Station Name: Wajima WMO Station Number: 47600 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 37d 23m N Longitude: 136d 54m E Elevation: 5 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 2.6 1.3 Feb 2.5 1.3 Mar 5.0 1.0 Apr 10.5 1.1 May 15.3 .7 Jun 19.3 .8 Jul 23.7 1.1 Aug 25.2 1.1 Sep 21.0 1.0 Oct 15.2 .8 Nov 10.1 1.0 Dec 5.5 1.1 Annual 13.0 .5 Ann-NCDC 13.0 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 5.5 1.6 2.7 8.6 Feb 5.6 1.6 2.4 8.7 Mar 9.1 1.2 5.6 10.7 Apr 15.3 1.1 12.8 17.8 May 20.0 1.0 18.4 21.9 Jun 23.1 1.0 21.4 25.8 Jul 27.3 1.4 24.5 30.4 Aug 29.3 1.4 26.1 32.4 Sep 25.2 1.0 23.4 27.5 Oct 19.8 .8 18.4 21.2 Nov 14.3 1.1 11.7 17.0 Dec 9.0 1.4 6.6 11.3 Annual 17.0 .5 16.1 18.3 Ann-NCDC 17.0 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 1.0 -2.1 1.7 Feb -.6 1.1 -2.6 1.8 Mar .8 .8 -1.8 2.2 Apr 5.5 1.1 3.6 7.9 May 10.5 .8 9.2 12.3 Jun 15.5 1.0 14.0 17.9 Jul 20.3 1.1 18.3 23.0 Aug 21.3 1.0 19.2 23.3 Sep 17.0 1.1 14.7 19.4 Oct 10.7 1.0 9.5 14.2 Nov 6.0 1.2 4.0 8.3 Dec 2.2 .9 .5 4.0 Annual 9.1 .5 8.1 10.4 Ann-NCDC 9.1 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 235.7 88.5 178.8 214.5 244.2 300.4 371.7 Feb 153.6 86.5 119.2 151.1 158.0 179.5 226.0 Mar 129.8 68.5 99.7 119.7 137.5 155.0 235.0 Apr 130.2 54.0 82.2 120.0 135.2 158.3 247.0 May 128.0 42.5 81.7 105.6 124.6 159.0 288.0 Jun 161.0 46.0 90.2 115.0 178.4 237.6 320.9 Jul 192.2 6.5 113.4 136.7 186.0 299.2 427.5 Aug 180.5 8.0 86.9 143.0 194.8 263.6 512.0 Sep 259.4 92.5 183.2 201.4 269.0 316.6 660.5 Oct 177.8 50.0 123.0 157.5 185.6 240.0 317.8 Nov 236.8 108.5 173.0 217.0 243.5 301.2 455.5 Dec 279.7 152.0 212.5 252.5 278.0 333.0 471.0 Annual 2264.8 1682.0 2012.0 2127.1 2310.2 2610.3 2855.5 Ann-NCDC 2264.7 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 21 78 4 161 Feb 15 55 * 151 Mar 7 14 * 62 Apr * * 0 * 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 25 Dec 10 28 * 98 Annual 26 175 22 418 Ann-NCDC NA 176.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 32 Feb 30 Mar 11 Apr * May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 1 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 76 3 78 77 70 78 Feb 74 2 78 74 67 77 Mar 71 2 79 68 61 77 Apr 72 3 82 65 62 77 May 74 3 83 67 64 80 Jun 80 3 89 75 72 86 Jul 82 2 91 78 74 88 Aug 80 2 91 74 70 87 Sep 80 2 89 74 68 87 Oct 76 2 85 71 63 84 Nov 76 2 82 75 65 81 Dec 77 2 80 78 70 80 Annual 77 1 84 73 67 82 Ann-NCDC 76.5 NA 83.9 73.0 67.2 81.8 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1017.7 3.0 Feb 1018.3 2.2 Mar 1017.5 1.7 Apr 1016.2 1.9 May 1012.3 1.2 Jun 1009.2 1.3 Jul 1008.4 1.3 Aug 1009.0 1.4 Sep 1012.9 1.1 Oct 1017.6 1.3 Nov 1019.6 1.8 Dec 1018.7 2.0 Annual 1014.8 .5 Ann-NCDC 1014.8 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 1016.0 3.1 Feb 1016.6 2.2 Mar 1015.8 1.7 Apr 1014.5 1.9 May 1010.6 1.2 Jun 1007.6 1.3 Jul 1006.8 1.3 Aug 1007.4 1.4 