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Asahi
朝日町 | |
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Coordinates: 44°7′N 142°35′E / 44.117°N 142.583°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido ( Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
Now part of Shibetsu | September 1, 2005 |
Area | |
• Total | 522.01 km2 (201.55 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,799 |
• Density | 3.45/km2 (8.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 ( JST) |
City hall address | 10 of 4040 Central, Asahi-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 095-0492 |
Website |
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Symbols | |
Flower | Rhododendron dauricum |
Tree | Picea glehnii |
Asahi (朝日町, Asahi-chō) was a town located in Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 1,799 and a density of 3.45 persons per km2. The total area was 522.01 km2.
On September 1, 2005, Asahi was merged into the expanded city of Shibetsu.
Climate data for Asahi, Hokkaido (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
11.2 (52.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
0.8 (33.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −28.8 (−19.8) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.2 (1.90) |
37.1 (1.46) |
47.3 (1.86) |
49.4 (1.94) |
69.5 (2.74) |
73.1 (2.88) |
139.2 (5.48) |
149.1 (5.87) |
151.0 (5.94) |
123.1 (4.85) |
104.8 (4.13) |
76.2 (3.00) |
1,067.9 (42.04) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.2 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 16.4 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 170.4 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 59.5 | 77.8 | 117.3 | 154.4 | 193.1 | 172.5 | 166.1 | 156.4 | 151.2 | 118.6 | 53.3 | 38.1 | 1,460.6 |
Source: JMA [1] [2] |