Taiki, Hokkaido
Taiki
大樹町 | |
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Town | |
 Taiki Town hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Taiki in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) | |
  Taiki Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′N 143°17′E / 42.500°N 143.283°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) |
| District | Hiroo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 816.38 km2 (315.21 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
| • Total | 5,742 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
Taiki (大樹町, Taiki-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,742 and a density of 7 persons per km². The total area is 816.38 km².
The region hosts the rocket launch site for Interstellar Technologies, the Taiki Aerospace Research Field, which is a JAXA facility.[1][2]
Climate
| Climate data for Taiki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.7 (1.33) |
26.9 (1.06) |
49.2 (1.94) |
71.2 (2.80) |
107.1 (4.22) |
109.0 (4.29) |
132.9 (5.23) |
166.2 (6.54) |
202.2 (7.96) |
128.5 (5.06) |
72.9 (2.87) |
46.3 (1.82) |
1,146 (45.12) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 162 (64) |
139 (55) |
130 (51) |
44 (17) |
3 (1.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
25 (9.8) |
123 (48) |
627 (247) |
| Average rainy days | — | 17.5 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 12.2 | 15.5 | 19.8 | 23.0 | — |
| Average snowy days | — | 19.0 | 15.1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 21.7 | — |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 52.8 | 77.1 | 133.8 | 174.2 | 203.1 | 177.3 | 168.1 | 173.7 | 172.1 | 125.5 | 53.4 | 32.5 | 1,543.6 |
| Source 1: JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Global News (30 June 2018). "Rocket fails, explodes seconds after launch for Japanese startup". Global TV (Canada). The Canadian Press (CP).
- ^ Warwick, Graham (July 3, 2018). "Second Setback For Japanese Rocket Startup". Aviation Week.
Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies is investigating the failure of its Momo suborbital sounding rocket, which blew up immediately after liftoff on its second flight on June 30 at Taiki-cho on Hokkaido.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
External links
Media related to Taiki, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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