Station Name: Takayama WMO Station Number: 47617 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 36d 09m N Longitude: 137d 15m E Elevation: 560 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 -2.2 1.5 Feb -1.6 1.8 Mar 1.9 1.4 Apr 9.3 1.4 May 14.6 .9 Jun 18.8 .9 Jul 22.6 .9 Aug 23.4 .8 Sep 18.9 1.1 Oct 11.9 1.0 Nov 6.0 1.2 Dec .7 1.2 Annual 10.4 .6 Ann-NCDC 10.4 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 2.7 1.6 -.1 6.1 Feb 3.7 1.8 .3 7.7 Mar 8.1 1.7 3.7 10.6 Apr 16.5 1.5 12.8 20.6 May 22.0 1.1 20.7 24.6 Jun 24.9 .9 22.9 26.6 Jul 28.6 1.3 26.4 32.0 Aug 29.9 1.3 27.1 32.5 Sep 24.8 1.2 22.8 27.7 Oct 18.4 1.1 16.3 21.0 Nov 12.3 1.4 9.5 14.6 Dec 5.8 1.6 2.4 8.6 Annual 16.5 .6 15.4 17.7 Ann-NCDC 16.5 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 -6.5 1.9 -9.2 -2.4 Feb -6.2 2.3 -10.1 -.5 Mar -3.2 1.5 -6.8 -.4 Apr 3.0 1.5 -.3 8.2 May 8.3 1.3 6.4 12.4 Jun 14.0 1.1 12.2 17.1 Jul 18.4 .8 16.8 19.8 Aug 19.0 .8 16.5 20.2 Sep 14.9 1.3 12.6 17.0 Oct 7.4 1.3 4.7 11.6 Nov 1.5 1.3 -.8 4.1 Dec -3.2 1.3 -7.0 -.4 Annual 5.6 .7 4.2 7.3 Ann-NCDC 5.6 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 92.1 43.5 57.5 85.5 99.1 115.4 192.3 Feb 92.3 24.0 52.2 78.4 107.7 122.5 162.0 Mar 119.2 52.9 92.0 103.5 127.8 150.2 182.0 Apr 142.1 34.5 101.0 136.2 150.4 182.5 243.0 May 137.7 65.0 93.7 125.4 139.7 163.2 267.5 Jun 227.3 123.0 141.3 164.8 226.7 305.8 552.3 Jul 240.8 47.0 138.0 189.7 266.7 321.2 492.3 Aug 157.8 23.6 99.0 128.4 182.8 214.7 293.5 Sep 242.8 63.0 109.2 172.7 255.0 365.3 533.0 Oct 127.2 41.5 78.5 111.0 133.3 172.5 244.8 Nov 98.5 38.9 67.2 84.2 100.5 134.2 174.0 Dec 79.0 23.0 48.0 68.2 89.2 99.0 151.5 Annual 1757.0 1296.0 1446.2 1707.5 1892.2 2038.7 2215.2 Ann-NCDC 1756.8 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 25 122 19 341 Feb 20 90 18 195 Mar 16 45 5 120 Apr 3 4 0 26 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 * Nov 8 13 * 68 Dec 22 71 5 269 Annual 35 345 150 740 Ann-NCDC NA 345.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 38 Feb 40 Mar 26 Apr 3 May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 9 Dec 27 Annual 50 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 81 3 88 86 65 85 Feb 78 2 87 83 60 82 Mar 74 3 87 77 53 78 Apr 70 3 87 70 47 74 May 69 3 88 68 47 74 Jun 76 3 90 75 57 81 Jul 79 3 91 78 61 85 Aug 78 3 91 76 58 84 Sep 81 2 92 81 62 87 Oct 81 2 93 85 57 88 Nov 81 2 91 86 59 87 Dec 83 3 90 88 64 87 Annual 78 1 90 80 58 83 Ann-NCDC 77.6 NA 89.6 79.4 57.5 82.7 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1019.3 2.7 Feb 1019.4 2.0 Mar 1018.2 1.6 Apr 1016.8 1.6 May 1012.5 1.1 Jun 1009.2 1.3 Jul 1008.7 1.3 Aug 1009.3 1.7 Sep 1013.1 1.1 Oct 1018.4 1.2 Nov 1021.1 1.5 Dec 1020.7 1.9 Annual 1015.6 .4 Ann-NCDC 1015.6 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 950.2 2.8 Feb 950.4 1.9 Mar 950.2 1.5 Apr 950.6 