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{{Nihongo|'''Rumoi'''|留萌市|Rumoi-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Rumoi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. It is the capital of Rumoi Subprefecture.
{{Nihongo|'''Rumoi'''|留萌市|Rumoi-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Rumoi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. It is the capital of Rumoi Subprefecture.


As of September 2016, the city has an estimated [[population]] of 22,242 and the [[population density|density]] of 75 persons per km². The total area is 297.44 km².
As of September 2016, the city has an estimated [[population]] of 22,242 and the [[population density|density]] of 75 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 297.44&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.


==History==
==History==
Rumoi was developed by [[Pacific herring|herring]] fishery and mining.<ref>[http://www.e-rumoi.jp/rumoi-hp/01mokuteki/ayumi/ayumi.html The history of Rumoi] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120912035959/http://www.e-rumoi.jp/rumoi-hp/01mokuteki/ayumi/ayumi.html |date=2012-09-12 }}</ref>
Rumoi was developed by [[Pacific herring|herring]] fishery and mining.<ref>[http://www.e-rumoi.jp/rumoi-hp/01mokuteki/ayumi/ayumi.html The history of Rumoi] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120912035959/http://www.e-rumoi.jp/rumoi-hp/01mokuteki/ayumi/ayumi.html |date=2012-09-12 }}</ref>
*1869: Rurumoppe was renamed Rumoi.
*1869: Rurumoppe was renamed Rumoi.
*1877: The village of Rumoi was founded.
*1877: The village of Rumoi was founded.
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*1914: The capital of Mashike Subprefecture was transferred from Mashike to Rumoi and Mashike Subprefecture was renamed Rumoi Subprefecture.
*1914: The capital of Mashike Subprefecture was transferred from Mashike to Rumoi and Mashike Subprefecture was renamed Rumoi Subprefecture.
*1919: Obirashibe village (now Obira town) was split off.
*1919: Obirashibe village (now Obira town) was split off.
*1945 Rumoi was designated as the site of the planned Soviet invasion of Hokkaido, with a plan to occupy the island from Rumoi in the west to [[Kushiro, Hokkaido|Kushiro]] in the east. The plan was cancelled.<ref> {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IB4gFHYiDREC&q=soviet+invasion+hokkaido+rumoi&pg=PA237 |title=Stars and Stripes Across the Pacific: The United States, Japan, and Asia page 237 |last=Nimmo |first=William F |website= |year=2001 |publisher= |isbn=9780275964535 |access-date=December 18, 2017 |quote=}} </ref><ref> {{cite news |last=Clark |first=Gregory |date=August 22, 2014 |title=How WWII could have ended |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/22/commentary/japan-commentary/how-wwii-could-have-ended/ |work=[[Japan Times]] |location= |access-date=December 18, 2017 }} </ref><ref> {{cite web |url=http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/122335 |title=REPORT BY IVAN YUMASHEV TO ALEKSANDR VASILEVSKY |last=Yumashev |first=Ivan |date=August 19, 1945 |website= |publisher= |access-date=December 18, 2017 |quote=}} </ref>
*1945 Rumoi was designated as the site of the [[proposed Soviet invasion of Hokkaido]], with a plan to occupy the island from Rumoi in the west to [[Kushiro, Hokkaido|Kushiro]] in the east. The plan was cancelled.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IB4gFHYiDREC&q=soviet+invasion+hokkaido+rumoi&pg=PA237 |title=Stars and Stripes Across the Pacific: The United States, Japan, and Asia page 237 |last=Nimmo |first=William F |year=2001 |isbn=9780275964535 |access-date=December 18, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Gregory |date=August 22, 2014 |title=How WWII could have ended |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/22/commentary/japan-commentary/how-wwii-could-have-ended/ |work=[[Japan Times]] |access-date=December 18, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/122335 |title=REPORT BY IVAN YUMASHEV TO ALEKSANDR VASILEVSKY |last=Yumashev |first=Ivan |date=August 19, 1945 |access-date=December 18, 2017 }}</ref>
*1947: Rumoi town became Rumoi city.
*1947: Rumoi town became Rumoi city.
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===Climate===
===Climate===
Rumoi 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 December.
Rumoi 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 December. The highest temperature recorded was {{convert|35.6|°C|0|abbr=on}} on August 1, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=47406&ano=2021&mes=8&day=2&hora=0&min=0&ndays=30 |title=47406: Rumoi (Japan) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 1 August 2021|website=ogimet.com |publisher=OGIMET |access-date= 2 August 2021|quote=}}</ref>


