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 | |
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Town | |
 Plaza Castelli, central square of Dolores | |
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| Coordinates: 36°19′S 57°40′W / 36.317°S 57.667°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Dolores |
| Founded | 21 August 1817 |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,940 |
| CPA Base | B 7100 |
| Area code | +54 2245 |
2008 March train disaster
editOn 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
editDolores has an Oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) closely bordering on a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa).
| Climate data for Dolores, Buenos Aires (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.0 (107.6) |
40.3 (104.5) |
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) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
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) | 109.2 (4.30) |
94.2 (3.71) |
96.3 (3.79) |
99.4 (3.91) |
58.7 (2.31) |
62.1 (2.44) |
62.1 (2.44) |
73.2 (2.88) |
64.3 (2.53) |
93.9 (3.70) |
91.4 (3.60) |
81.8 (3.22) |
986.6 (38.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 91.5 |
| Average snowy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72.7 | 76.5 | 79.5 | 82.0 | 84.7 | 85.2 | 84.7 | 81.8 | 79.6 | 78.0 | 74.5 | 74.1 | 79.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.9 | 194.9 | 164.3 | 141.0 | 127.1 | 102.0 | 114.7 | 130.2 | 120.0 | 158.1 | 183.0 | 195.3 | 1,844.5 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun 1961–1990)[8] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Train station (1880s) -
Train station (2007) -
Train station (2014) -
Old bridge -
Old bridge (Route 2)
References
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- ^ "18 killed when bus and train collide". Herald Sun. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-31. [dead link]
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina Período 1991-2000" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. doi:10.35537/10915/78367. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Pronóstico Extendido por Dolores–Estadísticas Normales Mensuales Estación: Dolores Aero" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Valores Medios de Temperatura y Precipitación-Buenos Aires: Dolores" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "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 29 April 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links
editMunicipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Dolores website
- Municipal website
- Dolores Aeroclub
- Dos Ombúes - Turismo Natural & Cultural
- No a la tala - Group for a healthy and sustainable
- Dolores LiveArgentina
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