SHIMONOSEKI, JAPAN

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		15		5		5		8		13		17		21		24		26		23		17		12		8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		18		8		8		11		17		21		24		28		30		26		21		16		11

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12		2		2		5		9		13		18		21		23		20		14		9		5

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		37		18		20		22		27		28		32		35		37		33		29		25		20

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-6		-6		-6		-5		1		6		9		15		17		13		7		---		-4

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		---		---		---		---		---		---		3		8		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		4		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1620		70		80		110		140		150		250		230		120		190		110		60		70

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		93		6		7		7		8		8		11		10		7		10		6		4		6

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		6		4		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		76		70		70		71		75		78		84		84		81		79		74		72		69

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		11		---		---		3		7		13		17		22		22		19		12		7		2

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1975.2		387.5		353.1		310		150		25.8		---		---		---		---		8.6		166.7		318.6

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		723.6		---		---		---		---		---		100		206.7		266.9		150		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2405.8		---		---		---		100		232.5		350		465		525.3		400		249.7		83.3		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.6		11.4		12.4		13.5		14.4		14.9		14.6		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.8		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.3		8.1		10.3		13.9		18.3		19.5		18		18.8		19.5		14.8		12.8		9.5		7.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.2		3.6		4.7		6.1		7.4		8.5		9.1		8.6		7.5		6.6		5		3.8		3.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.2		11.1		12.8		15.4		18.2		17.9		16		16.9		18.8		15.6		15.8		13		11.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.1		10.7		11.4		13.6		17.1		16.5		13.2		15.1		18.5		13.7		15.2		13.2		11.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.3		8.1		10.3		13.9		18.3		19.5		18		18.8		19.5		14.8		12.8		9.5		7.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.4		3.7		4.8		6.2		7.7		8.8		9.1		8.9		8		6.7		5.2		3.9		3.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.3		13.3		16		18		20.8		20.8		18.9		22.7		22.9		17.9		19.1		14.7		14.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.4		13.9		16.4		17.5		21.7		22.2		18.6		27.3		26.6		17.3		20.3		15.7		15.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11		6.8		8.3		10.4		15.4		16.7		14.7		12.2		12.4		10.5		10.5		7.8		6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.7		3.5		4.4		5.9		6.9		7.9		8.9		7.3		6.4		6.3		4.4		3.6		3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.5		8.9		9.9		11		15.2		15.4		13.2		11.2		11.8		10.7		12.3		10		8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		8.5		7.7		7.5		7.5		12.1		11.9		8.6		5.9		7.2		6.8		10.2		9		6.8