Station Name: Hiroo WMO Station Number: 47440 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 42d 18m N Longitude: 143d 19m 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 -5.1 1.4 Feb -5.0 1.5 Mar -1.3 1.3 Apr 4.7 1.3 May 9.4 1.2 Jun 12.2 1.5 Jul 15.9 1.3 Aug 18.4 1.1 Sep 15.5 .9 Oct 10.3 .9 Nov 4.5 1.1 Dec -1.3 1.5 Annual 6.5 .5 Ann-NCDC 6.5 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 -4.4 1.3 Feb -1.0 1.5 -4.5 1.8 Mar 2.4 1.3 .0 5.2 Apr 9.2 1.7 5.3 12.6 May 14.3 1.8 9.0 17.6 Jun 16.0 2.1 10.7 19.8 Jul 19.3 1.9 15.4 24.1 Aug 21.7 1.6 17.9 24.7 Sep 19.2 1.0 17.2 21.8 Oct 14.8 .8 13.4 16.7 Nov 8.8 1.1 6.5 11.1 Dec 2.7 1.4 -.4 5.4 Annual 10.5 .6 9.5 11.8 Ann-NCDC 10.5 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 -10.6 1.7 -14.0 -7.5 Feb -10.5 2.0 -14.8 -6.2 Mar -5.9 1.7 -9.7 -2.3 Apr .2 1.1 -2.0 2.5 May 4.8 .8 3.6 6.7 Jun 8.9 1.0 6.8 10.8 Jul 13.2 1.0 11.2 15.4 Aug 15.5 1.0 13.4 16.9 Sep 11.7 1.1 10.3 14.4 Oct 5.4 1.1 3.2 7.5 Nov -.4 1.2 -2.7 2.2 Dec -6.1 1.8 -10.9 -2.4 Annual 2.2 .6 1.5 3.9 Ann-NCDC 2.2 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 74.7 13.0 39.0 50.0 80.7 109.0 179.5 Feb 65.8 14.5 23.0 40.0 56.6 96.9 361.0 Mar 102.8 29.6 60.0 78.6 98.6 119.7 389.0 Apr 133.7 38.0 77.4 125.0 145.1 163.0 264.5 May 139.8 40.5 75.1 116.5 148.7 181.3 406.0 Jun 176.5 28.0 71.5 111.0 172.5 255.7 541.0 Jul 137.8 24.0 61.2 87.7 145.0 226.7 349.0 Aug 215.9 37.0 87.7 145.5 245.2 333.4 593.0 Sep 226.0 47.5 131.5 165.8 213.2 319.5 558.1 Oct 194.8 37.0 90.0 128.2 232.2 308.1 424.0 Nov 149.5 15.5 81.5 97.9 158.7 251.2 359.5 Dec 76.5 17.5 36.7 68.5 77.0 115.5 160.5 Annual 1693.8 1051.5 1403.5 1601.1 1764.2 1957.2 2431.0 Ann-NCDC 1693.8 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 32 90 20 198 Feb 28 77 9 174 Mar 32 82 17 193 Apr 13 19 * 84 May 1 1 0 11 Jun 0 0 0 0 Jul 0 0 0 0 Aug 0 0 0 0 Sep 0 0 0 0 Oct * * 0 * Nov 9 12 0 57 Dec 16 41 3 88 Annual 48 322 164 566 Ann-NCDC NA 322.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 57 Feb 75 Mar 88 Apr 46 May 1 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 8 Dec 21 Annual 94 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 65 4 68 64 59 67 Feb 67 3 71 65 62 68 Mar 70 4 74 67 66 71 Apr 71 5 77 70 65 72 May 76 6 82 76 70 77 Jun 86 5 91 86 81 88 Jul 89 3 93 89 84 90 Aug 87 4 91 87 83 89 Sep 81 4 87 79 76 84 Oct 72 4 80 68 65 76 Nov 65 5 70 62 59 68 Dec 64 4 68 62 58 66 Annual 75 2 79 73 69 76 Ann-NCDC 74.4 NA 79.3 72.9 69.0 76.3 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011.4 3.9 Feb 1013.0 3.1 Mar 1013.0 2.6 Apr 1014.2 2.9 May 1011.2 1.8 Jun 1010.6 2.0 Jul 1010.0 1.9 Aug 1010.5 1.7 Sep 1013.7 1.7 Oct 1015.6 2.1 Nov 1015.2 2.5 Dec 1012.8 2.2 Annual 1012.6 .8 Ann-NCDC 1012.6 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 1007.1 3.9 Feb 1008.7 3.1 Mar 1008.8 2.6 Apr 1010.1 2.9 May 