Moris, Chihuahua

Town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
Town in Chihuahua, Mexico
28°8′57″N 108°31′10″W / 28.14917°N 108.51944°W / 28.14917; -108.51944Country MexicoStateChihuahuaMunicipalityMorisElevation
757 m (2,484 ft)Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,799

Moris is a town and seat of Moris Municipality, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the town of Moris had a population of 1,799,[1] up from 1,158 as of 2005.[2]

Geography

Climate

Moris has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa), with hot summers and mild winters, often presenting freezing temperatures. The highest temperature ever recorded in Moris is 51.5 °C (125 °F), recorded in June 2014, and a low temperature of −7.0 °C (19 °F) was recorded in January 1977.

Climate data for Moris, Chihuahua (1981–2010, extremes (1972–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.0
(89.6)
37.0
(98.6)
39.0
(102.2)
45.0
(113.0)
45.0
(113.0)
51.5
(124.7)
44.0
(111.2)
43.0
(109.4)
42.0
(107.6)
39.0
(102.2)
36.0
(96.8)
38.0
(100.4)
51.5
(124.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.4
(75.9)
26.1
(79.0)
28.9
(84.0)
32.4
(90.3)
36.3
(97.3)
38.2
(100.8)
35.1
(95.2)
34.4
(93.9)
34.0
(93.2)
31.1
(88.0)
27.9
(82.2)
24.0
(75.2)
31.1
(88.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.4
(56.1)
14.8
(58.6)
17.3
(63.1)
20.4
(68.7)
24.4
(75.9)
28.2
(82.8)
27.4
(81.3)
26.8
(80.2)
25.8
(78.4)
21.3
(70.3)
17.1
(62.8)
13.2
(55.8)
20.8
(69.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
3.4
(38.1)
5.7
(42.3)
8.5
(47.3)
12.5
(54.5)
18.2
(64.8)
19.6
(67.3)
19.1
(66.4)
17.6
(63.7)
11.5
(52.7)
6.4
(43.5)
2.4
(36.3)
10.6
(51.1)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4)
−4.0
(24.8)
−5.0
(23.0)
−1.0
(30.2)
2.0
(35.6)
10.0
(50.0)
10.0
(50.0)
7.0
(44.6)
10.0
(50.0)
0.9
(33.6)
−4.0
(24.8)
−4.0
(24.8)
−7.0
(19.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41.2
(1.62)
17.1
(0.67)
10.0
(0.39)
7.8
(0.31)
9.4
(0.37)
43.0
(1.69)
108.5
(4.27)
85.4
(3.36)
52.1
(2.05)
25.4
(1.00)
9.3
(0.37)
24.8
(0.98)
434.0
(17.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.7 3.0 7.8 6.4 3.8 0.9 0.8 2.2 31.1
Source: Servicio Metereológico Nacional (Average temperatures, 1981-2010 - Extreme temperatures, 1972-2014)[3]

References

  1. ^ "Moris". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on October 25, 2008.
  3. ^ "Normales Climatológicas para Moris (1981-2010)". Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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