Puerto Santa Cruz
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Puerto Santa Cruz
Puerto Santa Cruz | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 50°01′00″S 68°31′00″W / 50.01667°S 68.51667°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Santa Cruz |
Department | Corpen Aike Department |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 3,397 |
Climate | BSk |
Puerto Santa Cruz is a town and municipality in Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina.[1]
Climate[]
hideClimate data for Puerto Santa Cruz (1901–1960, extremes 1901–present[a]) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 36.5 (97.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
Average high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.1 (0.83) |
12.7 (0.50) |
18.8 (0.74) |
12.5 (0.49) |
21.3 (0.84) |
14.7 (0.58) |
14.2 (0.56) |
14.0 (0.55) |
12.7 (0.50) |
10.2 (0.40) |
13.0 (0.51) |
16.6 (0.65) |
181.8 (7.16) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 53.0 | 55.0 | 57.3 | 64.3 | 71.7 | 75.7 | 76.3 | 69.7 | 64.0 | 55.3 | 52.0 | 50.7 | 62.1 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 250 | 215 | 191 | 148 | 116 | 99 | 112 | 148 | 158 | 208 | 220 | 232 | 2,095 |
Percent possible sunshine | 51 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 48 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 47 |
Source 1: Secretaria de Mineria,[2] Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (extremes 1961–present)[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: FAO (sun only)[5] |
Notes[]
- ^ The record highs and lows are based on the Secretaria de Mineria link for the period 1901–1960 while records beyond 1961 come from the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional link since it only covers from 1961–present. When these 2 sources are used together, the record highs and lows are from the period 1901–present
References[]
- ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
- ^ "Provincia de Santa Cruz - Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por localidades". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Fin de febrero: lo destacado del mes" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Cuadro 13: Sumas Mensuales y Anuales de las Horas de Sol Efectivas y Porcentaje de los Totales de Horas de Sol" (PDF). Estudio Sobre la Rehabilitacion de Tierras en el Valle de Viedma: Informed Final–Volumen II (in Spanish). Food and Agriculture Organization. p. 97. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
Coordinates: 50°1′9″S 68°31′18″W / 50.01917°S 68.52167°W
Categories:
- Populated places in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
- Populated coastal places in Argentina
- Santa Cruz Province, Argentina geography stubs