Dolores, Buenos Aires
Dolores | |
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Town | |
 Plaza Castelli, central square of Dolores | |
| Coordinates: 36°19′S 57°40′W / 36.317°S 57.667°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Dolores |
| Founded | 21 August 1817 |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 25,940 |
| CPA Base | B 7100 |
| Area code | +54 2245 |
Dolores is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Dolores Partido. The town settlement was officially founded by Ramón Lara on 21 August 1817.
2008 March train disaster
[edit]On March 9, 2008 an intercity bus from the company El Rápido Argentino collided with a Ferrobaires passenger train with 250 passengers on board at a level crossing on the Provincial Highway 63 on the outskirts of Dolores, killing seventeen people and injuring at least twenty-five. The bus driver disregarded the railroad crossing signals, which at the time of the accident were operating properly.[1]
Climate
[edit]Dolores has an Oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) closely bordering on a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa).
| Climate data for Dolores, Buenos Aires (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.0 (107.6) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.2 (100.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 109.2 (4.30) |
94.2 (3.71) |
96.3 (3.79) |
99.4 (3.91) |
58.7 (2.31) |
62.1 (2.44) |
62.1 (2.44) |
73.2 (2.88) |
64.3 (2.53) |
93.9 (3.70) |
91.4 (3.60) |
81.8 (3.22) |
986.6 (38.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 91.5 |
| Average snowy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72.7 | 76.5 | 79.5 | 82.0 | 84.7 | 85.2 | 84.7 | 81.8 | 79.6 | 78.0 | 74.5 | 74.1 | 79.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.9 | 194.9 | 164.3 | 141.0 | 127.1 | 102.0 | 114.7 | 130.2 | 120.0 | 158.1 | 183.0 | 195.3 | 1,844.5 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun 1961–1990)[8] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Train station (1880s) -
Train station (2007) -
Train station (2014) -
Old bridge -
Old bridge (Route 2)
References
[edit]
- ^ "18 killed when bus and train collide". Herald Sun. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-31. [dead link]
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina Período 1991-2000" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. doi:10.35537/10915/78367. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Pronóstico Extendido por Dolores–Estadísticas Normales Mensuales Estación: Dolores Aero" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Valores Medios de Temperatura y Precipitación-Buenos Aires: Dolores" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Dolores Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Klimatafel von Dolores, Prov. Buenos Aires / Argentinien" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
External links
[edit]Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Dolores website
- Municipal website
- Dolores Aeroclub
- Dos Ombúes - Turismo Natural & Cultural
- No a la tala - Group for a healthy and sustainable
- Dolores LiveArgentina
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