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Ascensión, Chihuahua

Coordinates: 31°05′34″N 107°59′47″W / 31.09278°N 107.99639°W / 31.09278; -107.99639
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Ascensión
City
Ascensión is located in Chihuahua
Ascensión
Ascensión
Location in Mexico
Ascensión is located in Mexico
Ascensión
Ascensión
Ascensión (Mexico)
Coordinates: 31°05′34″N 107°59′47″W / 31.09278°N 107.99639°W / 31.09278; -107.99639
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
MunicipalityAscención
Population
 (2010)
 • Total13,456
ClimateBSk

Ascensión is a city in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Its population in the 2010 census was 13,456 inhabitants.[1] The city is the seat of the municipality of Ascensión.

Climate

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Its geographic condition combined with high altitude gives a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk) with very hot summers even with elevation due to dryness of air and absence of cold clouds and winter for the location or sometimes even there are places to the north.[2]

Climate data for Ascensión (Downtown), elevation: 1,300 metres (4,300 ft), 1951-2010 normals, extremes 1903-1980[a]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4)
28.0
(82.4)
34.0
(93.2)
36.0
(96.8)
40.0
(104.0)
43.0
(109.4)
42.0
(107.6)
40.0
(104.0)
38.5
(101.3)
39.0
(102.2)
31.0
(87.8)
29.0
(84.2)
43.0
(109.4)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9)
20.6
(69.1)
26.0
(78.8)
28.7
(83.7)
32.1
(89.8)
37.9
(100.2)
36.4
(97.5)
34.9
(94.8)
31.9
(89.4)
30.3
(86.5)
22.0
(71.6)
20.8
(69.4)
37.9
(100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2)
17.7
(63.9)
20.6
(69.1)
25.2
(77.4)
29.0
(84.2)
34.9
(94.8)
34.2
(93.6)
32.7
(90.9)
30.1
(86.2)
25.8
(78.4)
19.8
(67.6)
15.6
(60.1)
25.1
(77.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
7.9
(46.2)
11.3
(52.3)
15.1
(59.2)
19.3
(66.7)
25.1
(77.2)
25.9
(78.6)
24.6
(76.3)
21.8
(71.2)
16.4
(61.5)
10.1
(50.2)
6.7
(44.1)
15.8
(60.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)
−1.9
(28.6)
1.8
(35.2)
4.9
(40.8)
9.5
(49.1)
15.3
(59.5)
17.7
(63.9)
16.5
(61.7)
13.6
(56.5)
7.0
(44.6)
0.2
(32.4)
−2.3
(27.9)
6.6
(43.8)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −7.2
(19.0)
−8.3
(17.1)
−0.6
(30.9)
0.0
(32.0)
7.0
(44.6)
12.1
(53.8)
14.5
(58.1)
13.0
(55.4)
11.5
(52.7)
2.0
(35.6)
−4.1
(24.6)
−7.8
(18.0)
−8.3
(17.1)
Record low °C (°F) −20.0
(−4.0)
−17.0
(1.4)
−9.0
(15.8)
−8.5
(16.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
−9.0
(15.8)
10.0
(50.0)
3.0
(37.4)
2.0
(35.6)
−17.0
(1.4)
−15.0
(5.0)
−20.0
(−4.0)
−20.0
(−4.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.7
(0.34)
9.0
(0.35)
5.0
(0.20)
2.6
(0.10)
5.5
(0.22)
7.3
(0.29)
66.6
(2.62)
52.0
(2.05)
40.6
(1.60)
13.0
(0.51)
4.7
(0.19)
8.0
(0.31)
223
(8.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.6 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.4 7.3 4.9 4.1 1.4 0.7 1.2 27.1
Average snowy days 0.56 0.33 0.16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.33 0.41 1.79
Source 1: SMN (averages) and SMN (extremes)
Source 2: COLPOS (snow days)

Sister City

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Ascensión has one sister city.:[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Except snow days that correspond to normal from 1951-1980 and not combined with that of 1981-2010.

References

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  1. ^ "Ascensión". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Ascensión, Chihuahua Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

31°05′34″N 107°59′47″W / 31.09278°N 107.99639°W / 31.09278; -107.99639