Station Name: Ofunato WMO Station Number: 47512 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 39d 04m N Longitude: 141d 43m E Elevation: 37 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 .4 1.3 Feb .5 1.4 Mar 3.2 1.3 Apr 8.8 1.0 May 13.6 .8 Jun 17.3 1.2 Jul 20.8 1.4 Aug 23.0 1.2 Sep 19.0 .8 Oct 13.4 .9 Nov 8.1 1.3 Dec 3.2 1.3 Annual 10.9 .6 Ann-NCDC 10.9 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 4.1 1.5 1.0 6.8 Feb 4.3 1.7 .8 7.4 Mar 7.5 1.4 4.2 9.6 Apr 13.5 1.1 11.2 16.3 May 18.5 1.1 15.6 20.4 Jun 21.3 1.5 18.3 24.3 Jul 24.5 1.7 21.3 28.0 Aug 26.9 1.6 22.8 30.3 Sep 23.0 .9 20.8 24.8 Oct 18.2 1.0 16.5 20.4 Nov 12.7 1.4 9.4 15.4 Dec 7.1 1.5 4.0 9.8 Annual 15.1 .6 13.8 16.6 Ann-NCDC 15.1 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 -3.2 1.3 -6.1 -1.2 Feb -3.3 1.3 -5.6 -.3 Mar -1.0 1.1 -3.8 1.1 Apr 3.9 1.1 1.7 5.9 May 8.8 .6 7.6 10.3 Jun 13.6 1.0 11.8 15.6 Jul 17.7 1.3 15.3 20.2 Aug 19.8 1.1 16.9 21.7 Sep 15.3 .9 13.0 17.2 Oct 8.7 1.0 7.3 11.4 Nov 3.4 1.3 1.1 6.0 Dec -.7 1.2 -2.4 1.9 Annual 6.9 .5 5.9 8.4 Ann-NCDC 6.9 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 45.7 3.5 14.3 26.2 41.2 64.9 179.5 Feb 61.4 4.4 17.5 32.4 59.2 100.5 179.0 Mar 86.6 28.9 48.0 72.3 83.2 131.1 183.4 Apr 141.6 33.5 65.3 109.1 148.2 198.1 321.0 May 149.7 64.0 98.6 118.9 146.2 172.9 387.0 Jun 154.0 50.0 86.3 124.4 157.8 210.7 381.5 Jul 165.3 8.5 85.1 139.7 203.2 226.9 364.5 Aug 197.6 31.0 81.4 155.9 234.8 286.0 455.0 Sep 194.5 71.0 119.1 168.1 205.8 280.3 331.1 Oct 138.7 20.5 76.7 112.0 132.4 204.0 319.5 Nov 99.6 10.5 29.8 65.8 97.3 159.4 279.0 Dec 44.3 .8 13.2 20.3 34.5 56.7 169.5 Annual 1479.1 920.5 1220.5 1461.5 1538.4 1720.4 2081.0 Ann-NCDC 1479.0 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 6 12 * 42 Feb 8 19 * 63 Mar 6 10 * 46 Apr * * 0 7 May * * 0 * Jun 0 0 0 0 Jul 0 0 0 0 Aug 0 0 0 0 Sep 0 0 0 0 Oct * * 0 * Nov 1 1 0 12 Dec 4 7 * 30 Annual 12 49 11 141 Ann-NCDC NA 49.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6 Feb 10 Mar 7 Apr * May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 1 Dec 4 Annual 13 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 62 2 67 62 53 64 Feb 63 4 69 62 54 66 Mar 63 3 72 59 55 67 Apr 67 4 77 61 59 73 May 72 4 82 63 63 78 Jun 80 3 89 74 73 85 Jul 84 3 91 79 77 88 Aug 82 3 90 76 75 88 Sep 80 2 89 74 71 86 Oct 74 2 83 67 63 81 Nov 68 3 76 66 58 73 Dec 64 4 70 64 55 67 Annual 72 2 80 67 63 76 Ann-NCDC 71.6 NA 79.6 67.3 63.0 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 1014.4 2.8 Feb 1015.1 2.6 Mar 1014.8 2.3 Apr 1015.4 2.3 May 1012.0 1.5 Jun 1009.9 1.6 Jul 1009.3 1.9 Aug 1009.9 1.6 Sep 1013.6 1.3 Oct 1016.8 1.6 Nov 1017.5 2.1 Dec 1015.6 2.3 Annual 1013.7 .8 Ann-NCDC 1013.7 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 1009.1 2.8 Feb 1009.8 