Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia
Puerto Salgar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto salˈɣaɾ]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the northwestern part of the department of Cundinamarca. It came to international attention when the US ambassador in Colombia announced the Palanquero Air Base had entered a recertification process, possibly in order to host US military personnel as a replacement to the Manta Air Base. As of July 2009, negotiations were ongoing.[2]
On 29 December 2015, Puerto Salgar recorded a temperature of 45.0 °C (113.0 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Colombia.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Puerto Salgar (Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base), elevation 172 m (564 ft), (1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
|
Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
33.1
(91.6)
|
33.6
(92.5)
|
33.4
(92.1)
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33.0
(91.4)
|
33.2
(91.8)
|
33.7
(92.7)
|
34.9
(94.8)
|
35.2
(95.4)
|
34.2
(93.6)
|
32.5
(90.5)
|
32.2
(90.0)
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32.5
(90.5)
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33.4
(92.1)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
28.6
(83.5)
|
28.9
(84.0)
|
28.7
(83.7)
|
28.5
(83.3)
|
28.7
(83.7)
|
28.9
(84.0)
|
29.4
(84.9)
|
29.7
(85.5)
|
28.8
(83.8)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
28.0
(82.4)
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28.3
(82.9)
|
28.7
(83.7)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
22.6
(72.7)
|
22.2
(72.0)
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22.4
(72.3)
|
22.6
(72.7)
|
22.6
(72.7)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
22.6
(72.7)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
22.1
(71.8)
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22.3
(72.1)
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22.5
(72.5)
|
22.4
(72.3)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
86.2
(3.39)
|
92.1
(3.63)
|
143.6
(5.65)
|
232.7
(9.16)
|
232.8
(9.17)
|
106.3
(4.19)
|
82.9
(3.26)
|
98.5
(3.88)
|
182.5
(7.19)
|
296.0
(11.65)
|
247.5
(9.74)
|
147.8
(5.82)
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1,948.7
(76.72)
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| Average precipitation days
|
9
|
8
|
13
|
17
|
17
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
16
|
19
|
18
|
12
|
155
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
73
|
71
|
73
|
75
|
74
|
72
|
66
|
66
|
71
|
76
|
77
|
76
|
73
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
139.5
|
112.9
|
117.8
|
138.0
|
161.2
|
156.0
|
189.1
|
186.0
|
162.0
|
155.0
|
150.0
|
139.5
|
1,807
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| Mean daily sunshine hours
|
4.5
|
4.0
|
3.8
|
4.6
|
5.2
|
5.2
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
5.4
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
4.5
|
4.9
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| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4]
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