Shumarinai Prefectural Natural Park
Natural park in Hokkaido, Japan
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Shumarinai Prefectural Natural Park (朱鞠内道立自然公園, Shumarinai dōritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in northern Hokkaidō, Japan. Established in 1974, the park spans the municipalities of Enbetsu, Haboro, Horokanai, and Shibetsu.[1]
Lake Shumarinai was created artificially in 1943, after which asteroid 16525 Shumarinaiko was named.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Shumarinai, elevation 255 m (837 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–2017) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.8 (−32.4) |
−33.6 (−28.5) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−35.8 (−32.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 136.6 (5.38) |
109.8 (4.32) |
100.6 (3.96) |
72.4 (2.85) |
81.4 (3.20) |
76.4 (3.01) |
153.9 (6.06) |
180.2 (7.09) |
187.3 (7.37) |
177.6 (6.99) |
213.2 (8.39) |
207.7 (8.18) |
1,698.8 (66.88) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 270 (106) |
220 (87) |
180 (71) |
59 (23) |
6 (2.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
10 (3.9) |
179 (70) |
343 (135) |
1,247 (491) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 198 (78) |
225 (89) |
227 (89) |
177 (70) |
54 (21) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
5 (2.0) |
66 (26) |
157 (62) |
235 (93) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 23.2 | 19.3 | 18.5 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 17.6 | 22.1 | 26.2 | 200.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3.0 cm) | 22.4 | 19.0 | 17.4 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 24.1 | 104.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 44.0 | 60.9 | 101.0 | 152.6 | 196.7 | 166.0 | 148.9 | 144.4 | 142.0 | 106.9 | 42.7 | 23.3 | 1,328.5 |
| Source: JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
