Editing Shimane Prefecture (section)

==Climate==

Shimane prefecture has a sub-tropical climate. Winter is cloudy with a little snow, and summer is humid. The average annual temperature is {{cvt|14.6|C}}. It rains almost every day in the rainy season, from June to mid-July. The highest average monthly temperature occurs in August with {{cvt|26.3|C}}. The average annual precipitation is {{convert|1799|mm}}, higher than Tokyo's {{cvt|1467|mm}} and [[Obihiro]] with {{cvt|920.|mm}}.<ref name="Yotsuya" />

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|+ Shimane Prefecture Yearly Averages by Region (Statistics Period: 1971 - 2000, Source: [http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/menu/report.html Japanese Meteorological Agency: Statistical Climate Information])
!rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Average Year <br /> (Month)
!colspan="3"|Oki
!colspan="4"|Izumo (Coastal)
!colspan="3"|Izumo (Inland) 
|-
![[Okinoshima, Shimane|Okinoshima]]<br />[[Saigo (Shimane Prefecture)|Saigo]] 　!! [[Okinoshima, Shimane|Okinoshima]]<br />[[Okinoshima Airport|Saigo Cape]]!! [[Ama, Shimane|Ama]]　!!　[[Matsue]]<br />[[Kashima (Shimane Prefecture)|Kashima]]　!! [[Matsue City|Matsue]] !!　[[Hikawa, Shimane|Hikawa]]　!! [[Izumo City|Izumo]]!!　[[Okuizumo]]<br />[[Yokota, Shimane|Yokota]]　!!　[[Unnan]]<br />[[Kakeya, Shimane|Kakeya]]　!!　[[Iinan]]<br />Akana　
|-
!rowspan="2"|Average<br />Temperature<br />([[Celsius|°C]])
!Warmest Month
| 25.6<br />(Aug)  ||   
| 25.8<br />(Aug)   || 25.6<br />(Aug)
| 26.3<br />(Aug)  || 
| 25.8<br />(Aug)  || 24.0<br />(Aug)
| 24.5<br />(Aug)  || 23.4<br />(Aug)
|-
!Coldest Month
| 3.9<br />(Feb) ||
| 4.5<br />(Feb) || 4.4<br />(Feb)
| 4.2<br />(Jan) || 
| 4.5<br />(Feb) || 0.7<br />(Feb)
| 2.3<br />(Feb) || 0.4<br />(Jan, Feb)
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[Rainfall]]<br />([[Millimeters|mm]])
!Heaviest Month
| 211.6<br />(Sept) || 
| 227.0<br />(July)  || 218.0<br />(Sept) 
| 240.5<br />(July) || 
| 236.2<br />(July) || 234.2<br />(July)
| 257.1<br />(July) || 282.2<br />(July) 
|-
!Driest Month
| 110.4<br />(Oct) || 
| 96.4<br />(Feb) || 104.7<br />(April)
| 114.5<br />(April) || 
| 96.3<br />(Feb) || 103.4<br />(April)
| 120.7<br />(April) || 116.5<br />(Oct)
|-
!rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Average Year<br /> (Month)
!colspan="4"|Iwami (Coastal)
!colspan="6"|Iwami (Inland)
|-
!　[[Ōda, Shimane|Ōda]] 　!! [[Hamada City|Hamada]]!! [[Masuda City|Masuda]]　!! [[Masuda City]]<br />[[Iwami Airport|Takatsu]]　!!　[[Kawamoto, Shimane|Kawamoto]] !!　[[Ōnan]]<br /> !! [[Hamada City]]<br />[[Yasaka Village|Yasaka]]　!!　[[Tsuwano]]　!! [[Yoshika, Shimane|Yoshika]] !!　[[Yoshika, Shimane|Yoshika]]<br />Muikaichi　
|-
!rowspan="2"|Average<br />Temperature<br />([[Celsius|°C]])
!Warmest Month
| 26.5<br />(Aug) || 26.2<br />(Aug)  
| 26.8<br />(Aug) || 
| 24.2<br />(Aug) || 23.9<br />(Aug)
| 23.6<br />(Aug) || 25.7<br />(Aug)
|  || 24.5<br />(Aug)
|-
!Coldest Month
| 4.9<br />(Jan, Feb) || 5.8<br />(Feb)
| 5.4<br />(Jan, Feb) || 
| 2.7<br />(Jan) || 0.8<br />(Jan) 
| 1.5<br />(Jan) || 3.0<br />(Jan)
|  || 1.9<br />(Jan)
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[Rainfall]]<br />([[Millimeters|mm]])
!Heaviest Month
| 246.3<br />(July) || 257.7<br />(July)   
| 223.9<br />(June)  ||
| 260.2<br />(July) || 260.6<br />(July)
| 340.0<br />(July) || 285.6<br />(July)
|  || 337.4<br />(June)
|-
!Driest Month
| 98.3<br />(Feb) || 90.9<br />(Feb)  
| 87.9<br />(Feb) || 
| 112.5<br />(Feb) || 109.2<br />(Nov)
| 130.4<br />(April) || 99.7<br />(Dec)
|  || 76.8<br />(Dec)
|-
|}