Station Name: Esashi WMO Station Number: 47428 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 41d 52m N Longitude: 140d 08m E Elevation: 4 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 -1.4 1.2 Feb -1.3 1.3 Mar 1.9 1.2 Apr 7.1 1.0 May 11.4 .7 Jun 15.5 .8 Jul 19.8 1.2 Aug 22.3 1.1 Sep 18.6 .8 Oct 12.8 .8 Nov 6.7 1.2 Dec 1.4 1.5 Annual 9.6 .5 Ann-NCDC 9.6 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 1.0 1.3 -2.1 3.5 Feb 1.2 1.4 -2.0 4.1 Mar 4.7 1.3 1.4 7.2 Apr 10.5 1.1 8.4 12.8 May 14.9 .9 13.0 16.9 Jun 18.9 .9 17.0 21.2 Jul 22.9 1.4 20.5 25.9 Aug 25.6 1.1 23.0 28.2 Sep 22.1 .9 20.7 24.5 Oct 16.2 .9 14.3 17.9 Nov 9.7 1.4 6.6 12.6 Dec 4.0 1.6 .4 6.8 Annual 12.6 .6 11.6 14.1 Ann-NCDC 12.6 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 -3.9 1.2 -6.2 -1.5 Feb -3.9 1.3 -6.8 -.9 Mar -.9 1.1 -3.8 1.4 Apr 3.7 1.0 1.6 5.6 May 8.2 .7 7.0 9.4 Jun 12.5 .9 11.2 14.7 Jul 17.1 1.1 15.1 20.3 Aug 19.5 1.1 16.8 21.9 Sep 15.3 .9 14.0 17.5 Oct 9.2 .9 7.8 11.1 Nov 3.6 1.1 1.8 6.0 Dec -1.2 1.4 -3.7 2.0 Annual 6.6 .5 5.7 8.1 Ann-NCDC 6.6 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 98.4 40.0 64.2 76.0 93.2 139.1 200.0 Feb 68.7 23.5 40.2 62.0 76.2 94.8 142.5 Mar 65.3 24.0 44.2 55.7 68.9 86.2 113.5 Apr 83.3 27.5 63.7 76.4 84.8 95.2 196.3 May 81.2 22.0 52.3 71.0 82.0 110.7 187.3 Jun 79.5 8.5 45.7 67.2 87.2 105.5 185.5 Jul 130.9 12.0 71.2 106.6 142.9 169.2 309.0 Aug 141.7 28.0 77.2 94.0 147.0 216.9 331.0 Sep 149.4 72.0 95.7 121.1 152.9 207.6 313.2 Oct 103.5 35.5 71.2 86.0 102.6 136.0 212.0 Nov 107.8 34.0 79.1 95.7 118.2 144.5 173.0 Dec 99.2 45.0 72.5 83.0 102.2 137.5 165.0 Annual 1208.9 700.0 1061.7 1162.0 1268.0 1418.2 1562.0 Ann-NCDC 1208.9 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 14 57 16 146 Feb 12 40 6 94 Mar 7 19 * 64 Apr 1 1 0 10 May 0 0 0 0 Jun 0 0 0 0 Jul 0 0 0 0 Aug 0 0 0 0 Sep 0 0 0 0 Oct * * 0 * Nov 3 6 * 19 Dec 10 30 3 65 Annual 18 152 67 267 Ann-NCDC NA 153.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 32 Feb 36 Mar 22 Apr 1 May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct * Nov 5 Dec 15 Annual 42 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 71 3 71 72 69 71 Feb 69 4 70 71 67 69 Mar 68 3 70 68 65 68 Apr 72 3 76 70 68 73 May 78 2 82 75 74 79 Jun 82 3 87 79 77 83 Jul 84 4 88 82 79 85 Aug 81 3 86 79 75 83 Sep 74 3 81 72 67 76 Oct 69 3 74 67 62 70 Nov 68 3 70 68 66 68 Dec 70 3 70 70 68 69 Annual 74 2 77 73 70 75 Ann-NCDC 73.8 NA 77.1 72.8 69.8 74.5 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013.3 3.8 Feb 1014.4 2.8 Mar 1014.1 2.4 Apr 1014.5 2.5 May 1011.2 1.5 Jun 1009.5 1.5 Jul 1008.6 1.7 Aug 1009.2 1.4 Sep 1012.9 1.4 Oct 1016.3 1.8 Nov 1016.8 2.3 Dec 1014.9 2.3 Annual 1013.0 .7 Ann-NCDC 1013.0 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 1011.7 3.8 Feb 1012.8 2.8 Mar 1012.6 2.4 Apr 1013.0 2.5 May 1009.8 1.5 Jun 1007.8 1.8 Jul 1007.3 1.7 Aug 