{{Weather box|width=auto
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = Rumoi
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Rumoi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1943−present)
⚫
|Jan high C = -1.9
|Feb high C = -1.5
|Jan record high C = 7.8
|Mar high C = 2.4
|Feb record high C = 10.9
|Apr high C = 9.2
|Mar record high C = 16.8
|May high C = 14.9
|Apr record high C = 24.6
|Jun high C = 18.5
|May record high C = 29.3
|Jul high C = 22.6
|Jun record high C = 32.0
|Aug high C = 24.4
|Jul record high C = 33.7
|Sep high C = 20.6
|Aug record high C = 35.6
|Oct high C = 14.5
|Sep record high C = 33.1
|Nov high C = 7.3
|Oct record high C = 24.9
|Nov record high C = 21.2
|Dec record high C = 14.0
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|Jan high C = -1.0
|Feb high C = -0.4
|Mar high C = 3.2
|Apr high C = 9.4
|May high C = 15.4
|Jun high C = 19.2
|Jul high C = 23.1
|Aug high C = 24.6
|Sep high C = 21.4
|Oct high C = 15.2
|Nov high C = 7.8
|Dec high C = 1.3
|Dec high C = 1.3
|Jan mean C = -5.1
|Jan mean C = -4.1
|Feb mean C = -4.9
|Feb mean C = -3.7
|Mar mean C = -0.9
|Mar mean C = 0.0
|Apr mean C = 5.2
|Apr mean C = 5.5
|May mean C = 10.5
|May mean C = 11.1
|Jun mean C = 14.7
|Jun mean C = 15.4
|Jul mean C = 19.0
|Jul mean C = 19.6
|Aug mean C = 20.6
|Aug mean C = 20.9
|Sep mean C = 16.3
|Sep mean C = 17.2
|Oct mean C = 10.3
|Oct mean C = 11.1
|Nov mean C = 3.9
|Nov mean C = 4.4
|Dec mean C = -1.6
|Dec mean C = -1.5
|Jan low C = -8.8
|Jan low C = -7.4
|Feb low C = -8.9
|Feb low C = -7.4
|Mar low C = -4.7
|Mar low C = -3.5
|Apr low C = 1.3
|Apr low C = 1.6
|May low C = 6.3
|May low C = 7.2
|Jun low C = 11.3
|Jun low C = 12.3
|Jul low C = 16.0
|Jul low C = 16.7
|Aug low C = 17.3
|Aug low C = 17.7
|Sep low C = 12.1
|Sep low C = 13.1
|Oct low C = 6.0
|Oct low C = 6.9
|Nov low C = 0.6
|Nov low C = 1.1
|Dec low C = -4.6
|Dec low C = -4.4
|Jan record low C = -23.4
|Feb record low C = -22.8
|Mar record low C = -22.4
|Apr record low C = -10.1
|May record low C = -2.8
|Jun record low C = 1.6
|Jul record low C = 5.0
|Aug record low C = 7.1
|Sep record low C = 1.1
|Oct record low C = -4.4
|Nov record low C = -9.5
|Dec record low C = -21.4
|precipitation colour = green
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 108.8
|Jan precipitation mm = 95.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 76.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 68.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 61.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 53.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 53.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 43.2
|May precipitation mm = 60.9
|May precipitation mm = 59.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 66.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 56.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 94.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 113.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 148.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 126.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 147.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 145.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 142.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 131.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 144.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 140.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 136.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 119.9
|year precipitation mm = 1154.1
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 21.4
|Jan precipitation days = 20.4
|Feb precipitation days = 17.1
|Feb precipitation days = 16.5
|Mar precipitation days = 14.2
|Mar precipitation days = 13.0
|Apr precipitation days = 9.1
|Apr precipitation days = 9.5
|May precipitation days = 9.5
|May precipitation days = 8.9
|Jun precipitation days = 8.7
|Jun precipitation days = 8.1
|Jul precipitation days = 8.9
|Jul precipitation days = 8.9
|Aug precipitation days = 10.0
|Aug precipitation days = 9.7
|Sep precipitation days = 12.7
|Sep precipitation days = 12.7
|Oct precipitation days = 15.6
|Oct precipitation days = 15.2
|Nov precipitation days = 19.4
|Nov precipitation days = 18.7
|Dec precipitation days = 22.4
|Dec precipitation days = 22.0
|Jan snow cm = 150
|Jan snow cm = 165
|Feb snow cm = 103
|Feb snow cm = 120
|Mar snow cm = 57
|Mar snow cm = 75
|Apr snow cm = 6
|Apr snow cm = 9
|May snow cm = 0
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
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|Aug snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 1
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 36
|Nov snow cm = 35
|Dec snow cm = 126
|Dec snow cm = 147
|Jan snow days = 28.0
|year snow cm = 546
|Feb snow days = 24.1
|Jan snow days = 24.7
|Mar snow days = 23.5
|Feb snow days = 21.8
|Apr snow days = 6.8
|Mar snow days = 17.8
|May snow days = 0.3
|Apr snow days = 2.6
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 1.9
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 14.9
|Nov snow days = 7.7
|Dec snow days = 26.6
|Dec snow days = 23.0
|humidity colour= green
|Jan humidity = 77
|Jan humidity = 77
|Feb humidity = 76
|Feb humidity = 75
|Mar humidity = 73
|Mar humidity = 72
|Apr humidity = 71
|Apr humidity = 72
|May humidity = 74
|May humidity = 76
|Jun humidity = 82
|Jun humidity = 82
|Jul humidity = 83
|Jul humidity = 85
|Aug humidity = 83
|Aug humidity = 83
|Sep humidity = 78
|Sep humidity = 79
|Oct humidity = 73
|Oct humidity = 74
|Nov humidity = 73
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 77
|Dec humidity = 76
|Jan sun = 50.6
|Jan sun = 48.0
|Feb sun = 76.6
|Feb sun = 69.7
|Mar sun = 141.2
|Mar sun = 129.7
|Apr sun = 170.8
|Apr sun = 174.5
|May sun = 190.4
|May sun = 201.2
|Jun sun = 181.9
|Jun sun = 174.0
|Jul sun = 172.7
|Jul sun = 169.2
|Aug sun = 172.5
|Aug sun = 174.4
|Sep sun = 174.7
|Sep sun = 167.5
|Oct sun = 130.1
|Oct sun = 124.3
|Nov sun = 53.5
|Nov sun = 51.9
|Dec sun = 30.2
|Dec sun = 29.6
|year sun = 1514.0
|Jan percentsun = 18
|Jan percentsun = 18
|Feb percentsun = 26
|Feb percentsun = 26
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|Dec percentsun = 11
|Dec percentsun = 11
|year percentsun =35
|year percentsun =35
|source 1 = NOAA (1961–1990)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=13&block_no=47406&year=&month=13&day=&view=p1
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|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/JP/47406.TXT
|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 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=13&block_no=47406&year=&month=1&day=&view=p1
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 21, 2022}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[NOAA]] (Percent possible sunshine, 1961–1990)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-II/JP/47406.TXT
|title = Rumoi Climate Normals 1961–1990
|title = Rumoi Climate Normals 1961–1990
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|accessdate = December 29, 2012}}</ref>
|access-date = December 29, 2012}}</ref>
}}
}}