Sep 1011.3 1.1 Oct 1016.0 1.3 Nov 1017.9 1.8 Dec 1017.0 2.0 Annual 1013.1 .5 Ann-NCDC 1013.1 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 5.7 .5 Feb 5.5 .5 Mar 6.4 .5 Apr 9.3 .8 May 12.8 .7 Jun 18.0 1.0 Jul 24.1 1.5 Aug 25.8 1.4 Sep 20.1 1.3 Oct 13.4 .9 Nov 9.6 .9 Dec 7.1 .5 Annual 13.2 .4 Ann-NCDC 13.2 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 40.7 Feb 20.0 59.9 Mar 36.0 131.5 Apr 47.0 184.1 May 50.0 219.1 Jun 39.0 171.9 Jul 40.0 177.2 Aug 51.0 214.1 Sep 39.0 143.5 Oct 41.0 141.1 Nov 28.0 85.9 Dec 17.0 49.0 Annual 36.0 1618.0 Ann-NCDC NA 1618.0 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.5 Feb 4.2 Mar 3.9 Apr 4.1 May 3.8 Jun 3.3 Jul 3.3 Aug 3.4 Sep 3.5 Oct 3.8 Nov 4.0 Dec 4.3 Annual 3.8 Ann-NCDC 3.8 ------------------ 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 .020 .010 * * * .020 .070 .190 Feb .040 .030 .020 * * .010 .010 .070 .190 Mar .070 .040 .020 * * .010 .010 .090 .250 Apr .120 .060 .010 .010 * * .020 .100 .260 May .120 .070 .020 * * * .020 .090 .250 Jun .140 .090 .020 .010 * * .020 .090 .260 Jul .120 .080 .010 * * * .020 .090 .300 Aug .120 .090 .020 * * .010 .020 .090 .280 Sep .120 .100 .030 .010 * * .020 .100 .300 Oct .080 .070 .020 * * .010 .020 .110 .280 Nov .070 .040 .020 .010 * * .020 .110 .270 Dec .030 .020 .010 .010 * * .030 .110 .230 Annual .090 .060 .020 * * * .020 .090 .250 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 .140 .090 .070 .080 .120 .070 .080 Feb .140 .080 .060 .100 .130 .070 .070 Mar .140 .070 .050 .050 .070 .060 .060 Apr .210 .050 .020 .020 .030 .040 .040 May .220 .050 .020 .020 .030 .030 .050 Jun .190 .020 .020 .020 .020 .040 .060 Jul .210 .020 .020 .020 .020 .030 .040 Aug .180 .030 .020 .020 .030 .040 .060 Sep .150 .030 .020 .020 .030 .040 .050 Oct .140 .050 .030 .020 .050 .050 .070 Nov .150 .060 .040 .040 .060 .050 .070 Dec .150 .090 .040 .060 .090 .060 .070 Annual .170 .050 .030 .040 .060 .050 .060 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 202.5 Feb 202.5 Mar 202.5 Apr 202.5 May 202.5 Jun 202.5 Jul 202.5 Aug 202.5 Sep 202.5 Oct 202.5 Nov 202.5 Dec 202.5 Annual 202.5 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 6.1 Apr 5.2 May 5.1 Jun 6.1 Jul 5.8 Aug 4.9 Sep 5.8 Oct 5.4 Nov 6.1 Dec 6.8 Annual 5.9 Ann-NCDC 6.0 ------------------ Element 33: Global Solar Radiation (MJ/m2) MEANDLY (Statistic 06): Mean Daily Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.3 Feb 6.5 Mar 11.3 Apr 16.2 May 18.7 Jun 17.2 Jul 17.1 Aug 17.6 Sep 12.8 Oct 10.4 Nov 6.2 Dec 4.1 Annual 11.9 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.7 Feb 1.3 Mar .7 Apr .9 May 1.6 Jun 2.0 Jul 2.1 Aug 3.0 Sep 2.8 Oct 2.9 Nov 5.1 Dec 5.2 Annual 30.2 Ann-NCDC 30.3 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 21.8 Feb 18.8 Mar 10.4 Apr .7 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 1.7 Dec 11.4 Annual 64.8 Ann-NCDC 64.8 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.8 Feb 5.1 Mar 3.6 Apr 3.9 May 3.4 Jun 4.6 Jul 4.3 Aug 2.0 Sep 4.3 Oct 3.3 Nov 4.6 Dec 7.6 Annual 54.5 Ann-NCDC 54.5 ------------------ 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 .6 .0 May 3.3 .1 Jun 7.4 .6 Jul 22.6 8.3 Aug 29.5 13.1 Sep 15.3 2.2 Oct .9 .0 Nov * .