Station Name: Sumoto WMO Station Number: 47776 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 34d 20m N Longitude: 134d 54m E Elevation: 109 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 4.7 1.4 Mar 7.6 1.0 Apr 13.3 1.1 May 17.7 .6 Jun 21.3 .7 Jul 25.3 1.0 Aug 26.5 .9 Sep 22.9 1.1 Oct 17.4 .7 Nov 12.5 1.0 Dec 7.5 1.2 Annual 15.1 .5 Ann-NCDC 15.1 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 8.0 1.2 5.8 10.6 Feb 8.4 1.4 5.3 10.7 Mar 11.8 1.0 9.0 13.4 Apr 17.8 1.1 15.9 21.3 May 22.1 .8 20.6 24.3 Jun 25.1 .8 23.2 27.1 Jul 29.2 1.3 26.6 31.8 Aug 30.6 1.2 27.4 32.7 Sep 26.5 1.3 24.0 29.5 Oct 20.8 .8 19.6 22.4 Nov 15.8 1.0 13.5 17.4 Dec 10.7 1.2 8.5 13.1 Annual 18.9 .6 17.8 19.9 Ann-NCDC 18.9 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 -.5 4.7 Feb 1.6 1.4 -.9 4.7 Mar 3.9 1.0 1.2 5.6 Apr 9.4 1.1 7.1 13.4 May 14.0 .6 12.6 15.4 Jun 18.2 .7 17.0 19.8 Jul 22.5 .8 20.3 23.9 Aug 23.5 .7 22.1 24.9 Sep 20.1 1.1 17.7 22.2 Oct 14.5 .8 13.3 16.8 Nov 9.5 1.1 7.5 11.8 Dec 4.6 1.2 2.1 7.1 Annual 12.0 .5 11.1 13.1 Ann-NCDC 12.0 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 52.6 3.0 22.7 33.6 55.8 89.5 144.5 Feb 62.2 13.6 23.8 37.7 59.5 101.7 181.5 Mar 99.5 13.5 71.1 94.5 113.0 131.7 154.5 Apr 150.8 56.0 91.2 138.2 167.7 204.2 284.7 May 146.0 54.5 91.7 123.7 154.0 192.5 293.1 Jun 235.3 55.7 138.7 184.7 254.6 296.2 600.8 Jul 156.6 20.5 81.7 105.2 157.6 244.8 414.5 Aug 126.6 2.6 44.5 68.7 133.7 211.3 351.5 Sep 238.7 21.7 87.2 138.5 213.6 370.0 871.3 Oct 130.2 26.0 72.7 92.2 117.7 191.1 443.6 Nov 88.1 19.5 37.0 59.7 88.7 123.1 263.0 Dec 41.4 2.5 23.3 32.2 44.0 59.7 106.5 Annual 1528.0 1023.0 1168.8 1388.5 1650.2 1842.5 2131.0 Ann-NCDC 1528.0 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 0 22 Feb 2 3 * 16 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 * Nov * * 0 * Dec * * 0 3 Annual 3 6 * 39 Ann-NCDC NA 6.0 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 * 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 66 4 70 68 58 66 Feb 68 4 73 70 59 68 Mar 68 3 76 70 58 68 Apr 71 4 79 74 60 71 May 74 3 82 76 63 74 Jun 80 4 87 81 70 80 Jul 81 3 89 82 72 82 Aug 79 3 87 80 68 80 Sep 79 2 85 80 71 79 Oct 74 3 81 76 66 74 Nov 71 3 77 74 64 71 Dec 67 3 72 70 61 67 Annual 73 1 80 75 64 73 Ann-NCDC 73.2 NA 79.8 75.1 64.2 73.3 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1019.5 2.3 Feb 1019.4 1.9 Mar 1017.9 1.4 Apr 1016.3 1.6 May 1012.5 1.1 Jun 1009.3 1.4 Jul 1008.8 1.2 Aug 1009.1 1.7 Sep 1012.5 1.1 Oct 1017.5 1.2 Nov 1020.3 1.3 Dec 1020.6 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: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 1005.6 2.3 Feb 1005.5 1.9 Mar 1004.1 1.4 Apr 1002.9 1.6 May 999.4 1.1 Jun 996.3 1.3 Jul 996.1 1.2 Aug 996.5 1.7 Sep 999.6 1.1 Oct 1004.2 1.2 Nov 1006.8 1.3 Dec 1006.8 1.6 Annual 1002.0 .4 Ann-NCDC 1002.0 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 5.8 .9 Feb 6.0 .9 Mar 7.4 .7 Apr 11.2 1.2 May 15.0 1.0 Jun 20.2 1.1 Jul 26.4 1.2 Aug 27.3 1.1 Sep 22.3 1.5 Oct 15.1 1.0 Nov 10.8 .9 Dec 7.3 .8 Annual 14.6 .4 Ann-NCDC 14.6 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 47.0 145.7 Feb 46.0 142.4 Mar 48.0 177.5 Apr 47.0 182.6 May 47.0 203.3 Jun 37.0 159.0 Jul 46.0 202.7 Aug 53.0 220.7 Sep 42.0 156.1 Oct 46.0 162.8 Nov 46.0 141.5 Dec 46.0 140.6 Annual 46.0 2035.0 Ann-NCDC NA 2034.9 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.8 Feb 3.7 Mar 3.5 Apr 3.3 May 2.7 Jun 2.5 Jul 2.4 Aug 2.6 Sep 2.9 Oct 3.2 Nov 3.4 Dec 3.5 Annual 3.1 Ann-NCDC 3.1 ------------------ 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 .040 .020 .010 .010 .010 .020 .020 .010 Feb .090 .070 .020 .020 .010 .010 .020 .020 .010 Mar .140 .080 .030 .020 .010 .020 .030 .040 .020 Apr .140 .070 .030 .030 .020 .030 .070 .100 .030 May .140 .060 .030 .020 .020 .040 .090 .120 .050 Jun .130 .060 .030 .030 .020 .040 .110 .130 .070 Jul .120 .060 .020 .020 .020 .040 .120 .160 .090 Aug .120 .060 .030 .020 .030 .040 .130 .170 .070 Sep .140 .100 .040 .020 .020 .030 .080 .090 .040 Oct .120 .100 .040 .020 .010 .020 .040 .040 .010 Nov .080 .080 .040 .020 .010 .010 .030 .020 .020 Dec .040 .040 .020 .010 .010 .010 .020 .030 .020 Annual .110 .070 .030 .020 .020 .030 .060 .080 .