Ceres is a municipality San Cristóbal Department, in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. The town of Ceres is 266 km (165 mi) northwest of the provincial capital Santa Fe and has a population of 16,054 2001 census [INDEC]
Ceres | |
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.png) Location of San Cristóbal Department within Santa Fe Province | |
  Ceres Location in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 29°52′S 61°57′W / 29.867°S 61.950°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Santa Fe |
| Department | San Cristóbal |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,054 |
| • Density | 22.85/km2 (59.2/sq mi) |
| CPA Base | S 2340 |
| Area code | +54 3491 |
The town is situated 10 km (6 mi) from the border with Santiago del Estero Province, receiving a strong cultural, social and commercial influence from them.
Ceres sits on National Route 34 and Provincial Route 17. It has a railway connection on FCA (ex-Mitre) with frequent general cargo, mining, cereals, and passenger trains, taking a good portion of the products from the Argentine Northwest to the port of Rosario.
Climate
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Ceres has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with mild, and dry winters and hot, humid summers. Winters are mild and windier, with a July high of 18.4 °C (65.1 °F) although nighttime temperatures are cool, with a July low of 6.7 °C (44.1 °F).[1] During the summer, temperatures can be hot during the day, averaging 32.3 °C (90.1 °F) in January but nighttime temperatures are more pleasant and cooler, averaging below 20 °C (68.0 °F).[1] Spring and fall are transition seasons featuring warm weather during the day and cool weather at nighttime.[1] The first and last dates of frost are June 18 and August 14 respectively.[2] The average annual precipitation is 942 millimetres (37 in), most of it being concentrated in the warmer months. On average, Ceres averages 2,650 hours of sunshine a year (or 59% of possible sunshine hours), ranging from a low of 49% in June to a high of 65% in February.[3] The highest recorded temperature was 43.7 °C (110.7 °F) on January 4, 1963 while the lowest recorded temperature was −6.6 °C (20.1 °F) on July 13, 2000.[4][2]
| Climate data for Ceres (1991–2020, extremes 1931–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.7 (110.7) |
42.5 (108.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.9 (94.8) |
38.6 (101.5) |
41.2 (106.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
43.1 (109.6) |
43.2 (109.8) |
43.7 (110.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 140.0 (5.51) |
116.8 (4.60) |
147.3 (5.80) |
101.1 (3.98) |
39.7 (1.56) |
18.8 (0.74) |
8.4 (0.33) |
12.0 (0.47) |
31.3 (1.23) |
80.5 (3.17) |
106.4 (4.19) |
140.9 (5.55) |
943.2 (37.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 80.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70.8 | 74.8 | 77.0 | 79.7 | 80.8 | 79.9 | 74.9 | 68.3 | 66.2 | 68.6 | 68.1 | 69.3 | 73.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 291.4 | 245.8 | 235.6 | 192.0 | 167.4 | 141.0 | 179.8 | 213.9 | 216.0 | 241.8 | 279.0 | 285.2 | 2,688.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.4 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 7.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 59 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[5][6][7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (percent sun 1961–1990)[3] Meteo Climat (record highs and lows),[4] Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs for February and May, and record lows for December)[2][8] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ceres Statistical Data (1981–1990)" (in Spanish). National Meteorological Service of Argentina. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Ceres, Santa Fe". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "Ceres Aero Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "Station Ceres" (in French). Météo Climat. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Ceres Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "87257: Ceres Aerodrome (Argentina)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
External links
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Media related to Ceres, Argentina at Wikimedia Commons- Provincial website[permanent dead link]
