Station Name: LA PLATA AERO WMO Station Number: 87593 National I.D. Number: Country: ARGENTINA WMO Region: REGION III - SOUTH AMERICA Latitude: 34d 58m S Longitude: 057d 54m W Elevation: 19 m In the following tables, byr = beginning year of normals or extremes data period eyr = ending year of normals or extremes data period NA = Not Applicable, data not submitted or not computed * = value > 0 but < units resolution Ann-NCDC = annual value computed by NCDC from monthly values provided by Members ========================================================== The normals data and climate variable descriptions are presented in these tables as provided by the WMO Member country. ========================================================== Element 01: Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------------------------------- Jan 22.6 21.5 1962 24.7 1989 29 Feb 21.8 19.5 1971 23.5 1970 30 Mar 19.7 17.1 1976 23.1 1980 29 Apr 16.1 14.0 1968 18.3 1970 30 May 12.8 10.1 1988 16.0 1981 30 Jun 9.8 6.3 1967 13.3 1965 30 Jul 9.2 6.6 1962 11.2 1968 30 Aug 10.4 8.8 1969 12.4 1989 30 Sep 12.5 10.7 1966 14.0 1970 30 Oct 15.2 13.5 1964 16.8 1977 29 Nov 18.3 16.2 1963 20.3 1971 30 Dec 21.1 18.4 1984 23.4 1969 30 Annual 15.8 14.8 1968 16.8 1988 28 Ann-NCDC 15.8 NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------- Element 02: Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1971 1971 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MAX_DLY DATEMAX MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY #_YEARS Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 28.8 37.5 198625 27.2 1971 31.9 1989 26 Feb 27.8 37.0 198906 25.6 1974 31.1 1965 27 Mar 25.4 35.9 198020 22.5 1976 28.9 1962 26 Apr 21.9 29.3 198405 20.3 1962 23.5 1970 27 May 18.1 28.2 198013 15.8 1988 20.8 1967 27 Jun 14.7 23.1 198728 11.2 1967 18.0 1965 27 Jul 14.3 28.4 197931 11.5 1962 16.5 1974 28 Aug 15.8 25.2 199006 14.0 1972 18.2 1990 28 Sep 17.8 28.0 198609 16.0 1963 19.9 1970 28 Oct 20.7 32.1 198130 18.9 1963 22.3 1984 28 Nov 23.7 35.8 198226 21.3 1963 25.7 1968 28 Dec 27.1 38.4 198226 24.9 1963 29.8 1969 26 Annual 21.8 38.419821226 NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC 21.3 NA -999999 NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MIN_DLY (Statistic 13): Minimum Daily Value DATEMIN (Statistic 14): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Minimum Daily Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1971 1971 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MIN_DLY DATEMIN MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY #_YEARS Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 17.2 6.3 197518 15.4 1962 19.9 1983 29 Feb 16.6 4.1 197126 14.4 1962 18.9 1984 30 Mar 14.7 3.6 197731 10.5 1965 19.1 1980 29 Apr 11.1 1.3 197119 7.0 1968 15.6 1980 30 May 8.1 -2.6 197105 5.0 1968 12.4 1981 30 Jun 5.6 -4.2 198216 2.4 1967 9.4 1965 30 Jul 5.5 -4.6 197423 3.1 1962 8.3 1968 30 Aug 5.9 -2.8 198302 3.0 1969 9.2 1989 29 Sep 7.5 -2.6 197802 4.6 1966 9.8 1971 29 Oct 10.3 -1.2 197205 7.4 1966 13.2 1977 29 Nov 12.8 1.0 197302 10.1 1973 14.8 1983 29 Dec 15.5 1.3 197105 12.3 1984 18.8 1989 29 Annual 10.8 -4.619071223 9.8 1968 12.8 1988 28 Ann-NCDC 10.9 NA -999999 NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 04: Wet Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 19.7 29 Feb 19.3 30 Mar 17.7 29 Apr 14.7 30 May 11.7 30 Jun 8.8 30 Jul 8.6 30 Aug 9.4 30 Sep 11.1 30 Oct 13.8 28 Nov 16.1 30 Dec 18.2 30 Annual 14.8 28 Ann-NCDC 14.1 NA -------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 16.9 29 Feb 16.8 30 Mar 15.6 29 Apr 12.7 30 May 9.8 30 Jun 6.9 30 Jul 6.8 30 Aug 7.2 30 Sep 8.6 30 Oct 11.4 28 Nov 13.3 30 Dec 15.1 30 Annual 11.8 28 Ann-NCDC 