Station Name: Ishinomaki WMO Station Number: 47592 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 38d 26m N Longitude: 141d 18m E Elevation: 43 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 .3 1.2 Feb .5 1.4 Mar 3.5 1.2 Apr 9.1 1.0 May 14.0 .9 Jun 17.7 1.1 Jul 21.3 1.4 Aug 23.6 1.2 Sep 19.7 1.0 Oct 13.8 .9 Nov 8.1 1.2 Dec 3.1 1.3 Annual 11.2 .6 Ann-NCDC 11.2 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 1.3 .8 6.5 Feb 4.4 1.5 1.1 7.6 Mar 7.8 1.3 4.7 9.5 Apr 13.6 .9 11.1 15.6 May 18.3 1.0 16.0 19.8 Jun 21.3 1.3 18.1 23.8 Jul 24.7 1.6 21.3 28.0 Aug 27.1 1.5 22.9 30.0 Sep 23.4 1.0 21.1 26.0 Oct 18.2 .9 16.9 20.2 Nov 12.6 1.3 9.7 15.2 Dec 7.2 1.3 3.9 10.1 Annual 15.2 .6 14.0 16.6 Ann-NCDC 15.2 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 1.2 -6.4 -1.2 Feb -3.0 1.3 -5.0 .1 Mar -.4 1.1 -3.6 1.5 Apr 4.9 1.1 2.0 6.9 May 10.2 .7 8.8 11.7 Jun 14.7 1.1 12.8 17.5 Jul 18.7 1.3 16.3 21.4 Aug 20.9 1.2 17.5 22.9 Sep 16.4 1.1 13.7 18.7 Oct 9.5 1.0 8.1 12.0 Nov 3.8 1.3 1.8 6.5 Dec -.5 1.3 -2.9 2.2 Annual 7.7 .6 6.7 9.3 Ann-NCDC 7.7 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 39.3 1.5 9.5 23.5 38.5 62.9 188.5 Feb 47.7 5.0 12.9 30.7 55.2 79.7 127.5 Mar 66.6 10.4 33.7 50.0 76.5 92.7 127.2 Apr 91.5 20.0 66.0 76.8 92.6 111.5 219.5 May 98.7 44.0 66.5 90.7 104.6 124.8 197.0 Jun 108.5 37.0 74.0 96.7 108.2 135.6 227.3 Jul 125.6 6.0 55.0 105.3 134.3 189.0 397.0 Aug 123.7 12.0 60.4 107.2 149.1 177.5 269.0 Sep 140.9 33.0 81.0 123.7 168.2 187.0 254.0 Oct 108.3 16.5 64.2 86.2 113.6 162.2 218.3 Nov 64.1 1.5 38.2 46.2 65.2 88.5 140.5 Dec 32.7 .5 8.5 15.0 28.8 38.1 146.5 Annual 1047.7 657.0 887.7 1042.1 1083.3 1173.7 1437.5 Ann-NCDC 1047.6 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 7 14 1 35 Feb 13 28 1 79 Mar 7 11 * 67 Apr * * 0 4 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 0 0 0 Nov 1 1 0 10 Dec 5 7 * 39 Annual 17 62 9 136 Ann-NCDC NA 61.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 8 Feb 14 Mar 8 Apr * May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 1 Dec 5 Annual 18 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 3 79 74 61 75 Feb 72 3 79 73 60 75 Mar 69 3 78 67 58 73 Apr 71 3 80 68 62 74 May 74 3 83 70 67 78 Jun 82 3 89 78 75 84 Jul 85 3 91 82 78 87 Aug 83 3 90 80 76 86 Sep 81 2 89 79 71 83 Oct 77 3 86 77 64 79 Nov 74 3 82 74 63 76 Dec 73 4 79 74 62 75 Annual 76 2 84 75 66 79 Ann-NCDC 76.1 NA 83.8 74.7 66.4 78.8 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014.8 3.4 Feb 1015.7 2.6 Mar 1015.6 2.1 Apr 1016.1 2.2 May 1012.5 1.3 Jun 1010.2 1.5 Jul 1009.6 1.7 Aug 1010.0 1.4 Sep 1013.7 1.2 Oct 1017.3 1.5 Nov 1018.4 2.0 Dec 1016.5 2.2 Annual 1014.2 .6 Ann-NCDC 1014.2 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 1009.3 3.4 Feb 1010.3 2.6 Mar 1010.2 2.1 Apr 1010.8 2.2 May 1007.3 1.3 Jun 1005.2 1.5 Jul 1004.6 1.7 Aug 