Chepes

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Chepes
Municipality and village
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Province La Rioja Province
Climate BSh

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

Contents

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Chepes (1961–1990, extremes 1961–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)65421111223634
Average relative humidity (%)59626566666764575453545760
Source 1: NOAA, [2]
Source 2: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation days 1961–1990 and extremes) [3] [4] [5]

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References

  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′S66°35′W / 31.267°S 66.583°W / -31.267; -66.583