Okhotsk region | AMeDAS station "Utoro"
When does it snow in Utoro (Shiretoko)? Snow depth and snowfall normals
This station is in Utoro, Shari Town, the gateway to Shiretoko. The station is at an elevation of 144 m. All figures are normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA): 30-year averages for 1991–2020.
Snow in Utoro (Shiretoko) now
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The snow falling in this box matches the past 24 hours of snowfall (it may not be snowing right now). Snow depth now at 41 places →
- Annual snowfall
- 635cm12th of 41 places
- Deepest snow
- 122cmMarch max normal: 114cm
- Snowiest month
- January168cm in the month
- Ice days (year)
- 81.5 daysDays with a high below 0℃
When the snow starts and ends in Utoro (Shiretoko)
Based on daily normals, Utoro (Shiretoko) has snow cover of 1 cm or more from Nov 8 to May 18. The snow is deepest around Feb 25, at 94 cm.
AMeDAS stations have no normals for first snow or lasting snow cover (only JMA weather stations do). The period above comes from the daily snow depth normals. Actual dates vary from year to year.
Snow depth in Utoro (Shiretoko) (October to May)
Daily snow depth normals. Tap a month for details.
- OctoberSnowfall 1cmMax depth 0cmMean 10.1℃
- NovemberSnowfall 29cmMax depth 13cmMean 3.7℃
- DecemberSnowfall 138cmMax depth 45cmMean -2.4℃
- JanuarySnowfall 168cmMax depth 85cmMean -5.3℃
- FebruarySnowfall 136cmMax depth 111cmMean -6.0℃
- MarchSnowfall 118cmMax depth 114cmMean -2.0℃
- AprilSnowfall 46cmMax depth 70cmMean 4.0℃
- MaySnowfall 7cmMax depth 6cmMean 9.8℃
Monthly snowfall in Utoro (Shiretoko)
At AMeDAS stations, snowfall is the sum of hourly increases in snow depth.
Monthly snow and temperature normals in Utoro (Shiretoko)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
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| Snowfall (monthly total) | 168cm | 136cm | 118cm | 46cm | 7cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 1cm | 29cm | 138cm | 635cm |
| Max snow depth | 85cm | 111cm | 114cm | 70cm | 6cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 13cm | 45cm | 122cm |
| Days with 10 cm+ snow cover | 30.8 days | 28.2 days | 31.0 days | 17.8 days | 1.1 days | 0.0 days | 0.0 days | 0.0 days | 0.0 days | 0.0 days | 2.1 days | 21.9 days | 132.1 days |
| Mean temperature | -5.3℃ | -6.0℃ | -2.0℃ | 4.0℃ | 9.8℃ | 13.5℃ | 17.3℃ | 18.8℃ | 15.6℃ | 10.1℃ | 3.7℃ | -2.4℃ | 6.4℃ |
| Mean daily high | -2.7℃ | -2.7℃ | 1.4℃ | 8.3℃ | 14.8℃ | 18.3℃ | 22.0℃ | 23.3℃ | 20.2℃ | 14.4℃ | 7.3℃ | 0.5℃ | 10.4℃ |
| Mean daily low | -8.6℃ | -10.0℃ | -5.9℃ | -0.3℃ | 4.9℃ | 8.9℃ | 13.2℃ | 14.8℃ | 11.4℃ | 5.8℃ | 0.1℃ | -5.5℃ | 2.4℃ |
| Ice days (high below 0℃) | 24.8 days | 21.2 days | 14.2 days | 2.6 days | 0.1 days | 0.0 days | 0.0 days | 0.0 days | 0.0 days | 0.0 days | 1.7 days | 16.7 days | 81.5 days |
| Precipitation | 76.9mm | 54.9mm | 72.2mm | 98.2mm | 104.6mm | 84.2mm | 101.2mm | 132.5mm | 143.5mm | 130.1mm | 105.5mm | 112.7mm | 1202.1mm |
June to September link to the Hokkaido-wide summer pages. "Year" for max snow depth is the normal for the whole winter.
Temperature in Utoro (Shiretoko) (12 months)
HighMeanLow
Location and nearby places
- Abashiriabout 56 km · 312cm of snow a year
- Nakashibetsuabout 56 km · 433cm of snow a year
- Kawayu (Teshikaga)about 64 km · 505cm of snow a year
- Memanbetsuabout 68 km · 324cm of snow a year
Sources
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Climatological Normals 1991–2020 (in Japanese); Normals for Utoro (JMA, in Japanese)
- Station locations: JMA, List of AMeDAS stations (in Japanese)
- Current snow and 24-hour snowfall: JMA AMeDAS
- Map: National Land Numerical Information, Administrative Boundaries (MLIT) (processed)