Editing Okinawa Prefecture (section)

===Climate===
The island experiences temperatures above {{convert|20|C}} for most of the year. The climate of the islands ranges from [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') in the north, such as [[Okinawa Island]], to [[tropical rainforest climate]] (Köppen climate classification ''Af'') in the south such as [[Iriomote Island]]. Snowfall is unheard of at sea level. However, on January 24, 2016, sleet was reported in Nago for the first time on record.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 25, 2016 |title=沖縄本島で観測史上初のみぞれ 名護 |url=http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ1T0352J1SUEHF00F.html |newspaper=The Asahi Shimbun Company |access-date=February 20, 2016 |archive-date=February 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227142117/http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ1T0352J1SUEHF00F.html |url-status=live }}</ref>