1007.9 1.4 Sep 1011.5 1.4 Oct 1014.8 1.8 Nov 1015.3 2.3 Dec 1013.4 2.3 Annual 1011.5 .8 Ann-NCDC 1011.5 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 4.0 .4 Feb 4.0 .4 Mar 4.9 .4 Apr 7.4 .6 May 10.6 .6 Jun 14.5 1.0 Jul 19.5 1.8 Aug 22.0 1.7 Sep 16.2 1.2 Oct 10.5 .8 Nov 7.0 .7 Dec 4.9 .5 Annual 10.4 .4 Ann-NCDC 10.5 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 13.0 37.2 Feb 20.0 60.2 Mar 36.0 130.9 Apr 43.0 173.0 May 40.0 181.1 Jun 36.0 163.1 Jul 32.0 149.3 Aug 39.0 165.4 Sep 44.0 166.8 Oct 43.0 147.8 Nov 23.0 69.1 Dec 12.0 34.4 Annual 33.0 1478.5 Ann-NCDC NA 1478.3 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.6 Feb 6.6 Mar 5.4 Apr 4.1 May 3.4 Jun 2.4 Jul 2.3 Aug 2.4 Sep 3.2 Oct 5.1 Nov 6.7 Dec 7.2 Annual 4.7 Ann-NCDC 4.7 ------------------ 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 .020 .020 .040 .060 .030 .040 .020 .010 .010 Feb .020 .030 .040 .070 .040 .030 .020 .010 .010 Mar .020 .030 .050 .060 .050 .050 .030 .010 .020 Apr .030 .020 .040 .050 .050 .060 .040 .030 .060 May .040 .030 .040 .060 .050 .050 .030 .030 .070 Jun .050 .040 .040 .080 .070 .060 .050 .040 .070 Jul .050 .040 .050 .070 .070 .090 .060 .040 .070 Aug .040 .050 .060 .090 .090 .080 .050 .040 .050 Sep .030 .040 .070 .120 .080 .070 .050 .030 .020 Oct .020 .020 .040 .070 .050 .060 .040 .020 .030 Nov .010 .020 .040 .060 .040 .040 .030 .020 .020 Dec .020 .030 .040 .050 .030 .040 .020 .010 .010 Annual .030 .030 .050 .070 .050 .060 .040 .020 .040 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 .020 .080 .100 .230 .240 .070 .020 Feb .020 .060 .070 .220 .230 .090 .030 Mar .060 .080 .080 .160 .150 .110 .030 Apr .150 .130 .060 .070 .090 .070 .030 May .210 .120 .060 .040 .060 .060 .050 Jun .140 .070 .050 .030 .070 .090 .060 Jul .150 .060 .030 .040 .050 .070 .060 Aug .130 .070 .050 .040 .050 .070 .040 Sep .070 .100 .060 .080 .100 .060 .020 Oct .080 .120 .090 .120 .130 .080 .020 Nov .060 .110 .120 .180 .190 .060 .010 Dec .030 .110 .110 .210 .210 .080 .020 Annual .090 .090 .070 .120 .130 .080 .030 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 315.0 Feb 315.0 Mar 292.5 Apr 225.0 May 225.0 Jun 225.0 Jul 225.0 Aug 225.0 Sep 90.0 Oct 315.0 Nov 315.0 Dec 315.0 Annual 315.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.3 Feb 7.0 Mar 6.2 Apr 5.4 May 5.7 Jun 6.0 Jul 6.3 Aug 5.8 Sep 5.4 Oct 5.3 Nov 6.6 Dec 7.2 Annual 6.2 Ann-NCDC 6.2 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .2 Mar .2 Apr .4 May .8 Jun 1.0 Jul 1.0 Aug 1.8 Sep 2.3 Oct 2.6 Nov 1.6 Dec .8 Annual 12.9 Ann-NCDC 12.8 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 27.2 Feb 23.8 Mar 19.1 Apr 2.6 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .7 Nov 10.3 Dec 22.9 Annual 106.7 Ann-NCDC 106.6 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 8.5 Feb 4.7 Mar 3.4 Apr 4.0 May 4.7 Jun 5.7 Jul 6.2 Aug 3.9 Sep 3.5 Oct 2.0 Nov 4.9 Dec 9.0 Annual 