11.8 NA -------------------------- Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEANMLY MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------------------------------- Jan 97.1 19.2 1989 259.5 1990 28 Feb 103.1 17.0 1986 294.7 1977 30 Mar 117.9 16.9 1965 299.8 1988 29 Apr 73.9 3.8 1968 180.0 1962 30 May 73.8 Trace 1989 257.1 1981 30 Jun 54.6 0.7 1987 153.4 1978 30 Jul 58.3 8.2 1979 186.0 1978 30 Aug 65.6 0.0 1969 211.9 1963 30 Sep 73.6 4.1 1973 205.0 1982 29 Oct 111.3 12.7 1975 325.8 1967 30 Nov 93.0 14.3 1975 336.4 1990 29 Dec 84.8 14.6 1967 194.2 1989 30 Annual 1007.8 581.8 1978 1574.8 1968 28 Ann-NCDC 1007.0 NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------- Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------------------------------- Jan 71 64 1968 81 1984 29 Feb 75 66 1965 88 1990 30 Mar 78 69 1967 85 1988 29 Apr 79 69 1968 85 1990 30 May 81 70 1968 87 1980 30 Jun 82 73 1979 90 1986 30 Jul 83 77 1970 89 1961 30 Aug 79 70 1973 87 1963 30 Sep 77 67 1973 88 1963 30 Oct 78 68 1969 86 1985 28 Nov 74 60 1971 84 1983 30 Dec 70 55 1975 82 1963 30 Annual 78 78 1978 88 1988 28 Ann-NCDC 77.2 NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------- Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 1010.8 19 Feb 1012.2 20 Mar 1013.9 19 Apr 1015.5 20 May 1016.0 20 Jun 1017.2 20 Jul 1018.0 20 Aug 1018.1 20 Sep 1018.3 20 Oct 1015.2 19 Nov 1012.9 20 Dec 1011.6 20 Annual 1015.8 18 Ann-NCDC 1015.0 NA -------------------------- Element 13: Station Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 1008.5 29 Feb 1009.8 30 Mar 1011.6 29 Apr 1013.3 30 May 1013.9 30 Jun 1014.8 30 Jul 1015.9 30 Aug 1015.5 30 Sep 1015.4 30 Oct 1013.0 29 Nov 1010.6 30 Dec 1009.1 30 Annual 1012.8 28 Ann-NCDC 1012.6 NA -------------------------- Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------------------------------- Jan 19.7 17.2 1968 23.3 1984 29 Feb 19.7 16.0 1966 23.4 1984 30 Mar 18.2 14.7 1965 22.6 1980 29 Apr 15.2 11.2 1968 18.9 1980 30 May 12.6 9.6 1968 16.1 1981 30 Jun 10.4 8.0 1967 14.2 1965 30 Jul 10.3 8.9 1962 12.3 1987 30 Aug 10.5 8.6 1969 12.6 1961 30 Sep 11.6 9.7 1966 13.5 1982 30 Oct 13.9 11.0 1969 16.3 1977 28 Nov 15.8 12.7 1973 18.6 1985 30 Dec 17.7 14.6 1984 21.0 1989 30 Annual 14.8 13.8 1978 15.8 1988 28 Ann-NCDC 14.6 NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------- Element 15: Sunshine %OFPOSS (Statistic 37): Percent of Possible MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: %OFPOSS MN_#HRS Month -------------------------- Jan 57.0 251.1 Feb 62.0 229.6 Mar 55.0 210.8 Apr 55.0 186.0 May 48.0 155.0 Jun 41.0 120.0 Jul 41.0 127.1 Aug 48.0 161.2 Sep 48.0 171.0 Oct 52.0 207.7 Nov 54.0 225.0 Dec 52.0 238.7 Annual 51.0 2283.2 Ann-NCDC NA 2283.2 -------------------------- Element 15: Sunshine Qualifier: 06: Mean Daily Value MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 8.1 Feb 8.2 Mar 6.8 Apr 6.2 May 5.0 Jun 4.0 Jul 4.1 Aug 5.2 Sep 5.7 Oct 6.7 Nov 7.5 Dec 7.7 Annual 6.3 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 15: Sunshine Qualifier: 37: Percent of Possible #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 26 Feb 27 Mar 25 Apr 27 May 29 Jun 26 Jul 28 Aug 29 Sep 28 Oct 28 Nov 26 Dec 26 Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 18.0 29.0 Feb 17.4 30.0 Mar 15.3 29.0 Apr 13.6 30.0 May 14.2 30.0 Jun 14.8 30.0 Jul 15.6 29.0 Aug 16.9 30.0 Sep 19.4 29.0 Oct 19.0 28.0 Nov 18.9 30.0 Dec 18.8 30.0 Annual 16.8 28.0 Ann-NCDC NA NA -------------------------- Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 3.4 29 Feb 3.3 30 Mar 3.3 29 Apr 3.3 30 May 4.0 30 Jun 4.4 30 Jul 4.5 30 Aug 4.1 30 Sep 3.9 30 Oct 4.0 29 Nov 3.7 30 Dec 3.5 30 Annual 3.8 28 Ann-NCDC 3.8 NA --------------------------