Ōtaki, Hokkaido

Ōtaki
大滝村
いくたはらちょう
Sankai-Taki Falls
Sankai-Taki Falls
Flag of Ōtaki
Official seal of Ōtaki
Map
Interactive map of Ōtaki
Country Japan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido
SubprefectureIburi
DistrictUsu
Area
 • Total
274.03 km2 (105.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
2,054
 • Density7.496/km2 (19.41/sq mi)
Otaki in Iburi Subprefecture

Ōtaki (大滝村, Ōtaki-mura) was a village located in Usu District, Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2004, the village had an estimated population of 2,054 and a density of 7.50 persons per km2. The total area was 274.03 km2.

On 1 March 2006, Ōtaki was merged into the city of Date.

Climate

Climate data for Ōtaki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)
10.9
(51.6)
14.3
(57.7)
23.0
(73.4)
29.9
(85.8)
32.5
(90.5)
32.4
(90.3)
33.0
(91.4)
30.3
(86.5)
26.1
(79.0)
18.1
(64.6)
10.9
(51.6)
33.0
(91.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.1
(26.4)
−2.1
(28.2)
2.0
(35.6)
8.8
(47.8)
16.1
(61.0)
20.2
(68.4)
23.4
(74.1)
24.2
(75.6)
20.4
(68.7)
13.7
(56.7)
5.8
(42.4)
−1.1
(30.0)
10.7
(51.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.2
(19.0)
−6.6
(20.1)
−2.7
(27.1)
3.3
(37.9)
9.6
(49.3)
14.3
(57.7)
18.2
(64.8)
19.1
(66.4)
14.6
(58.3)
7.8
(46.0)
1.3
(34.3)
−4.8
(23.4)
5.6
(42.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −12.2
(10.0)
−12.3
(9.9)
−8.1
(17.4)
−1.9
(28.6)
3.5
(38.3)
9.0
(48.2)
14.0
(57.2)
14.7
(58.5)
9.3
(48.7)
2.3
(36.1)
−3.1
(26.4)
−9.2
(15.4)
0.5
(32.9)
Record low °C (°F) −24.9
(−12.8)
−24.7
(−12.5)
−21.4
(−6.5)
−16.3
(2.7)
−4.0
(24.8)
−1.4
(29.5)
2.4
(36.3)
4.8
(40.6)
−0.6
(30.9)
−5.9
(21.4)
−15.7
(3.7)
−22.0
(−7.6)
−24.9
(−12.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 100.6
(3.96)
84.9
(3.34)
96.1
(3.78)
100.7
(3.96)
123.9
(4.88)
81.3
(3.20)
137.4
(5.41)
187.0
(7.36)
178.6
(7.03)
152.8
(6.02)
147.0
(5.79)
122.0
(4.80)
1,513.7
(59.59)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 188
(74)
160
(63)
147
(58)
56
(22)
1
(0.4)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
4
(1.6)
70
(28)
188
(74)
813
(320)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 19.6 17.7 17.3 13.3 12.4 10.6 11.4 11.9 12.8 14.9 17.5 20.8 180.2
Average snowy days 20.3 17.9 17.4 8.8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.5 7.8 20.2 93
Mean monthly sunshine hours 44.1 59.4 100.6 160.2 190.7 168.0 137.1 139.6 142.4 126.1 72.3 39.8 1,378.2
Source: JMA[1][2]

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