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===Rail===
===Rail===
Currently, there are no rail lines inside of Rumoi city.
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Rumoi is at the end of the [[JR Hokkaido]] [[Rumoi Main Line]]. It ran to {{STN|Mashike}} until 4 December 2016, when the section between {{STN|Rumoi}} and there was closed, owing to declining passenger numbers.


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Rumoi was at the end of the [[JR Hokkaido]] [[Rumoi Main Line]] until April 1, 2023. It ran to {{STN|Mashike}} until 4 December 2016, when the section between {{STN|Rumoi}} and there was closed, owing to declining passenger numbers. The sections between [[Rumoi Station|Rumoi]] and [[Ishikari-Numata Station|Ishikari-Numata]] were closed on 31 March 2023 due to declining passenger numbers.
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Stations in Rumoi: [[Tōgeshita Station|Tōgeshita]] - [[Horonuka Station|Horonuka]] - [[Fujiyama Station|Fujiyama]] - [[Ōwada Station (Hokkaido)|Ōwada]] - [[Rumoi Station|Rumoi]]

Stations in Rumoi: None

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The stations of [[Tōgeshita Station|Tōgeshita]], [[Horonuka Station|Horonuka]], [[Fujiyama Station|Fujiyama]], [[Ōwada Station (Hokkaido)|Ōwada]] and [[Rumoi Station|Rumoi]] closed on 31 March 2023.


The stations of [[Segoshi Station|Segoshi]] and [[Reuke Station|Reuke]] closed on 4 December 2016.
The stations of [[Segoshi Station|Segoshi]] and [[Reuke Station|Reuke]] closed on 4 December 2016.


