Dolores, Buenos Aires
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| Plaza Castelli, central square of Dolores
Plaza Castelli, central square of Dolores
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| Country |  Argentina |
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| Province |  Buenos Aires |
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| Partido | Dolores | |
| Founded | 21 August 1817 | |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | |
| Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | ||
| • Total | 24,120 | |
| CPA Base | B 7100 | |
| Area code(s) | +54 2245 | |
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.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Dolores, Buenos Aires (1961–1990, extremes 1970–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.0 (104) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.0 (104) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.8 (64) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.9 (75) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.0 (59) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.9 (48) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.9 (39) |
6.1 (43) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.9 (48) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−7.2 (19) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 106.7 (4.201) |
91.9 (3.618) |
89.2 (3.512) |
73.0 (2.874) |
61.6 (2.425) |
41.0 (1.614) |
60.3 (2.374) |
54.1 (2.13) |
66.0 (2.598) |
92.8 (3.654) |
86.8 (3.417) |
86.0 (3.386) |
909.4 (35.803) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 100 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266.6 | 214.7 | 186.0 | 177.0 | 142.6 | 105.0 | 114.7 | 158.1 | 171.0 | 204.6 | 237.0 | 248.0 | 2,225.3 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.6 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 6.1 |
| Source #1: Deutscher Wetterdienst[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs and lows),[3] Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation days 1961–1990)[4] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Dolores train station.jpg
Train station (1880s)
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Provincia de Buenos Aires - Dolores - Estación.jpg
Train station (2007)
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CSR at Dolores Buenos Aires.jpg
Train station (2014)
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Viejo puente de la RN 2 sobre el Canal 9.jpg
Old bridge
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Calzada viejo puente RN2.jpg
Old bridge (Route 2)
References
External links
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
- (Spanish) Dolores website
- Municipal website
- Dolores Aeroclub
- Dos Ombúes - Turismo Natural & Cultural
- No a la tala - Group for a healthy and sustainable
- Dolores LiveArgentina
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