1.6 May 947.9 1.1 Jun 945.8 1.3 Jul 946.2 1.2 Aug 947.0 1.6 Sep 949.5 1.1 Oct 952.8 1.1 Nov 953.9 1.5 Dec 952.2 1.9 Annual 949.7 .5 Ann-NCDC 949.7 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 4.3 .5 Feb 4.4 .6 Mar 5.2 .5 Apr 8.2 1.0 May 11.4 1.0 Jun 16.2 1.1 Jul 21.4 1.1 Aug 22.1 1.0 Sep 17.6 1.3 Oct 11.3 .9 Nov 7.7 .7 Dec 5.4 .5 Annual 11.3 .4 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 32.0 98.3 Feb 37.0 113.6 Mar 43.0 157.1 Apr 43.0 168.2 May 44.0 191.0 Jun 33.0 143.9 Jul 35.0 155.6 Aug 43.0 180.0 Sep 32.0 119.7 Oct 34.0 118.8 Nov 32.0 96.7 Dec 31.0 91.5 Annual 37.0 1634.2 Ann-NCDC NA 1634.4 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.0 Feb 1.2 Mar 1.4 Apr 1.7 May 1.7 Jun 1.4 Jul 1.3 Aug 1.4 Sep 1.2 Oct 1.1 Nov 1.1 Dec 1.0 Annual 1.3 Ann-NCDC 1.3 ------------------ 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 .040 .030 .040 .120 .060 .020 .030 .030 .020 Feb .040 .030 .050 .110 .070 .020 .020 .030 .020 Mar .050 .030 .040 .100 .060 .020 .020 .030 .030 Apr .040 .030 .050 .100 .060 .030 .040 .080 .070 May .050 .040 .060 .100 .070 .030 .040 .090 .060 Jun .060 .060 .050 .110 .080 .030 .050 .080 .050 Jul .070 .060 .050 .110 .080 .030 .040 .070 .050 Aug .070 .050 .040 .090 .080 .030 .040 .070 .060 Sep .060 .060 .050 .090 .090 .030 .030 .060 .030 Oct .050 .050 .060 .130 .100 .030 .030 .040 .030 Nov .050 .040 .060 .130 .090 .040 .030 .040 .030 Dec .040 .030 .050 .110 .090 .030 .030 .030 .030 Annual .050 .040 .050 .110 .080 .030 .030 .050 .040 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 .040 .060 .100 .170 .150 .070 Feb .030 .040 .050 .090 .180 .160 .080 Mar .020 .030 .050 .080 .190 .180 .080 Apr .040 .030 .040 .060 .140 .130 .070 May .040 .030 .040 .060 .110 .110 .070 Jun .030 .050 .050 .050 .090 .090 .080 Jul .030 .040 .050 .050 .100 .100 .080 Aug .030 .040 .060 .050 .110 .110 .070 Sep .020 .040 .040 .060 .130 .110 .080 Oct .020 .040 .050 .060 .120 .130 .080 Nov .030 .030 .040 .060 .140 .120 .070 Dec .040 .040 .050 .090 .140 .130 .070 Annual .030 .040 .050 .070 .130 .120 .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 315.0 Feb 315.0 Mar 315.0 Apr 315.0 May 315.0 Jun 90.0 Jul 90.0 Aug 315.0 Sep 315.0 Oct 90.0 Nov 315.0 Dec 315.0 Annual 315.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.4 Feb 6.1 Mar 5.7 Apr 5.6 May 5.7 Jun 6.6 Jul 6.3 Aug 5.7 Sep 6.4 Oct 5.9 Nov 5.9 Dec 6.2 Annual 6.0 Ann-NCDC 6.0 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .2 Feb .1 Mar .2 Apr .6 May 1.8 Jun 3.0 Jul 5.5 Aug 5.8 Sep 2.9 Oct .7 Nov .5 Dec .2 Annual 21.4 Ann-NCDC 21.5 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 24.9 Feb 20.5 Mar 15.1 Apr 2.1 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .2 Nov 4.7 Dec 18.6 Annual 86.0 Ann-NCDC 86.1 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.3 Feb 3.4 Mar 4.1 Apr 4.4 May 3.3 Jun 4.5 Jul 3.2 Aug 1.8 Sep 4.3 Oct 4.4 Nov 4.0 Dec 3.7 Annual 44.4 Ann-NCDC 44.4 ------------------ 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 1.1 .0 May 8.1 .3 Jun 15.5 1.3 Jul 25.9 12.3 Aug 28.9 17.8 Sep 15.4 2.4 Oct .9 .0 Nov .0 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 95.8 34.1 Ann-NCDC 95.8 34.1 -------------------------- 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 .