Rubeshibe, Hokkaido
Town in Hokkaido, Japan
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Rubeshibe (留辺蘂町, Rubeshibe-chō) was a town located in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan.
CountryJapan
City hall address61, Aza-Uemachi, Rubeshibe-cho, Tokoro District, Hokkaido
091-8666
091-8666
Rubeshibe
留辺蘂町 | |
|---|---|
 Onneyu onsen | |
.svg) Flag .svg) Emblem | |
 Location of Rubeshibe in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) | |
  Rubeshibe Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 43°47′N 143°36′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
| Now part of Kitami | March 5, 2006 |
| Area | |
• Total | 564.49 km2 (217.95 sq mi) |
| Population (December 31, 2005) | |
• Total | 8,704 |
| • Density | 15.41/km2 (39.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 61, Aza-Uemachi, Rubeshibe-cho, Tokoro District, Hokkaido 091-8666 |
| Website | web |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rhododendron dauricum |
| Tree | Picea glehnii |
Since March 5, 2006 Rubeshibe, along with the towns of Tanno and Tokoro (all from Tokoro District), was merged into the expanded city of Kitami.
In December 2005, the town had an estimated population of 8,704 and a density of 15.41 persons per km2. The total area was 564.69 km2.
Climate
| Climate data for Rubeshibe (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
10.8 (51.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
5.1 (41.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.7 (−19.7) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.0 (1.18) |
22.3 (0.88) |
31.6 (1.24) |
41.2 (1.62) |
54.5 (2.15) |
68.2 (2.69) |
101.4 (3.99) |
131.6 (5.18) |
113.9 (4.48) |
69.8 (2.75) |
44.0 (1.73) |
41.0 (1.61) |
749.6 (29.51) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 130 (51) |
105 (41) |
99 (39) |
31 (12) |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
28 (11) |
110 (43) |
507 (200) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.5 mm) | 7.8 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 108.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) | 14.9 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 13.2 | 62.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114.7 | 117.2 | 151.8 | 166.5 | 173.6 | 152.3 | 146.2 | 137.9 | 142.1 | 153.4 | 124.8 | 117.7 | 1,698.1 |
| Source: JMA[1][2] | |||||||||||||
