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.
Rivadavia | |
|---|---|
  Rivadavia Location in Argentina | |
| 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 | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Area code | +54 387 |
| Climate | BSh |
Geography
editClimate
editRivadavia has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) according to the Köppen climate classification, having too little rainfall for a tropical savanna climate. Using the Trewartha climate classification the climate is semi-arid with very hot summers and mild winters, being classified as BShl, bordering on BSal.
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][3]
| Climate data for Rivadavia, Argentina (1961-1990, extremes 1905-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 46.5 (115.7) |
45.0 (113.0) |
45.0 (113.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
41.2 (106.2) |
45.5 (113.9) |
45.2 (113.4) |
46.0 (114.8) |
48.9 (120.0) |
48.9 (120.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 35.8 (96.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 128.1 (5.04) |
97.7 (3.85) |
91.3 (3.59) |
64.4 (2.54) |
16.7 (0.66) |
10.9 (0.43) |
4.4 (0.17) |
4.1 (0.16) |
13.6 (0.54) |
42.9 (1.69) |
76.6 (3.02) |
115.3 (4.54) |
666.0 (26.22) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 75 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 62 | 65 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 248 | 254 | 248 | 180 | 186 | 120 | 155 | 217 | 210 | 248 | 240 | 248 | 2,554 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Source 1: NOAA,[4] Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation days 1961–1990, humidity 1981-1990)[6][7] Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun)[8][9][10][11] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Mapa de Salta (Map of Salta)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-01-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Global Measured Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "Continental Weather & Climate Extremes: Based on World Meteorological Organization Defined Regions". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Rivadavia Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "STATION Rivadavia" (in French). Météoclimat. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "Datos Estadisticos (Periodo 1981-1990)" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Valores Medios de Temperature y Precipitación-Salta: Rivadavia" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Klimatafel von Rividavia, Prov. Salta / Argentinien" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "87065: Rivadavia (Argentina)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "87065: Rivadavia (Argentina)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "87065: Rivadavia (Argentina)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
