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.
Dolores | |
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Town | |
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 |
2008 March train disaster
editOn 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
editDolores 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
edit- 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
editMunicipal 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