Altar | |
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)  Altar Location in Mexico ) Altar Altar (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′49″N 111°50′07″W / 30.71361°N 111.83528°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Municipality | Altar Municipality |
| Founded | 1775 |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,927 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (No DST) |
Altar (O'odham: Wawuk) is small city and municipal seat of Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the northwest region of the state at 30°42′49″N 111°50′07″W / 30.71361°N 111.83528°W.
The town of Altar is situated on the important Mexicali to Hermosillo Highway (Federal Highway 2). Most of the roads leading into the desert are not paved.
Climate
| Climate data for Altar, Sonora (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) | 36.8 (98.2) | 39.5 (103.1) | 43.0 (109.4) | 46.6 (115.9) | 47.8 (118.0) | 47.8 (118.0) | 47.2 (117.0) | 45.6 (114.1) | 45.5 (113.9) | 46.5 (115.7) | 40.5 (104.9) | 47.8 (118.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 35.7 (96.3) | 40.5 (104.9) | 40.4 (104.7) | 39.3 (102.7) | 37.8 (100.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 31.5 (88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 25.1 (77.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 22.1 (71.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | 12.8 (55.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) | −7.0 (19.4) | −6.0 (21.2) | −1.2 (29.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | 4.0 (39.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 0.0 (32.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | −8.0 (17.6) | −10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.6 (0.89) | 20.1 (0.79) | 18.5 (0.73) | 6.0 (0.24) | 5.0 (0.20) | 7.4 (0.29) | 70.1 (2.76) | 82.6 (3.25) | 30.8 (1.21) | 23.9 (0.94) | 10.0 (0.39) | 29.6 (1.17) | 326.6 (12.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 32.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 62 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 56 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 237 | 227 | 300 | 326 | 369 | 369 | 333 | 290 | 301 | 296 | 253 | 232 | 3,533 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (humidity 1981–2000)[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun, 1961–1990)[4][a] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Centro Comunitario de Atencion al Migrante y Necesitado (CCAMYN)
References
- ^ "Estado de Sonora-Estacion: Altar (Obs)". Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Altar (Obs) 1961–2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1981–2000" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Station 76113: Altar". Global station data 1961–1990—Sunshine Duration. Deutscher Wetterdienst. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
Notes
- ^ Station ID for Altar is 76113 Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration
External links
- Altar, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official WebSite of Altar, Sonora)
- Pulitzer Center Project on Illegal Immigration
- MotherJones.com article on the mexican exodus across the desert
- Article on illegal immigrants from MSN
- Braceros: sanctuary for border crossers
- Altar, tierra de coyotes Article in Spanish about illegal border crossing