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .0 Ann-NCDC 0.0 ------------------ 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 .0 Jul 4.1 Aug 6.2 Sep .3 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 10.5 Ann-NCDC 10.6 ------------------ 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 6.6 Feb 4.2 Mar .8 Apr * May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov * Dec 1.6 Annual 13.2 Ann-NCDC 13.2 ------------------ 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 29.6 Feb 26.1 Mar 24.9 Apr 8.4 May .4 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .4 Nov 11.8 Dec 26.5 Annual 128.1 Ann-NCDC 128.1 ------------------ 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 18.1 14.9 3.0 .2 .0 .0 .0 Feb 16.0 12.7 3.2 .2 .0 .0 .0 Mar 15.4 12.8 4.3 .5 .1 .0 .0 Apr 13.1 11.6 4.9 1.1 .1 .0 .0 May 12.3 11.0 4.4 1.2 .2 .1 .1 Jun 14.6 13.3 6.6 2.2 .9 .3 .1 Jul 15.6 14.2 7.0 2.9 .9 .3 * Aug 12.7 10.4 4.7 1.6 .5 .1 .0 Sep 14.4 12.7 6.4 2.5 1.2 .7 .2 Oct 12.5 10.2 4.1 1.1 .3 * .0 Nov 13.1 10.7 3.3 .5 * .0 .0 Dec 15.9 12.8 2.4 .1 .0 .0 .0 Annual 173.5 147.2 54.5 14.2 4.3 1.6 .4 Ann-NCDC 173.7 147.3 54.3 14.1 4.2 1.5 0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 24.3 Feb 19.3 Mar 8.9 Apr .2 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .7 Dec 12.3 Annual 65.7 Ann-NCDC 65.7 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.4 Feb 3.0 Mar 2.7 Apr 3.2 May 3.3 Jun 2.1 Jul 3.2 Aug 4.5 Sep 4.5 Oct 8.9 Nov 9.4 Dec 7.0 Annual 55.1 Ann-NCDC 55.2 ------------------ 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 .0 .0 .0 .0 Feb .0 .0 .0 .0 Mar .0 .0 .0 .0 Apr .1 .0 .0 .0 May .0 .0 .0 .0 Jun .0 .0 .0 .0 Jul .0 .0 .0 .0 Aug .1 .0 .0 .0 Sep .1 .0 .0 .0 Oct .0 .0 .0 .0 Nov .0 .0 .0 .0 Dec .0 .0 .0 .0 Annual .2 .0 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 0.3 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 27.2 Feb 23.9 Mar 22.7 Apr 17.4 May 16.3 Jun 18.7 Jul 20.9 Aug 18.7 Sep 19.6 Oct 18.1 Nov 19.8 Dec 25.3 Annual 248.6 Ann-NCDC 248.6 ------------------ 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 26.5 21.8 17.8 10.1 2.2 .4 Feb 23.8 19.9 17.1 11.9 3.0 .1 Mar 15.1 8.8 6.3 3.9 1.0 .0 Apr 1.3 .3 .2 .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 3.1 1.3 .9 .2 .0 .0 Dec 16.6 8.8 5.5 2.7 .2 * Annual 86.4 60.8 47.8 28.8 6.3 .5 Ann-NCDC 86.4 60.9 47.8 28.8 6.4 0.5 ----------------------------------------------------------