Maquinchao
Geography
Climate
This town is located in the middle of northern Patagonia, right in the steppe. Combined with its far distance from open ocean, Maquinchao has one of the most continental variations of a cold semi-arid climate (BSk, according to the Köppen climate classification) in the country, bordering on a cold arid climate (BWk) and it can be quite extreme: temperatures can range from well above 35 °C or 95 °F on the hottest summer days (but with cold, desert nights at around 10 °C or 50 °F) to lows that might reach −25 °C or −13 °F. Usually, summer days average 26 °C or 78.8 °F and nights 9 °C or 48.2 °F, whereas winter days average 6 °C or 42.8 °F and nights, −5 °C or 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 (1991–2020, extremes 1941–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.0 (102.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−35.3 (−31.5) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−35.3 (−31.5) |
| 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 (%) | 44.1 | 47.9 | 53.4 | 60.9 | 68.8 | 72.4 | 71.0 | 66.4 | 59.0 | 54.1 | 48.9 | 46.5 | 57.8 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (precipitation, rainfall, snow, and extremes 1941–1990), | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Maquinchao". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Anales Climatológicos - Año 1944 (p. 43)" (PDF). 38 °C (100 °F) el 10 de febrero de 1944 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, Ministerio de Asuntos Técnicos (under NOAA Library). Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "87774: Maquinchao (Argentina". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
Notes
- ^ The record highs and lows are based on the INTA link for the period 1941–1990 while records beyond 1990 come from the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional link since it only covers from 1961 to present. As such, the extremes span a period from 1941 to present when these two sources are used together