Station Name: Tsurugisan WMO Station Number: 47894 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 33d 51m N Longitude: 134d 06m E Elevation: 1945 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 -7.3 2.1 Feb -6.6 2.3 Mar -3.3 1.5 Apr 3.3 1.5 May 7.7 .9 Jun 11.3 .8 Jul 15.1 .8 Aug 15.3 .5 Sep 12.1 1.1 Oct 6.3 1.1 Nov 1.3 1.5 Dec -4.3 1.6 Annual 4.2 .5 Ann-NCDC 4.2 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 -4.1 2.3 -8.5 .3 Feb -3.1 2.4 -6.5 1.6 Mar .5 1.8 -3.5 3.8 Apr 7.1 1.4 4.6 11.4 May 11.4 .9 9.2 13.6 Jun 14.4 .8 13.1 16.7 Jul 17.9 1.0 15.8 19.9 Aug 18.2 .7 16.5 19.2 Sep 15.2 1.1 12.9 17.1 Oct 9.8 1.2 7.4 12.4 Nov 5.0 1.7 1.3 8.7 Dec -.8 1.8 -4.7 2.1 Annual 7.7 .5 6.7 9.0 Ann-NCDC 7.6 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 -10.3 2.0 -13.9 -5.9 Feb -9.9 2.1 -13.1 -5.2 Mar -6.9 1.5 -10.5 -4.4 Apr -.3 1.7 -3.1 6.0 May 4.3 1.0 2.4 7.9 Jun 8.6 1.0 7.1 10.9 Jul 12.9 .8 10.8 14.0 Aug 13.2 .6 11.9 14.3 Sep 9.6 1.3 7.1 11.8 Oct 3.3 1.2 .8 6.6 Nov -1.9 1.4 -5.2 1.0 Dec -7.3 1.6 -10.5 -3.6 Annual 1.3 .5 .0 2.3 Ann-NCDC 1.3 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 09: Snowfall (cm) MNDLYMX (Statistic 09): Mean Daily Maximum Value MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MNDLYMX MEANMLY Month -------------------------- Jan 21 87 Feb 22 89 Mar 24 72 Apr 10 17 May * * Jun 0 0 Jul 0 0 Aug 0 0 Sep 0 0 Oct 1 1 Nov 5 11 Dec 14 48 Annual 36 327 Ann-NCDC NA 325.0 -------------------------- Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 60 Feb 76 Mar 69 Apr 19 May * Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 1 Nov 7 Dec 31 Annual 93 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 81 5 80 80 82 81 Feb 81 4 79 80 82 82 Mar 80 4 77 78 81 82 Apr 76 6 74 73 76 79 May 75 5 73 72 76 78 Jun 85 4 84 83 87 86 Jul 90 3 90 89 90 91 Aug 91 3 92 90 91 92 Sep 89 4 89 87 90 91 Oct 80 5 79 77 83 82 Nov 76 6 75 76 79 77 Dec 78 5 76 78 80 79 Annual 82 2 81 80 83 84 Ann-NCDC 81.8 NA 80.7 80.3 83.1 83.3 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 798.3 2.6 Feb 798.5 1.8 Mar 799.5 1.4 Apr 802.8 1.5 May 803.0 1.1 Jun 803.0 1.3 Jul 805.4 1.2 Aug 805.9 1.5 Sep 806.4 1.3 Oct 806.3 1.1 Nov 805.0 1.5 Dec 801.5 1.8 Annual 803.0 .6 Ann-NCDC 803.0 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 3.1 .5 Feb 3.3 .6 Mar 4.2 .4 Apr 6.2 1.1 May 8.2 1.0 Jun 11.8 1.0 Jul 15.7 .9 Aug 16.1 .9 Sep 13.1 1.3 Oct 8.0 .9 Nov 5.4 .6 Dec 3.7 .5 Annual 8.2 .4 Ann-NCDC 8.2 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 36.0 112.1 Feb 36.0 110.7 Mar 40.0 145.7 Apr 40.0 157.6 May 39.0 168.7 Jun 26.0 112.3 Jul 25.0 110.5 Aug 28.0 113.8 Sep 27.0 99.0 Oct 37.0 128.5 Nov 40.0 123.5 Dec 40.0 122.6 Annual 34.0 1505.0 Ann-NCDC NA 1505.0 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.8 Feb 8.1 Mar 8.1 Apr 7.8 May 6.7 Jun 6.0 Jul 5.4 Aug 5.9 Sep 5.8 Oct 6.4 Nov 6.9 Dec 7.1 Annual 6.9 Ann-NCDC 6.8 ------------------ 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 * * * * * * .020 .060 .080 Feb .010 * * * * * .030 .070 .070 Mar .020 .010 * * * .010 .090 .090 .060 Apr .020 .010 .010 .010 .010 .020 .170 .140 .080 May .030 .020 .010 .010 .010 .020 .180 .150 .060 Jun .030 .020 .010 .020 .020 .030 .180 .140 .100 Jul .020 .020 .010 .020 .020 .040 .170 .130 .100 Aug .030 .020 .010 .020 .030 .040 .260 .170 .070 Sep .030 .020 .010 .010 .010 .040 .190 .150 .080 Oct .040 .030 .020 .010 .010 .020 .100 .120 .060 Nov .020 .010 .010 .010 * .010 .070 .110 .080 Dec .010 * * * * * .030 .070 .090 Annual .020 .010 .010 .010 .010 .020 .120 .120 .080 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 .100 .030 .050 .080 .250 .240 .100 Feb .090 .040 .040 .060 .240 .220 .130 Mar .070 .030 .040 .060 .150 .200 .170 Apr .060 .020 .030 .040 .120 .120 .160 May .050 .020 .020 .030 .090 .120 .160 Jun .090 .020 .020 .030 .090 .080 .120 Jul .090 .030 .030 .040 .110 .090 .080 Aug .060 .020 .030 .030 .060 .050 .090 Sep .080 .030 .030 .030 .070 .090 .120 Oct .060 .030 .030 .050 .090 .120 .200 Nov .090 .040 .040 .060 .140 .160 .150 Dec .110 .040 .050 .070 .200 .200 .130 Annual .080 .030 .030 .050 .130 .140 .130 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 157.5 May 157.5 Jun 157.5 Jul 157.5 Aug 157.5 Sep 157.5 Oct 360.0 Nov 337.5 Dec 315.0 Annual 337.5 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.6 Feb 5.8 Mar 5.6 Apr 5.7 May 6.0 Jun 6.8 Jul 6.6 Aug 6.3 Sep 6.5 Oct 5.6 Nov 5.3 Dec 5.2 Annual 5.9 Ann-NCDC 5.9 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .2 Mar .2 Apr .2 May .6 Jun 1.4 Jul 2.9 Aug 2.6 Sep 1.7 Oct .3 Nov .2 Dec .1 Annual 10.4 Ann-NCDC 10.5 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 20.3 Feb 18.2 Mar 15.1 Apr 3.9 May .5 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct 1.1 Nov 5.5 Dec 15.0 Annual 79.6 Ann-NCDC 79.6 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.6 Feb 6.8 Mar 7.1 Apr 7.7 May 7.8 Jun 9.5 Jul 8.1 Aug 6.9 Sep 7.8 Oct 7.1 Nov 6.5 Dec 5.5 Annual 87.3 Ann-NCDC 87.4 ------------------ 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 .0 Mar .0 .0 Apr .0 .0 May .0 .0 Jun .0 .0 Jul .0 .0 Aug .0 .0 Sep .0 .0 Oct .0 .0 Nov .0 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 0.0 0.0 -------------------------- 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 .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .0 Ann-NCDC 0.0 ------------------ 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 .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .0 Ann-NCDC 0.0 ------------------ 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 23.9 Feb 19.5 Mar 13.2 Apr 1.9 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .4 Nov 4.8 Dec 16.2 Annual 79.8 Ann-NCDC 79.9 ------------------ 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 30.6 Feb 27.2 Mar 28.3 Apr 14.5 May 3.4 Jun * Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .1 Oct 6.0 Nov 19.4 Dec 29.2 Annual 158.8 Ann-NCDC 158.7 ------------------ 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 28.7 Feb 24.7 Mar 23.4 Apr 6.0 May .2 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct 1.7 Nov 10.9 Dec 25.1 Annual 120.6 Ann-NCDC 120.7 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 24.7 Feb 22.5 Mar 22.6 Apr 19.7 May 19.3 Jun 21.4 Jul 24.3 Aug 24.7 Sep 24.5 Oct 23.1 Nov 21.8 Dec 22.8 Annual 271.4 Ann-NCDC 271.4 ------------------ 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 28.0 11.6 3.1 .0 Feb 25.6 12.8 5.1 .0 Mar 26.9 16.1 7.1 .1 Apr 24.3 15.3 7.3 .1 May 22.1 11.0 4.3 .0 Jun 17.7 8.9 3.6 .1 Jul 15.6 6.3 1.6 .0 Aug 16.8 7.6 2.1 .1 Sep 16.1 6.8 2.1 .2 Oct 20.5 8.1 2.4 .1 Nov 23.3 8.6 1.9 .1 Dec 26.1 9.6 2.8 .0 Annual 262.9 122.5 43.3 .6 Ann-NCDC 263.0 122.7 43.4 0.8 ------------------------------------------ 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 29.9 26.3 23.0 17.7 5.6 .6 Feb 26.8 24.6 22.3 18.8 8.4 2.3 Mar 26.0 20.7 16.7 12.2 5.0 2.6 Apr 6.0 3.7 2.5 1.4 .5 .2 May .1 .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 .8 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Nov 7.0 2.1 1.1 .2 .0 .0 Dec 22.2 13.8 10.4 5.6 .8 .0 Annual 118.7 91.1 76.0 55.9 20.3 5.7 Ann-NCDC 118.8 91.2 76.0 55.9 20.3 5.7 ----------------------------------------------------------