Station Name: Kumagaya WMO Station Number: 47626 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 36d 09m N Longitude: 139d 23m E Elevation: 30 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 3.2 1.1 Feb 3.9 1.3 Mar 7.0 1.1 Apr 12.9 1.0 May 17.7 .8 Jun 21.1 1.1 Jul 24.6 1.3 Aug 26.2 1.2 Sep 21.9 1.0 Oct 16.0 .9 Nov 10.6 1.1 Dec 5.6 1.1 Annual 14.2 .5 Ann-NCDC 14.2 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 9.1 1.1 6.7 11.2 Feb 9.5 1.3 5.7 12.3 Mar 12.8 1.2 10.0 15.0 Apr 18.8 1.1 16.5 20.6 May 23.5 1.1 21.6 26.2 Jun 25.9 1.4 23.8 29.3 Jul 29.2 1.8 25.4 33.1 Aug 31.4 1.7 26.7 34.2 Sep 26.3 1.3 24.6 29.2 Oct 21.0 1.0 19.1 22.9 Nov 16.2 1.1 13.5 18.8 Dec 11.6 1.0 9.8 13.6 Annual 19.6 .6 18.6 20.8 Ann-NCDC 19.6 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 -1.8 1.3 -4.0 2.0 Feb -.9 1.5 -3.5 2.9 Mar 2.0 1.2 -1.2 4.4 Apr 7.8 1.1 4.6 9.7 May 12.6 .8 10.8 14.2 Jun 17.3 1.0 15.9 19.6 Jul 21.2 1.1 19.2 23.5 Aug 22.6 .9 20.0 24.0 Sep 18.5 1.0 16.6 20.6 Oct 11.9 1.1 10.1 14.7 Nov 5.9 1.3 3.8 8.5 Dec .6 1.3 -2.2 4.1 Annual 9.8 .6 8.9 11.4 Ann-NCDC 9.8 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 24.7 .0 3.5 14.0 22.3 42.0 98.0 Feb 40.8 2.6 13.7 27.5 37.5 65.0 126.0 Mar 57.7 6.0 29.5 45.7 61.7 84.3 134.5 Apr 86.3 9.0 59.2 79.1 91.5 108.2 175.5 May 106.6 43.6 57.5 71.2 113.2 153.7 281.8 Jun 169.8 45.0 99.2 129.7 165.1 221.7 496.8 Jul 134.3 50.2 93.5 121.2 137.2 161.0 243.5 Aug 159.2 20.5 77.5 120.8 169.5 240.0 368.0 Sep 185.6 14.9 87.7 128.0 200.7 270.3 469.0 Oct 116.8 27.5 65.7 98.0 123.2 154.5 289.5 Nov 58.4 9.5 19.2 36.7 54.4 78.0 253.5 Dec 27.3 NA 2.0 13.9 22.7 40.9 154.5 Annual 1167.5 713.0 966.2 1156.5 1231.2 1289.0 1540.0 Ann-NCDC 1167.5 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 3 5 0 40 Feb 6 9 0 38 Mar 3 4 0 46 Apr * * 0 5 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 * * 0 * Dec * * 0 3 Annual 8 18 0 89 Ann-NCDC NA 18.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3 Feb 7 Mar 3 Apr * May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 0 Dec * Annual 9 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 55 4 66 57 38 60 Feb 56 6 66 56 41 61 Mar 57 5 69 55 42 62 Apr 64 5 76 61 49 69 May 68 5 82 64 51 74 Jun 76 4 87 74 61 80 Jul 80 3 90 79 66 83 Aug 77 4 89 76 61 82 Sep 79 3 89 77 64 83 Oct 72 4 84 70 57 78 Nov 66 4 77 65 49 71 Dec 60 4 71 61 42 66 Annual 68 2 79 66 52 72 Ann-NCDC 67.5 NA 78.8 66.3 51.8 72.4 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1015.4 3.1 Feb 1016.0 2.3 Mar 1015.6 1.9 Apr 1015.8 2.1 May 1012.2 1.2 Jun 1009.6 1.4 Jul 1009.2 1.6 Aug 1009.6 1.5 Sep 1013.2 1.2 Oct 1017.1 1.4 Nov 1018.5 1.8 Dec 1017.1 2.1 Annual 1014.1 .5 Ann-NCDC 1014.1 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 1011.6 3.1 Feb 1012.2 2.3 Mar 1011.8 1.9 Apr 1012.1 2.1 May 1008.5 1.2 