Takanosu (鷹巣町, Takanosu-machi) was a town located in Kitaakita District, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 20,962 and a density of 64.31 persons per km2. The total area was 325.97 km2.
On March 22, 2005, Takanosu, along with the towns of Aikawa, Ani and Moriyoshi (all from Kitaakita District) merged to create the city of Kitaakita.[1]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Takanosu, Kitaakita (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
15.4 (59.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.8 (33.4) |
10.5 (50.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.6 (0.3) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 116.7 (4.59) |
92.4 (3.64) |
97.0 (3.82) |
103.4 (4.07) |
116.3 (4.58) |
119.8 (4.72) |
214.7 (8.45) |
198.1 (7.80) |
164.7 (6.48) |
162.7 (6.41) |
167.8 (6.61) |
151.4 (5.96) |
1,704.7 (67.11) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 183 (72) |
145 (57) |
68 (27) |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
8 (3.1) |
113 (44) |
514 (202) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 21.7 | 17.7 | 15.7 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 14.9 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 180.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 19.9 | 17.0 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.6 | 60.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 49.1 | 74.0 | 123.6 | 171.3 | 184.1 | 176.9 | 149.4 | 180.0 | 149.9 | 132.3 | 88.9 | 47.4 | 1,528.2 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005.
Takanosu-machi, Moriyoshi-machi, Ani-machi and Aikawa-machi were incorporated into a newly established Kitaakita-shi as of March 22, 2005.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
External links
edit- Kitaakita official website (in Japanese)
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