Kushiro region | AMeDAS station "Lake-Shore Akan"

Snow and temperature in Lake Akan in December

In a normal December, Lake Akan gets 123cm of snow. Snow depth goes from 7 cm at the start of the month to 42 cm at the end (deepest around the 31st, at 42 cm). The mean temperature is -6.5℃, with an average high of -1.4℃ and an average low of -12.1℃.

Snowfall in December
123cm19th of 41 places
Max snow depth in December
52cmNormal of the monthly maximum
Days with 10 cm+ snow
21.0 daysin the month
Ice days
21.1 daysHigh below 0℃

Daily snow depth in Lake Akan in December

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Daily normals for Lake Akan in December

DateDepthSnowfallHighLow
Dec 17cm3cm1.5℃-8.2℃
Dec 28cm3cm1.2℃-8.5℃
Dec 39cm3cm0.9℃-8.8℃
Dec 410cm3cm0.7℃-9.1℃
Dec 511cm3cm0.4℃-9.4℃
Dec 612cm4cm0.2℃-9.7℃
Dec 713cm4cm-0.1℃-10.0℃
Dec 814cm4cm-0.3℃-10.3℃
Dec 915cm4cm-0.5℃-10.5℃
Dec 1017cm4cm-0.7℃-10.8℃
Dec 1118cm4cm-0.9℃-11.1℃
Dec 1219cm4cm-1.1℃-11.3℃
Dec 1320cm4cm-1.3℃-11.6℃
Dec 1421cm4cm-1.4℃-11.8℃
Dec 1522cm4cm-1.6℃-12.0℃
Dec 1623cm4cm-1.7℃-12.2℃
Dec 1725cm4cm-1.8℃-12.5℃
Dec 1826cm4cm-1.9℃-12.7℃
Dec 1927cm4cm-2.0℃-12.9℃
Dec 2029cm4cm-2.1℃-13.1℃
Dec 2130cm4cm-2.2℃-13.2℃
Dec 2231cm4cm-2.3℃-13.4℃
Dec 2333cm4cm-2.4℃-13.6℃
Dec 2434cm4cm-2.5℃-13.8℃
Dec 2535cm4cm-2.6℃-13.9℃
Dec 2636cm4cm-2.7℃-14.1℃
Dec 2738cm4cm-2.7℃-14.2℃
Dec 2839cm4cm-2.8℃-14.3℃
Dec 2940cm4cm-2.9℃-14.4℃
Dec 3041cm4cm-3.0℃-14.5℃
Dec 3142cm4cm-3.1℃-14.7℃

JMA daily normals: smoothed 30-year averages, not values from any single year. At AMeDAS stations, snowfall is the sum of hourly increases in snow depth.

Snowfall in December at 41 places

RankPlaceSnowfallMax depthMean temp.
1Kutchan253cm99cm-3.1℃
2Kimobetsu244cm79cm-4.8℃
3Takikawa228cm70cm-4.0℃
4Nayoro225cm71cm-5.4℃
5Bibai216cm70cm-3.8℃
6Sounkyo202cm84cm―
7Iwamizawa200cm74cm-2.6℃
8Koganeyu (Jozankei)185cm66cm―
9Biei182cm48cm-5.5℃
10Shimukappu (Tomamu)165cm48cm-6.4℃
11Furano159cm46cm-5.1℃
12Asahikawa158cm58cm-4.2℃
13Ishikari157cm53cm-2.0℃
14Haboro154cm54cm-1.7℃
15Rumoi147cm47cm-1.5℃
16Otaru142cm54cm-1.1℃
17Esashi (Kitami-Esashi)139cm52cm-3.1℃
18Utoro (Shiretoko)138cm45cm-2.4℃
19Lake Akan123cm52cm-6.5℃
20Wakkanai122cm39cm-2.1℃
21Eniwa (Shimamatsu)116cm37cm-3.5℃
22Sapporo113cm47cm-0.9℃
23Suttsu108cm32cm-0.3℃
24Kawayu (Teshikaga)101cm43cm-6.0℃
25Kitami92cm39cm-5.1℃
26Omu83cm36cm-3.3℃
27Noboribetsu82cm23cm-1.9℃
28Nakashibetsu81cm28cm-3.7℃
29Hakodate79cm22cm-0.1℃
30Mombetsu75cm28cm-2.6℃
31Abashiri71cm29cm-2.4℃
32Memanbetsu66cm28cm-4.5℃
33Hiroo60cm35cm-1.3℃
34Obihiro51cm36cm-3.8℃
35Esashi49cm13cm1.6℃
36Chitose44cm18cm-3.0℃
37Tomakomai29cm14cm-1.2℃
38Urakawa28cm10cm0.1℃
39Nemuro28cm15cm-0.5℃
40Muroran27cm9cm0.5℃
41Kushiro26cm17cm-1.9℃

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