1005.1 1.4 Sep 1008.6 1.2 Oct 1012.2 1.5 Nov 1013.1 2.0 Dec 1011.1 2.2 Annual 1009.0 .6 Ann-NCDC 1009.0 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 4.6 .5 Feb 4.7 .5 Mar 5.6 .5 Apr 8.5 .8 May 12.1 .8 Jun 16.6 1.1 Jul 21.7 1.9 Aug 24.3 1.8 Sep 18.9 1.2 Oct 12.4 .9 Nov 8.3 .9 Dec 5.7 .6 Annual 11.9 .6 Ann-NCDC 12.0 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 55.0 166.1 Feb 53.0 160.9 Mar 52.0 193.4 Apr 49.0 192.8 May 48.0 211.9 Jun 35.0 153.6 Jul 33.0 147.0 Aug 42.0 178.2 Sep 37.0 136.1 Oct 45.0 157.7 Nov 49.0 146.9 Dec 51.0 150.5 Annual 45.0 1995.0 Ann-NCDC NA 1995.1 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.8 Feb 2.8 Mar 3.0 Apr 3.1 May 2.9 Jun 2.5 Jul 2.4 Aug 2.6 Sep 2.5 Oct 2.7 Nov 2.8 Dec 2.7 Annual 2.7 Ann-NCDC 2.7 ------------------ 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 .050 .020 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 .020 Feb .050 .040 .020 .010 .010 .010 .010 .020 .020 Mar .050 .050 .030 .030 .030 .040 .040 .030 .020 Apr .050 .060 .040 .040 .050 .120 .080 .060 .030 May .040 .070 .050 .050 .060 .160 .100 .070 .040 Jun .050 .100 .070 .060 .090 .160 .110 .080 .030 Jul .040 .100 .050 .060 .080 .190 .150 .080 .030 Aug .060 .090 .050 .060 .070 .180 .130 .090 .030 Sep .070 .090 .050 .050 .040 .080 .080 .060 .030 Oct .070 .050 .040 .030 .020 .040 .030 .050 .030 Nov .060 .050 .020 .010 .020 .020 .020 .030 .030 Dec .060 .030 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 .020 .020 Annual .050 .060 .040 .040 .040 .080 .060 .050 .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 .010 .030 .200 .190 .140 .200 .080 Feb .010 .030 .170 .190 .130 .190 .080 Mar .010 .020 .110 .180 .120 .160 .080 Apr .010 .020 .080 .100 .090 .120 .060 May .010 .010 .040 .080 .060 .100 .060 Jun .010 .010 .020 .040 .050 .070 .050 Jul .010 .010 .010 .020 .040 .070 .040 Aug .010 .010 .020 .030 .040 .080 .060 Sep .010 .010 .030 .040 .080 .160 .090 Oct .010 .020 .070 .090 .110 .230 .100 Nov .020 .030 .100 .120 .130 .240 .110 Dec .020 .030 .150 .170 .130 .210 .100 Annual .010 .020 .080 .100 .090 .160 .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 337.5 Feb 337.5 Mar 292.5 Apr 135.0 May 135.0 Jun 135.0 Jul 135.0 Aug 135.0 Sep 337.5 Oct 337.5 Nov 337.5 Dec 337.5 Annual 337.5 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.0 Feb 4.2 Mar 4.6 Apr 4.8 May 5.1 Jun 6.2 Jul 6.2 Aug 5.5 Sep 5.9 Oct 4.8 Nov 4.4 Dec 4.1 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 .1 Mar .1 Apr .3 May .9 Jun 1.2 Jul 1.3 Aug 1.5 Sep 1.2 Oct .5 Nov .2 Dec * Annual 7.5 Ann-NCDC 7.4 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 16.2 Feb 14.2 Mar 9.7 Apr .9 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 2.2 Dec 9.2 Annual 52.4 Ann-NCDC 52.4 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.2 Feb 3.0 Mar 3.6 Apr 4.1 May 4.3 Jun 6.4 