Station Name: Himeji WMO Station Number: 47769 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 34d 50m N Longitude: 134d 40m E Elevation: 38 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: 1965 1965 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 3.5 1.2 Feb 4.1 1.5 Mar 7.0 1.1 Apr 12.9 .9 May 17.5 .6 Jun 21.6 .7 Jul 25.6 .9 Aug 26.9 .9 Sep 22.7 1.1 Oct 16.5 .8 Nov 10.9 1.1 Dec 5.7 1.2 Annual 14.6 .5 Ann-NCDC 14.6 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: 1965 1965 1965 1965 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MIN_MLY MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------ Jan 8.8 1.2 7.2 11.2 Feb 9.1 1.3 6.4 12.0 Mar 12.2 1.1 9.2 13.9 Apr 18.2 1.0 15.6 20.4 May 22.7 .8 21.3 24.4 Jun 25.8 .9 23.3 27.3 Jul 29.6 1.2 27.9 32.8 Aug 31.5 1.2 28.3 33.5 Sep 27.4 1.2 25.3 30.2 Oct 22.0 1.0 20.2 24.5 Nov 16.6 1.0 14.4 18.7 Dec 11.3 1.3 8.8 13.5 Annual 19.6 .6 18.7 20.7 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: 1965 1965 1965 1965 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MIN_MLY MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------ Jan -.8 1.2 -2.7 1.7 Feb -.4 1.6 -3.3 3.1 Mar 1.9 1.1 -.7 3.7 Apr 7.5 1.0 4.9 10.0 May 12.2 .7 10.8 13.5 Jun 17.6 .9 15.9 19.5 Jul 22.3 .7 20.5 23.3 Aug 23.0 .7 21.8 24.3 Sep 18.7 1.3 16.1 20.8 Oct 11.6 1.0 9.7 13.6 Nov 6.0 1.3 3.9 8.8 Dec 1.0 1.2 -1.5 3.9 Annual 10.0 .5 9.1 11.4 Ann-NCDC 10.1 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 38.7 6.0 16.2 27.0 42.1 54.2 103.0 Feb 51.4 7.5 22.4 33.0 49.7 79.0 144.5 Mar 87.2 7.5 54.6 76.5 100.0 119.3 176.4 Apr 131.4 52.0 92.5 111.0 145.2 170.0 272.2 May 140.5 48.8 91.3 111.7 154.8 193.5 296.4 Jun 208.9 61.0 144.4 167.0 213.0 314.9 361.7 Jul 161.7 3.0 80.4 129.5 180.1 248.8 324.5 Aug 100.8 8.4 40.0 62.3 98.7 166.2 295.5 Sep 200.2 41.2 102.7 133.2 185.7 276.5 677.5 Oct 103.9 27.5 46.6 79.8 102.5 141.2 278.5 Nov 61.0 3.0 20.9 47.7 59.0 92.7 165.0 Dec 32.3 1.1 14.1 24.5 37.7 55.2 67.0 Annual 1318.0 831.5 1096.7 1225.3 1343.3 1471.2 1862.5 Ann-NCDC 1318.0 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 2 2 * 28 Feb 2 2 0 14 Mar 1 1 0 6 Apr * * 0 * 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 3 5 * 44 Ann-NCDC NA 5.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1 Feb 2 Mar 1 Apr 0 May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 0 Dec * Annual 3 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 70 3 79 76 52 70 Feb 69 4 79 74 53 68 Mar 68 3 81 69 53 68 Apr 69 3 82 66 55 69 May 71 4 85 67 56 72 Jun 76 4 87 74 64 77 Jul 78 3 88 78 67 80 Aug 75 3 86 73 62 77 Sep 76 2 86 74 62 78 Oct 74 2 86 73 56 77 Nov 74 3 85 77 55 78 Dec 73 3 82 78 53 75 Annual 73 2 84 73 57 74 Ann-NCDC 72.8 NA 83.8 73.3 57.3 74.1 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1019.6 2.3 Feb 1019.4 1.9 Mar 1017.9 1.4 Apr 1016.3 1.6 May 1012.5 1.1 Jun 1009.1 1.4 Jul 1008.7 1.3 Aug 1009.0 1.6 Sep 1012.5 1.0 Oct 1017.6 1.1 Nov 1020.5 1.3 Dec 1020.7 1.6 Annual 1015.3 .4 Ann-NCDC 1015.3 NA -------------------------- Element 13: Station Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1965 1965 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 