Don Torcuato is a town in the Tigre Partido of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is named after Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, ex-President of Argentina, as he had his ranch and residency there. Most of the streets are named after his immediate family and his governmental staff.
Don Torcuato | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Almirante Brown Commercial Center | |
  Don Torcuato Location in Greater Buenos Aires | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′S 58°37′W / 34.500°S 58.617°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Tigre |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 64,867 |
| CPA Base | B 1611 |
| Area code | +54 11 |
Don Torcuato has two train stations on the Belgrano Norte Line with direct connection to Buenos Aires, and also the nearby Pascual Palazzo highway, part of the Pan-American Highway. It formerly had a general aviation airfield, bearing the same name (Don Torcuato - ICAO:SADD), that was closed in January 2006.
Climate edit
| Climate data for Don Torcuato (1991–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.8 (98.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
40.0 (104.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.5 (74.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 107.8 (4.24) |
86.7 (3.41) |
79.4 (3.13) |
116.8 (4.60) |
99.8 (3.93) |
62.2 (2.45) |
46.6 (1.83) |
43.7 (1.72) |
49.5 (1.95) |
108.1 (4.26) |
108.9 (4.29) |
132.6 (5.22) |
1,042.2 (41.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 85.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67.8 | 69.3 | 73.0 | 79.4 | 81.9 | 82.5 | 80.5 | 75.6 | 72.4 | 72.0 | 68.8 | 66.3 | 74.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 306.9 | 251.4 | 244.9 | 180.0 | 182.9 | 141.0 | 167.4 | 201.5 | 201.0 | 229.4 | 267.0 | 294.5 | 2,667.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70.4 | 67.3 | 64.9 | 54.0 | 58.3 | 48.8 | 54.6 | 59.8 | 56.5 | 56.4 | 63.8 | 66.5 | 60.1 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Sports edit
Don Torcuato is known to be the home of Hindu Club, Buenos Aires most recent rugby tournament champion.
References edit
- ^ "Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina Período 1991-2000" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Datos Estadísticos (Período 1981–1990)" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
External links edit
- Local website Archived 2019-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- Local website