Station Name: Hitoyoshi WMO Station Number: 47824 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 32d 13m N Longitude: 130d 45m E Elevation: 146 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 3.8 1.6 Feb 5.3 1.7 Mar 8.8 1.1 Apr 14.5 1.2 May 18.3 .7 Jun 21.8 .8 Jul 25.5 .7 Aug 25.9 .5 Sep 22.7 1.2 Oct 16.7 1.2 Nov 10.9 1.2 Dec 5.5 1.1 Annual 15.0 .4 Ann-NCDC 15.0 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 9.3 1.8 5.4 12.8 Feb 10.9 1.7 7.7 14.6 Mar 14.8 1.1 12.0 16.7 Apr 20.6 1.1 18.8 24.2 May 24.3 .7 23.0 25.4 Jun 26.9 1.0 24.7 29.0 Jul 30.5 1.0 28.6 32.7 Aug 31.4 .8 29.9 33.3 Sep 28.3 1.3 25.7 30.9 Oct 23.3 1.1 21.3 26.0 Nov 17.4 1.3 15.1 19.7 Dec 11.6 1.3 8.3 13.4 Annual 20.8 .5 20.2 21.9 Ann-NCDC 20.8 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 -.8 1.7 -3.3 2.6 Feb .5 1.9 -3.1 5.5 Mar 3.4 1.4 .0 6.1 Apr 8.9 1.7 7.1 16.0 May 13.0 1.2 10.6 17.6 Jun 17.6 1.1 15.1 19.9 Jul 21.8 .7 19.9 22.8 Aug 22.0 .6 20.8 23.2 Sep 18.6 1.4 15.8 21.0 Oct 11.7 1.5 8.8 14.9 Nov 6.0 1.4 3.6 9.2 Dec .7 1.2 -2.4 4.1 Annual 10.3 .4 9.3 11.4 Ann-NCDC 10.3 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 78.9 27.5 38.0 56.5 85.2 108.9 203.0 Feb 95.7 32.2 54.9 82.5 92.5 138.5 195.5 Mar 149.4 39.2 97.1 122.0 158.5 224.0 270.0 Apr 207.9 66.5 147.0 168.5 224.4 257.0 521.0 May 244.0 104.0 146.3 226.5 271.0 296.2 458.2 Jun 453.1 140.5 251.6 415.2 499.1 578.7 969.0 Jul 424.8 76.0 223.0 292.7 498.9 602.2 1132.0 Aug 216.4 63.0 127.5 150.5 202.2 325.0 503.7 Sep 186.7 12.0 114.7 153.5 192.3 280.0 419.0 Oct 98.2 14.5 51.0 75.1 103.3 143.8 215.5 Nov 84.6 16.5 31.0 62.5 81.3 146.1 207.0 Dec 64.2 14.5 27.9 60.2 69.9 94.2 150.0 Annual 2303.7 1544.0 1874.2 2177.1 2450.0 2665.2 NA Ann-NCDC 2303.9 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 6 * 57 Feb 4 6 0 35 Mar 1 1 0 8 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 1 1 0 7 Annual 6 13 * 70 Ann-NCDC NA 14.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4 Feb 4 Mar 1 Apr 0 May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 0 Dec 1 Annual 6 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 77 3 86 86 57 78 Feb 75 4 86 84 55 75 Mar 75 4 88 82 54 74 Apr 76 4 90 80 55 76 May 77 3 92 79 58 78 Jun 81 3 93 83 66 83 Jul 83 3 94 84 68 86 Aug 81 3 93 83 64 85 Sep 83 3 94 87 64 86 Oct 82 2 94 90 58 85 Nov 82 3 93 91 58 86 Dec 80 3 90 89 58 82 Annual 79 1 91 85 60 81 Ann-NCDC 79.3 NA 91.1 84.8 59.6 81.2 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 1021.5 1.9 Feb 1020.4 1.8 Mar 1018.1 1.3 Apr 1015.6 1.2 May 1011.8 1.1 Jun 1008.5 1.4 Jul 1008.4 1.5 Aug 1008.1 1.9 Sep 1011.7 1.2 Oct 1017.1 1.2 Nov 1021.0 .9 Dec 1022.4 1.4 Annual 1015.4 .4 Ann-NCDC 1015.4 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 1003.2 1.8 Feb 1002.2 1.8 Mar 1000.1 1.3 Apr 998.1 1.1 May 994.7 1.1 