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Weather extremes
How extreme does Shimonoseki's weather get?
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Shimonoseki has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.
The four kinds of extreme
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Shimonoseki has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.
That is about 12°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Shimonoseki (typical high near 85°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 15°F colder than a normal February night in Shimonoseki (typical low near 40°F).
The three most extreme on record
More rain in a single day than Shimonoseki usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 7.5 in).
The three most extreme on record
How hot and cold it gets, month by month
The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.
Shimonoseki's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 97°F is about 12°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.
In plain terms
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Yahata, about 21 km from the city centre.