Station Name: Kanazawa WMO Station Number: 47605 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 36d 33m N Longitude: 136d 39m E Elevation: 26 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 2.9 1.4 Feb 2.9 1.5 Mar 6.0 1.1 Apr 12.1 1.0 May 17.0 .7 Jun 20.8 .9 Jul 25.2 1.2 Aug 26.6 1.0 Sep 22.1 1.0 Oct 16.1 .8 Nov 10.8 1.0 Dec 6.0 1.2 Annual 14.1 .5 Ann-NCDC 14.0 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 6.1 1.7 3.3 9.5 Feb 6.5 1.7 3.6 9.8 Mar 10.5 1.4 6.6 12.3 Apr 17.4 1.2 14.3 20.1 May 22.2 .9 20.4 23.9 Jun 25.2 1.1 22.9 28.0 Jul 29.4 1.4 26.8 32.1 Aug 31.2 1.3 27.9 33.8 Sep 26.7 1.2 24.9 29.5 Oct 20.9 .9 19.3 23.0 Nov 15.3 1.1 12.6 17.9 Dec 9.8 1.5 6.8 12.0 Annual 18.4 .5 17.7 19.8 Ann-NCDC 18.4 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 .1 1.1 -1.5 2.7 Feb .0 1.2 -2.3 3.2 Mar 2.0 .9 -.8 3.9 Apr 7.3 1.0 4.8 10.0 May 12.2 .8 11.0 13.8 Jun 17.0 .8 15.9 19.3 Jul 21.6 .9 20.0 23.4 Aug 22.7 .8 21.1 24.6 Sep 18.5 1.0 16.7 20.8 Oct 12.2 .9 11.1 14.9 Nov 7.0 1.1 5.0 9.5 Dec 2.8 1.1 .8 5.0 Annual 10.3 .5 9.5 11.7 Ann-NCDC 10.3 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 293.1 135.0 231.7 256.3 298.9 325.5 715.6 Feb 195.2 135.0 152.7 170.5 190.2 227.8 327.5 Mar 156.5 85.2 124.5 146.2 162.5 179.7 272.1 Apr 147.8 43.0 115.0 130.5 156.5 185.8 225.5 May 150.0 47.5 103.2 115.0 145.5 207.9 276.4 Jun 207.0 91.0 137.2 167.4 216.2 286.2 408.5 Jul 250.7 34.5 108.2 178.7 236.5 381.2 680.3 Aug 171.1 4.5 83.9 146.1 181.1 234.7 400.0 Sep 247.5 60.0 123.8 198.0 292.2 339.5 609.5 Oct 202.8 36.5 147.9 175.0 202.5 261.0 486.5 Nov 265.3 130.5 181.0 233.7 262.0 336.2 538.0 Dec 305.4 138.0 218.1 244.5 294.3 394.7 578.5 Annual 2592.6 1997.5 2242.0 2448.8 2706.7 2966.2 NA Ann-NCDC 2592.4 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 33 145 10 482 Feb 25 102 5 279 Mar 11 24 * 93 Apr * * 0 4 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 16 45 * 169 Annual 41 318 65 688 Ann-NCDC NA 317.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 58 Feb 53 Mar 25 Apr * May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 1 Dec 23 Annual 68 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 78 3 81 80 72 80 Feb 76 3 80 76 69 79 Mar 70 3 78 67 60 75 Apr 68 5 77 63 58 74 May 69 4 79 64 59 75 Jun 77 4 85 73 67 82 Jul 78 4 87 74 70 82 Aug 75 4 84 70 65 81 Sep 77 4 85 73 66 82 Oct 74 3 83 70 62 80 Nov 74 3 80 73 64 79 Dec 76 4 80 77 70 79 Annual 74 3 82 72 65 79 Ann-NCDC 74.3 NA 81.6 71.7 65.2 79.0 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1018.3 2.8 Feb 1018.8 2.1 Mar 1017.8 1.6 Apr 1016.3 1.8 May 1012.4 1.1 Jun 1009.2 1.3 Jul 1008.5 1.2 Aug 1009.0 1.5 Sep 1012.8 1.0 Oct 1017.6 1.2 Nov 1019.9 1.6 Dec 1019.4 1.9 Annual 1015.0 .4 Ann-NCDC 1015.0 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 1014.9 2.8 Feb 1015.4 2.1 Mar 1014.4 