Jun 991.6 1.4 Jul 991.7 1.5 Aug 991.5 1.9 Sep 994.8 1.2 Oct 999.7 1.1 Nov 1003.2 .9 Dec 1004.2 1.3 Annual 997.9 .4 Ann-NCDC 997.9 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 6.3 1.0 Feb 6.9 1.1 Mar 8.6 1.0 Apr 12.6 1.6 May 16.1 1.3 Jun 21.3 1.4 Jul 27.0 1.0 Aug 27.1 1.0 Sep 22.8 1.7 Oct 15.6 1.4 Nov 10.9 1.1 Dec 7.4 .8 Annual 15.2 .4 Ann-NCDC 15.2 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 39.0 122.2 Feb 40.0 124.6 Mar 41.0 152.1 Apr 40.0 156.9 May 39.0 167.8 Jun 31.0 133.1 Jul 40.0 173.6 Aug 47.0 193.3 Sep 41.0 150.1 Oct 45.0 158.2 Nov 39.0 124.3 Dec 38.0 118.8 Annual 40.0 1774.8 Ann-NCDC NA 1775.0 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.7 Feb 1.8 Mar 1.9 Apr 1.8 May 1.6 Jun 1.5 Jul 1.5 Aug 1.5 Sep 1.3 Oct 1.2 Nov 1.2 Dec 1.3 Annual 1.5 Ann-NCDC 1.5 ------------------ 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 .040 .030 .030 .030 .030 .040 .030 .020 Feb .030 .030 .030 .030 .030 .040 .040 .030 .030 Mar .030 .030 .030 .030 .040 .040 .050 .040 .030 Apr .030 .040 .030 .050 .050 .070 .070 .050 .040 May .030 .040 .030 .040 .060 .070 .080 .050 .040 Jun .040 .040 .030 .050 .060 .070 .080 .050 .030 Jul .040 .040 .040 .050 .070 .070 .060 .050 .030 Aug .040 .050 .040 .070 .100 .090 .070 .040 .030 Sep .040 .040 .040 .040 .060 .070 .070 .050 .030 Oct .040 .050 .030 .040 .040 .060 .060 .040 .040 Nov .040 .040 .040 .030 .040 .050 .050 .040 .040 Dec .040 .050 .040 .040 .040 .050 .040 .040 .030 Annual .040 .040 .030 .040 .050 .060 .060 .040 .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 .030 .050 .160 .260 .130 .050 .030 Feb .030 .050 .180 .290 .110 .040 .030 Mar .030 .040 .200 .270 .070 .040 .030 Apr .030 .050 .160 .220 .050 .030 .030 May .040 .060 .140 .200 .060 .030 .030 Jun .060 .060 .130 .170 .060 .040 .040 Jul .050 .060 .110 .180 .070 .040 .050 Aug .040 .050 .110 .160 .050 .040 .040 Sep .040 .050 .160 .140 .070 .060 .040 Oct .040 .060 .150 .180 .070 .050 .050 Nov .040 .060 .140 .190 .090 .050 .040 Dec .040 .060 .140 .200 .110 .050 .040 Annual .040 .050 .150 .210 .080 .040 .040 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 292.5 Apr 292.5 May 292.5 Jun 292.5 Jul 292.5 Aug 292.5 Sep 270.0 Oct 292.5 Nov 292.5 Dec 292.5 Annual 292.5 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.0 Feb 5.1 Mar 5.1 Apr 5.3 May 5.6 Jun 6.4 Jul 5.7 Aug 5.1 Sep 5.4 Oct 4.7 Nov 5.0 Dec 5.0 Annual 5.3 Ann-NCDC 5.3 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .4 Feb .4 Mar .9 Apr 1.4 May 1.6 Jun 2.5 Jul 7.5 Aug 8.2 Sep 4.3 Oct .7 Nov .5 Dec .3 Annual 28.6 Ann-NCDC 28.7 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.4 Feb 4.8 Mar 1.2 Apr .1 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec 2.8 Annual 15.4 Ann-NCDC 15.4 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.5 Feb 4.2 Mar 5.1 Apr 5.2 