2.6 Mar 1009.6 2.3 Apr 1010.3 2.3 May 1007.0 1.5 Jun 1005.0 1.6 Jul 1004.4 1.9 Aug 1005.0 1.5 Sep 1008.6 1.3 Oct 1011.7 1.6 Nov 1012.3 2.1 Dec 1010.4 2.3 Annual 1008.6 .8 Ann-NCDC 1008.6 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 .5 Feb 4.1 .6 Mar 5.0 .6 Apr 7.8 .7 May 11.2 .7 Jun 16.0 1.2 Jul 20.9 1.8 Aug 23.5 1.5 Sep 18.0 .8 Oct 11.7 .9 Nov 7.8 1.0 Dec 5.1 .6 Annual 11.3 .5 Ann-NCDC 11.3 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 51.0 153.6 Feb 49.0 146.1 Mar 48.0 176.1 Apr 45.0 177.2 May 47.0 208.4 Jun 37.0 163.7 Jul 34.0 151.4 Aug 39.0 165.5 Sep 33.0 124.9 Oct 45.0 154.1 Nov 46.0 138.9 Dec 48.0 140.1 Annual 43.0 1900.1 Ann-NCDC NA 1900.0 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.1 Feb 2.1 Mar 2.2 Apr 2.2 May 2.1 Jun 1.9 Jul 1.7 Aug 1.8 Sep 1.6 Oct 1.8 Nov 1.9 Dec 2.0 Annual 1.9 Ann-NCDC 1.9 ------------------ 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 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 .020 .020 .030 Feb .040 .020 .010 .010 .010 .020 .040 .030 .030 Mar .030 .020 .020 .020 .020 .040 .080 .040 .030 Apr .030 .010 .020 .020 .020 .100 .150 .060 .040 May .030 .010 .020 .030 .030 .130 .180 .060 .030 Jun .030 .010 .020 .030 .030 .170 .220 .100 .030 Jul .030 .010 .020 .030 .040 .170 .250 .090 .040 Aug .020 .010 .020 .030 .030 .150 .220 .090 .040 Sep .040 .020 .020 .020 .020 .070 .130 .070 .040 Oct .030 .020 .010 .010 .010 .040 .070 .050 .040 Nov .030 .010 .010 .010 .010 .030 .050 .030 .030 Dec .030 .010 .010 * .010 .010 .020 .030 .030 Annual .030 .010 .010 .020 .020 .080 .120 .060 .030 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 .020 .030 .090 .290 .260 .130 Feb .030 .020 .030 .090 .270 .240 .130 Mar .030 .010 .020 .090 .230 .240 .100 Apr .030 .010 .020 .060 .160 .180 .100 May .020 .010 .020 .050 .120 .160 .100 Jun .020 .010 .010 .030 .080 .120 .080 Jul .020 .010 .010 .020 .070 .110 .080 Aug .030 .010 .010 .030 .080 .130 .090 Sep .040 .020 .020 .050 .140 .190 .120 Oct .030 .020 .030 .080 .210 .220 .130 Nov .030 .020 .030 .080 .240 .260 .130 Dec .030 .020 .030 .100 .300 .250 .120 Annual .030 .010 .020 .070 .180 .200 .110 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 337.5 Apr 337.5 May 157.5 Jun 157.5 Jul 157.5 Aug 157.5 Sep 337.5 Oct 337.5 Nov 337.5 Dec 315.0 Annual 337.5 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.5 Feb 4.9 Mar 5.2 Apr 5.4 May 5.5 Jun 6.4 Jul 6.6 Aug 6.1 Sep 6.3 Oct 4.9 Nov 4.6 Dec 4.5 Annual 5.4 Ann-NCDC 5.4 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .1 Mar * Apr .3 May 1.0 Jun 1.3 Jul 1.7 Aug 1.6 Sep 1.0 Oct .7 Nov .5 Dec .3 Annual 8.6 Ann-NCDC 8.5 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 19.9 Feb 17.9 Mar 14.3 Apr 1.7 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 3.7 Dec 13.1 Annual 70.7 Ann-NCDC 