1007.1 1.8 Jun 1006.6 2.0 Jul 1006.0 1.9 Aug 1006.5 1.7 Sep 1009.7 1.6 Oct 1011.6 2.1 Nov 1011.1 2.5 Dec 1008.6 2.2 Annual 1008.5 .8 Ann-NCDC 1008.5 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 2.9 .4 Feb 3.0 .4 Mar 4.1 .4 Apr 6.1 .6 May 8.8 .6 Jun 12.3 .9 Jul 16.3 1.3 Aug 18.6 1.3 Sep 14.6 1.1 Oct 9.4 .8 Nov 5.8 .7 Dec 3.8 .5 Annual 8.8 .4 Ann-NCDC 8.8 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 54.0 157.3 Feb 54.0 160.1 Mar 53.0 193.9 Apr 48.0 189.4 May 43.0 193.5 Jun 30.0 134.9 Jul 25.0 114.2 Aug 28.0 118.4 Sep 38.0 143.3 Oct 51.0 173.3 Nov 49.0 145.1 Dec 51.0 145.1 Annual 42.0 1868.4 Ann-NCDC NA 1868.5 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.7 Feb 2.6 Mar 2.7 Apr 2.8 May 2.6 Jun 2.1 Jul 1.9 Aug 1.9 Sep 2.2 Oct 2.6 Nov 2.9 Dec 2.8 Annual 2.5 Ann-NCDC 2.5 ------------------ 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 .030 .030 .020 .010 .010 .010 .020 .010 .010 Feb .040 .040 .030 .020 .020 .020 .030 .010 .010 Mar .040 .040 .030 .030 .020 .050 .070 .020 .020 Apr .050 .050 .040 .040 .030 .060 .100 .040 .030 May .070 .060 .060 .040 .030 .080 .110 .030 .020 Jun .120 .100 .070 .060 .040 .090 .100 .020 .010 Jul .130 .110 .080 .060 .040 .080 .120 .030 .010 Aug .090 .080 .070 .050 .030 .060 .100 .030 .010 Sep .040 .040 .050 .040 .020 .050 .080 .030 .010 Oct .020 .030 .040 .030 .020 .040 .060 .030 .020 Nov .020 .020 .020 .020 .020 .020 .030 .030 .020 Dec .020 .030 .020 .020 .010 .010 .020 .010 .010 Annual .050 .050 .040 .030 .020 .050 .070 .030 .020 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 .120 .280 .120 .150 .110 .050 Feb .030 .120 .230 .100 .150 .110 .050 Mar .040 .120 .190 .070 .120 .100 .040 Apr .060 .130 .130 .050 .080 .080 .040 May .040 .110 .080 .040 .080 .090 .060 Jun .030 .050 .050 .030 .060 .090 .080 Jul .020 .040 .040 .020 .050 .090 .070 Aug .040 .070 .070 .040 .080 .090 .060 Sep .040 .090 .180 .080 .120 .090 .030 Oct .040 .130 .250 .090 .100 .060 .030 Nov .040 .120 .270 .120 .130 .080 .030 Dec .030 .100 .280 .140 .150 .100 .040 Annual .040 .100 .170 .080 .110 .090 .050 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 270.0 Feb 270.0 Mar 270.0 Apr 270.0 May 157.5 Jun 22.5 Jul 22.5 Aug 157.5 Sep 270.0 Oct 270.0 Nov 270.0 Dec 270.0 Annual 270.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.7 Feb 4.1 Mar 4.6 Apr 5.1 May 5.4 Jun 6.2 Jul 6.6 Aug 6.4 Sep 5.6 Oct 4.3 Nov 4.0 Dec 3.7 Annual 5.0 Ann-NCDC 5.0 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb * Mar * Apr .3 May .4 Jun .4 Jul .4 Aug 1.0 Sep .5 Oct .9 Nov .8 Dec .5 Annual 5.4 Ann-NCDC 5.3 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 15.3 Feb 14.7 Mar 16.0 Apr 5.3 May .8 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .1 Nov 5.0 Dec 12.1 Annual 69.3 Ann-NCDC 69.3 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.7 Feb 2.7 Mar 3.4 Apr 4.5 May 