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Obira
小平町 | |
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Town | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Obira in
Hokkaido (
Rumoi Subprefecture) | |
  Obira Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 44°1′N 141°40′E / 44.017°N 141.667°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido ( Rumoi Subprefecture) |
| District | Rumoi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 627.29 km2 (242.20 sq mi) |
| Population (30 September 2016) | |
| • Total | 3,277 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 ( JST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website |
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Obira (小平町, Obira-chō) is a town located in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,277 and a density of 5.2 persons per km2. The total area is 627.29 km2.
Climate
| Climate data for Tappu, Obira (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) | 7.4 (45.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
6.8 (44.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.7 (−21.5) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 155.2 (6.11) |
106.7 (4.20) |
90.9 (3.58) |
74.2 (2.92) |
88.0 (3.46) |
73.9 (2.91) |
148.1 (5.83) |
167.8 (6.61) |
172.0 (6.77) |
178.5 (7.03) |
202.9 (7.99) |
198.9 (7.83) |
1,653.6 (65.10) |
| Average rainy days | 22.6 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 21.5 | 25.2 | 198.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 40.5 | 57.7 | 107.6 | 159.1 | 195.9 | 171.5 | 162.3 | 159.3 | 156.0 | 114.4 | 44.6 | 26.8 | 1,399.4 |
| Source 1: JMA [1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA [2] | |||||||||||||
Mascot
Obira's mascot is Obimaru (おびまる) who is a curious and kind heart superhero that resembles a bull. Legend has it that this figure was formed from a bull, a melon, an octopus, two scallops, two fishes and a rice bowl on August 12, 2014. No one knows its gender yet. It can eat anything that is locally produced especially melon, beef, octopus, scallops, herring and rice. His charm point is a red star on his forehead to show its status has mascot of the town. [3]
References
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "小平町PRキャラクター「おびまる」". Obira.
External links
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Media related to
Obira, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons - Official Website (in Japanese)
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