Río Turbio, Santa Cruz Province
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|leader_title = Intendente (mayor)
|leader_name = Horacio Matias Mazu
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|established_date = Dec 1942
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|population_total = 6650
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Río Turbio is a town and municipality in the Güer Aike Department of the Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina.[http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/municipios/masinfo.php?municipio=SCR013&idName=municipios&idNameSubMenu=&idNameSubMenuDer=&idNameSubMenuDerNivel2=&idNameSubMenuDerPrincipal= Ministerio del Interior] {{in lang|es}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mirioturbio.com.ar/ |title=Home |website=mirioturbio.com.ar}}
It was founded in late 1942, as a consequence of the coal mining in the area. Rio Turbio was home to the state-owned coal extraction company YCF. The mine is currently operated by Yacimientos Carboníferos Río Turbio.
Río Turbio Airport is located near to 28 de Noviembre town, about 16 km southwest of Rio Turbio.
Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification, Río Turbio is classified as a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfc) with cold winters.{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530135124/http://www.santacruz.gov.ar/ambiente/audiencia/CD%20EIA%20CTRT/Cap%2005%20-%20LBA/EIA%20CTRT-Cap05%20LBA-2.%20Medio%20F%C3%ADsico_Rev2.pdf |archivedate=30 May 2017 |url=http://www.santacruz.gov.ar/ambiente/audiencia/CD%20EIA%20CTRT/Cap%2005%20-%20LBA/EIA%20CTRT-Cap05%20LBA-2.%20Medio%20F%C3%ADsico_Rev2.pdf |title=Estudio de Impacto Ambiental Central Termoeléctrica a Carbón Rio Turbio, Santa Cruz |publisher= |language=Spanish |accessdate=30 May 2017}}{{rp|8}} The climate is characterized by strong westerly winds, which are generated by the influence of the two semi-permanent high pressure systems in the South Atlantic and South Pacific.{{rp|36}} Mean monthly temperatures range from a low of {{convert|1.1|C|F|1}} in July to a high of {{convert|10.7|C|F|1}} in January.{{rp|36}}
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|Jan record high C = 31.5
|Feb record high C = 25.5
|Mar record high C = 25.5
|Apr record high C = 22.5
|May record high C = 21.0
|Jun record high C = 18.0
|Jul record high C = 15.0
|Aug record high C = 14.5
|Sep record high C = 18.5
|Oct record high C = 20.5
|Nov record high C = 25.0
|Dec record high C = 25.5
|year record high C = 31.5
|Jan high C = 16.5
|Feb high C = 15.8
|Mar high C = 14.2
|Apr high C = 11.4
|May high C = 6.9
|Jun high C = 5.2
|Jul high C = 4.6
|Aug high C = 5.8
|Sep high C = 9.2
|Oct high C = 12.3
|Nov high C = 13.6
|Dec high C = 15.5
|year high C = 10.9
|Jan mean C = 10.7
|Feb mean C = 10.0
|Mar mean C = 8.8
|Apr mean C = 6.3
|May mean C = 2.8
|Jun mean C = 1.7
|Jul mean C = 1.1
|Aug mean C = 1.6
|Sep mean C = 4.3
|Oct mean C = 6.4
|Nov mean C = 7.5
|Dec mean C = 9.3
|year mean C = 5.9
|Jan low C = 5.6
|Feb low C = 4.8
|Mar low C = 3.2
|Apr low C = 0.7
|May low C = -1.8
|Jun low C = -3.3
|Jul low C = -4.3
|Aug low C = -3.2
|Sep low C = -0.2
|Oct low C = 1.3
|Nov low C = 2.1
|Dec low C = 3.6
|year low C = 0.7
|Jan record low C = -1.5
|Feb record low C = -2.0
|Mar record low C = -5.0
|Apr record low C = -10.5
|May record low C = -18.0
|Jun record low C = -15.0
|Jul record low C = -21.0
|Aug record low C = -27.0
|Sep record low C = -10.0
|Oct record low C = -7.0
|Nov record low C = -5.5
|Dec record low C = -3.0
|year record low C = -27.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 42.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 37.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 44.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 44.3
|May precipitation mm = 43.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 38.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 31.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 41.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 21.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 31.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 32.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 35.1
|year precipitation mm = 443.1
|Jan humidity = 65
|Feb humidity = 67
|Mar humidity = 69
|Apr humidity = 74
|May humidity = 81
|Jun humidity = 82
|Jul humidity = 83
|Aug humidity = 72
|Sep humidity = 74
|Oct humidity = 69
|Nov humidity = 68
|Dec humidity = 66
|year humidity = 73
|unit precipitation days = 3.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.1
|Feb precipitation days = 8.0
|Mar precipitation days = 9.2
|Apr precipitation days = 7.6
|May precipitation days = 7.6
|Jun precipitation days = 7.4
|Jul precipitation days = 7.2
|Aug precipitation days = 7.7
|Sep precipitation days = 6.8
|Oct precipitation days = 8.0
|Nov precipitation days = 8.2
|Dec precipitation days = 8.0
|year precipitation days = 93.8
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Category:Populated places in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
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