Cushamen
Town in Chubut, Argentina
42°22′S 71°02′W / 42.367°S 71.033°W / -42.367; -71.033U9211
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
Climate
| Climate data for Cushamen | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Información de estaciones agrometeorológicas–Cushamen" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
External links
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) El Maiten
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