Dolores, Buenos Aires

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
Town
Plaza Castelli, central square of Dolores
Seal
Coordinates: 36°19′S 57°40′W
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoDolores
Founded21 August 1817
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2010 census [INDEC])
 • Total25,940
CPA Base
B 7100
Area code(s)+54 2245

2008 March train disaster

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

Dolores has an Oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) closely bordering on a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa).


Climate data for Dolores, Buenos Aires (1981–2010, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.0
(104.0)		 36.8
(98.2)		 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)		 31.7
(89.1)		 34.7
(94.5)		 39.7
(103.5)		 40.0
(104.0)
Average high °C (°F) 28.6
(83.5)		 27.4
(81.3)		 25.6
(78.1)		 21.6
(70.9)		 17.9
(64.2)		 14.3
(57.7)		 13.6
(56.5)		 15.9
(60.6)		 17.5
(63.5)		 21.0
(69.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 27.0
(80.6)		 21.2
(70.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)		 20.8
(69.4)		 19.0
(66.2)		 15.1
(59.2)		 11.6
(52.9)		 8.7
(47.7)		 7.8
(46.0)		 9.8
(49.6)		 11.7
(53.1)		 14.9
(58.8)		 17.6
(63.7)		 20.3
(68.5)		 14.9
(58.8)
Average low °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)		 14.7
(58.5)		 13.3
(55.9)		 9.6
(49.3)		 6.8
(44.2)		 4.4
(39.9)		 3.9
(39.0)		 5.1
(41.2)		 6.4
(43.5)		 9.6
(49.3)		 11.7
(53.1)		 13.6
(56.5)		 9.5
(49.1)
Record low °C (°F) −0.7
(30.7)		 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) 108.4
(4.27)		 99.8
(3.93)		 90.4
(3.56)		 97.4
(3.83)		 58.7
(2.31)		 59.9
(2.36)		 59.6
(2.35)		 59.0
(2.32)		 66.8
(2.63)		 102.1
(4.02)		 108.7
(4.28)		 83.9
(3.30)		 994.7
(39.16)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.3 8.1 8.4 7.9 7.2 7.4 7.2 6.7 8.0 9.7 9.4 8.3 96.6
Average relative humidity (%) 73.5 77.2 79.8 81.5 83.4 84.9 84.0 81.3 79.7 77.6 75.3 72.0 79.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 266.6 214.7 186.0 177.0 142.6 105.0 114.7 158.1 171.0 204.6 237.0 248.0 2,225.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.6 7.6 6.0 5.9 4.6 3.5 3.7 5.1 5.7 6.6 7.9 8.0 6.1
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (September precipitation days 1961–1990)[2][3][4][5]
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun 1961–1990)[6]
  • Train station (1880s)
  • Train station (2007)
  • Train station (2014)
  • Old bridge
  • Old bridge (Route 2)

References
  1. "18 killed when bus and train collide". Herald Sun. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  2. "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1981-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. "Pronóstico Extendido por Dolores–Estadísticas Normales Mensuales Estación: Dolores Aero" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. "Valores Medios de Temperatura y Precipitación-Buenos Aires: Dolores" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. "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 7 October 2017.
  6. "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.

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)


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