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 .020 .040 .110 .240 .200 .090 .080 Feb .020 .040 .090 .190 .180 .110 .110 Mar .010 .030 .080 .110 .120 .120 .150 Apr .030 .030 .070 .080 .070 .090 .110 May .030 .040 .070 .070 .050 .060 .100 Jun .030 .050 .060 .060 .030 .050 .090 Jul .050 .060 .070 .040 .020 .030 .070 Aug .040 .040 .060 .040 .030 .040 .070 Sep .030 .050 .050 .050 .060 .080 .110 Oct .020 .040 .070 .070 .100 .130 .160 Nov .020 .040 .080 .140 .150 .130 .130 Dec .030 .050 .110 .220 .200 .100 .090 Annual .030 .040 .080 .110 .100 .090 .110 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 22.5 May 22.5 Jun 180.0 Jul 180.0 Aug 180.0 Sep 22.5 Oct 360.0 Nov 315.0 Dec 292.5 Annual 22.5 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.6 Feb 4.8 Mar 4.8 Apr 5.0 May 5.3 Jun 6.2 Jul 5.4 Aug 4.7 Sep 5.4 Oct 4.7 Nov 4.6 Dec 4.4 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 .2 Feb .2 Mar .2 Apr .2 May .8 Jun 1.0 Jul 2.4 Aug 2.4 Sep 1.9 Oct .8 Nov .5 Dec .2 Annual 10.8 Ann-NCDC 10.8 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.3 Feb 7.5 Mar 2.2 Apr * May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov * Dec 2.3 Annual 19.4 Ann-NCDC 19.3 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.6 Feb 3.6 Mar 4.0 Apr 5.1 May 4.8 Jun 6.0 Jul 3.2 Aug 1.4 Sep 4.0 Oct 4.3 Nov 3.6 Dec 2.7 Annual 45.5 Ann-NCDC 45.3 ------------------ 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 .6 .0 May 5.4 * Jun 16.3 .7 Jul 28.3 14.1 Aug 30.4 20.3 Sep 20.5 4.7 Oct 1.8 .0 Nov .0 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 103.3 39.9 Ann-NCDC 103.3 39.8 -------------------------- 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 1.2 Aug 4.7 Sep .5 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 6.4 Ann-NCDC 6.4 ------------------ 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 1.0 Jul 19.1 Aug 26.1 Sep 7.3 Oct * Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 53.5 Ann-NCDC 53.5 ------------------ 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 7.8 Feb 8.8 Mar 2.5 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec 1.3 Annual 20.4 Ann-NCDC 20.4 ------------------ 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 7.2 6.1 1.8 .2 .1 * * Feb 8.8 6.9 2.1 .4 .1 .0 .0 Mar 11.0 9.8 3.6 .6 .2 .0 .0 Apr 11.5 10.7 5.2 1.4 .4 .1 .0 May 10.5 9.9 4.9 1.3 .5 .2 * Jun 13.3 12.3 6.1 2.4 .9 .5 .3 Jul 11.0 9.7 4.0 1.5 .6 .3 .2 Aug 8.2 7.3 3.1 1.2 .6 .4 .1 Sep 11.7 10.1 4.9 2.5 1.3 .7 .5 Oct 9.8 8.1 3.8 1.3 .5 .3 .1 Nov 8.2 7.0 2.6 .7 .4 .2 .0 Dec 6.4 5.0 1.3 .2 * .0 .0 Annual 117.6 102.7 43.4 13.7 5.4 2.7 1.3 Ann-NCDC 117.6 102.9 43.4 13.7 5.6 2.7 1.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 .6 Feb .6 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .1 Annual 1.3 Ann-NCDC 1.4 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .7 Feb 1.2 Mar 1.8 Apr 4.1 May 4.1 Jun 4.7 Jul 3.1 Aug .7 Sep 1.0 Oct .5 Nov .4 Dec .4 Annual 22.6 Ann-NCDC 22.7 ------------------ 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 1.9 .0 .0 .0 Feb 1.9 .0 .0 .0 Mar 2.6 .0 .0 .0 Apr 2.9 .1 .0 .0 May 1.3 .0 .0 .0 Jun 1.6 .0 .0 .0 Jul .6 .0 .0 .0 Aug 1.6 .3 .1 .0 Sep 1.2 .4 .1 .0 Oct 1.6 .1 .1 .0 Nov 1.3 .2 .1 .0 Dec 1.4 .0 .0 .0 Annual 19.8 1.1 .3 .0 Ann-NCDC 19.9 1.1 0.4 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 17.3 Mar 17.7 Apr 15.3 May 14.0 Jun 17.1 Jul 16.0 Aug 14.5 Sep 16.6 Oct 14.4 Nov 13.6 Dec 15.3 Annual 189.3 Ann-NCDC 189.2 ------------------ 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 2.1 .1 * .0 .0 .0 Feb 2.2 .4 .2 .0 .0 .0 Mar .7 .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 Apr * .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 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Annual 5.4 .5 .2 .0 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 5.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 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