===Road===
===Road===
*Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway
* Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway


===Sea===
===Sea===
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===High school===
===High school===
* Hokkaido Rumoi High School
* Hokkaido Rumoi High School

* Hokkaido Rumoi Sembo High School
===Junior high school===
* Rumoi junior high school
* Kounan junior high school

== Mascot ==
[[File:Kazumo-chan.png|thumb|120px|Kazumo-chan, the city's mascot]]
Rumoi's mascot is {{Nihongo|'''Kazumo-chan'''|KAZUMOちゃん}}. She is a 25-year-old kind herring egg who has 1 daughter named {{Nihongo|'''Wakako-chan'''|ワカコちゃん}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rumoi-rasisa.jp/web/kazumochan/|title=KAZUMOちゃんの部屋|website=Ruomi Tourism Association}}</ref>


==Sister city==
==Sister city==
{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Ulan-Ude]], [[Buryatia]], [[Russia]] (since 5 July 1972)<ref>[http://www.e-rumoi.jp/rumoi-hp/03gyousei/01kikaku/kokusai/sub.top/new.kokusai.htm International exchange of Rumoi] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20150529032433/http://www.e-rumoi.jp/rumoi-hp/03gyousei/01kikaku/kokusai/sub.top/new.kokusai.htm |date=2015-05-29 }}</ref>
{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Ulan-Ude]], [[Buryatia]], [[Russia]] (since 5 July 1972)<ref>[http://www.e-rumoi.jp/rumoi-hp/03gyousei/01kikaku/kokusai/sub.top/new.kokusai.htm International exchange of Rumoi] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20150529032433/http://www.e-rumoi.jp/rumoi-hp/03gyousei/01kikaku/kokusai/sub.top/new.kokusai.htm |date=2015-05-29 }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{commonscat-inline|Rumoi, Hokkaido|Rumoi, Hokkaidō}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Rumoi, Hokkaido|Rumoi, Hokkaidō}}
* [http://www.e-rumoi.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.e-rumoi.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}


Latest revision as of 22:25, 20 February 2024

Rumoi
留萌市
City
Panorama view of Rumoi, from Senboudai
Panorama view of Rumoi, from Senboudai
Flag of Rumoi
Flag
Official seal of Rumoi
Seal
Location of Rumoi in Hokkaido (Rumoi Subprefecture)
Location of Rumoi in Hokkaido (Rumoi Subprefecture)
Rumoi is located in Japan
Rumoi
Rumoi
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°56′N 141°38′E / 43.933°N 141.633°E / 43.933; 141.633
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Rumoi Subprefecture)
Government
 • MayorSadatoshi Takahashi
Area
 • Total297.44 km2 (114.84 sq mi)
Population
 (30 September 2016)
 • Total22,242
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1-11, Saiwaichō, Rumoi-shi, Hokkaidō
077-8601
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.e-rumoi.jp
Symbols
FlowerAzalea
TreeAcacia

Rumoi (留萌市, Rumoi-shi) is a city located in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Rumoi Subprefecture.

As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 22,242 and the density of 75 persons per km2. The total area is 297.44 km2.

History[edit]

Rumoi was developed by herring fishery and mining.[1]

  • 1869: Rurumoppe was renamed Rumoi.
  • 1877: The village of Rumoi was founded.
  • 1902: The villages of Rumoi and Reuke were merged to form Rumoi Village.
  • 1907: Sandomari village was merged into Rumoi village.
  • 1908: Rumoi village became Rumoi town.
  • 1914: The capital of Mashike Subprefecture was transferred from Mashike to Rumoi and Mashike Subprefecture was renamed Rumoi Subprefecture.
  • 1919: Obirashibe village (now Obira town) was split off.
  • 1945 Rumoi was designated as the site of the proposed Soviet invasion of Hokkaido, with a plan to occupy the island from Rumoi in the west to Kushiro in the east. The plan was cancelled.[2][3][4]
  • 1947: Rumoi town became Rumoi city.
View of Downtown Rumoi from Senbou Hill in night
Andon yatai in Rumoi Dontou Festival on July

Geography[edit]

Rumoi is located in the south of Rumoi Subprefecture. Rumoi River flows through the city.

