Ishikari region | AMeDAS station "Ishikari"

Snow and temperature in Ishikari in December

In a normal December, Ishikari gets 157cm of snow. Snow depth goes from 6 cm at the start of the month to 44 cm at the end (deepest around the 31st, at 44 cm). The mean temperature is -2.0℃, with an average high of 1.3℃ and an average low of -5.7℃.

Snowfall in December
157cm13th of 41 places
Max snow depth in December
53cmNormal of the monthly maximum
Days with 10 cm+ snow
20.6 daysin the month
Ice days
11.5 daysHigh below 0℃

Daily snow depth in Ishikari in December

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Daily normals for Ishikari in December

DateDepthSnowfallHighLow
Dec 16cm3cm3.9℃-2.8℃
Dec 26cm3cm3.7℃-3.0℃
Dec 37cm3cm3.4℃-3.3℃
Dec 48cm3cm3.2℃-3.5℃
Dec 59cm3cm2.9℃-3.7℃
Dec 610cm4cm2.7℃-4.0℃
Dec 711cm4cm2.5℃-4.2℃
Dec 812cm4cm2.3℃-4.4℃
Dec 913cm4cm2.0℃-4.6℃
Dec 1015cm5cm1.8℃-4.8℃
Dec 1116cm5cm1.7℃-5.0℃
Dec 1217cm5cm1.5℃-5.2℃
Dec 1319cm5cm1.3℃-5.4℃
Dec 1420cm5cm1.2℃-5.5℃
Dec 1521cm5cm1.1℃-5.7℃
Dec 1623cm5cm0.9℃-5.9℃
Dec 1724cm5cm0.8℃-6.0℃
Dec 1825cm5cm0.8℃-6.2℃
Dec 1927cm6cm0.7℃-6.3℃
Dec 2028cm6cm0.6℃-6.4℃
Dec 2129cm6cm0.5℃-6.6℃
Dec 2231cm6cm0.4℃-6.7℃
Dec 2332cm6cm0.3℃-6.8℃
Dec 2434cm6cm0.3℃-6.9℃
Dec 2535cm6cm0.2℃-7.0℃
Dec 2637cm6cm0.1℃-7.1℃
Dec 2738cm6cm0.1℃-7.1℃
Dec 2840cm6cm0.0℃-7.2℃
Dec 2941cm6cm0.0℃-7.3℃
Dec 3043cm6cm-0.1℃-7.3℃
Dec 3144cm6cm-0.2℃-7.4℃

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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