Horokanai, Hokkaido
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Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Horokanai  Flag  Emblem | |
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 Location of Horokanai in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) | |
| 44°1′N 142°9′E / 44.017°N 142.150°E / 44.017; 142.150 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
| District | Uryū |
| Area | |
| • Total | 767.03 km2 (296.15 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
| • Total | 1,571 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
Horokanai (幌加内町, Horokanai-chō) is a town in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 1,571. The total area is 767.03 km2 (296.15 sq mi).
History
On April 1, 2010, Horokanai was transferred from Sorachi Subprefecture to Kamikawa Subprefecture.
Culture
Mascot
Horokanai's mascot is Horomin (ほろみん). She is a healthy and hard working buckwheat seed. She carries a soba choko and chopsticks to eat her homemade soba noodles. She wears traditional Japanese chef clothing and a buckwheat flower on her head. She carries is a huge stick (that doubles as a staff weapon) on her back. She is unveiled on 18 June 2013.[1]
Climate
Horokanai has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb). On December 31, 2020, a minimum temperature of −32.6 °C (−26.7 °F) was registered.[2]
| Climate data for Horokanai (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 32.3 (90.1) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.3 (99.1) | 36.5 (97.7) | 31.5 (88.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −2.7 (27.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.4 (47.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | −1.7 (28.9) | 10.9 (51.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) | −7.7 (18.1) | −3.0 (26.6) | 3.2 (37.8) | 10.5 (50.9) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 1.5 (34.7) | −5.2 (22.6) | 5.8 (42.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) | −14.5 (5.9) | −9.2 (15.4) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 3.3 (37.9) | −2.4 (27.7) | −9.8 (14.4) | 0.5 (33.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.1 (−33.0) | −37.6 (−35.7) | −31.4 (−24.5) | −19.3 (−2.7) | −4.8 (23.4) | −0.4 (31.3) | 4.3 (39.7) | 5.1 (41.2) | −0.1 (31.8) | −7.1 (19.2) | −21.7 (−7.1) | −32.6 (−26.7) | −37.6 (−35.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120.9 (4.76) | 97.3 (3.83) | 80.3 (3.16) | 63.4 (2.50) | 81.0 (3.19) | 71.1 (2.80) | 144.2 (5.68) | 161.4 (6.35) | 169.3 (6.67) | 161.0 (6.34) | 182.7 (7.19) | 171.3 (6.74) | 1,503.9 (59.21) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 278 (109) | 231 (91) | 181 (71) | 48 (19) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (1.6) | 157 (62) | 326 (128) | 1,226 (482) |
| Average rainy days | 22.1 | 18.6 | 17.3 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 14.1 | 17.6 | 21.3 | 25.2 | 192.7 |
| Average snowy days | 22.1 | 19.2 | 17.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 23.3 | 100 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42.4 | 56.0 | 102.7 | 146.3 | 182.4 | 161.1 | 151.8 | 146.1 | 140.9 | 109.8 | 46.0 | 22.1 | 1,307.6 |
| Source 1: JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "幌加内町イメージキャラクター「ほろみん」". Horokanai.
- ^ Mori, Sayaka [@sayakasofiamori] (December 31, 2020). "Many new December records have been set on the New Year's eve in #Japan. The Hokuriku region could get an additional 260cm (8.5feet) of snow into the next three days. It's likely be a historic #snow event. https://t.co/83q7XI2a1i" (Tweet). Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
External links
Media related to Horokanai, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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