Tula is a town located in Tula Municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
History
editThe city was founded on 22 July 1617, by the Franciscan friar Juan Baptist of Mollinedo; thus, it is usually considered the oldest city in the state of Tamaulipas.
In 2011, Tula was declared a Pueblo Mágico. In August 2013, archeologists discovered 30 skeletons estimated to be about 3,000 years old. This could mean that the area of Tula was home to one of oldest genetic lineages of America.[1]
Geography
editClimate
edit| Climate data for Tula, Tamaulipas (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
45.0 (113.0) |
45.0 (113.0) |
44.0 (111.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.8 (0.46) |
9.5 (0.37) |
9.3 (0.37) |
21.4 (0.84) |
36.8 (1.45) |
63.1 (2.48) |
78.1 (3.07) |
69.0 (2.72) |
68.7 (2.70) |
32.5 (1.28) |
11.6 (0.46) |
12.0 (0.47) |
423.8 (16.69) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 51.1 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Tula, con restos de primeros pobladores de América". Milenio (in Spanish). 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Estado de Tamaulipas-Estacion: Tula". Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Tula, 1958–2009" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
External links
edit- Gobierno Municipal de Tula Official website
23°00′N 99°43′W / 23°N 99.72°W
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