1015.0 1.5 Feb 1014.4 1.8 Mar 1013.0 1.4 Apr 1011.3 1.6 May 1007.7 1.1 Jun 1004.6 1.4 Jul 1004.1 1.3 Aug 1004.6 1.7 Sep 1007.9 1.1 Oct 1012.8 1.1 Nov 1015.6 1.4 Dec 1015.8 1.6 Annual 1010.6 .4 Ann-NCDC 1010.6 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 5.5 .8 Feb 5.7 .9 Mar 7.0 .7 Apr 10.7 1.3 May 14.3 1.1 Jun 19.7 1.4 Jul 26.0 1.4 Aug 26.6 1.3 Sep 21.1 1.4 Oct 14.0 .9 Nov 9.9 .9 Dec 6.8 .8 Annual 13.9 .5 Ann-NCDC 13.9 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 47.0 145.4 Feb 42.0 129.8 Mar 44.0 160.8 Apr 44.0 172.6 May 46.0 197.0 Jun 34.0 148.1 Jul 37.0 164.5 Aug 48.0 198.1 Sep 39.0 144.0 Oct 45.0 158.1 Nov 46.0 143.5 Dec 48.0 146.1 Annual 43.0 1908.1 Ann-NCDC NA 1908.0 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.9 Feb 2.9 Mar 2.9 Apr 2.9 May 2.8 Jun 2.6 Jul 2.5 Aug 2.8 Sep 2.7 Oct 2.8 Nov 2.8 Dec 2.8 Annual 2.8 Ann-NCDC 2.8 ------------------ 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 .020 .020 * * * .020 .030 Feb .030 .030 .030 .030 .010 * .010 .030 .040 Mar .060 .050 .050 .050 .010 .020 .020 .060 .080 Apr .050 .050 .060 .080 .020 .030 .040 .090 .120 May .040 .040 .050 .070 .020 .030 .030 .120 .140 Jun .030 .040 .060 .100 .020 .040 .050 .120 .160 Jul .030 .030 .060 .090 .020 .030 .050 .120 .190 Aug .040 .040 .060 .100 .020 .040 .050 .110 .150 Sep .070 .060 .060 .090 .020 .020 .030 .060 .080 Oct .070 .050 .040 .050 .010 .010 .010 .040 .050 Nov .050 .040 .040 .030 .010 .010 .010 .030 .030 Dec .040 .030 .020 .020 * * * .020 .030 Annual .050 .040 .040 .060 .010 .020 .030 .070 .090 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 .100 .200 .200 .190 .080 Feb .040 .030 .080 .190 .190 .180 .090 Mar .030 .020 .020 .090 .150 .200 .100 Apr .040 .020 .020 .050 .110 .150 .080 May .050 .010 .010 .050 .130 .150 .060 Jun .050 .020 .010 .040 .100 .100 .050 Jul .070 .020 .020 .040 .090 .100 .040 Aug .050 .020 .010 .040 .090 .100 .060 Sep .040 .020 .020 .050 .110 .160 .110 Oct .030 .010 .020 .070 .170 .250 .120 Nov .020 .020 .050 .120 .180 .260 .110 Dec .030 .030 .070 .180 .180 .240 .090 Annual .040 .020 .040 .090 .140 .180 .080 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 337.5 Apr 337.5 May 337.5 Jun 202.5 Jul 202.5 Aug 202.5 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 4.3 Feb 4.9 Mar 5.0 Apr 5.3 May 5.4 Jun 6.3 Jul 5.9 Aug 5.2 Sep 5.7 Oct 4.6 Nov 4.2 Dec 4.2 Annual 5.0 Ann-NCDC 5.1 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan * Feb * Mar .1 Apr .4 May 1.0 Jun 1.9 Jul 3.5 Aug 3.0 Sep 2.8 Oct .7 Nov .3 Dec .0 Annual 13.8 Ann-NCDC 13.7 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.4 Feb 7.1 Mar 3.3 Apr .1 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec 2.1 Annual 19.0 Ann-NCDC 19.1 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.6 Feb 3.4 Mar 4.3 Apr 5.5 May 5.2 Jun 6.6 Jul 4.3 Aug 2.0 Sep 4.4 Oct 4.1 Nov 3.7 Dec 2.7 Annual 48.9 Ann-NCDC 48.8 ------------------ 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: 1965 1965 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 25.0 30.0 Month -------------------------- Jan .0 .0 Feb .0 .0 Mar .0 .0 Apr .4 .0 May 6.3 * Jun 20.3 .8 Jul 28.8 15.7 Aug 30.6 24.9 Sep 23.0 6.7 Oct 4.7 .0 Nov * .