70.6 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.3 Feb 2.6 Mar 3.5 Apr 4.4 May 4.2 Jun 5.4 Jul 5.4 Aug 4.4 Sep 6.1 Oct 4.0 Nov 3.3 Dec 2.1 Annual 47.8 Ann-NCDC 47.7 ------------------ 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 .4 .0 May 2.2 .1 Jun 4.2 .3 Jul 14.6 3.0 Aug 22.5 5.2 Sep 7.1 .3 Oct .3 .0 Nov .0 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 51.3 8.9 Ann-NCDC 51.3 8.9 -------------------------- 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 .1 Jul 3.1 Aug 6.3 Sep .2 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 9.7 Ann-NCDC 9.7 ------------------ 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 2.7 Feb 2.2 Mar .3 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov * Dec .6 Annual 5.9 Ann-NCDC 5.8 ------------------ 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 27.4 Feb 24.9 Mar 20.2 Apr 3.7 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct * Nov 4.6 Dec 19.7 Annual 100.4 Ann-NCDC 100.5 ------------------ 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 6.6 5.0 1.3 .3 .1 .1 .0 Feb 7.7 5.7 1.8 .6 .2 .1 * Mar 9.1 7.4 2.6 .7 .3 .2 .0 Apr 10.7 9.1 3.6 1.2 .7 .3 .2 May 10.5 9.1 3.9 1.3 .8 .3 .1 Jun 11.5 10.2 4.2 1.4 .7 .4 .1 Jul 13.5 11.7 4.7 1.6 .6 .3 .2 Aug 11.7 10.2 5.0 2.2 1.0 .7 .1 Sep 12.5 12.1 5.6 2.0 .9 .4 .1 Oct 9.9 8.3 3.7 1.3 .7 .3 * Nov 8.5 7.0 2.3 .9 .4 .3 .1 Dec 7.0 5.3 1.1 .3 .1 .1 * Annual 119.1 101.1 39.9 13.7 6.7 3.5 1.1 Ann-NCDC 119.2 101.1 39.8 13.8 6.5 3.5 0.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 14.2 Feb 13.1 Mar 3.7 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec 4.7 Annual 35.8 Ann-NCDC 35.8 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .2 Feb .2 Mar .3 Apr 1.7 May 3.4 Jun 4.0 Jul 6.6 Aug 2.6 Sep .9 Oct .2 Nov * Dec .0 Annual 20.3 Ann-NCDC 20.1 ------------------ 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 .0 .0 .0 Feb .1 .0 .0 .0 Mar .1 .0 .0 .0 Apr .2 .0 .0 .0 May .0 .0 .0 .0 Jun .0 .0 .0 .0 Jul .0 .0 .0 .0 Aug .3 .1 .0 .0 Sep .1 .0 .0 .0 Oct .5 .1 .0 .0 Nov .3 .0 .0 .0 Dec .2 .0 .0 .0 Annual 2.1 .1 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 2.1 0.2 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 23.5 Feb 21.7 Mar 21.7 Apr 17.0 May 15.6 Jun 17.8 Jul 20.1 Aug 19.0 Sep 18.7 Oct 16.6 Nov 17.7 Dec 22.2 Annual 231.7 Ann-NCDC 231.6 ------------------ 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 10.5 1.8 .4 .0 .0 .0 Feb 11.3 4.4 2.0 .3 .0 .0 Mar 6.8 2.0 1.1 .4 .0 .0 Apr .3 * .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 .0 Nov .7 .1 * .0 .0 .0 Dec 5.4 .9 .3 .0 .0 .0 Annual 35.0 9.2 3.8 .7 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 35.0 9.2 3.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 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