1.6 Apr 1012.9 1.8 May 1009.1 1.1 Jun 1006.0 1.3 Jul 1005.4 1.2 Aug 1005.9 1.5 Sep 1009.6 1.0 Oct 1014.3 1.2 Nov 1016.5 1.6 Dec 1015.9 1.9 Annual 1011.7 .5 Ann-NCDC 1011.7 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 5.9 .5 Feb 5.8 .6 Mar 6.6 .6 Apr 9.7 1.1 May 13.4 .9 Jun 18.8 1.1 Jul 24.9 1.5 Aug 26.1 1.4 Sep 20.6 1.5 Oct 13.7 .9 Nov 9.8 .9 Dec 7.2 .7 Annual 13.6 .5 Ann-NCDC 13.5 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 18.0 55.5 Feb 24.0 73.5 Mar 36.0 133.7 Apr 43.0 169.6 May 47.0 203.4 Jun 35.0 153.9 Jul 38.0 166.7 Aug 49.0 203.6 Sep 37.0 138.1 Oct 41.0 141.9 Nov 32.0 98.8 Dec 22.0 66.4 Annual 36.0 1604.8 Ann-NCDC NA 1605.1 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.4 Feb 2.2 Mar 2.1 Apr 2.2 May 2.1 Jun 1.8 Jul 1.7 Aug 1.7 Sep 1.8 Oct 1.8 Nov 2.1 Dec 2.3 Annual 2.0 Ann-NCDC 2.0 ------------------ 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 .070 .090 .100 .110 .060 .030 .040 .110 Feb .040 .080 .120 .110 .100 .060 .020 .040 .090 Mar .040 .080 .140 .130 .090 .040 .020 .030 .060 Apr .040 .070 .120 .140 .090 .040 .020 .020 .050 May .030 .070 .130 .130 .080 .030 .010 .020 .040 Jun .040 .080 .130 .140 .080 .030 .020 .010 .040 Jul .030 .050 .110 .130 .080 .030 .020 .020 .040 Aug .040 .070 .120 .160 .110 .040 .020 .020 .040 Sep .040 .110 .170 .160 .140 .040 .020 .020 .030 Oct .040 .090 .140 .180 .160 .050 .020 .020 .050 Nov .040 .070 .120 .150 .150 .050 .020 .040 .090 Dec .030 .050 .090 .120 .140 .060 .020 .040 .130 Annual .040 .070 .120 .140 .110 .040 .020 .030 .060 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 .110 .060 .060 .050 .040 .030 .020 Feb .090 .050 .050 .050 .040 .030 .030 Mar .070 .060 .060 .050 .040 .030 .050 Apr .070 .080 .080 .050 .050 .040 .040 May .080 .090 .090 .060 .060 .040 .040 Jun .060 .070 .080 .060 .070 .050 .040 Jul .090 .090 .090 .060 .060 .040 .040 Aug .070 .060 .070 .050 .050 .040 .050 Sep .050 .040 .040 .040 .040 .030 .040 Oct .050 .040 .040 .030 .030 .030 .030 Nov .080 .050 .050 .030 .030 .020 .030 Dec .110 .060 .050 .040 .030 .020 .020 Annual .080 .060 .060 .050 .050 .030 .040 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 225.0 Feb 67.5 Mar 67.5 Apr 90.0 May 90.0 Jun 90.0 Jul 90.0 Aug 90.0 Sep 67.5 Oct 90.0 Nov 90.0 Dec 112.5 Annual 90.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.0 Feb 6.8 Mar 5.9 Apr 5.4 May 5.2 Jun 6.2 Jul 5.9 Aug 5.0 Sep 5.8 Oct 5.3 Nov 5.7 Dec 6.5 Annual 5.9 Ann-NCDC 5.9 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.0 Feb 3.1 Mar 1.2 Apr .7 May .9 Jun 2.0 Jul 2.7 Aug 3.2 Sep 2.2 Oct 2.1 Nov 4.5 Dec 6.4 Annual 34.0 Ann-NCDC 34.0 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 20.3 Feb 17.2 Mar 9.4 Apr .5 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 1.2 Dec 9.7 Annual 58.3 Ann-NCDC 58.3 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.0 