Cape Erimo

Cape Erimo
Cape Erimo
Cape Erimo
class=notpageimage|
Cape Erimo
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.

Description

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.

Asteroid

The main-belt asteroid 5331 Erimomisaki, discovered by amateur astronomers Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe in 1990, was named after Cape Erimo.[1]

Climate

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]

References

  1. ^ "5331 Erimomisaki (1990 BT1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cape Erimo.


Stub icon

This Hokkaidō location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.