Climate monitoring bulletin for the major river basins

The Amazon Basin

Volume 02 - Number 27

Publication date: July 3, 2024

Periodicity: Weekly

ISSN 2965-7857 • DOI 10.61818/78570227

Precipitation anomaly in the Amazon Basin
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Current conditions

Maps of observed precipitation conditions, individual graphics by basin are produced from MERGE/GPM data generated by INPE/CPTEC, considering the period from de 2000 a 2023. Between June 4 and July 3, 2024, the rainfall pattern remains below climatological levels in a large part of the monitored area, with a precipitation deficit along the course of the Amazon in Peruvian and Brazilian territory, the basins of the Abacaxis, Aripuanã, Beni, Coari, Curuá Una, Guaporé, Içá, Iriri rivers, Japurá, Javari, Ji-Paraná, Juruá, Juruena, Jutaí, Madeira, Mamoré, Marañon, basins on the left bank of the Amazon River in the northeast of the state of Amazon and the northwest of the state of Pará, Negro, Purus, Tapajós, Tefé, Teles Pires, Ucayali, Xingu and the main course of the Solimões River. In recent weeks, higher volumes of precipitation have continued over the north of the monitored area, with the Rio Branco basin currently characterized by positive precipitation anomalies. Basins on the left bank of the Amazon River in the northeast of the state of Pará and the Napo River basin, alternating areas with positive and negative anomalies, were considered to have observed rainfall close to the climatology for the period. The multi-seasonal forecast model indicates rainfall below climatology over the northeast and southwest of the monitored area in the coming weeks.

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