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{{Expand Japanese|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox city Japan
{{Infobox settlement
|name= Ōmu
| name = Ōmu
|JapaneseName= 雄武町
| official_name =
|settlement_type= Town
| native_name = {{nobold|雄武町}}
|image_skyline = Omu Esashi Hokkaido.JPG
| native_name_lang = ja
|image_caption = Aerial view of Ōmu (at bottom edge of picture) with [[Esashi, Hokkaido (Sōya)|Esashi]] in the distance
| settlement_type = Town
|image_map= Omu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
| other_name =
|region= [[Hokkaido]]
| image_skyline = Omu Esashi Hokkaido.JPG
|prefecture= [[Hokkaido]] ([[Okhotsk Subprefecture]])
| image_caption = Aerial view of Ōmu (at bottom edge of picture) with [[Esashi, Hokkaido (Sōya)|Esashi]] in the distance
|district= [[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu]]
| image_flag = Flag of Omu, Hokkaido.svg
|area_km2= 637.03
| image_seal = Emblem of Ōmu, Hokkaido.svg
|population_as_of= 2008
| image_map = Omu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
|population= 5,132
| map_caption = Location of Ōmu in [[Hokkaido]] ([[Okhotsk Subprefecture]])
|density_km2= auto
| pushpin_map = Japan
|lat_deg = 44
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
|lat_min = 35
| coordinates = {{coord|44|35|N|142|58|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
|lat_sec =
| subdivision_type = Country
|lon_deg = 142
| subdivision_name = Japan
|lon_min = 58
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
|lon_sec =
| subdivision_name1 = [[Hokkaido]]
|tree=
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
|flower=
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hokkaido]] ([[Okhotsk Subprefecture]])
|bird=
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
|image_symbol=
| subdivision_name3 = [[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu]]
|mayor=
| leader_title = Mayor
|city_hall_postal_code=
| leader_name =
|city_hall_address=
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
|city_hall_phone_number=
| leader_name1 =
|website= {{Official website|http://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp}}
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 637.03
| population_total = 4,596
| population_as_of = September 30, 2016
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/}}
}}
}}


{{nihongo|'''Ōmu'''|雄武町|Ōmu-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu District]], [[Okhotsk Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].
{{Nihongo|'''Ōmu'''|雄武町|Ōmu-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Okhotsk Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].


As of 2008, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 5,132 and a [[population density]] of 8.1 persons per km². The total area is 637.03 km².{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}}
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 4,596 and a [[population density]] of 7.2 persons per km². The total area is 637.03 km².{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}}


==Climate==
==Climate==

Omu has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'') with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.
Omu has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'') with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.