Feb 5.2 Mar 4.0 Apr 4.5 May 4.4 Jun 5.7 Jul 3.9 Aug 1.7 Sep 5.0 Oct 4.2 Nov 5.0 Dec 6.6 Annual 57.3 Ann-NCDC 57.2 ------------------ 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 Apr 1.7 .1 May 8.9 .4 Jun 16.4 2.1 Jul 27.5 14.8 Aug 30.6 21.2 Sep 20.2 5.5 Oct 2.5 .1 Nov .2 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 108.1 44.2 Ann-NCDC 108.0 44.2 -------------------------- 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 1.1 Aug 2.4 Sep .2 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 3.7 Ann-NCDC 3.7 ------------------ 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 1.3 Jul 16.4 Aug 24.3 Sep 5.1 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 47.1 Ann-NCDC 47.1 ------------------ 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 .4 Feb .3 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .8 Ann-NCDC 0.8 ------------------ 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 14.7 Feb 14.9 Mar 6.9 Apr .2 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec 3.4 Annual 40.1 Ann-NCDC 40.2 ------------------ 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 24.3 11.4 1.7 .1 .0 .0 Feb 21.3 19.5 6.7 1.0 .1 .0 .0 Mar 18.6 16.7 5.3 .7 .1 .0 .0 Apr 13.2 12.0 5.4 1.1 .1 .0 .0 May 11.2 10.5 5.1 1.4 .4 .1 .0 Jun 12.3 11.5 6.1 2.2 .8 .5 .1 Jul 12.8 11.9 6.5 2.8 1.3 .5 .2 Aug 9.9 8.9 4.6 1.8 .9 .4 .1 Sep 14.1 13.2 6.9 2.2 1.2 .7 .2 Oct 14.8 13.1 6.4 2.0 .7 .2 * Nov 18.5 17.0 9.3 2.5 .7 .1 * Dec 23.7 22.4 12.0 2.3 .1 * .0 Annual 195.4 180.9 85.7 21.8 6.5 2.6 .6 Ann-NCDC 195.5 181.0 85.7 21.7 6.5 2.5 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 3.7 Mar .4 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .4 Annual 8.6 Ann-NCDC 8.6 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .1 Mar * Apr .5 May .3 Jun .1 Jul .2 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec .0 Annual 1.4 Ann-NCDC 1.3 ------------------ 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 1.2 .0 .0 .0 Feb .8 .0 .0 .0 Mar .8 .0 .0 .0 Apr .8 .0 .0 .0 May .3 .0 .0 .0 Jun .1 .0 .0 .0 Jul .1 .0 .0 .0 Aug .1 .0 .0 .0 Sep .1 .0 .0 .0 Oct .4 .0 .0 .0 Nov .8 .0 .0 .0 Dec .9 .0 .0 .0 Annual 6.2 .0 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 6.4 0.0 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 28.0 Feb 25.3 Mar 23.6 Apr 17.8 May 15.7 Jun 17.7 Jul 18.1 Aug 16.0 Sep 19.0 Oct 18.9 Nov 23.2 Dec 26.8 Annual 250.1 Ann-NCDC 250.1 ------------------ 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 23.1 18.7 16.1 11.7 5.7 1.2 Feb 20.6 16.6 14.8 11.5 6.9 1.3 Mar 9.2 5.8 4.6 3.0 1.0 .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 .9 .2 .1 .0 .0 .0 Dec 8.9 5.0 3.2 2.0 .4 .0 Annual 62.7 46.3 38.9 28.2 14.0 2.5 Ann-NCDC 62.8 46.3 38.8 28.2 14.0 2.5 ----------------------------------------------------------