Rivadavia is a town in eastern Salta Province

Salta Province

Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy...

, Argentina

Argentina

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 in the Department of Rivadavia, 87 km from the city of Salta

Salta

Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...

. It is in a low-lying region of the province.

Climate

Rivadavia has a semi-arid

Semi-arid

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 climate according to Köppen climate classification

Köppen climate classification

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. Temperature extremes can be very high in the summer especially in early summer before the heaviest and most persistent rain. The highest temperature ever recorded in South America

South America

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 was held by Rivadavia, when it peaked at 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) on December 11, 1905 but was surpassed on 2 January 1920 when 49.1 °C (120.4 °F) was recorded in Villa de María

Villa de María del Río Seco

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, Córdoba

Córdoba, Argentina

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