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 79.7 24.3 Ann-NCDC 79.6 24.3 -------------------------- 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 .2 Aug .7 Sep .1 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 1.0 Ann-NCDC 1.0 ------------------ 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 .5 Jul 11.2 Aug 17.9 Sep 2.7 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 32.3 Ann-NCDC 32.3 ------------------ 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 .7 Feb 1.0 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 1.9 Ann-NCDC 1.8 ------------------ 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 17.8 Feb 18.2 Mar 13.4 Apr 2.1 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .3 Dec 5.5 Annual 57.3 Ann-NCDC 57.3 ------------------ 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 25.1 23.8 8.8 1.0 .1 .0 .0 Feb 20.7 18.9 5.2 .5 .0 .0 .0 Mar 19.0 16.1 4.1 .6 * .0 .0 Apr 12.9 11.4 4.7 .7 .2 .0 .0 May 11.0 9.8 4.5 1.0 .3 .1 .0 Jun 11.2 10.1 4.6 1.5 .7 .3 * Jul 11.4 10.2 4.9 2.1 .9 .4 .1 Aug 9.5 8.3 4.6 2.0 1.1 .4 .1 Sep 14.0 12.7 6.9 2.7 1.5 .8 .3 Oct 14.7 14.0 5.9 1.4 .4 .1 .1 Nov 19.6 18.2 8.5 2.0 .3 .0 .0 Dec 25.6 24.3 11.3 1.5 .1 .0 .0 Annual 194.6 177.8 73.9 17.1 5.6 2.1 .7 Ann-NCDC 194.7 177.8 74.0 17.0 5.6 2.1 0.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 4.1 Feb 4.6 Mar .8 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .5 Annual 10.0 Ann-NCDC 10.0 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .2 Feb * Mar .2 Apr .9 May .6 Jun .5 Jul .3 Aug .1 Sep * Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec * Annual 2.8 Ann-NCDC 2.8 ------------------ 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 .6 .0 .0 .0 Feb .5 .0 .0 .0 Mar .8 .1 .0 .0 Apr 1.7 .0 .0 .0 May .5 .0 .0 .0 Jun .0 .0 .0 .0 Jul .1 .0 .0 .0 Aug .5 .0 .0 .0 Sep .5 .0 .0 .0 Oct 1.1 .0 .0 .0 Nov .6 .0 .0 .0 Dec .8 .0 .0 .0 Annual 7.7 .1 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 7.7 0.1 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 29.5 Feb 25.7 Mar 23.7 Apr 17.3 May 15.5 Jun 17.5 Jul 17.4 Aug 15.7 Sep 19.4 Oct 19.3 Nov 23.9 Dec 28.8 Annual 253.7 Ann-NCDC 253.7 ------------------ 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 21.2 16.1 12.8 8.5 1.0 .0 Feb 19.1 14.0 11.8 8.3 1.4 .0 Mar 7.3 3.0 1.7 1.0 .5 .0 Apr .1 .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 .7 .1 * * .0 .0 Dec 8.4 4.1 2.6 1.1 .1 .0 Annual 56.8 37.2 28.9 18.9 3.0 .0 Ann-NCDC 56.8 37.3 28.9 18.9 3.0 0.0 ----------------------------------------------------------