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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_flag = Flag of Omu, Hokkaido.svg
| other_name =
| image_symbol = Symbol of Omu Hokkaido.svg
| image_map = Omu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
| image_skyline = Omu Esashi Hokkaido.JPG
| image_caption = Aerial view of Ōmu (at bottom edge of picture) with [[Esashi, Hokkaido (Sōya)|Esashi]] in the distance
| coordinates = {{coord|44|35|N|142|58|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| region = [[Hokkaido]]
| image_flag = Flag of Omu, Hokkaido.svg
| image_seal = Emblem of Ōmu, Hokkaido.svg
| prefecture = [[Hokkaido]] ([[Okhotsk Subprefecture]])
| image_map = Omu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
| district = [[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu]]
| map_caption = Location of Ōmu in [[Hokkaido]] ([[Okhotsk Subprefecture]])
| mayor =
| pushpin_map = Japan
| area_km2 = 637.03
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
| population = 4,596
| coordinates = {{coord|44|35|N|142|58|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of = September 30, 2016
| subdivision_type = Country
| density_km2 = auto
| subdivision_name = Japan
| tree =
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| flower =
| subdivision_name1 = [[Hokkaido]]
| bird =
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| city_hall_address =
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hokkaido]] ([[Okhotsk Subprefecture]])
| city_hall_postal_code =
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/}}
| subdivision_name3 = [[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 =
| 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]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Humid continental climate|Dfb]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/}}
}}
}}


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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" />
{{Weather box|width=auto

| location = Omu
{{Weather box
| single line = Y
| metric first = Y
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
| Jan high C = -3.7
|metric first = Y
| Feb high C = -3.8
|location = Ōmu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1942−present)
| Mar high C = 0.6
| Apr high C = 8.0
|Jan high C = -2.5
| May high C = 13.6
|Feb high C = -2.1
| Jun high C = 15.7
|Mar high C = 2.1
| Jul high C = 19.7
|Apr high C = 8.6
| Aug high C = 22.0
|May high C = 13.8
| Sep high C = 19.5
|Jun high C = 16.2
| Oct high C = 13.8
|Jul high C = 20.1
| Nov high C = 5.9
|Aug high C = 22.5
| Dec high C = -0.1
|Sep high C = 20.5
| Jan mean C = -7.2
|Oct high C = 14.6
| Feb mean C = -7.9
|Nov high C = 6.7
| Mar mean C = -3.1
|Dec high C = 0.0
| Apr mean C = 3.8
|Jan mean C = -5.9
| May mean C = 8.8
|Feb mean C = -6.1
| Jun mean C = 11.8
|Mar mean C = -1.7
| Jul mean C = 16.1
|Apr mean C = 4.1
| Aug mean C = 18.4
|May mean C = 9.0
| Sep mean C = 14.9
|Jun mean C = 12.3
| Oct mean C = 9.0
|Jul mean C = 16.5
| Nov mean C = 2.1
|Aug mean C = 18.8
| Dec mean C = -3.3
|Sep mean C = 16.0
| Jan low C = -12.0
|Oct mean C = 9.8
| Feb low C = -13.1
|Nov mean C = 2.9
| Mar low C = -7.8
|Dec mean C = -3.3
| Apr low C = -0.7
|Jan low C = -10.9
| May low C = 3.7
|Feb low C = -11.7
| Jun low C = 7.7
|Mar low C = -6.4
| Jul low C = 12.5
|Apr low C = -0.7
| Aug low C = 14.7
|May low C = 4.0
| Sep low C = 10.2
|Jun low C = 8.4
| Oct low C = 3.9
|Jul low C = 13.2
| Nov low C = -2.1
|Aug low C = 15.2
| Dec low C = -7.5
|Sep low C = 11.2
|Oct low C = 4.6
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 54.6
|Nov low C = -1.4
| Feb precipitation mm = 37.5
|Dec low C = -7.7
| Mar precipitation mm = 47.8
|Jan record high C = 7.6
| Apr precipitation mm = 47.4
|Feb record high C = 12.5
| May precipitation mm = 68.0
|Mar record high C = 17.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 74.6
|Apr record high C = 28.1
| Jul precipitation mm = 87.8
|May record high C = 33.4
| Aug precipitation mm = 132.6
|Jun record high C = 35.1
| Sep precipitation mm = 122.9
|Jul record high C = 35.2
| Oct precipitation mm = 103.2
