Rivadavia, Salta

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Coordinates: 24°10′60″S 62°52′60″W / -24.18333, -62.88333
Rivadavia
Rivadavia Location in Argentina
Elevation	206 m (667 ft)
Population (2001)
- Total	8,108
Time zone	ART (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	+54 387

Rivadavia is a town in eastern Salta Province, Argentina in the Department of Rivadavia, 87 km from the city of Salta^[1]. It is in a low-lying region of the province.

1 Climate
- 1.1 Climate Details
2 References
3 External Links

[edit] Climate

Rivadavia has a semi-arid climate according to Köppen climate classification. Temperature extremes can be very high in the summer especially in early summer before the heaviest and most persistent rain. The highest temperature ever recorded in South America was held by Rivadavia, when it peaked at 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) on December 11, 1905^[2] but was surpassed on 2 January 1920 when 49.1 °C (120.4 °F) was recorded in Villa de María, Córdoba^[3].

[edit] Climate Details

Weather averages for Rivadavia, Argentina
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	35.9 (97)	34.2 (94)	32.2 (90)	27.9 (82)	24.8 (77)	22.0 (72)	23.3 (74)	27.1 (81)	29.0 (84)	33.5 (92)	34.2 (94)	35.0 (95)	29.9 (86)
Average low °C (°F)	21.9 (71)	21.2 (70)	19.9 (68)	17.2 (63)	13.5 (56)	10.1 (50)	9.3 (49)	11.6 (53)	13.4 (56)	17.9 (64)	20.0 (68)	21.2 (70)	16.4 (62)
Precipitation mm (inches)	136.9 (5.4)	105.9 (4.2)	119.1 (4.7)	68.3 (2.7)	17.8 (0.7)	11.8 (0.5)	3.2 (0.1)	5.3 (0.2)	9.9 (0.4)	55.6 (2.2)	76.0 (3)	130.5 (5.1)	740.3 (29.1)
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Argentine National Meteorogical Service)^[4] January 2008