Climatic characterization of the Damují Hydrographic basin
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The hydrographic basins play an important role in the supply of water for the agricultural sector, as well as for other economic, social, and environmental activities in the provincial territory. Climate knowledge is of great importance for the sustainable development of any study area, so the objective of this research is to characterize climatically the area of the Damují Hydrographic Basin. For the realization of this study, the preliminary results of the Agroclimatic Atlas of the Cienfuegos province were used, the digital database of all meteorological variables from 62 meteorological stations belonging to the Meteorology Institute network and the 4x4 km grid used in other climatic and agrometeorological studies, taking as the climatic norm period the years 1991-2020. The annual average temperature in the basin does not experience a great spatial variation with values between 24-25ºC in most of its surface, slightly increasing in the southern portion with records between 25-26ºC. Minimum temperatures in the months of December, January, and February can be below 16ºC on average and maximums can exceed 31.0 ºC on average annually in the northern half of the study area, however, in the months of July and August these can exceed 33.5ºC on average. The annual average precipitation accumulations reach a total of 1422.1 mm. The generated information constitutes a tool for decision makers that will allow them to adapt and face the climate change and variability with greater knowledge.
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