|Aug record high C = 35.3
| Nov precipitation mm = 71.8
|Sep record high C = 32.3
| Dec precipitation mm = 53.0
|Oct record high C = 25.3
| Jan snow cm = 97
|Nov record high C = 21.5
| Feb snow cm = 63
|Dec record high C = 15.3
| Mar snow cm = 51
|year record high C= 35.2
| Apr snow cm = 16
|Jan record low C = -26.0
| May snow cm = 2
|Feb record low C = -27.5
| Jun snow cm = 0
|Mar record low C = -24.8
| Jul snow cm = 0
|Apr record low C = -13.4
| Aug snow cm = 0
|May record low C = -6.2
| Sep snow cm = 0
|Jun record low C = -1.9
| Oct snow cm = 1
|Jul record low C = 1.5
| Nov snow cm = 26
|Aug record low C = 4.8
| Dec snow cm = 64
|Sep record low C = -0.8
| Jan humidity = 78
|Oct record low C = -5.6
| Feb humidity = 78
|Nov record low C = -15.1
| Mar humidity = 76
|Dec record low C = -20.6
|year record low C= -27.5
| Apr humidity = 70
| May humidity = 74
|Jan avg record high C = 3.8
| Jun humidity = 85
|Feb avg record high C = 6.1
| Jul humidity = 87
|Mar avg record high C = 11.6
| Aug humidity = 85
|Apr avg record high C = 19.8
| Sep humidity = 79
|May avg record high C = 26.6
| Oct humidity = 74
|Jun avg record high C = 28.1
| Nov humidity = 75
|Jul avg record high C = 29.6
| Dec humidity = 77
|Aug avg record high C = 30.6
| Jan sun = 99.9
|Sep avg record high C = 27.4
| Feb sun = 129.4
|Oct avg record high C = 21.7
| Mar sun = 170.6
|Nov avg record high C = 16.2
| Apr sun = 181.9
|Dec avg record high C = 7.3
| May sun = 188.8
|year avg record high C = 32.1
| Jun sun = 159.7
|Jan avg record low C = -18.4
| Jul sun = 153.7
|Feb avg record low C = -19.3
| Aug sun = 145.3
|Mar avg record low C = -14.8
| Sep sun = 171.8
|Apr avg record low C = -6.6
| Oct sun = 158.4
|May avg record low C = -2.2
| Nov sun = 105.8
|Jun avg record low C = 2.4
| Dec sun = 94.6
|Jul avg record low C = 7.7
|Aug avg record low C = 9.8
| source 1 = NOAA (1961-1990)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
|Sep avg record low C = 4.9
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/JP/47405.TXT
|Oct avg record low C = -1.3
|title = Omu Climate Normals 1961-1990
|Nov avg record low C = -8.6
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|Dec avg record low C = -14.9
|accessdate = December 29, 2012}}</ref>
|year avg record low C = -20.2
| date = December 2012}}
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 43.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 36.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 39.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 44.6
|May precipitation mm = 61.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 74.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 115.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 133.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 137.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 92.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 77.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 62.1
|year precipitation mm= 916.5
|Jan rain days = 11.8
|Feb rain days = 10.2
|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
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 1
|Nov snow cm = 31
|Dec snow cm = 83
|year snow cm= 343
|Jan snow days = 17.3
|Feb snow days = 14.6
|Mar snow days = 13.9
|Apr snow days = 4.0
|May snow days = 0.3
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 7.4
|Dec snow days = 16.1
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity= 77
|Feb humidity= 76
|Mar humidity= 73
|Apr humidity= 71
|May humidity= 77
|Jun humidity= 86
|Jul humidity= 88
|Aug humidity= 85
|Sep humidity= 80
|Oct humidity= 75
|Nov humidity= 76
|Dec humidity= 77
|year humidity= 78
|Jan sun = 94.4
|Feb sun = 115.5
|Mar sun = 159.4
|Apr sun = 177.7
|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>
{{clear|left}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Omu, Hokkaido|Ōmu, Hokkaidō}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Omu, Hokkaido|Ōmu, Hokkaidō}}
*[http://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [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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