KUSHIRO, JAPAN

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43		21		21		29		39		46		53		60		65		60		50		39		29

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48		29		29		34		44		51		57		64		69		65		56		45		35

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		36		13		13		22		33		41		48		56		60		54		42		31		21

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		84		46		45		55		66		72		77		81		84		83		70		61		54

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-11		-10		-11		---		14		23		33		43		48		37		25		12		-2

Average Number of Days Above 65F/18C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		57		---		---		---		---		1		3		12		25		14		1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		153		31		28		30		13		1		---		---		---		---		3		18		29

Average Number of Days Below 5F/-15C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16		7		7		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		202		15		16		18		17		18		20		21		19		16		15		13		14

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		148		2		2		5		13		18		20		21		19		16		15		11		6

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		---		---		---		1		---

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66		15		15		16		6		1		---		---		---		---		---		3		10

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		85		79		79		82		86		87		92		94		93		92		86		78		77

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		71		60		62		68		73		75		83		84		82		77		68		62		59

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		36		13		13		21		32		40		49		56		60		54		42		29		19

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8301.5		1364		1243		1147		795		589		375		155		15.5		165		496		810		1147

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1119.5		---		---		---		---		---		75		310		449.5		285		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10		11		12.4		13.9		15.2		15.9		15.5		14.4		13		11.5		10.2		9.6

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		148		5		5		7		15		17		20		22		20		15		11		6		5

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		26		5		5		3		1		1		---		---		---		---		1		3		7

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		170		9		9		10		16		17		20		22		20		15		12		9		11

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		6		6		8		8		8		8		6		6		6		6		6		6		6

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		170		9		9		10		16		17		20		22		20		15		12		9		11

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		2		3		4.1		4.8		5.1		5.1		4.5		4		3.4		2.7		1.9		1.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.6		0.8		1.3		1.9		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.6		1.1		0.8		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		4		5		5.4		5		4.7		4.4		4		3.9		3.7		3.8		3.3		3.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		4.2		5.4		5.7		5.1		4.5		4.1		3.3		3.2		3.3		3.7		3.4		3.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		2		3		4.1		4.8		5.1		5.1		4.5		4		3.4		2.7		1.9		1.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.7		1		1.4		1.9		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.6		1.2		0.8		0.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		4.6		5.6		5.9		5.5		5.4		5.1		4.9		4.8		4.6		4.4		4		3.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		5.1		6.3		6.7		6.1		5.9		5.3		4.9		4.8		4.6		4.5		4.3		4.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		1.8		2.6		3.6		4.3		4.4		3.7		3.4		3.3		2.7		2.3		1.7		1.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.6		0.7		1.2		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.2		2		1.6		1.1		0.7		0.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		3.5		4.1		4.4		4.4		4		3.3		3.1		3.1		2.9		3		2.8		2.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		3.6		4.2		4.4		4.1		3.3		2.1		1.9		2.1		2.2		2.7		2.7		3