .030 .070 Nov .060 .060 .130 .110 .060 .030 .070 Dec .040 .050 .110 .100 .090 .060 .110 Annual .060 .050 .060 .050 .030 .030 .070 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 22.5 Feb 22.5 Mar 22.5 Apr 180.0 May 180.0 Jun 180.0 Jul 180.0 Aug 180.0 Sep 22.5 Oct 22.5 Nov 22.5 Dec 22.5 Annual 22.5 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.3 Feb 3.7 Mar 4.3 Apr 5.2 May 5.7 Jun 6.6 Jul 7.0 Aug 6.6 Sep 5.7 Oct 4.2 Nov 3.6 Dec 3.1 Annual 4.9 Ann-NCDC 4.9 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan * Feb * Mar * Apr .0 May .5 Jun .7 Jul .8 Aug .7 Sep .6 Oct .6 Nov .7 Dec .3 Annual 5.1 Ann-NCDC 4.9 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 15.3 Feb 15.6 Mar 16.1 Apr 6.4 May 1.2 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .2 Nov 3.5 Dec 10.6 Annual 68.8 Ann-NCDC 68.9 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.9 Feb 2.1 Mar 3.6 Apr 5.2 May 6.1 Jun 7.5 Jul 8.9 Aug 8.3 Sep 5.9 Oct 3.5 Nov 3.9 Dec 3.2 Annual 61.1 Ann-NCDC 61.1 ------------------ Element 83: Number Days Maximum Temperature GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 25.0 deg C Qualifier: 30.0 deg C -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 25.0 30.0 Month -------------------------- Jan .0 .0 Feb .0 .0 Mar .0 .0 Apr .0 .0 May * .0 Jun .1 .0 Jul 1.2 .0 Aug 3.1 .1 Sep .4 .0 Oct .0 .0 Nov .0 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 4.7 .1 Ann-NCDC 4.8 0.1 -------------------------- Element 86: Number Days Minimum Temperature GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 25.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .0 Ann-NCDC 0.0 ------------------ Element 87: Number Days Mean Temperature GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 25.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug * Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual * Ann-NCDC * ------------------ Element 91: Number Days Maximum Temperature LT Threshold (count) Qualifier: 0.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 19.8 Feb 18.3 Mar 5.4 Apr .1 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .3 Dec 7.4 Annual 51.4 Ann-NCDC 51.3 ------------------ Element 93: Number Days Minimum Temperature LT Threshold (count) Qualifier: 0.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 31.0 Feb 27.9 Mar 29.7 Apr 14.7 May 1.3 Jun * Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct 4.3 Nov 19.7 Dec 29.2 Annual 157.7 Ann-NCDC 157.8 ------------------ Element 95: Number Days with Precipitation GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 0.5 mm Qualifier: 1.0 mm Qualifier: 10.0 mm Qualifier: 30.0 mm Qualifier: 50.0 mm Qualifier: 70.0 mm Qualifier: 100.0 mm ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1968 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 0.5 1.0 10.0 30.0 50.0 70.0 100.0 Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan 6.3 5.4 1.2 .3 * * .0 Feb 5.8 4.7 1.1 .2 .1 * .0 Mar 8.2 6.7 2.0 .4 * * .0 Apr 9.3 7.7 2.6 .6 .2 * .0 May 11.0 8.7 3.3 .8 .2 .1 * Jun 10.6 8.9 3.6 1.0 .4 .2 * Jul 11.0 9.8 3.5 .9 .3 * .0 Aug 11.8 9.7 3.3 1.3 .3 .1 * Sep 10.1 9.3 4.2 1.2 .5 .2 * Oct 8.4 7.1 3.6 1.0 .3 .2 * Nov 8.2 7.0 2.3 .6 .2 * .0 Dec 7.0 6.3 1.4 .2 .1 .0 .0 Annual 107.5 91.5 31.9 8.4 2.6 1.0 .2 Ann-NCDC 107.7 91.3 32.1 8.5 2.6 0.8 * ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element BH: Number Days Mean Temperature LT Threshold (count) Qualifier: 0.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 29.4 Feb 26.7 Mar 21.8 Apr 1.9 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 4.3 Dec 21.9 Annual 106.1 Ann-NCDC 106.0 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.3 Feb 2.0 Mar 4.7 Apr 10.0 May 14.0 Jun 17.3 Jul 19.3 Aug 17.0 Sep 12.9 Oct 8.2 Nov 2.8 Dec 2.5 Annual 112.0 Ann-NCDC 112.0 ------------------ Element BM: Number Days with Daily Maximum Wind Speed GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 10.0 m/sec Qualifier: 15.0 m/sec Qualifier: 20.0 m/sec Qualifier: 30.0 m/sec ------------------------------------------ byr: 1975 1975 1975 1975 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 10.0 15.0 20.0 30.0 Month ------------------------------------------ Jan 3.6 .1 .0 .0 Feb 3.8 .1 .0 .0 Mar 5.3 .3 .0 .0 Apr 5.1 .3 .0 .0 May 4.1 .1 .0 .0 Jun 1.6 .1 .0 .0 Jul .8 .0 .0 .0 Aug 1.4 .2 .1 .0 Sep 2.8 .1 .0 .0 Oct 5.9 .4 .0 .0 Nov 7.4 .5 .0 .0 Dec 5.8 .1 .0 .0 Annual 47.4 2.2 .1 .0 Ann-NCDC 47.6 2.3 0.1 0.0 ------------------------------------------ Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1968 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 16.3 Feb 16.8 Mar 17.8 Apr 16.4 May 18.9 Jun 21.3 Jul 23.0 Aug 20.8 Sep 16.3 Oct 14.3 Nov 13.2 Dec 13.9 Annual 208.9 Ann-NCDC 209.0 ------------------ Element BW: Number Days with Daily Maximum Snow Cover GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 0.0 cm Qualifier: 5.0 cm Qualifier: 10.0 cm Qualifier: 20.0 cm Qualifier: 50.0 cm Qualifier: 100.0 cm ---------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 0.0 5.0 10.0 20.0 50.0 100.0 Month ---------------------------------------------------------- Jan 26.0 19.7 15.0 6.3 .8 .0 Feb 24.8 20.1 16.2 9.2 1.2 .0 Mar 21.4 14.1 9.8 5.2 1.0 .0 Apr 4.6 1.8 .8 .3 .0 .0 May .4 * * .0 .0 .0 Jun .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Jul .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Aug .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Sep .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Oct * .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Nov 2.7 .9 .5 * .0 .0 Dec 13.6 7.4 3.9 1.1 * .0 Annual 93.5 64.1 46.2 22.0 3.0 .0 Ann-NCDC 93.5 64.0 46.2 22.1 3.0 0.0 ----------------------------------------------------------