Maquinchao

Maquinchao is a village and municipality in Río Negro Province in Argentina.[1]

Maquinchao
Plaza Sarmiento, Maquinchao
Maquinchao
Location of Maquinchao in Argentina
Coordinates: 41°15′S 68°42′W
Country Argentina
ProvinceRío Negro Province
DepartmentVeinticinco de Mayo Department, Río Negro
Elevation
888 m (2,913 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total2,494
ClimateBSk

Climate

This town is located in the middle of northern Patagonia, right in the steppe. Consequently, the climate is cold semi-arid (BSk, according to the Köppen climate classification, bordering on a cold desert climateBWk) and it can be quite extreme: temperatures can range from well above 35 °C (95 °F) on the hottest summer days (but with cold, desert nights at around 10 °C or 50 °F) to lows that might reach −35 °C (−31 °F). Usually, summer days average 26 °C (79 °F) and nights 8 °C (46 °F), whereas winter days average 6 °C (42 °F) and nights, −5 °C (23 °F). Snow is common, but since precipitation is generally low, quantities tend to be reduced. The weather is generally windy, especially in the spring.

Climate data for Maquinchao (1981–2010, extremes 1941–present)[lower-alpha 1]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 38.9
(102.0)
37.0
(98.6)
36.0
(96.8)
30.0
(86.0)
24.0
(75.2)
21.0
(69.8)
18.0
(64.4)
22.0
(71.6)
28.0
(82.4)
31.0
(87.8)
35.6
(96.1)
37.0
(98.6)
38.9
(102.0)
Average high °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
25.7
(78.3)
21.9
(71.4)
16.3
(61.3)
10.9
(51.6)
6.6
(43.9)
6.2
(43.2)
9.2
(48.6)
12.9
(55.2)
16.9
(62.4)
20.9
(69.6)
24.2
(75.6)
16.5
(61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)
17.5
(63.5)
14.1
(57.4)
8.9
(48.0)
4.4
(39.9)
1.4
(34.5)
0.5
(32.9)
2.7
(36.9)
5.7
(42.3)
9.8
(49.6)
13.5
(56.3)
16.6
(61.9)
9.4
(48.9)
Average low °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7)
9.1
(48.4)
6.6
(43.9)
2.3
(36.1)
−0.6
(30.9)
−2.9
(26.8)
−4.6
(23.7)
−3.1
(26.4)
−1.1
(30.0)
2.3
(36.1)
5.4
(41.7)
7.9
(46.2)
2.6
(36.7)
Record low °C (°F) −3.4
(25.9)
−3.7
(25.3)
−6.5
(20.3)
−12.2
(10.0)
−18.3
(−0.9)
−25.6
(−14.1)
−24.5
(−12.1)
−19.1
(−2.4)
−14.5
(5.9)
−10.8
(12.6)
−6.5
(20.3)
−5.9
(21.4)
−25.6
(−14.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.4
(0.49)
14.7
(0.58)
20.1
(0.79)
14.8
(0.58)
26.2
(1.03)
16.3
(0.64)
20.1
(0.79)
12.8
(0.50)
11.6
(0.46)
12.8
(0.50)
12.8
(0.50)
13.8
(0.54)
188.2
(7.41)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 12.4
(0.49)
14.7
(0.58)
20.1
(0.79)
14.5
(0.57)
25.2
(0.99)
15.3
(0.60)
17.1
(0.67)
10.8
(0.43)
10.6
(0.42)
12.1
(0.48)
12.8
(0.50)
13.8
(0.54)
179.4
(7.06)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.0)
1.0
(0.4)
1.0
(0.4)
3.0
(1.2)
2.0
(0.8)
1.0
(0.4)
0.7
(0.3)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
8.8
(3.5)
Average rainy days 2.8 2.4 3.4 3.6 5.2 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.2 3.8 2.4 2.8 46.2
Average snowy days 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3
Average relative humidity (%) 42.8 46.9 52.7 59.6 67.1 72.0 69.5 64.5 58.1 52.3 47.6 44.8 56.5
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[2]
Source 2: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (precipitation, rainfall, snow, and extremes 1941–1990),[3] Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (extremes 1970–present)[4][5]

References

  1. Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
  2. "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1981-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. Bustos, José; Rocchi, Victor. "Caracterizacíon Termopluviométrica de Algunas Estaciones Meteorológicas de Rio Negro Y Neuquén" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. p. 4. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. "Maquinchao, Rio Negro". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  5. "87774: Maquinchao (Argentina)". OGIMET. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

Notes

  1. The record highs and lows are based on the INTA link for the period 1941–1990 while records beyond 1990 come from the Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario link since it only covers from 1970–present. As such, the extremes span a period from 1941–present when these 2 sources are used together
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