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- Tormenta de Santa Rosa
- La tormenta de Santa Rosa llega hoy y termina el calor (The Santa Rosa Storm arrives today and the heatwave ends) 30 August 2009, Clarin
- ↑ "¿Llega la tormenta de Santa Rosa? | Servicio Meteorologico Nacional". www.smn.gob.ar. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
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