Balmaceda, Chile
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Balmaceda | |
|---|---|
  Balmaceda | |
| Coordinates:45°54′33″S71°42′02″W/ 45.90917°S 71.70056°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Aysén |
| Province | Coyhaique |
| Municipalidad | Coyhaique |
| Comuna | Coyhaique |
| Balmaceda | January 1, 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipalidad |
| • Alcade | Alejandro Huala Canumán (2012-2016) |
| Elevation | 518 m (1,699 ft) |
| Population (2002 census[2]) | |
| • Total | 456 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00(Chilean Standard (CLT)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00(Chilean Daylight (CLST)) |
| Area code | Country + town = 56 + 67 |
| Climate | Csb |
Balmacedais aChileanvillage (Spanish:aldea) located south east ofCoyhaiqueinAysén Region.Balmaceda has around 500 inhabitants, and has Aysén Region's largest airport and meteorological station,Balmaceda Airport.
History
[edit]The first settlers arrived into the zone in the early-20th century after being expelled fromArgentinasince the borders between Chile and Argentina were drawn in 1902. In 1917 Balmaceda was officially founded and was named after the Chilean presidentJosé Manuel Balmaceda.Balmaceda was initially one of the largest inland Chilean settlements in what is now the Aysén Region.
Transport
[edit]Balmaceda is linked to Route 40, in Argentina, via a 102 km gravel extension road (not pavement - May/2019 info).
Climate
[edit]The climate of Balmaceda is an unusual combination of the dry-summerMediterraneancharacteristic more typical ofCentral Chilewith thesubpolar oceaniccharacteristics more typical ofsouthern Chile.It has thewarm-summer Mediterranean climate,bordering the extremely rarecold-summer Mediterranean climate(KöppenCsb,bordelineCsc), with short, though dry summers, and long, somewhat snowy though not severe winters. Precipitation, however, is markedly lower than on the coast of Chile owing to the rain shadow of the Andes, being about one-sixth to one-seventh what is received on the coast at the same latitude. Snow is very common during the winter but rarely stays on the ground.[3]
| Climate data for Balmaceda (1991–2020, extremes 1952–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.3 (95.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 23.4 (0.92) |
21.1 (0.83) |
38.6 (1.52) |
49.7 (1.96) |
69.5 (2.74) |
79.6 (3.13) |
65.2 (2.57) |
55.7 (2.19) |
31.5 (1.24) |
34.3 (1.35) |
30.2 (1.19) |
24.5 (0.96) |
523.3 (20.60) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 77.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 72 | 74 | 77 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 303 | 266 | 236 | 156 | 117 | 94 | 114 | 161 | 203 | 291 | 292 | 310 | 2,543 |
| Source 1: Dirección Meteorológica de Chile (humidity, 1970–2000)[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:NOAA(precipitation days 1991–2020),[7]Deutscher Wetterdienst(sun, 1961–1990)[8][a] | |||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^Station ID for Balmaceda is 85874Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration
References
[edit]- ^"Balmaceda, Chile".geonames.org.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2016.Retrieved30 November2016.
- ^"DEMOGRAFICAS Y VITALES".Archivedfrom the original on 2017-05-28.Retrieved2008-05-22.
- ^"Balmaceda Airport Snow depths".Archivedfrom the original on 2016-05-13.Retrieved2011-12-07.
- ^ "Datos Normales y Promedios Históricos Promedios de 30 años o menos"(in Spanish). Dirección Meteorológica de Chile. Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2023.Retrieved30 May2023.
- ^ "Estadistica Climatologica Tomo III (pg 319-343)"(PDF)(in Spanish). Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil. March 2001. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 17, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 15,2013.
- ^ "Temperatura Mensual Histórica de la Estación Balmaceda Ad. (450005)"(in Spanish). Dirección Meteorológica de Chile. Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2023.Retrieved30 May2023.
- ^"Ba;maceda Climate Normals 1991–2020".World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020).National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Archived fromthe originalon 4 August 2023.Retrieved4 August2023.
- ^"Station 85874: Balmaceda".Global station data 1961–1990—Sunshine Duration.Deutscher Wetterdienst. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-10-17.Retrieved9 July2015.