60.6 Ann-NCDC 60.5 ------------------ 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 .1 .0 Jun 1.1 .0 Jul 7.4 .4 Aug 18.3 1.1 Sep 3.4 .1 Oct .0 .0 Nov .0 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 30.4 1.6 Ann-NCDC 30.3 1.6 -------------------------- 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 * Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual * Ann-NCDC * ------------------ 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 .6 Aug 3.0 Sep .1 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 3.8 Ann-NCDC 3.7 ------------------ 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 12.1 Feb 10.4 Mar 2.3 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .3 Dec 5.1 Annual 30.2 Ann-NCDC 30.2 ------------------ 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 27.9 Feb 25.3 Mar 19.3 Apr 2.4 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 4.7 Dec 20.1 Annual 99.8 Ann-NCDC 99.7 ------------------ 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 22.3 19.9 2.2 .1 .1 * .0 Feb 18.1 15.5 1.4 .1 * .0 .0 Mar 14.1 11.3 1.7 .1 .1 .0 .0 Apr 10.9 9.3 2.9 .5 * * .0 May 11.5 9.4 2.9 .4 * .0 .0 Jun 9.7 8.4 2.9 .4 .1 .0 .0 Jul 10.2 9.6 3.6 1.3 .6 .2 .0 Aug 11.0 9.4 4.0 1.4 .6 .2 .1 Sep 11.6 10.9 4.7 1.4 .5 .1 .1 Oct 13.0 11.2 3.3 .6 .1 .0 .0 Nov 17.1 15.2 3.5 .3 * .0 .0 Dec 22.0 18.5 2.4 .2 * .0 .0 Annual 171.7 148.6 35.4 6.9 2.2 .6 .1 Ann-NCDC 171.5 148.6 35.5 6.8 2.1 0.5 0.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 21.1 Feb 19.0 Mar 7.0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 1.5 Dec 11.4 Annual 60.0 Ann-NCDC 60.0 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .1 Apr 1.4 May 3.2 Jun 4.7 Jul 5.9 Aug 1.1 Sep .1 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 16.5 Ann-NCDC 16.5 ------------------ 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 24.1 7.7 .3 .0 Feb 17.7 4.3 .1 .0 Mar 16.1 3.4 .3 .0 Apr 10.9 1.6 .1 .0 May 7.5 .6 .0 .0 Jun 2.5 .0 .0 .0 Jul 1.2 .1 .0 .0 Aug 1.8 .3 .0 .0 Sep 5.2 .9 .3 .0 Oct 14.4 3.4 .3 .0 Nov 18.9 5.8 .6 .0 Dec 22.6 6.9 .3 .0 Annual 143.0 35.0 2.2 .0 Ann-NCDC 142.9 35.0 2.3 0.0 ------------------------------------------ Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1968 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 28.7 Feb 25.3 Mar 24.1 Apr 16.8 May 17.7 Jun 15.7 Jul 16.6 Aug 17.1 Sep 16.0 Oct 18.7 Nov 23.4 Dec 27.9 Annual 248.0 Ann-NCDC 248.0 ------------------ 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 28.9 21.6 14.7 8.1 1.3 .0 Feb 25.7 21.2 17.3 11.9 2.3 .0 Mar 16.1 9.1 7.0 4.1 .4 .0 Apr .8 .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 May .0 .0 .0 .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 5.5 1.2 .1 .0 .0 .0 Dec 20.4 10.0 5.1 1.0 .0 .0 Annual 97.3 63.1 44.1 25.1 4.0 .0 Ann-NCDC 97.4 63.2 44.2 25.1 4.0 0.0 ----------------------------------------------------------