Shiribeshi region | AMeDAS station "Kimobetsu"

Snow and temperature in Kimobetsu in December

In a normal December, Kimobetsu gets 244cm of snow. Snow depth goes from 17 cm at the start of the month to 70 cm at the end (deepest around the 31st, at 70 cm). The mean temperature is -4.8℃, with an average high of -0.6℃ and an average low of -10.3℃.

Snowfall in December
244cm2nd of 41 places
Max snow depth in December
79cmNormal of the monthly maximum
Days with 10 cm+ snow
28.0 daysin the month
Ice days
18.0 daysHigh below 0℃

Daily snow depth in Kimobetsu in December

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Daily normals for Kimobetsu in December

DateDepthSnowfallHighLow
Dec 117cm6cm1.9℃-6.9℃
Dec 218cm6cm1.6℃-7.2℃
Dec 320cm6cm1.3℃-7.5℃
Dec 421cm7cm1.1℃-7.8℃
Dec 523cm7cm0.8℃-8.1℃
Dec 624cm7cm0.6℃-8.4℃
Dec 726cm7cm0.4℃-8.7℃
Dec 828cm7cm0.2℃-8.9℃
Dec 929cm8cm0.0℃-9.2℃
Dec 1031cm8cm-0.2℃-9.5℃
Dec 1133cm8cm-0.4℃-9.7℃
Dec 1235cm8cm-0.6℃-9.9℃
Dec 1337cm8cm-0.7℃-10.1℃
Dec 1439cm8cm-0.8℃-10.3℃
Dec 1541cm8cm-0.9℃-10.4℃
Dec 1643cm8cm-1.0℃-10.6℃
Dec 1745cm8cm-1.1℃-10.8℃
Dec 1847cm8cm-1.1℃-10.9℃
Dec 1949cm8cm-1.1℃-11.0℃
Dec 2051cm8cm-1.2℃-11.1℃
Dec 2152cm8cm-1.2℃-11.3℃
Dec 2254cm8cm-1.3℃-11.4℃
Dec 2356cm8cm-1.3℃-11.5℃
Dec 2458cm8cm-1.4℃-11.5℃
Dec 2559cm8cm-1.4℃-11.6℃
Dec 2661cm8cm-1.5℃-11.7℃
Dec 2763cm8cm-1.6℃-11.8℃
Dec 2865cm8cm-1.6℃-11.8℃
Dec 2967cm8cm-1.7℃-11.9℃
Dec 3068cm8cm-1.8℃-12.0℃
Dec 3170cm8cm-1.9℃-12.1℃

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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