Municipality and town in Tolima Department, Colombia
Purificación, Tolima |
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Nickname(s): Puri, villa de las palmas (palm tree town) |
Location of the municipality and town of Purificación, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia. |
Country | Colombia |
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Department | Tolima Department |
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Province | Southeastern |
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• 2020 | Cristián Andrés Barragán |
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• Total | 422 km2 (163 sq mi) |
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Elevation | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
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• Total | 29,539 |
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Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
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Purificación is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia.[1]
Climate
Climate data for Purificacion (Lozania), elevation 400 m (1,300 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
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Dec
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Year
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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32.2 (90.0)
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32.3 (90.1)
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32.1 (89.8)
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31.4 (88.5)
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31.3 (88.3)
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31.5 (88.7)
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32.1 (89.8)
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33.2 (91.8)
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32.8 (91.0)
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31.7 (89.1)
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31.3 (88.3)
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31.5 (88.7)
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32.0 (89.6)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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26.5 (79.7)
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26.6 (79.9)
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26.5 (79.7)
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26.2 (79.2)
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26.2 (79.2)
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26.0 (78.8)
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26.0 (78.8)
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26.6 (79.9)
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26.7 (80.1)
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26.3 (79.3)
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26.3 (79.3)
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26.4 (79.5)
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26.4 (79.5)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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20.7 (69.3)
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20.7 (69.3)
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20.8 (69.4)
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21.4 (70.5)
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20.8 (69.4)
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20.2 (68.4)
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19.9 (67.8)
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19.9 (67.8)
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20.2 (68.4)
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20.9 (69.6)
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21.0 (69.8)
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21.0 (69.8)
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20.6 (69.1)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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119.6 (4.71)
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146.8 (5.78)
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215.9 (8.50)
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231.7 (9.12)
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193.7 (7.63)
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85.2 (3.35)
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49.7 (1.96)
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53.7 (2.11)
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135.8 (5.35)
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288.6 (11.36)
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280.0 (11.02)
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186.9 (7.36)
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1,976.5 (77.81)
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Average precipitation days
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11
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13
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16
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18
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18
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14
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11
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9
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13
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19
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18
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15
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175
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Average relative humidity (%)
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80
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80
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82
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84
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84
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82
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79
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75
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77
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81
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83
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82
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80
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Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]
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Climate data for Purificación (Sta Helena), elevation 300 m (980 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
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Dec
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Year
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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32.9 (91.2)
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33.1 (91.6)
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32.7 (90.9)
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31.7 (89.1)
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31.7 (89.1)
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32.2 (90.0)
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33.1 (91.6)
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34.1 (93.4)
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33.3 (91.9)
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31.9 (89.4)
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31.5 (88.7)
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31.9 (89.4)
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32.5 (90.5)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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27.9 (82.2)
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27.8 (82.0)
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27.7 (81.9)
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27.1 (80.8)
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27.1 (80.8)
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27.3 (81.1)
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27.6 (81.7)
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28.3 (82.9)
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27.9 (82.2)
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27.0 (80.6)
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27.0 (80.6)
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27.3 (81.1)
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27.5 (81.5)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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22.9 (73.2)
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22.9 (73.2)
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23.0 (73.4)
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22.9 (73.2)
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22.7 (72.9)
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22.3 (72.1)
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21.8 (71.2)
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22.2 (72.0)
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22.6 (72.7)
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22.5 (72.5)
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22.6 (72.7)
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22.8 (73.0)
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22.6 (72.7)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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89.9 (3.54)
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118.7 (4.67)
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155.4 (6.12)
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230.3 (9.07)
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210.3 (8.28)
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82.1 (3.23)
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57.0 (2.24)
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52.0 (2.05)
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141.5 (5.57)
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228.0 (8.98)
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193.5 (7.62)
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142.0 (5.59)
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1,696.5 (66.79)
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Average precipitation days
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8
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10
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12
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17
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17
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10
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8
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7
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11
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16
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15
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11
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141
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Average relative humidity (%)
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74
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73
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75
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77
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77
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75
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71
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68
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70
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76
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77
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76
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74
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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127.1
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107.3
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102.3
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99.0
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124.0
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168.0
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182.9
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192.2
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159.0
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111.6
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105.0
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120.9
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1,599.3
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Mean daily sunshine hours
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4.1
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3.8
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3.3
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3.3
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4.0
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5.6
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5.9
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6.2
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5.3
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3.6
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3.5
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3.9
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4.4
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Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]
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References
3°52′N 74°56′W / 3.867°N 74.933°W / 3.867; -74.933