The highest temperature ever recorded in Ōmu was {{cvt|35.3|C}} on 17 August 2023.<ref name="extremes" /> The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-27.5|C}} on 18 February 1978.<ref name="extremes" />
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{{Weather box
{{Weather box
|location = Omu
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Ōmu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1942−present)
|Jan high C = -3.7
|Feb high C = -3.8
|Jan high C = -2.5
|Mar high C = 0.6
|Feb high C = -2.1
|Apr high C = 8.0
|Mar high C = 2.1
|May high C = 13.6
|Apr high C = 8.6
|Jun high C = 15.7
|May high C = 13.8
|Jul high C = 19.7
|Jun high C = 16.2
|Aug high C = 22.0
|Jul high C = 20.1
|Sep high C = 19.5
|Aug high C = 22.5
|Oct high C = 13.8
|Sep high C = 20.5
|Nov high C = 5.9
|Oct high C = 14.6
|Dec high C = -0.1
|Nov high C = 6.7
|Jan mean C = -7.2
|Dec high C = 0.0
|Feb mean C = -7.9
|Jan mean C = -5.9
|Mar mean C = -3.1
|Feb mean C = -6.1
|Apr mean C = 3.8
|Mar mean C = -1.7
|May mean C = 8.8
|Apr mean C = 4.1
|Jun mean C = 11.8
|May mean C = 9.0
|Jul mean C = 16.1
|Jun mean C = 12.3
|Aug mean C = 18.4
|Jul mean C = 16.5
|Sep mean C = 14.9
|Aug mean C = 18.8
|Oct mean C = 9.0
|Sep mean C = 16.0
|Nov mean C = 2.1
|Oct mean C = 9.8
|Nov mean C = 2.9
|Dec mean C = -3.3
|Dec mean C = -3.3
|Jan low C = -12.0
|Jan low C = -10.9
|Feb low C = -13.1
|Feb low C = -11.7
|Mar low C = -7.8
|Mar low C = -6.4
|Apr low C = -0.7
|Apr low C = -0.7
|May low C = 3.7
|May low C = 4.0
|Jun low C = 7.7
|Jun low C = 8.4
|Jul low C = 12.5
|Jul low C = 13.2
|Aug low C = 14.7
|Aug low C = 15.2
|Sep low C = 10.2
|Sep low C = 11.2
|Oct low C = 3.9
|Oct low C = 4.6
|Nov low C = -2.1
|Nov low C = -1.4
|Dec low C = -7.5
|Dec low C = -7.7
|Jan record high C = 7.6
|Feb record high C = 12.5
|Mar record high C = 17.3
|Apr record high C = 28.1
|May record high C = 33.4
|Jun record high C = 35.1
|Jul record high C = 35.2
|Aug record high C = 35.3
|Sep record high C = 32.3
|Oct record high C = 25.3
|Nov record high C = 21.5
|Dec record high C = 15.3
|year record high C= 35.2
|Jan record low C = -26.0
|Feb record low C = -27.5
|Mar record low C = -24.8
|Apr record low C = -13.4
|May record low C = -6.2
|Jun record low C = -1.9
|Jul record low C = 1.5
|Aug record low C = 4.8
|Sep record low C = -0.8
|Oct record low C = -5.6
|Nov record low C = -15.1
|Dec record low C = -20.6
|year record low C= -27.5
|Jan avg record high C = 3.8
|Feb avg record high C = 6.1
|Mar avg record high C = 11.6
|Apr avg record high C = 19.8
|May avg record high C = 26.6
|Jun avg record high C = 28.1
|Jul avg record high C = 29.6
|Aug avg record high C = 30.6
|Sep avg record high C = 27.4
|Oct avg record high C = 21.7
|Nov avg record high C = 16.2
|Dec avg record high C = 7.3
|year avg record high C = 32.1
|Jan avg record low C = -18.4
|Feb avg record low C = -19.3
|Mar avg record low C = -14.8
|Apr avg record low C = -6.6
|May avg record low C = -2.2
|Jun avg record low C = 2.4
|Jul avg record low C = 7.7
|Aug avg record low C = 9.8
|Sep avg record low C = 4.9
|Oct avg record low C = -1.3
|Nov avg record low C = -8.6
|Dec avg record low C = -14.9
|year avg record low C = -20.2
|precipitation colour = green
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 54.6
|Jan precipitation mm = 43.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 37.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 36.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 47.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 39.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 47.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 44.6
|May precipitation mm = 68.0
|May precipitation mm = 61.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 74.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 74.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 87.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 115.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 132.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 133.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 122.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 137.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 103.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 92.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 71.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 77.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 53.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 62.1
