Station Name: Kobe WMO Station Number: 47770 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 34d 41m N Longitude: 135d 11m E Elevation: 58 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 4.7 1.3 Feb 5.0 1.5 Mar 8.0 1.0 Apr 14.0 1.1 May 18.4 .6 Jun 22.0 .7 Jul 25.9 .9 Aug 27.3 .8 Sep 23.6 1.1 Oct 17.7 .8 Nov 12.5 1.1 Dec 7.5 1.2 Annual 15.6 .5 Ann-NCDC 15.6 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: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MIN_MLY MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------ Jan 8.4 1.4 5.5 11.2 Feb 8.8 1.5 6.2 11.5 Mar 12.3 1.1 9.3 14.0 Apr 18.5 1.1 16.2 21.7 May 22.9 .8 21.6 25.2 Jun 26.0 .8 24.0 27.6 Jul 29.8 1.2 27.4 32.7 Aug 31.6 1.1 29.2 33.3 Sep 27.6 1.2 25.7 30.3 Oct 22.0 .9 20.4 24.3 Nov 16.6 1.0 14.2 19.1 Dec 11.3 1.2 8.8 13.6 Annual 19.7 .5 18.8 20.8 Ann-NCDC 19.7 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 1.4 1.3 -1.2 4.1 Feb 1.5 1.5 -.6 4.8 Mar 4.0 1.0 1.1 5.5 Apr 9.8 1.2 7.0 13.9 May 14.4 .7 13.1 16.4 Jun 18.8 .8 17.2 20.6 Jul 23.1 .8 21.1 24.2 Aug 24.3 .7 22.8 25.7 Sep 20.4 1.2 18.0 22.9 Oct 14.1 .9 12.5 17.1 Nov 8.8 1.2 6.8 11.2 Dec 4.1 1.2 1.6 6.8 Annual 12.1 .5 11.2 13.2 Ann-NCDC 12.1 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 43.4 8.5 16.7 28.7 52.0 62.6 104.0 Feb 54.4 6.5 27.0 35.1 48.7 90.5 146.0 Mar 92.6 14.0 53.4 84.0 97.8 124.5 204.0 Apr 136.4 42.5 89.5 132.4 145.0 176.2 241.1 May 144.2 42.0 95.0 117.2 153.5 191.9 311.9 Jun 218.0 78.5 139.7 170.5 199.2 319.5 584.2 Jul 156.8 19.0 80.7 119.3 176.7 217.5 520.8 Aug 91.7 2.8 26.5 40.7 98.9 174.0 242.0 Sep 170.8 19.7 80.0 120.2 148.3 257.2 558.6 Oct 103.1 28.5 58.0 80.9 97.7 144.5 264.0 Nov 66.2 4.0 35.0 51.8 71.6 91.7 174.5 Dec 38.0 3.0 13.6 28.8 41.2 58.7 89.5 Annual 1315.5 903.5 1094.7 1238.0 1342.2 1557.2 1726.5 Ann-NCDC 1315.6 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 1 1 0 13 Feb 1 1 * 8 Mar 1 1 0 9 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 * Nov * * 0 * Dec * * 0 1 Annual 2 3 * 21 Ann-NCDC NA 3.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1 Feb 1 Mar 1 Apr 0 May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 0 Dec * Annual 2 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 61 4 68 64 52 62 Feb 63 4 69 65 53 63 Mar 62 2 70 62 52 63 Apr 64 4 72 64 54 66 May 67 4 76 66 56 69 Jun 74 4 81 73 64 77 Jul 77 3 84 76 67 80 Aug 73 3 81 71 61 77 Sep 71 3 78 71 62 73 Oct 67 3 75 67 57 69 Nov 66 2 73 66 55 67 Dec 63 3 69 65 53 64 Annual 67 1 75 68 57 69 Ann-NCDC 67.3 NA 74.7 67.5 57.2 69.2 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1019.2 2.4 Feb 1019.1 1.9 Mar 1017.6 1.4 Apr 1016.1 1.6 May 1012.4 1.1 Jun 1009.1 1.4 Jul 1008.7 1.3 Aug 1009.0 1.7 Sep 1012.3 1.1 Oct 1017.2 1.2 Nov 1020.1 1.3 Dec 1020.3 1.6 Annual 1015.1 .4 Ann-NCDC 1015.1 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 