May 5.2 Jun 6.5 Jul 3.1 Aug 1.3 Sep 3.1 Oct 3.2 Nov 3.2 Dec 3.0 Annual 46.5 Ann-NCDC 46.6 ------------------ 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 Apr 3.7 .0 May 14.2 .6 Jun 22.2 5.0 Jul 29.6 20.4 Aug 30.9 24.6 Sep 25.4 9.7 Oct 11.0 .3 Nov .5 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 137.6 60.7 Ann-NCDC 137.5 60.6 -------------------------- 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 .2 Aug .4 Sep .1 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .7 Ann-NCDC 0.7 ------------------ 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 2.5 Jul 21.9 Aug 24.6 Sep 6.2 Oct .1 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 55.3 Ann-NCDC 55.3 ------------------ 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 * Feb .1 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .1 Ann-NCDC 0.1 ------------------ 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 20.3 Feb 15.2 Mar 8.1 Apr .6 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct * Nov 2.8 Dec 14.8 Annual 61.8 Ann-NCDC 61.8 ------------------ 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 9.8 8.6 2.7 .3 .1 .0 .0 Feb 10.5 8.9 3.4 .5 .1 .1 .0 Mar 13.4 11.5 4.7 1.4 .4 .1 * Apr 12.1 12.0 6.2 2.5 .7 .2 * May 12.0 11.3 6.6 2.9 1.5 .5 .1 Jun 15.9 14.6 9.6 5.4 2.9 1.6 .9 Jul 14.8 13.1 7.5 4.6 2.9 1.8 1.0 Aug 12.4 11.1 5.4 2.2 1.0 .6 .3 Sep 12.2 10.2 4.9 2.0 1.0 .4 .1 Oct 8.7 7.2 2.9 .8 .3 .2 .1 Nov 8.3 7.3 2.8 .7 .2 .1 .0 Dec 8.9 7.8 2.1 .4 .0 .0 .0 Annual 139.0 123.6 58.8 23.9 11.2 5.4 2.5 Ann-NCDC 139.0 123.6 58.8 23.7 11.1 5.6 2.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2.3 Feb 1.1 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .4 Annual 3.9 Ann-NCDC 3.9 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 8.0 Feb 6.0 Mar 7.2 Apr 6.3 May 5.6 Jun 3.5 Jul 5.7 Aug 7.1 Sep 11.2 Oct 16.0 Nov 17.3 Dec 14.5 Annual 108.5 Ann-NCDC 108.4 ------------------ 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 .1 .0 .0 .0 Feb .3 .0 .0 .0 Mar .1 .0 .0 .0 Apr .1 .0 .0 .0 May .1 .0 .0 .0 Jun .1 .0 .0 .0 Jul .4 .1 .0 .0 Aug .5 .2 .0 .0 Sep .4 .1 .0 .0 Oct .1 .0 .0 .0 Nov .0 .0 .0 .0 Dec .0 .0 .0 .0 Annual 2.0 .4 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 2.2 0.4 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 16.7 Feb 16.4 Mar 18.3 Apr 16.2 May 15.6 Jun 19.4 Jul 20.3 Aug 18.4 Sep 17.8 Oct 12.0 Nov 12.4 Dec 14.7 Annual 198.2 Ann-NCDC 198.2 ------------------ 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 2.7 .5 .2 .1 .0 .0 Feb 1.6 .5 .2 * .0 .0 Mar .3 .1 .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 .6 * .0 .0 .0 .0 Annual 5.2 1.1 .3 .1 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 5.2 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 ----------------------------------------------------------