Climate[edit]

Rumoi 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 December. The highest temperature recorded was 35.6 °C (96 °F) on August 1, 2021.[5]

Climate data for Rumoi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1943−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		10.9
(51.6) 		16.8
(62.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		29.3
(84.7) 		32.0
(89.6) 		33.7
(92.7) 		35.6
(96.1) 		33.1
(91.6) 		24.9
(76.8) 		21.2
(70.2) 		14.0
(57.2) 		35.6
(96.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		3.2
(37.8) 		9.4
(48.9) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		23.1
(73.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		21.4
(70.5) 		15.2
(59.4) 		7.8
(46.0) 		1.3
(34.3) 		11.6
(52.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		0.0
(32.0) 		5.5
(41.9) 		11.1
(52.0) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		17.2
(63.0) 		11.1
(52.0) 		4.4
(39.9) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		8.0
(46.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.4
(18.7) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		1.6
(34.9) 		7.2
(45.0) 		12.3
(54.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		17.7
(63.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		6.9
(44.4) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		4.5
(40.1)
Record low °C (°F) −23.4
(−10.1) 		−22.8
(−9.0) 		−22.4
(−8.3) 		−10.1
(13.8) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		1.6
(34.9) 		5.0
(41.0) 		7.1
(44.8) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−9.5
(14.9) 		−21.4
(−6.5) 		−23.4
(−10.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 95.8
(3.77) 		68.5
(2.70) 		53.5
(2.11) 		43.2
(1.70) 		59.7
(2.35) 		56.3
(2.22) 		113.9
(4.48) 		126.6
(4.98) 		145.4
(5.72) 		131.4
(5.17) 		140.0
(5.51) 		119.9
(4.72) 		1,154.1
(45.44)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 165
(65) 		120
(47) 		75
(30) 		9
(3.5) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		35
(14) 		147
(58) 		546
(215)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 20.4 16.5 13.0 9.5 8.9 8.1 8.9 9.7 12.7 15.2 18.7 22.0 163.6
Average snowy days 24.7 21.8 17.8 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 7.7 23.0 97.7
Average relative humidity (%) 77 75 72 72 76 82 85 83 79 74 74 76 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 48.0 69.7 129.7 174.5 201.2 174.0 169.2 174.4 167.5 124.3 51.9 29.6 1,514
Percent possible sunshine 18 26 39 43 42 40 37 40 47 38 19 11 35
Source 1: JMA[6][7]
Source 2: NOAA (Percent possible sunshine, 1961–1990)[8]

Average wind speed by month[edit]

(Annual average: 4.9 m/s or 18 km/h or 11 mph)

Month m/s km/h mph
January 6.1 22 14
February 5.3 19 12
March 4.9 18 11
April 4.8 17 11
May 4.2 15 9
June 3.5 13 8
July 3.4 12 8
August 3.8 14 9
September 4.5 16 10
October 5.8 21 13
November 6.5 23 15
December 6.5 23 15

Transportation[edit]

Rail[edit]

Currently, there are no rail lines inside of Rumoi city.

Rumoi was at the end of the JR Hokkaido Rumoi Main Line until April 1, 2023. It ran to Mashike until 4 December 2016, when the section between Rumoi and there was closed, owing to declining passenger numbers. The sections between Rumoi and Ishikari-Numata were closed on 31 March 2023 due to declining passenger numbers.

Stations in Rumoi: None

The stations of Tōgeshita, Horonuka, Fujiyama, Ōwada and Rumoi closed on 31 March 2023.

The stations of Segoshi and Reuke closed on 4 December 2016.

Road[edit]

  • Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway

Sea[edit]

  • Port of Rumoi

Education[edit]

High school[edit]

  • Hokkaido Rumoi High School

Junior high school[edit]

  • Rumoi junior high school
  • Kounan junior high school

Mascot[edit]

Kazumo-chan, the city's mascot

Rumoi's mascot is Kazumo-chan (KAZUMOちゃん). She is a 25-year-old kind herring egg who has 1 daughter named Wakako-chan (ワカコちゃん).[9]

Sister city[edit]

Russia Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia (since 5 July 1972)[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The history of Rumoi Archived 2012-09-12 at archive.today
  2. ^ Nimmo, William F (2001). Stars and Stripes Across the Pacific: The United States, Japan, and Asia page 237. ISBN 9780275964535. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Clark, Gregory (August 22, 2014). "How WWII could have ended". Japan Times. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Yumashev, Ivan (August 19, 1945). "REPORT BY IVAN YUMASHEV TO ALEKSANDR VASILEVSKY". Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "47406: Rumoi (Japan)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  7. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Rumoi Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  9. ^ "KAZUMOちゃんの部屋". Ruomi Tourism Association.
  10. ^ International exchange of Rumoi Archived 2015-05-29 at archive.today

External links[edit]

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