Jun 1006.1 1.4 Jul 1005.7 1.5 Aug 1006.1 1.5 Sep 1009.6 1.2 Oct 1013.5 1.4 Nov 1014.8 1.9 Dec 1013.3 2.1 Annual 1010.4 .5 Ann-NCDC 1010.4 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 4.2 .6 Feb 4.6 .8 Mar 5.8 .7 Apr 9.7 1.2 May 13.7 1.0 Jun 18.8 1.2 Jul 24.6 1.7 Aug 26.1 1.3 Sep 20.8 1.2 Oct 13.3 1.0 Nov 8.6 1.0 Dec 5.5 .7 Annual 13.0 .5 Ann-NCDC 13.0 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 67.0 206.5 Feb 59.0 179.1 Mar 54.0 197.6 Apr 45.0 175.2 May 45.0 193.2 Jun 28.0 123.0 Jul 29.0 129.3 Aug 41.0 170.8 Sep 31.0 116.0 Oct 43.0 149.4 Nov 53.0 162.7 Dec 65.0 195.0 Annual 45.0 1997.7 Ann-NCDC NA 1997.8 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.8 Feb 2.9 Mar 3.0 Apr 2.6 May 2.3 Jun 2.0 Jul 1.9 Aug 2.1 Sep 1.7 Oct 2.0 Nov 2.2 Dec 2.6 Annual 2.4 Ann-NCDC 2.3 ------------------ 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 .020 .020 .020 .040 .020 .020 .020 .010 .020 Feb .020 .020 .030 .040 .040 .030 .020 .010 .010 Mar .020 .030 .040 .060 .050 .050 .040 .020 .010 Apr .020 .040 .050 .090 .090 .080 .070 .030 .020 May .030 .040 .070 .100 .090 .100 .100 .040 .020 Jun .030 .050 .080 .130 .110 .120 .100 .050 .020 Jul .030 .060 .090 .160 .150 .110 .100 .040 .020 Aug .030 .060 .100 .160 .110 .100 .090 .050 .020 Sep .040 .050 .080 .110 .090 .060 .060 .040 .020 Oct .030 .030 .050 .060 .050 .040 .030 .020 .010 Nov .030 .030 .030 .040 .040 .030 .030 .020 .010 Dec .020 .020 .030 .040 .030 .020 .020 .020 .010 Annual .030 .040 .060 .080 .070 .060 .060 .030 .020 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 .020 .030 .080 .270 .280 .110 .030 Feb .020 .020 .070 .250 .250 .130 .030 Mar .020 .020 .050 .200 .240 .120 .030 Apr .020 .020 .050 .160 .150 .080 .030 May .020 .020 .050 .100 .120 .070 .040 Jun .020 .020 .040 .070 .070 .050 .030 Jul .020 .020 .030 .040 .050 .040 .030 Aug .020 .020 .030 .060 .070 .050 .040 Sep .020 .030 .050 .120 .130 .070 .040 Oct .020 .020 .060 .210 .240 .100 .040 Nov .020 .030 .080 .230 .250 .100 .040 Dec .020 .030 .090 .270 .260 .110 .030 Annual .020 .020 .060 .170 .180 .080 .030 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 292.5 Mar 315.0 Apr 292.5 May 315.0 Jun 90.0 Jul 90.0 Aug 90.0 Sep 315.0 Oct 315.0 Nov 315.0 Dec 292.5 Annual 315.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.9 Feb 3.8 Mar 4.5 Apr 5.4 May 5.7 Jun 6.7 Jul 6.6 Aug 5.8 Sep 6.4 Oct 5.2 Nov 4.2 Dec 2.8 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 .7 May 1.6 Jun 2.3 Jul 4.6 Aug 5.3 Sep 2.6 Oct .3 Nov .2 Dec .1 Annual 18.0 Ann-NCDC 18.0 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.9 Feb 3.9 Mar 2.0 Apr .2 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov * Dec .8 Annual 9.9 Ann-NCDC 9.8 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.5 Feb 3.8 Mar 4.5 Apr 5.5 May 5.4 Jun 8.3 Jul 6.7 Aug 