Shumarinai Prefectural Natural Park
| Shumarinai Prefectural Natural Park | |
|---|---|
| 朱鞠内道立自然公園 | |
 Lake Shumarinai | |
| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Area | 137.67 km2 |
| Established | 30 April 1974 |
Shumarinai Prefectural Natural Park (朱鞠内道立自然公園, Shumarinai dōritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in northern Hokkaidō, Japan. Established in 1974, the park spans the municipalities of Enbetsu, Haboro, Horokanai, and Shibetsu.[1]
Lake Shumarinai was created artificially in 1943, after which asteroid 16525 Shumarinaiko was named.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Shumarinai, elevation 255 m (837 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–2017) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 8.9 (48.0) | 11.3 (52.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 28.8 (83.8) | 34.3 (93.7) | 31.7 (89.1) | 33.9 (93.0) | 30.4 (86.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 18.3 (64.9) | 9.5 (49.1) | 34.3 (93.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −3.4 (25.9) | 1.0 (33.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 15.4 (59.7) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | −2.4 (27.7) | 9.9 (49.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) | −8.6 (16.5) | −4.0 (24.8) | 2.3 (36.1) | 8.7 (47.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.6 (65.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 7.1 (44.8) | 0.5 (32.9) | −5.9 (21.4) | 4.7 (40.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) | −15.8 (3.6) | −10.6 (12.9) | −3.2 (26.2) | 2.1 (35.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 1.8 (35.2) | −3.2 (26.2) | −10.6 (12.9) | −0.9 (30.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.8 (−32.4) | −33.6 (−28.5) | −33.2 (−27.8) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −6.2 (20.8) | −2.3 (27.9) | 1.7 (35.1) | 2.7 (36.9) | −1.6 (29.1) | −7.9 (17.8) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −31.5 (−24.7) | −35.8 (−32.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 136.6 (5.38) | 109.8 (4.32) | 100.6 (3.96) | 72.4 (2.85) | 81.4 (3.20) | 76.4 (3.01) | 153.9 (6.06) | 180.2 (7.09) | 187.3 (7.37) | 177.6 (6.99) | 213.2 (8.39) | 207.7 (8.18) | 1,698.8 (66.88) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 270 (106) | 220 (87) | 180 (71) | 59 (23) | 6 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (3.9) | 179 (70) | 343 (135) | 1,247 (491) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 198 (78) | 225 (89) | 227 (89) | 177 (70) | 54 (21) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.0) | 66 (26) | 157 (62) | 235 (93) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 23.2 | 19.3 | 18.5 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 17.6 | 22.1 | 26.2 | 200.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3.0 cm) | 22.4 | 19.0 | 17.4 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 24.1 | 104.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 44.0 | 60.9 | 101.0 | 152.6 | 196.7 | 166.0 | 148.9 | 144.4 | 142.0 | 106.9 | 42.7 | 23.3 | 1,328.5 |
| Source: JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Shumarinai Prefectural Natural Park". Hokkaidō Prefecture. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(16525) Shumarinaiko [2.40, 0.14, 2.4]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (16525) Shumarinaiko, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 101. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_1054. ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.
- ^ "JMA". JMA. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
External links
- (in Japanese) Map of Natural Parks of Hokkaidō
- (in Japanese) Map of Shumarinai Prefectural Natural Park