Jul 5.7 Aug 3.5 Sep 5.6 Oct 4.5 Nov 3.2 Dec 2.4 Annual 48.5 Ann-NCDC 48.5 ------------------ 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 May .9 * Jun 3.7 .1 Jul 15.2 2.3 Aug 24.6 4.9 Sep 8.8 .4 Oct .1 .0 Nov .0 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 53.4 7.7 Ann-NCDC 53.3 7.7 -------------------------- 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 * Aug .1 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .2 Ann-NCDC 0.1 ------------------ 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 3.5 Aug 9.2 Sep .7 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 13.5 Ann-NCDC 13.5 ------------------ 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 2.2 Feb 2.2 Mar .2 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov * Dec .3 Annual 5.0 Ann-NCDC 4.9 ------------------ 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 27.5 Feb 24.1 Mar 17.8 Apr 1.8 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 3.6 Dec 18.7 Annual 93.5 Ann-NCDC 93.5 ------------------ 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 5.5 4.2 1.2 .3 .1 * .0 Feb 7.3 5.7 1.5 .2 * .0 .0 Mar 8.3 6.7 2.3 .5 .1 .0 .0 Apr 9.8 8.2 3.0 .5 .2 .1 .0 May 9.6 8.8 3.4 .8 .1 * .0 Jun 10.9 10.1 3.3 .8 .2 .1 * Jul 12.1 10.7 4.0 1.2 .2 .1 .0 Aug 10.0 8.7 3.5 1.3 .3 .2 .1 Sep 12.8 11.0 4.7 1.1 .2 .2 * Oct 9.8 8.6 3.7 .9 .4 .1 .0 Nov 8.1 6.4 1.8 .5 .2 * * Dec 5.7 4.1 .8 .1 .1 * .0 Annual 110.1 93.2 33.2 8.3 2.2 .9 .2 Ann-NCDC 109.9 93.2 33.2 8.2 2.1 0.8 0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 14.6 Feb 12.8 Mar 3.1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec 4.7 Annual 35.3 Ann-NCDC 35.3 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.0 Feb 1.0 Mar 1.9 Apr 3.6 May 5.0 Jun 6.5 Jul 7.7 Aug 4.9 Sep 4.5 Oct 3.7 Nov 2.6 Dec 1.1 Annual 43.6 Ann-NCDC 43.5 ------------------ 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 .3 .0 .0 .0 Feb .5 .1 .0 .0 Mar .7 .1 .0 .0 Apr 1.5 .1 .0 .0 May 1.1 .0 .0 .0 Jun .1 .0 .0 .0 Jul .1 .0 .0 .0 Aug .7 .1 .0 .0 Sep .5 .1 .0 .0 Oct .7 .1 .0 .0 Nov .6 .0 .0 .0 Dec .1 .1 .0 .0 Annual 6.9 .5 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 6.9 0.7 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 18.9 Feb 17.7 Mar 17.7 Apr 15.0 May 15.0 Jun 17.1 Jul 19.0 Aug 16.7 Sep 17.6 Oct 15.6 Nov 15.0 Dec 17.0 Annual 202.3 Ann-NCDC 202.3 ------------------ 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 10.7 3.7 1.2 .1 .0 .0 Feb 11.7 5.8 2.9 .7 .0 .0 Mar 5.0 2.2 1.2 .2 .0 .0 Apr .2 .0 .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 .4 .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 Dec 4.3 .8 .5 .2 .0 .0 Annual 32.2 12.5 5.8 1.2 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 32.3 12.6 5.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 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