Cushamen
Cushamen | |
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  Cushamen Location of Cushamen in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 42°22′S 71°02′W / 42.367°S 71.033°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Chubut |
| Department | Cushamen |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 580 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | U9211 |
| Dialing code | +54 2945 |
| Climate | Csb |
Cushamen is a town in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Cushamen Department.
Cushamen is located in the wild plains of Patagonia, its name means "place of solitude" in Mapuche.
The town is home to a Regional Indigenous Museum, which features various artefacts, including pottery and fabrics.
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Cushamen | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.6 (99.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.42) |
12.4 (0.49) |
10.8 (0.43) |
9.9 (0.39) |
26.6 (1.05) |
20.7 (0.81) |
19.0 (0.75) |
22.6 (0.89) |
6.3 (0.25) |
2.3 (0.09) |
5.5 (0.22) |
13.2 (0.52) |
118.5 (4.67) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 40.4 | 46.6 | 49.2 | 57.7 | 67.5 | 70.5 | 70.0 | 64.4 | 55.5 | 47.1 | 46.5 | 43.4 | 55.4 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[1] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Información de estaciones agrometeorológicas–Cushamen" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
External links
[edit]Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) El Maiten
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