Rivadavia, Salta
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| Rivadavia | |
|---|---|
  Rivadavia | |
| Coordinates: 24°11′0″S 62°53′0″W / 24.18333°S 62.88333°W | |
| 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 kilometres (54 mi) from the city of Salta.[1] It is in a low-lying region of the province.
Climate
Rivadavia has a semi-arid climate according to the 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]
Climate Details
| Climate data for Rivadavia, Argentina | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.6 (110.5) |
43.3 (109.9) |
41.7 (107.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
43.7 (110.7) |
44.7 (112.5) |
44.6 (112.3) |
44.0 (111.2) |
44.7 (112.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 35.9 (96.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.2 (90) |
27.9 (82.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.0 (95) |
29.9 (85.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.8 (82) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.2 (63) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.0 (68) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 136.9 (5.39) |
105.9 (4.169) |
119.1 (4.689) |
68.3 (2.689) |
17.8 (0.701) |
11.8 (0.465) |
3.2 (0.126) |
5.3 (0.209) |
9.9 (0.39) |
55.6 (2.189) |
76.0 (2.992) |
130.5 (5.138) |
740.3 (29.146) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 76 |
| % humidity | 66 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 62 | 65 | 66 |
| Source #1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ([4] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: NOAA (extremes)[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Mapa de Salta (Map of Salta)" (in spanish). Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ↑ "Global Measured Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ↑ http://www.smn.gov.ar/?mod=biblioteca&id=94 Servicio Meteorólogico Nacional (Argentina)
- ↑ "Datos Estadisticos (Periodo 1981-1990)" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Rivadavia Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
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