Rikubetsu, Hokkaido
Rikubetsu (陸別町, Rikubetsu-chō) is a town located in Ashoro District, Tokachi, Hokkaidō, Japan.
As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 2,837 and a density of 5.04 persons per km². The total area is 608.81 km².
Climate
Rikubetsu is ranked as Japan's coldest area. Daily mean temperature in January is -11.5℃, the average low temperature in the end of January and beginning of February are below -20℃, which are the coldest in Japan. On January 27 of 2000, the temperature at Seki district recorded below -40℃.[1]
| Climate data for Rikubetsu, Japan(1979～2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.1 (95.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.6 (−3.3) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.2 (−27.8) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.6 (1.28) |
21.9 (0.86) |
40.4 (1.59) |
55.6 (2.19) |
69.5 (2.74) |
59.5 (2.34) |
94.2 (3.71) |
115.3 (4.54) |
121.4 (4.78) |
78.2 (3.08) |
55.0 (2.17) |
35.6 (1.40) |
791.2 (31.15) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 104 (41) |
82 (32) |
90 (35) |
22 (8.7) |
2 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
23 (9.1) |
92 (36) |
405 (159) |
| Source 1: Japan Meteorological Agency[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan Meteorological Agency[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 陸別町ホームページワンポイント紹介
- ^ "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
External links
Media related to Rikubetsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website in Japanese