|year precipitation mm= 916.5
|Jan snow cm = 97
|Feb snow cm = 63
|Jan rain days = 11.8
|Mar snow cm = 51
|Feb rain days = 10.2
|Apr snow cm = 16
|Mar rain days = 9.5
|Apr rain days = 8.1
|May rain days = 8.1
|Jun rain days = 8.8
|Jul rain days = 9.7
|Aug rain days = 10.1
|Sep rain days = 11.2
|Oct rain days = 10.8
|Nov rain days = 12.9
|Dec rain days = 12.6
|Jan snow cm = 84
|Feb snow cm = 71
|Mar snow cm = 59
|Apr snow cm = 17
|May snow cm = 2
|May snow cm = 2
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
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|Sep snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 1
|Oct snow cm = 1
|Nov snow cm = 26
|Nov snow cm = 31
|Dec snow cm = 64
|Dec snow cm = 83
|Jan humidity = 78
|year snow cm= 343
|Feb humidity = 78
|Jan snow days = 17.3
|Mar humidity = 76
|Feb snow days = 14.6
|Apr humidity = 70
|Mar snow days = 13.9
|May humidity = 74
|Apr snow days = 4.0
|Jun humidity = 85
|May snow days = 0.3
|Jul humidity = 87
|Jun snow days = 0
|Aug humidity = 85
|Jul snow days = 0
|Sep humidity = 79
|Aug snow days = 0
|Oct humidity = 74
|Sep snow days = 0
|Nov humidity = 75
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Dec humidity = 77
|Nov snow days = 7.4
|Jan sun = 99.9
|Dec snow days = 16.1
|Feb sun = 129.4
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity= 77
|Mar sun = 170.6
|Feb humidity= 76
|Apr sun = 181.9
|Mar humidity= 73
|May sun = 188.8
|Apr humidity= 71
|Jun sun = 159.7
|May humidity= 77
|Jul sun = 153.7
|Jun humidity= 86
|Aug sun = 145.3
|Jul humidity= 88
|Sep sun = 171.8
|Aug humidity= 85
|Oct sun = 158.4
|Sep humidity= 80
|Nov sun = 105.8
|Oct humidity= 75
|Dec sun = 94.6
|Nov humidity= 76
|source 1 = NOAA (1961-1990) <ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
|Dec humidity= 77
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/JP/47405.TXT
|year humidity= 78
|title = Omu Climate Normals 1961-1990
|Jan sun = 94.4
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|Feb sun = 115.5
|accessdate = December 29, 2012}}</ref>
|Mar sun = 159.4
|date=December 2012}}
|Apr sun = 177.7
</div>
|May sun = 176.0
|Jun sun = 145.7
|Jul sun = 132.5
|Aug sun = 138.9
|Sep sun = 159.9
|Oct sun = 150.6
|Nov sun = 97.9
|Dec sun = 89.9
|year sun= 1638.3
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref name = "extremes">{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=17&block_no=47405&year=&month=13&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=17&block_no=47405&year=&month=12&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 18, 2022}}</ref>
|source 2 = Météo Climat<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/mete4-964-1951-2021.php|title=Météo climat stats for Sapporo |publisher=Météo Climat|access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/mete8-964-1951-2021.php|title=Météo climat stats for Sapporo |publisher=Météo Climat|access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Mascot==
[[File:Ikurasujiko.png|thumb|left|120px|Ikurasujiko, the town's mascot]]
Ōmu's mascot is {{Nihongo|'''Ikurasujiko'''|いくらすじ子}}. She is a salmon who 3 years old but acts like a mature person. She wears a large bag containing items such as nutrients that enables her to do any talents. Her favorite thing to do is being in an [[onsen]] while watching the clouds and the sea. She likes people who smile at each other. Her favourite foods are beef and seafood. She can survive in both extremely cold and extremely hot conditions. She wears a hat that looks like a parrot. She was unveiled in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/soshiki/sangyoshinkoka/koho_kocho/394.html|title=雄武町公認キャラクターが決定しました。|website=Ōmu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://welcome-oumu.hokkaido.jp/2020/05/11/ikurasujiko/|title=初めまして、いくらすじ子です。|website=Ōmu}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Omu, Hokkaido|Ōmu, Hokkaidō}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Omu, Hokkaido|Ōmu, Hokkaidō}}
* {{Official website}} {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}


