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]
| 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 |
Lake Shumarinai was created artificially in 1943, after which asteroid 16525 Shumarinaiko was named.[2]
Climate edit
| Climate data for Shumarinai Averages (1981-2010) Records (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) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
| 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) | 145.4 (5.72) |
108.4 (4.27) |
98.5 (3.88) |
69.2 (2.72) |
79.8 (3.14) |
67.9 (2.67) |
139.2 (5.48) |
158.4 (6.24) |
186.6 (7.35) |
178.1 (7.01) |
220.4 (8.68) |
196.8 (7.75) |
1,646.9 (64.84) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 228 (90) |
222 (87) |
191 (75) |
67 (26) |
11 (4.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
9 (3.5) |
191 (75) |
335 (132) |
1,305 (514) |
| Source: JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- (in Japanese) Map of Natural Parks of Hokkaidō
- (in Japanese) Map of Shumarinai Prefectural Natural Park
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