Mariscal Estigarribia
Town in Boquerón, Paraguay
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Mariscal Estigarribia (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾisˈkal estiɣaˈriβja]) is a town in the Boquerón Department of Paraguay. It is home to Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (IATA code: ESG).[1]
Strategic importance
The airport was constructed by Paraguayan military engineers between 1977 and 1986, as part of an intended free-trade zone to help in the development of the northern Chaco region.[2]
400 US troops arrived in Paraguay in July 2005, shortly after the Paraguayan government signed a visiting forces agreement with the United States,[3] in support of joint exercises with the Paraguayan military which took place between July 2005 and December 2006.[2]
Climate
Mariscal Estigarribia lies right on the boundary of a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) and a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). It is characterised by sweltering summers with occasional heavy thunderstorms, and dry winters with very warm afternoons and usually pleasant mornings. The minimum temperature of 34.0 °C (93.2 °F) recorded on November 13, 2023 in Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia, is considered the highest minimum temperature recorded in South America.[4]
| Climate data for Mariscal Estigarribia (1991-2020, extremes 1961-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 46.4 (115.5) |
42.6 (108.7) |
43.0 (109.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
43.6 (110.5) |
44.5 (112.1) |
44.5 (112.1) |
44.2 (111.6) |
46.4 (115.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 36.1 (97.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 119.2 (4.69) |
119.2 (4.69) |
107.2 (4.22) |
70.2 (2.76) |
38.4 (1.51) |
20.7 (0.81) |
6.8 (0.27) |
7.5 (0.30) |
15.5 (0.61) |
52.9 (2.08) |
88.1 (3.47) |
112.8 (4.44) |
759.6 (29.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 71 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 56 | 52 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 244.3 | 254.8 | 209.3 | 224.3 | 187.7 | 150.4 | 180.0 | 227.0 | 232.6 | 205.7 | 239.0 | 223.6 | 2,580.5 |
| Source 1: NOAA (extremes, precipitation days, humidity 1961-1990)[5][6][7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (sun, 1991-2020),[8] Ogimet[9][10][11][12][13][14] | |||||||||||||