Magdalena Contreras

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Magdalena Contreras is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided.

The 1847 Battle of Padierna (aka Battle of Contreras) was fought here.

[edit] Climate

The lower elevations up to 2,900 masl have a mild climate with a median temperature around 15.5°C (60°F) and high rainfall averaging 959 mm (37.7 inches) anually. Higher regions, for instance Los Dinamos National Park, covered with pine-oak forests, between 2,900 and 3,500 meters are cooler and wetter, averaging near 13°C (55°F) and rainfall (which during rare winter wet days might fall as snow) reaches above 1,100 mm (45 in). At even higher elevations (around 3,700 meters) the weather is rather constantly cold, averaging only 8°C (46°F) and the greatest rainfall of the borough. The following chart explains the climate of Presa Ansaldo in the urbanized region of Magdalena Contreras, the lowest and warmest of it. The chart below is illustrative of the cooler higher portions, in this example at Monte Alegre.

Climate chart for Presa Ansaldo
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
9   21 5	6   22 5	12   24 7	22   25 9	72   25 10	180   23 11	204   22 10	198   22 10	174   22 10	70   22 9	8   22 7	6   21 5
temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm source: [1]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.4   70 41     0.2   72 41     0.5   75 45     0.9   77 48     2.8   77 50     7.1   73 52     8   72 50     7.8   72 50     6.9   72 50     2.8   72 48     0.3   72 45     0.2   70 41 temperatures in °F • precipitation totals in inches

Climate chart for Monte Alegre
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
15   13 -2	12   14 -1	11   15 1	52   17 2	96   17 3	260   16 4	285   15 4	262   15 4	240   15 3	65   14 2	12   13 0	10   13 -1
temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm source: [2]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.6   55 28     0.5   57 30     0.4   59 34     2   63 36     3.8   63 37     10.2   61 39     11.2   59 39     10.3   59 39     9.4   59 37     2.6   57 36     0.5   55 32     0.4   55 30 temperatures in °F • precipitation totals in inches

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Delegación Magdalena Contreras Official site

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