3.5 Sep 7.3 Oct 6.6 Nov 4.6 Dec 2.7 Annual 61.6 Ann-NCDC 61.4 ------------------ 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 Mar * .0 Apr 2.3 .1 May 11.8 1.2 Jun 18.3 4.2 Jul 24.4 15.4 Aug 29.3 21.7 Sep 19.1 6.3 Oct 3.9 .2 Nov .1 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 109.2 49.1 Ann-NCDC 109.2 49.1 -------------------------- 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 .7 Aug 1.9 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 2.6 Ann-NCDC 2.6 ------------------ 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 1.9 Jul 15.8 Aug 22.8 Sep 5.3 Oct * Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 45.9 Ann-NCDC 45.8 ------------------ 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 .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 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 23.3 Feb 17.7 Mar 8.0 Apr .3 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 1.3 Dec 14.1 Annual 64.7 Ann-NCDC 64.7 ------------------ 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 3.3 2.7 .8 .1 * .0 .0 Feb 6.3 5.1 1.4 .2 * .0 .0 Mar 7.7 6.6 1.9 .2 * .0 .0 Apr 9.7 8.7 2.8 .6 .1 .0 .0 May 10.3 9.1 3.4 .7 .1 .1 .0 Jun 13.8 12.4 5.2 1.3 .4 .2 .1 Jul 14.3 12.1 4.0 1.1 .4 .1 .0 Aug 10.5 9.0 4.2 1.5 .8 .5 .1 Sep 13.7 11.9 5.0 1.6 .7 .4 .1 Oct 9.7 8.8 3.7 1.0 .3 .1 .1 Nov 6.0 5.0 1.7 .5 .1 * * Dec 3.1 2.6 .8 .2 .1 * .0 Annual 108.5 94.0 34.7 9.0 3.0 1.5 .4 Ann-NCDC 108.4 94.0 34.9 9.0 3.0 1.4 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 1.5 Feb 1.2 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .1 Annual 2.9 Ann-NCDC 2.9 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .6 Feb .9 Mar 1.0 Apr 1.3 May 2.2 Jun 2.6 Jul 3.9 Aug 1.7 Sep 1.9 Oct 1.4 Nov 1.5 Dec 1.0 Annual 20.0 Ann-NCDC 20.0 ------------------ 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 1.3 .0 .0 .0 Feb 1.7 .0 .0 .0 Mar 4.1 .0 .0 .0 Apr 1.7 .0 .0 .0 May 1.1 .0 .0 .0 Jun .1 .0 .0 .0 Jul .1 .0 .0 .0 Aug .3 .1 .0 .0 Sep .3 .0 .0 .0 Oct .8 .0 .0 .0 Nov .8 .0 .0 .0 Dec 1.8 .0 .0 .0 Annual 14.1 .1 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 14.1 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 7.1 Feb 8.7 Mar 12.9 Apr 14.6 May 15.0 Jun 20.0 Jul 21.0 Aug 16.8 Sep 19.3 Oct 15.1 Nov 9.6 Dec 5.9 Annual 166.1 Ann-NCDC 166.0 ------------------ 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 1.8 .4 .2 .0 .0 .0 Feb 3.2 1.1 .6 .1 .0 .0 Mar 1.2 .5 .2 .1 .0 .0 Apr .1 .1 .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 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Dec .4 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Annual 6.8 2.1 .9 .2 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 6.7 2.1 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 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