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Latest revision as of 10:56, 17 January 2024

Ōmu
雄武町
Town
Aerial view of Ōmu (at bottom edge of picture) with Esashi in the distance
Aerial view of Ōmu (at bottom edge of picture) with Esashi in the distance
Flag of Ōmu
Flag
Official seal of Ōmu
Seal
Location of Ōmu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Location of Ōmu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Ōmu is located in Japan
Ōmu
Ōmu
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 44°35′N 142°58′E / 44.583°N 142.967°E / 44.583; 142.967
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
DistrictMonbetsu
Area
 • Total637.03 km2 (245.96 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
 • Total4,596
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp

Ōmu (雄武町, Ōmu-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,596 and a population density of 7.2 persons per km². The total area is 637.03 km².[citation needed]

Climate[edit]

Omu has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Ōmu was 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) on 17 August 2023.[1] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.5 °C (−17.5 °F) on 18 February 1978.[1]

Climate data for Ōmu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1942−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		17.3
(63.1) 		28.1
(82.6) 		33.4
(92.1) 		35.1
(95.2) 		35.2
(95.4) 		35.3
(95.5) 		32.3
(90.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		15.3
(59.5) 		35.2
(95.4)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8) 		6.1
(43.0) 		11.6
(52.9) 		19.8
(67.6) 		26.6
(79.9) 		28.1
(82.6) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.6
(87.1) 		27.4
(81.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		7.3
(45.1) 		32.1
(89.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		2.1
(35.8) 		8.6
(47.5) 		13.8
(56.8) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.1
(68.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		20.5
(68.9) 		14.6
(58.3) 		6.7
(44.1) 		0.0
(32.0) 		10.0
(50.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		4.1
(39.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		16.0
(60.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		2.9
(37.2) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		6.0
(42.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10.9
(12.4) 		−11.7
(10.9) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		4.0
(39.2) 		8.4
(47.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		15.2
(59.4) 		11.2
(52.2) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		1.5
(34.7)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −18.4
(−1.1) 		−19.3
(−2.7) 		−14.8
(5.4) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		2.4
(36.3) 		7.7
(45.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−14.9
(5.2) 		−20.2
(−4.4)
Record low °C (°F) −26.0
(−14.8) 		−27.5
(−17.5) 		−24.8
(−12.6) 		−13.4
(7.9) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		1.5
(34.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−15.1
(4.8) 		−20.6
(−5.1) 		−27.5
(−17.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.3
(1.70) 		36.0
(1.42) 		39.0
(1.54) 		44.6
(1.76) 		61.1
(2.41) 		74.8
(2.94) 		115.1
(4.53) 		133.8
(5.27) 		137.2
(5.40) 		92.3
(3.63) 		77.4
(3.05) 		62.1
(2.44) 		916.5
(36.08)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 84
(33) 		71
(28) 		59
(23) 		17
(6.7) 		2
(0.8) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.4) 		31
(12) 		83
(33) 		343
(135)
Average rainy days 11.8 10.2 9.5 8.1 8.1 8.8 9.7 10.1 11.2 10.8 12.9 12.6 123.8
Average snowy days 17.3 14.6 13.9 4.0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.3 7.4 16.1 73.9
Average relative humidity (%) 77 76 73 71 77 86 88 85 80 75 76 77 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 94.4 115.5 159.4 177.7 176.0 145.7 132.5 138.9 159.9 150.6 97.9 89.9 1,638.3
Source 1: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2]
Source 2: Météo Climat[3][4]

Mascot[edit]

Ikurasujiko, the town's mascot

Ōmu's mascot is Ikurasujiko (いくらすじ子). She is a salmon who 3 years old but acts like a mature person. She wears a large bag containing items such as nutrients that enables her to do any talents. Her favorite thing to do is being in an onsen while watching the clouds and the sea. She likes people who smile at each other. Her favourite foods are beef and seafood. She can survive in both extremely cold and extremely hot conditions. She wears a hat that looks like a parrot. She was unveiled in March 2019.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Météo climat stats for Sapporo". Météo Climat. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Météo climat stats for Sapporo". Météo Climat. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "雄武町公認キャラクターが決定しました。". Ōmu.
  6. ^ "初めまして、いくらすじ子です。". Ōmu.

External links[edit]

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