Altar (O'odham: Wawuk) is small city and municipal seat of Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the northwest region of the state at 30°42′49″N 111°50′07″W / 30.71361°N 111.83528°W.
Altar | |
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  Altar Location in Mexico  Altar Altar (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′49″N 111°50′07″W / 30.71361°N 111.83528°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Municipality | Altar Municipality |
| Founded | 1775 |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,927 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (No DST) |
Geography
editThe town of Altar is situated on the important Mexicali to Hermosillo Highway (Federal Highway 2).
Climate
edit| Climate data for Altar, Sonora (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
43.0 (109.4) |
46.6 (115.9) |
47.8 (118.0) |
47.8 (118.0) |
47.2 (117.0) |
45.6 (114.1) |
45.5 (113.9) |
46.5 (115.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
47.8 (118.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.3 (102.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.6 (0.89) |
20.1 (0.79) |
18.5 (0.73) |
6.0 (0.24) |
5.0 (0.20) |
7.4 (0.29) |
70.1 (2.76) |
82.6 (3.25) |
30.8 (1.21) |
23.9 (0.94) |
10.0 (0.39) |
29.6 (1.17) |
326.6 (12.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 32.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 62 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 56 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 237 | 227 | 300 | 326 | 369 | 369 | 333 | 290 | 301 | 296 | 253 | 232 | 3,533 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (humidity 1981–2000)[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun, 1961–1990)[4][a] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Estado de Sonora-Estacion: Altar (Obs)". Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Altar (Obs) 1961–2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1981–2000" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Station 76113: Altar". Global station data 1961–1990—Sunshine Duration. Deutscher Wetterdienst. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
Notes
edit- ^ Station ID for Altar is 76113 Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration
External links
edit- Altar, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official WebSite of Altar, Sonora)
- Pulitzer Center Project on Illegal Immigration
- MotherJones.com article on the mexican exodus across the desert
- Article on illegal immigrants from MSN
- Braceros: sanctuary for border crossers
- Altar, tierra de coyotes Article in Spanish about illegal border crossing
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