5.5 Jun 9.0 Jul 10.2 Aug 8.7 Sep 6.4 Oct 3.8 Nov 3.9 Dec 3.8 Annual 65.5 Ann-NCDC 65.6 ------------------ 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 .1 .0 May .9 * Jun 2.7 .1 Jul 5.4 1.6 Aug 7.1 1.8 Sep 1.7 .1 Oct * .0 Nov .0 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 17.8 3.6 Ann-NCDC 17.9 3.6 -------------------------- 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 .8 Aug .8 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 1.6 Ann-NCDC 1.6 ------------------ 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 19.7 Feb 18.4 Mar 7.5 Apr .3 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .2 Dec 7.8 Annual 53.9 Ann-NCDC 53.9 ------------------ 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 30.8 Feb 28.0 Mar 29.2 Apr 14.3 May 1.0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct 1.5 Nov 17.1 Dec 28.7 Annual 150.7 Ann-NCDC 150.6 ------------------ 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 9.7 8.4 2.2 .4 .1 .1 * Feb 8.4 6.4 1.8 .3 .2 .1 .1 Mar 10.4 9.3 2.9 .7 .3 .1 .1 Apr 10.3 9.0 3.5 1.3 .7 .2 .1 May 11.1 9.1 3.8 1.4 .6 .3 .1 Jun 11.9 9.8 4.3 1.6 .9 .4 .2 Jul 11.9 10.6 3.9 1.2 .5 .2 .1 Aug 13.0 11.2 5.1 2.2 1.3 .7 .3 Sep 12.7 11.3 5.4 2.2 1.3 .7 .3 Oct 12.1 10.1 4.2 2.2 1.2 .8 .2 Nov 11.6 10.2 3.8 1.3 .7 .3 .2 Dec 10.5 9.0 2.3 .4 .1 .1 .0 Annual 133.5 114.4 43.3 15.1 7.8 3.9 1.7 Ann-NCDC 133.6 114.4 43.2 15.2 7.9 4.0 1.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 28.7 Feb 26.1 Mar 21.1 Apr 1.7 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 3.7 Dec 20.4 Annual 101.8 Ann-NCDC 101.7 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .3 Mar 1.8 Apr 4.5 May 9.8 Jun 14.9 Jul 15.9 Aug 13.7 Sep 3.5 Oct 1.1 Nov .4 Dec .4 Annual 66.4 Ann-NCDC 66.4 ------------------ 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 2.1 .1 .0 .0 Feb 1.6 .3 .0 .0 Mar 1.6 .1 .0 .0 Apr 3.1 .2 .0 .0 May 1.8 .1 .0 .0 Jun .9 .1 .0 .0 Jul .4 .0 .0 .0 Aug .8 .1 .0 .0 Sep .5 .1 .0 .0 Oct 1.8 .2 .0 .0 Nov 2.6 .1 .0 .0 Dec 2.6 .1 .0 .0 Annual 19.8 1.4 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 19.8 1.5 0.0 0.0 ------------------------------------------ Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1968 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 15.9 Feb 15.6 Mar 17.8 Apr 15.0 May 16.5 Jun 17.9 Jul 20.3 Aug 19.1 Sep 16.8 Oct 15.7 Nov 16.0 Dec 15.8 Annual 202.3 Ann-NCDC 202.4 ------------------ 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 30.1 28.2 25.4 17.2 6.6 .1 Feb 28.1 27.1 25.7 23.1 16.4 1.2 Mar 29.3 27.9 26.6 24.8 17.0 4.6 Apr 12.3 9.4 7.9 6.1 3.2 .6 May .6 .1 * .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 .0 Nov 3.9 1.8 .8 .3 .0 .0 Dec 21.6 14.4 9.3 2.8 .0 .0 Annual 125.8 108.9 95.8 74.3 43.1 6.6 Ann-NCDC 125.9 108.9 95.7 74.3 43.2 6.5 ----------------------------------------------------------