1011.8 2.4 Feb 1011.7 1.9 Mar 1010.3 1.4 Apr 1009.0 1.6 May 1005.4 1.1 Jun 1002.3 1.4 Jul 1001.9 1.3 Aug 1002.3 1.7 Sep 1005.5 1.1 Oct 1010.2 1.1 Nov 1012.9 1.3 Dec 1013.0 1.6 Annual 1008.0 .4 Ann-NCDC 1008.0 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 5.4 .8 Feb 5.7 .9 Mar 6.9 .6 Apr 10.5 1.2 May 14.2 1.0 Jun 19.5 1.4 Jul 25.7 1.2 Aug 26.4 1.1 Sep 21.1 1.7 Oct 14.0 1.0 Nov 9.9 1.0 Dec 6.7 .8 Annual 13.8 .4 Ann-NCDC 13.8 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 46.0 144.7 Feb 42.0 127.9 Mar 44.0 161.1 Apr 44.0 170.1 May 45.0 195.9 Jun 34.0 146.7 Jul 40.0 174.5 Aug 48.0 201.6 Sep 39.0 145.8 Oct 45.0 159.3 Nov 46.0 143.1 Dec 48.0 146.9 Annual 43.0 1917.5 Ann-NCDC NA 1917.6 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.7 Feb 3.6 Mar 3.3 Apr 3.4 May 3.2 Jun 3.1 Jul 3.1 Aug 3.3 Sep 3.2 Oct 3.2 Nov 3.3 Dec 3.5 Annual 3.3 Ann-NCDC 3.3 ------------------ 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 .050 .030 .060 .020 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 Feb .060 .040 .070 .020 .010 .020 .020 .010 .010 Mar .080 .040 .100 .030 .020 .030 .030 .020 .020 Apr .060 .040 .120 .050 .020 .040 .030 .030 .040 May .060 .040 .120 .040 .030 .040 .040 .030 .040 Jun .050 .040 .120 .050 .030 .040 .040 .030 .050 Jul .040 .030 .100 .040 .030 .030 .030 .030 .050 Aug .050 .040 .100 .040 .030 .040 .040 .040 .060 Sep .090 .050 .130 .040 .030 .030 .040 .030 .040 Oct .110 .060 .120 .040 .020 .040 .030 .020 .020 Nov .100 .050 .100 .030 .020 .030 .020 .020 .010 Dec .080 .030 .050 .020 .010 .020 .020 .010 .010 Annual .070 .040 .100 .040 .020 .030 .030 .020 .030 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 .050 .170 .230 .130 .080 .100 Feb .020 .060 .150 .180 .120 .100 .110 Mar .030 .060 .100 .100 .090 .110 .140 Apr .060 .080 .090 .080 .060 .080 .110 May .070 .090 .090 .080 .070 .060 .090 Jun .080 .100 .100 .080 .060 .060 .100 Jul .100 .130 .120 .090 .060 .040 .080 Aug .090 .100 .090 .070 .050 .050 .100 Sep .050 .050 .050 .060 .060 .090 .160 Oct .020 .030 .060 .070 .070 .110 .190 Nov .010 .030 .080 .120 .090 .100 .160 Dec .010 .050 .140 .190 .140 .090 .120 Annual .050 .070 .100 .110 .080 .080 .120 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 292.5 Feb 292.5 Mar 360.0 Apr 67.5 May 67.5 Jun 67.5 Jul 247.5 Aug 67.5 Sep 360.0 Oct 360.0 Nov 360.0 Dec 292.5 Annual 360.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.0 Feb 4.5 Mar 4.6 Apr 5.0 May 5.1 Jun 6.2 Jul 5.8 Aug 5.0 Sep 5.4 Oct 4.5 Nov 4.1 Dec 3.8 Annual 4.8 Ann-NCDC 4.8 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .1 Mar .3 Apr .4 May .9 Jun 1.1 Jul 2.7 Aug 2.7 Sep 2.2 Oct .5 Nov .6 Dec .3 Annual 12.0 Ann-NCDC 11.9 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.6 Feb 8.4 Mar 3.4 Apr .2 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec 2.0 Annual 21.7 Ann-NCDC 21.7 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.6 Feb 3.8 Mar 4.5 Apr 5.2 May 4.9 Jun 6.3 Jul 3.9 Aug 1.9 Sep 4.3 Oct 4.2 Nov 3.7 Dec 2.7 Annual 48.0 Ann-NCDC 48.0 ------------------ 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 .7 .0 May 8.2 .1 Jun 20.1 1.4 Jul 29.1 16.1 Aug 30.9 24.9 Sep 23.7 7.5 Oct 4.7 .1 Nov * .