La Rambla, Córdoba

La Rambla
city
View of La Rambla, Córdoba
View of La Rambla, Córdoba
Official seal of La Rambla
Seal
La Rambla is located in Spain
La Rambla
La Rambla
Location of La Rambla in Spain
Coordinates: 37°36′N 4°44′W / 37.600°N 4.733°W / 37.600; -4.733
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceCórdoba
Area
 • Total
138 km2 (53 sq mi)
Elevation
358 m (1,175 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
7,508
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.larambla.es
Aerial view of La Rambla in 1986

La Rambla is a municipality in the province of Córdoba, Spain.

Aerial view of the town in 2022.

Climate

La Rambla has a hot summer mediterranean climate with very hot, dry summers and mild to cool wet winters. Due to its location in the Guadalquivir valley, summers are some of the hottest in Europe, with average mean maximum temperature exceeding 37 °C (99 °F), despite having relatively cool nightly temperatures.[2]

The lowest temperature ever recorded was −6.4 °C (20 °F) on 10 February 2012 and 13 February 2012. On August 14, 2021 La Rambla recorded 47.6 °C (118 °F), setting a new national-wide record for temperature high in Spain and the highest ever recorded in Continental Europe during the 21st century.[3]

Climate data for La Rambla (2008-2023), extremes (2008-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.8
(76.6) 		25.2
(77.4) 		31.8
(89.2) 		37.9
(100.2) 		38.8
(101.8) 		42.8
(109.0) 		46.8
(116.2) 		47.6
(117.7) 		44.9
(112.8) 		37.2
(99.0) 		29.3
(84.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		47.6
(117.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.9
(58.8) 		16.9
(62.4) 		19.7
(67.5) 		23.0
(73.4) 		28.4
(83.1) 		32.9
(91.2) 		37.7
(99.9) 		37.3
(99.1) 		32.0
(89.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		19.1
(66.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		25.4
(77.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		12.9
(55.2) 		15.8
(60.4) 		19.9
(67.8) 		23.9
(75.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		28.1
(82.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		19.8
(67.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		10.4
(50.7) 		18.0
(64.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8) 		4.6
(40.3) 		6.1
(43.0) 		8.7
(47.7) 		11.4
(52.5) 		14.9
(58.8) 		17.8
(64.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		7.5
(45.5) 		5.2
(41.4) 		10.7
(51.2)
Record low °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		0.9
(33.6) 		2.3
(36.1) 		8.3
(46.9) 		10.7
(51.3) 		12.5
(54.5) 		8.7
(47.7) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−6.4
(20.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 51.7
(2.04) 		58.8
(2.31) 		77.6
(3.06) 		52.9
(2.08) 		23.9
(0.94) 		6.1
(0.24) 		0.4
(0.02) 		5.7
(0.22) 		27.8
(1.09) 		58.2
(2.29) 		70
(2.8) 		75.4
(2.97) 		508.5
(20.06)
Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET OpenData)[4]

Notable people

  • Alfonso Cabello, a paralympic cyclist, was born here in 1993.[5]
  • Alejandro Lerroux (4 March 1864 – Madrid, 25 June 1949) was a Spanish politician who was the leader of the Radical Republican Party during the Second Spanish Republic.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "¿Por qué el valle del Guadalquivir es uno de los lugares habitados más calurosos del planeta?" (in Spanish). eldiario.es. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ^ AEMET [@AEMET_Esp] (2 August 2022). "Tras un minucioso análisis de la información obtenida y un riguroso proceso de validación, estamos en condiciones de afirmar que el récord de temperatura más alta medida en España corresponde a los 47,6 °C de La Rambla (Córdoba), registrados el 14 de agosto de 2021. https://t.co/V9L4Lu3bro" [After a meticulous analysis of the information obtained and a rigorous validation process, we are able to affirm that the record for the highest temperature measured in Spain corresponds to 47.6 °C at La Rambla (Córdoba), registered on August 14, 2021.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "AEMET OpenData". AEMET. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ^ Barriers in the head, abc.es
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