Dolores, Buenos Aires

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|image_caption = Plaza Castelli, central square of Dolores

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|subdivision_type = Country

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|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = File:Bandera de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.svg Buenos Aires

|subdivision_type2 = Partido

|subdivision_name2 = Dolores

|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 21 August 1817

|population_as_of = {{census-ar|2010}}

|population_total = 25940

|population_density_km2 = auto

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|elevation_m = 6

|postal_code_type = CPA Base

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Dolores is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Dolores Partido.

The town settlement was officially founded by Ramón Lara on 21 August 1817.

2008 March train disaster

On March 9, 2008 an intercity bus from the company El Rápido Argentino collided with a Ferrobaires passenger train with 250 passengers on board at a level crossing on the Provincial Highway 63 on the outskirts of Dolores, killing seventeen people and injuring at least twenty-five. The bus driver disregarded the railroad crossing signals, which at the time of the accident were operating properly.{{cite news| url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23347409-5005961,00.html| title=18 killed when bus and train collide| publisher=Herald Sun| date=2008-03-10| access-date=2008-03-31}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}

Climate

Dolores has an Oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) closely bordering on a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa).

{{Weather box

|location = Dolores, Buenos Aires (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 42.0

|Feb record high C = 40.3

|Mar record high C = 38.2

|Apr record high C = 33.0

|May record high C = 29.7

|Jun record high C = 27.3

|Jul record high C = 30.2

|Aug record high C = 31.5

|Sep record high C = 31.7

|Oct record high C = 35.0

|Nov record high C = 35.4

|Dec record high C = 39.7

|year record high C = 42.0

|Jan high C = 28.5

|Feb high C = 27.5

|Mar high C = 25.6

|Apr high C = 21.8

|May high C = 17.9

|Jun high C = 14.5

|Jul high C = 13.6

|Aug high C = 15.9

|Sep high C = 17.7

|Oct high C = 20.7

|Nov high C = 24.0

|Dec high C = 27.3

|year high C = 21.2

|Jan mean C = 21.8

|Feb mean C = 21.0

|Mar mean C = 19.0

|Apr mean C = 15.2

|May mean C = 11.8

|Jun mean C = 8.8

|Jul mean C = 8.0

|Aug mean C = 10.0

|Sep mean C = 11.9

|Oct mean C = 14.9

|Nov mean C = 17.8

|Dec mean C = 20.5

|year mean C = 15.1

|Jan low C = 15.4

|Feb low C = 14.9

|Mar low C = 13.2

|Apr low C = 9.9

|May low C = 7.1

|Jun low C = 4.3

|Jul low C = 3.8

|Aug low C = 5.3

|Sep low C = 6.7

|Oct low C = 9.7

|Nov low C = 11.9

|Dec low C = 13.9

|year low C = 9.7

|Jan record low C = 2.6

|Feb record low C = 1.9

|Mar record low C = 0.5

|Apr record low C = -4.2

|May record low C = -5.6

|Jun record low C = -9.6

|Jul record low C = -7.2

|Aug record low C = -6.9

|Sep record low C = -5.8

|Oct record low C = -2.7

|Nov record low C = -2.4

|Dec record low C = -0.6

|year record low C = -9.6

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 109.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 94.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 96.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 99.4

|May precipitation mm = 58.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 62.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 62.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 73.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 64.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 93.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 91.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 81.8

