Gobernador Gregores
Gobernador Gregores (Spanish: Governor Gregores) is a town in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, formerly known as Cañadón León. Ramón Outerello, one of the leaders of the massive strike known as Patagonia rebelde was executed there by a firing squad of the Argentine Army in November 1921.
It is located at latitude 48°S and is an antipode of Paris (located at latitude 48°N).
The town is named for Juan Manuel Gregores, governor of the Territory of Santa Cruz.[1]
Climate
Gobernador Gregores has a cool arid climate (BWk).
| Climate data for Gobernador Gregores (extremes 1951–present)[a] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.5 (101.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.7 (0.34) |
14.1 (0.56) |
21.0 (0.83) |
16.3 (0.64) |
14.4 (0.57) |
17.8 (0.70) |
12.9 (0.51) |
12.2 (0.48) |
10.4 (0.41) |
8.3 (0.33) |
10.3 (0.41) |
8.5 (0.33) |
154.9 (6.10) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 55 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 45.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 65.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 62.0 | 52.5 | 47.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 53.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238.7 | 209.1 | 167.4 | 147.0 | 127.1 | 102.0 | 102.3 | 139.5 | 123.0 | 182.9 | 222.0 | 229.4 | 1,990.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 50 | 51 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 44 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 46 | 44 |
| Source 1: Secretaria de Mineria (normals and extremes 1951–1960, 1971–1980)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation days 1961–1990 and extremes 1961–present)[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
48°46′0″S 70°15′0″W / 48.76667°S 70.25000°W
References
- ^ "Gobernador Gregores History and Legends". InterPatagonia.
- ^ "Provincia de Santa Cruz - Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Valores Medios de Temperatura y Precipitación-Santa Cruz: Gobernador Gregores" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Gobernador Gregores Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Fin de febrero: lo destacado del mes" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
Notes
- ^ The record highs and lows are based on the Secretaria de Mineria link for the period 1951–1960 and 1971–1980 while records beyond 1961 come from the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional link since it only covers from 1961–present. As a result, the most extreme values from either source are used.