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 114.1 48.1 Ann-NCDC 114.1 48.1 -------------------------- Element 86: Number Days Minimum Temperature GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 25.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul 1.7 Aug 4.2 Sep .2 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 6.0 Ann-NCDC 6.1 ------------------ Element 87: Number Days Mean Temperature GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 25.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun 1.2 Jul 19.5 Aug 27.1 Sep 6.7 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 54.6 Ann-NCDC 54.5 ------------------ Element 91: Number Days Maximum Temperature LT Threshold (count) Qualifier: 0.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb * Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual * Ann-NCDC * ------------------ Element 93: Number Days Minimum Temperature LT Threshold (count) Qualifier: 0.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 21.1 Feb 17.1 Mar 11.0 Apr .7 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov 1.0 Dec 11.8 Annual 62.7 Ann-NCDC 62.7 ------------------ 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 5.6 4.6 1.5 .1 * .0 .0 Feb 7.3 6.0 2.1 .2 .0 .0 .0 Mar 9.8 8.8 3.6 .4 * * .0 Apr 10.8 9.8 4.9 1.1 .1 .0 .0 May 10.4 9.9 4.8 1.2 .3 .1 .0 Jun 12.5 11.3 6.2 2.1 1.1 .3 .1 Jul 10.7 9.7 5.0 1.7 .6 .2 * Aug 8.2 7.1 2.8 .7 .4 .3 * Sep 11.5 10.0 5.0 2.1 .9 .5 .2 Oct 8.8 7.6 3.3 .9 .3 .1 * Nov 6.4 5.5 1.9 .6 .1 .0 .0 Dec 5.3 4.2 1.2 .1 .0 .0 .0 Annual 107.4 94.3 42.2 11.4 3.9 1.5 .4 Ann-NCDC 107.3 94.5 42.3 11.2 3.8 1.5 0.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element BH: Number Days Mean Temperature LT Threshold (count) Qualifier: 0.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1965 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.4 Feb 1.5 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .3 Annual 3.3 Ann-NCDC 3.3 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .5 Feb .6 Mar .6 Apr 1.2 May 1.0 Jun .7 Jul .4 Aug .1 Sep .1 Oct .5 Nov .9 Dec .8 Annual 7.4 Ann-NCDC 7.4 ------------------ 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 .8 .0 .0 .0 Feb .9 .0 .0 .0 Mar .7 .0 .0 .0 Apr 1.3 .0 .0 .0 May .6 .0 .0 .0 Jun .3 .0 .0 .0 Jul .0 .0 .0 .0 Aug 1.0 .1 .0 .0 Sep 1.3 .3 .0 .0 Oct .3 .1 .0 .0 Nov .7 .0 .0 .0 Dec .7 .0 .0 .0 Annual 8.4 .5 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 8.6 0.5 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 15.2 Feb 16.0 Mar 17.3 Apr 15.0 May 13.9 Jun 16.6 Jul 16.4 Aug 13.9 Sep 16.3 Oct 12.3 Nov 11.7 Dec 12.3 Annual 176.9 Ann-NCDC 176.9 ------------------ 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 1.3 .1 * .0 .0 .0 Feb 1.8 .3 .1 .0 .0 .0 Mar .8 * .0 .0 .0 .0 Apr .0 .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 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Dec .4 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Annual 4.2 .4 .1 .0 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 4.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 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