|year precipitation mm = 986.6

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 8.0

|Feb precipitation days = 7.5

|Mar precipitation days = 8.0

|Apr precipitation days = 7.9

|May precipitation days = 6.8

|Jun precipitation days = 6.7

|Jul precipitation days = 7.4

|Aug precipitation days = 6.6

|Sep precipitation days = 6.9

|Oct precipitation days = 9.2

|Nov precipitation days = 8.5

|Dec precipitation days = 8.0

|year precipitation days = 91.5

|Jan snow days = 0.0

|Feb snow days = 0.0

|Mar snow days = 0.0

|Apr snow days = 0.0

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.1

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.0

|Nov snow days = 0.0

|Dec snow days = 0.0

|year snow days = 0.1

|Jan humidity = 72.7

|Feb humidity = 76.5

|Mar humidity = 79.5

|Apr humidity = 82.0

|May humidity = 84.7

|Jun humidity = 85.2

|Jul humidity = 84.7

|Aug humidity = 81.8

|Sep humidity = 79.6

|Oct humidity = 78.0

|Nov humidity = 74.5

|Dec humidity = 74.1

|year humidity = 79.4

|Jan sun = 213.9

|Feb sun = 194.9

|Mar sun = 164.3

|Apr sun = 141.0

|May sun = 127.1

|Jun sun = 102.0

|Jul sun = 114.7

|Aug sun = 130.2

|Sep sun = 120.0

|Oct sun = 158.1

|Nov sun = 183.0

|Dec sun = 195.3

|year sun = 1844.5

|Jand sun = 6.9

|Febd sun = 6.9

|Mard sun = 5.3

|Aprd sun = 4.7

|Mayd sun = 4.1

|Jund sun = 3.4

|Juld sun = 3.7

|Augd sun = 4.2

|Sepd sun = 4.0

|Octd sun = 5.1

|Novd sun = 6.1

|Decd sun = 6.3

|yeard sun = 5.1

|source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional{{cite web

| url = https://ssl.smn.gob.ar/dpd/observaciones/estadisticas_normales_9120.zip

| title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020

| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional

| language = es

| access-date = 29 April 2023}}{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230708235600/http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/bitstream/handle/20.500.12160/2506/estad%C3%ADsticas_climatol%C3%B3gicas_normales_1991-2020.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y

| archive-date = 8 July 2023

| url = http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/handle/20.500.12160/2506

| title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020

| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional

| language = es

| access-date = 31 July 2023

| year = 2023}}{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230509192820/http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/bitstream/handle/10915/78367/Archivo_de_datos_climatol%C3%B3gicos.zip?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

| archive-date = 9 May 2023

| url = http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/78367

| title = Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina Período 1991-2000

| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional

| doi = 10.35537/10915/78367

| language = es

| access-date = 20 May 2023}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.smn.gob.ar/pronóstico-extendido/?loc=4146

| title = Pronóstico Extendido por Dolores–Estadísticas Normales Mensuales Estación: Dolores Aero

| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional

| language = es

| access-date = 24 April 2018}}

{{cite web

| url = http://www3.smn.gob.ar/serviciosclimaticos/?mod=turismo&id=5&var=buenosaires

| title = Valores Medios de Temperatura y Precipitación-Buenos Aires: Dolores

| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional

| language = es

| access-date = 23 January 2016}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.smn.gob.ar/estadisticas

| title = Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Dolores Aero

| work = Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo

| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional

| language = es

| access-date = 29 April 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190207103528/https://www.smn.gob.ar/caracterizaci%C3%B3n-estad%C3%ADsticas-de-largo-plazo

| archive-date = 7 February 2019

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|source 2 = Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun 1961–1990)

{{cite web

| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_876480_kt.pdf

| title = Klimatafel von Dolores, Prov. Buenos Aires / Argentinien

| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world

| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst

| language = de

| access-date = 23 January 2016}}

}}

Gallery

File:Dolores train station.jpg|Train station (1880s)

File:Provincia de Buenos Aires - Dolores - Estación.jpg|Train station (2007)

File:CSR at Dolores Buenos Aires.jpg|Train station (2014)

File:Viejo puente de la RN 2 sobre el Canal 9.jpg|Old bridge

File:Calzada viejo puente RN2.jpg|Old bridge (Route 2)

References

External links

{{in lang|es}} [http://www.dolores.com.ar/ Dolores website]
[http://www.dolores.gov.ar/ Municipal website]
[http://www.aeroclubdolores.com.ar/ Dolores Aeroclub]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100206134018/http://www.2ombues.com.ar/ Dos Ombúes - Turismo Natural & Cultural]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120505005430/http://www.noalatala.com.ar/ No a la tala - Group for a healthy and sustainable]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080516174323/http://www.liveargentina.com/Ingles/Argentina/ProvinceBuenosAires/Dolores/Dolores.htm Dolores LiveArgentina]

Category:Populated places in Buenos Aires Province

Category:Populated places established in 1817

Category:Cities in Argentina