Climate information is becoming increasingly relevant to society. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez)
In the era of climate change, a hot summer day can quickly turn into a heavy rain that causes flooding in just a few minutes, so it is becoming more common for people to try to be prepared when faced with temperature fluctuations.
Below is the weather report expected in the next few hours for Santiago Ixcuintla this Wednesday:
During the day temperature will reach a maximum of 34 degrees, the forecast of rain will be 42%, with 97% cloud cover, while wind gusts will reach 26 kilometers per hour.
As for ultraviolet rays, they are expected to reach a level of up to 6.
For the night, temperature will reach 25 degrees, while the forecast of precipitation will be 25%, with 74% cloudiness, while wind gusts will be 15 kilometers per hour at night.
Weather forecast for Santiago Ixcuintla (Illustrative image Infobae)
Santiago Ixcuintla It is a city in the state of Nayarit that is characterized by having a warm, humid climate that causes a very marked rainy season between June and October, with July and August being the months with the most rainy days.
In this town, the months from May to October They are the hottestJune being the month in which the highest temperatures are recorded with an average of 34 degrees during the day and 24 degrees at night.
The coolest season is in winter, from December to February, when the thermometer rises to 31 degrees and minimum of 15 degrees at night.
Mexico is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world, because of its geographical location that What makes it worthy of a great variety of climates is that it has become home to 12% of the world’s species (12,000 of which are endemic).
The country is located in two completely different areas when crossed by the Tropic of Cancer: On one hand there is the tropical zone and on the other a temperate climate, however, these are mixed by the oceans and reliefs that surround Mexico giving rise to more times.
Given this, it is not surprising to find that in the highest parts of Chihuahua Temperatures are around -30 degrees, while in the Mexicali desert the thermometer reaches up to 50 degrees.
The country has a warm rainy zone that includes the low coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific; warm-humid and warm sub-humid regions that can be found in the coastal plains of the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the north of Chiapas and in the Yucatan Peninsula; dry climate in the Sierra Madre Occidental and Oriental, the upper basins of the Balsas and Papaloapan rivers, parts of the Isthmus of TehuantepecYucatán and Chiapas; temperate zones, mostly the territory north of the Tropic of Cancer; and semi-desert, north of the Altiplano.
The average temperature in the country is 19 degrees, however, there are cities such as Mexicali, Culiacan, Ciudad Juarez, Hermosillo, Torreon, Saltillo or Monterrey where high temperatures are truly extreme.
When talking about the record maximum and minimum temperatures in Mexico, we have to say San Luis Rio Coloradoa city located in Sonora but bordering the Great Altar Desert of Baja California, rose to the 58.5 degrees on July 6, 1966; in contrast, the minimum temperature was recorded on December 27, 1997 at Madero municipality in Chihuahua, with -25 degrees.
Experts say that due to climate change, the country will suffer in the future a reduction in annual rainfall and a considerable increase in temperatures; in addition, there have been major impacts on farmers and ranchers due to the droughts or severe floods in recent years; while in hot weather there has been an increase in the number of environmental contingencies in major cities such as Mexico City or Monterrey.
