Río de los Patos

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Río de los Patos
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Location
Country Argentina

The Río de los Patos is a river of Argentina.

Climate

The Valle de los Patos Superior has a dry-summer subarctic climate (Koppen: Dsc). In July 1972, thermometers registered the temperature of -39C, the all-time record low of Argentina.

Contents

Climate data for Valle de los Patos Superior, Elevation: 2880 m. (1967–1981)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
23.4
(74.1)
21.0
(69.8)
17.0
(62.6)
16.8
(62.2)
17.6
(63.7)
18.4
(65.1)
21.6
(70.9)
24.6
(76.3)
26.5
(79.7)
27.0
(80.6)
Average high °C (°F)19.7
(67.5)
19.4
(66.9)
18.1
(64.6)
14.9
(58.8)
9.9
(49.8)
4.6
(40.3)
3.2
(37.8)
5.1
(41.2)
8.4
(47.1)
11.6
(52.9)
15.1
(59.2)
18.2
(64.8)
12.3
(54.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)10.9
(51.6)
10.0
(50.0)
8.0
(46.4)
4.4
(39.9)
1.5
(34.7)
−3.7
(25.3)
−5.5
(22.1)
−3.8
(25.2)
0.1
(32.2)
3.9
(39.0)
6.8
(44.2)
9.7
(49.5)
3.5
(38.3)
Average low °C (°F)1.0
(33.8)
−0.1
(31.8)
−2.3
(27.9)
−6.0
(21.2)
−6.8
(19.8)
−11.7
(10.9)
−13.5
(7.7)
−12.5
(9.5)
−8.2
(17.2)
−4.3
(24.3)
−2.4
(27.7)
−0.1
(31.8)
−5.6
(21.9)
Record low °C (°F)−6.4
(20.5)
−7.2
(19.0)
−10.7
(12.7)
−27.5
(−17.5)
−32.7
(−26.9)
−34.3
(−29.7)
−39.0
(−38.2)
−35.0
(−31.0)
−31.5
(−24.7)
−21.0
(−5.8)
−12.6
(9.3)
−8.9
(16.0)
−39.0
(−38.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)6.4
(0.25)
5.2
(0.20)
3.8
(0.15)
15.3
(0.60)
29.9
(1.18)
49.9
(1.96)
40.5
(1.59)
15.3
(0.60)
13.7
(0.54)
10.8
(0.43)
10.8
(0.43)
3.3
(0.13)
205.0
(8.07)
Average snowy days0.60.10.2268954320.740.6
Average relative humidity (%)47474647525761605649444450.8
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Clima de Valle de los Patos Superior, San Juan" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. "Clima de Valle de los Patos Superior, San Juan" (in Spanish). foro.gustfront.com.ar. Retrieved July 6, 2019.