Cape Erimo (original) (raw)
Cape in Hokkaidō, Japan
Cape Erimo, taken from the ISS on October 11, 2009
Cape Erimo (襟裳岬, Erimo-misaki) is a cape in Hokkaidō, located at 41°55′28″N 143°14′54″E / 41.924444°N 143.248333°E / 41.924444; 143.248333. It is the de facto southern tip of Hidaka Mountains.
Hot and cold fronts meet near the cape, thus creating a dense mist which covers the cape for more than 100 days a year. Wind blows here at a speed of 10 m/s (22 mph) for almost 300 days a year. Every year, more than 400,000 tourists visit Cape Erimo. Rare species of Kuril Seals live there.
The main-belt asteroid 5331 Erimomisaki, discovered by amateur astronomers Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe in 1990, was named after Cape Erimo.[1]
| Climate data for Cape Erimo, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.1(50.2) | 7.0(44.6) | 11.8(53.2) | 14.4(57.9) | 19.3(66.7) | 22.3(72.1) | 25.9(78.6) | 28.5(83.3) | 26.2(79.2) | 23.3(73.9) | 18.2(64.8) | 13.6(56.5) | 28.5(83.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.2(32.4) | −0.2(31.6) | 2.2(36.0) | 6.1(43.0) | 10.1(50.2) | 13.6(56.5) | 17.5(63.5) | 19.9(67.8) | 19.0(66.2) | 14.7(58.5) | 9.3(48.7) | 3.3(37.9) | 9.6(49.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8(28.8) | −2.2(28.0) | 0.1(32.2) | 3.4(38.1) | 7.2(45.0) | 11.1(52.0) | 15.2(59.4) | 17.7(63.9) | 16.9(62.4) | 12.5(54.5) | 6.8(44.2) | 1.0(33.8) | 7.3(45.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.0(24.8) | −4.3(24.3) | −1.9(28.6) | 1.3(34.3) | 5.0(41.0) | 9.0(48.2) | 13.4(56.1) | 15.8(60.4) | 14.9(58.8) | 10.2(50.4) | 4.2(39.6) | −1.3(29.7) | 5.2(41.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.5(11.3) | −12.1(10.2) | −10.2(13.6) | −4.8(23.4) | −0.5(31.1) | 3.4(38.1) | 6.0(42.8) | 10.5(50.9) | 7.6(45.7) | 2.3(36.1) | −5.1(22.8) | −11.0(12.2) | −12.1(10.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.3(0.96) | 16.6(0.65) | 35.9(1.41) | 67.8(2.67) | 99.5(3.92) | 85.9(3.38) | 128.8(5.07) | 129.2(5.09) | 137.8(5.43) | 117.0(4.61) | 85.6(3.37) | 48.7(1.92) | 977.1(38.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 107.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 159.5 | 175.9 | 208.1 | 196.9 | 183.6 | 139.3 | 123.0 | 127.8 | 161.4 | 179.6 | 135.2 | 135.1 | 1,926.2 |
| Source 1: JMA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA[3] |
- ^ "5331 Erimomisaki (1990 BT1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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