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 117.4 50.0 Ann-NCDC 117.4 50.1 -------------------------- 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 6.2 Aug 12.0 Sep 1.9 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 20.0 Ann-NCDC 20.1 ------------------ 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 1.4 Jul 21.1 Aug 28.6 Sep 9.9 Oct .2 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 61.3 Ann-NCDC 61.2 ------------------ 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 * 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: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 9.5 Feb 9.6 Mar 3.0 Apr * May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov * Dec 2.0 Annual 24.1 Ann-NCDC 24.1 ------------------ 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 6.3 5.2 1.8 .1 .0 .0 .0 Feb 7.6 6.2 2.2 .3 .0 .0 .0 Mar 10.6 9.2 3.5 .3 .1 * * Apr 11.1 10.2 5.1 1.0 .1 * .0 May 10.2 9.8 4.6 1.5 .4 .1 * Jun 12.6 11.4 6.1 2.2 .8 .5 .2 Jul 11.0 10.1 4.3 1.6 .5 .1 .1 Aug 7.7 6.5 2.4 .9 .5 .2 * Sep 11.2 9.6 4.0 1.4 .9 .5 .2 Oct 8.8 7.9 3.5 .9 .3 .2 .0 Nov 6.3 6.2 2.1 .5 .1 * .0 Dec 5.8 4.7 1.3 .1 .0 .0 .0 Annual 109.2 97.0 41.0 10.7 3.7 1.8 .6 Ann-NCDC 109.2 97.0 40.9 10.8 3.7 1.6 0.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 .7 Feb .6 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .2 Annual 1.5 Ann-NCDC 1.6 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .6 Feb .5 Mar .6 Apr .8 May .6 Jun .6 Jul .4 Aug * Sep .1 Oct .2 Nov .5 Dec .3 Annual 5.2 Ann-NCDC 5.2 ------------------ 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 7.1 .1 .0 .0 Feb 5.5 .3 .0 .0 Mar 5.1 .5 .0 .0 Apr 3.9 .4 .0 .0 May 3.6 .1 .0 .0 Jun 1.8 .0 .0 .0 Jul 1.3 .1 .0 .0 Aug 2.4 .3 .0 .0 Sep 2.7 .4 .1 .0 Oct 4.6 .4 .0 .0 Nov 4.6 .3 .0 .0 Dec 5.1 .1 .0 .0 Annual 47.7 3.0 .1 .0 Ann-NCDC 47.7 3.0 0.1 0.0 ------------------------------------------ Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1968 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 17.4 Feb 18.7 Mar 19.0 Apr 15.7 May 14.2 Jun 17.3 Jul 16.8 Aug 14.3 Sep 16.7 Oct 13.3 Nov 13.3 Dec 14.7 Annual 191.5 Ann-NCDC 191.4 ------------------ 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 1.1 * * .0 .0 .0 Feb 1.5 .2 .0 .0 .0 .0 Mar .7 * .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 .2 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Annual 3.5 .2 * .0 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 3.5 0.2 * 0.0 0.0 0.0 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