Okhotsk region | AMeDAS station "Kitami"
Snow and temperature in Kitami in March
In a normal March, Kitami gets 81cm of snow. Snow depth goes from 57 cm at the start of the month to 21 cm at the end (deepest around the 1st, at 57 cm). The mean temperature is -1.9℃, with an average high of 3.3℃ and an average low of -7.6℃.
- Snowfall in March
- 81cm19th of 41 places
- Max snow depth in March
- 69cmNormal of the monthly maximum
- Days with 10 cm+ snow
- 28.5 daysin the month
- Ice days
- 7.1 daysHigh below 0℃
Daily snow depth in Kitami in March
Daily normals for Kitami in March
| Date | Depth | Snowfall | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 57cm | 3cm | 0.4℃ | -11.6℃ |
| Mar 2 | 57cm | 3cm | 0.6℃ | -11.3℃ |
| Mar 3 | 56cm | 3cm | 0.7℃ | -11.1℃ |
| Mar 4 | 56cm | 3cm | 0.9℃ | -10.9℃ |
| Mar 5 | 56cm | 3cm | 1.0℃ | -10.6℃ |
| Mar 6 | 55cm | 3cm | 1.2℃ | -10.4℃ |
| Mar 7 | 55cm | 3cm | 1.3℃ | -10.2℃ |
| Mar 8 | 54cm | 3cm | 1.5℃ | -9.9℃ |
| Mar 9 | 54cm | 3cm | 1.7℃ | -9.6℃ |
| Mar 10 | 53cm | 3cm | 1.9℃ | -9.3℃ |
| Mar 11 | 52cm | 3cm | 2.2℃ | -9.0℃ |
| Mar 12 | 51cm | 3cm | 2.4℃ | -8.7℃ |
| Mar 13 | 50cm | 3cm | 2.7℃ | -8.4℃ |
| Mar 14 | 49cm | 3cm | 2.9℃ | -8.1℃ |
| Mar 15 | 48cm | 3cm | 3.2℃ | -7.8℃ |
| Mar 16 | 47cm | 3cm | 3.4℃ | -7.5℃ |
| Mar 17 | 45cm | 3cm | 3.7℃ | -7.2℃ |
| Mar 18 | 44cm | 3cm | 3.9℃ | -6.9℃ |
| Mar 19 | 42cm | 3cm | 4.1℃ | -6.6℃ |
| Mar 20 | 41cm | 3cm | 4.3℃ | -6.4℃ |
| Mar 21 | 39cm | 2cm | 4.5℃ | -6.1℃ |
| Mar 22 | 38cm | 2cm | 4.7℃ | -5.9℃ |
| Mar 23 | 36cm | 2cm | 4.8℃ | -5.7℃ |
| Mar 24 | 34cm | 2cm | 5.0℃ | -5.4℃ |
| Mar 25 | 32cm | 2cm | 5.3℃ | -5.2℃ |
| Mar 26 | 30cm | 2cm | 5.5℃ | -5.0℃ |
| Mar 27 | 28cm | 2cm | 5.7℃ | -4.7℃ |
| Mar 28 | 26cm | 2cm | 6.0℃ | -4.5℃ |
| Mar 29 | 25cm | 2cm | 6.2℃ | -4.2℃ |
| Mar 30 | 23cm | 2cm | 6.5℃ | -3.9℃ |
| Mar 31 | 21cm | 2cm | 6.8℃ | -3.7℃ |
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 March at 41 places
| Rank | Place | Snowfall | Max depth | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sounkyo | 160cm | 126cm | ― |
| 2 | Koganeyu (Jozankei) | 144cm | 116cm | ― |
| 3 | Kimobetsu | 143cm | 138cm | -2.5℃ |
| 4 | Takikawa | 131cm | 104cm | -1.7℃ |
| 5 | Biei | 129cm | 76cm | -3.0℃ |
| 6 | Nayoro | 128cm | 103cm | -3.0℃ |
| 7 | Shimukappu (Tomamu) | 127cm | 90cm | -3.7℃ |
| 8 | Kutchan | 122cm | 170cm | -1.0℃ |
| 9 | Utoro (Shiretoko) | 118cm | 114cm | -2.0℃ |
| 10 | Furano | 110cm | 71cm | -2.2℃ |
| 11 | Bibai | 107cm | 97cm | -1.5℃ |
| 12 | Lake Akan | 105cm | 112cm | -4.2℃ |
| 13 | Eniwa (Shimamatsu) | 96cm | 70cm | -0.9℃ |
| 14 | Ishikari | 96cm | 104cm | -0.3℃ |
| 15 | Kawayu (Teshikaga) | 96cm | 89cm | -3.5℃ |
| 16 | Noboribetsu | 94cm | 76cm | -0.4℃ |
| 17 | Nakashibetsu | 92cm | 71cm | -2.0℃ |
| 18 | Esashi (Kitami-Esashi) | 91cm | 98cm | -1.5℃ |
| 19 | Kitami | 81cm | 69cm | -1.9℃ |
| 20 | Otaru | 80cm | 106cm | 0.8℃ |
| 21 | Asahikawa | 80cm | 82cm | -1.4℃ |
| 22 | Rumoi | 75cm | 72cm | 0.0℃ |
| 23 | Sapporo | 74cm | 82cm | 1.1℃ |
| 24 | Iwamizawa | 72cm | 99cm | -0.4℃ |
| 25 | Wakkanai | 68cm | 58cm | -0.6℃ |
| 26 | Haboro | 65cm | 86cm | -0.1℃ |
| 27 | Hiroo | 63cm | 85cm | 0.1℃ |
| 28 | Mombetsu | 62cm | 54cm | -1.2℃ |
| 29 | Memanbetsu | 61cm | 52cm | -1.7℃ |
| 30 | Suttsu | 60cm | 55cm | 1.2℃ |
| 31 | Omu | 59cm | 63cm | -1.7℃ |
| 32 | Abashiri | 52cm | 52cm | -1.3℃ |
| 33 | Chitose | 42cm | 41cm | -0.3℃ |
| 34 | Hakodate | 41cm | 28cm | 1.9℃ |
| 35 | Obihiro | 36cm | 57cm | -0.4℃ |
| 36 | Nemuro | 36cm | 25cm | -0.8℃ |
| 37 | Kushiro | 31cm | 23cm | -0.4℃ |
| 38 | Muroran | 27cm | 18cm | 1.4℃ |
| 39 | Esashi | 26cm | 13cm | 2.9℃ |
| 40 | Tomakomai | 26cm | 19cm | 0.5℃ |
| 41 | Urakawa | 19cm | 10cm | 0.9℃ |
Sources
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Climatological Normals 1991–2020 (in Japanese) (monthly and daily normals); Normals for Kitami (JMA, in Japanese)