Nishiokoppe, Hokkaido
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Nishiokoppe
西興部村 | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 44°20′N 142°57′E / 44.333°N 142.950°E / 44.333; 142.950 | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
District | Monbetsu |
Area | |
• Total | 308.12 km2 (118.97 sq mi) |
Population (September 30, 2016) | |
• Total | 1,120 |
• Density | 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.vill.nishiokoppe.hokkaido.jp |
Nishiokoppe (西興部村, Nishi-Okoppe-mura) is a village located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,120. The total area is 308.12 km2.
Geography
Climate
Climate data for Nishiokoppe (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) | 7.5 (45.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.9 (51.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
5.7 (42.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
0.1 (32.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −30.8 (−23.4) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
−27.7 (−17.9) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.4 (2.26) |
41.5 (1.63) |
47.7 (1.88) |
46.0 (1.81) |
61.7 (2.43) |
70.3 (2.77) |
116.9 (4.60) |
137.7 (5.42) |
150.9 (5.94) |
114.8 (4.52) |
99.0 (3.90) |
74.5 (2.93) |
1,015.1 (39.96) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 153 (60) |
122 (48) |
110 (43) |
32 (13) |
2 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (1.2) |
55 (22) |
150 (59) |
623 (245) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 156.7 |
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 16.5 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 17.0 | 72.1 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.5 | 91.8 | 130.4 | 163.7 | 176.4 | 152.7 | 143.0 | 139.8 | 152.6 | 133.7 | 73.4 | 59.4 | 1,489.4 |
Source: JMA[1][2] |
Mascot
Nishiokoppe's mascot is Setoshi-kun (セトウシくん). He is an orange and white bull who is a musician. He works at the local dairy farm. He carries his electric guitar to play (though he sometimes uses it as a weapon).[3]
Notable people from Nishiokoppe
- Hagurohana Toji, former sumo wrestler