Chepes

Summary

Chepes is a municipality and village in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina.[1]

Bicentennial monument at the entrance to the town
Chepes
Municipality and village
Country Argentina
ProvinceLa Rioja Province
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ClimateBSh

Geography edit

Climate edit

Climate data for Chepes (1961–1990, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 43.2
(109.8)
41.5
(106.7)
40.5
(104.9)
35.8
(96.4)
34.0
(93.2)
33.8
(92.8)
31.4
(88.5)
37.0
(98.6)
38.0
(100.4)
42.9
(109.2)
41.8
(107.2)
45.7
(114.3)
45.7
(114.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.9
(93.0)
32.3
(90.1)
29.1
(84.4)
25.3
(77.5)
21.0
(69.8)
16.7
(62.1)
17.0
(62.6)
20.1
(68.2)
23.5
(74.3)
28.3
(82.9)
31.6
(88.9)
33.4
(92.1)
26.0
(78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)
25.0
(77.0)
22.2
(72.0)
18.7
(65.7)
14.8
(58.6)
10.7
(51.3)
10.5
(50.9)
13.1
(55.6)
16.2
(61.2)
20.6
(69.1)
23.7
(74.7)
25.6
(78.1)
18.9
(66.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)
19.0
(66.2)
16.9
(62.4)
13.3
(55.9)
9.4
(48.9)
4.9
(40.8)
4.6
(40.3)
6.2
(43.2)
9.6
(49.3)
13.8
(56.8)
16.9
(62.4)
19.1
(66.4)
12.8
(55.0)
Record low °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)
6.5
(43.7)
4.0
(39.2)
−1.0
(30.2)
−3.5
(25.7)
−6.5
(20.3)
−8.2
(17.2)
−6.5
(20.3)
−4.2
(24.4)
1.8
(35.2)
3.0
(37.4)
7.0
(44.6)
−8.2
(17.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 87.9
(3.46)
75.9
(2.99)
46.1
(1.81)
12.1
(0.48)
5.6
(0.22)
4.5
(0.18)
6.5
(0.26)
6.1
(0.24)
14.5
(0.57)
20.4
(0.80)
40.0
(1.57)
69.3
(2.73)
388.9
(15.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 6 34
Average relative humidity (%) 59 62 65 66 66 67 64 57 54 53 54 57 60
Source 1: NOAA,[2]
Source 2: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation days 1961–1990 and extremes)[3][4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Chepes Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Valores Medios de Temperatura y Precipitación-La Rioja: Chepes" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Chepes". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/SMN_Argentina/status/1767931921806348689

31°16′S 66°35′W / 31.267°S 66.583°W / -31.267; -66.583