Climate monitoring bulletin for the major river basins

The Amazon Basin

Volume 03 - Number 08

Publication date: February 19, 2025

Periodicity: Weekly

ISSN 2965-7857 • DOI 10.61818/78570408

Precipitation anomaly in the Amazon Basin
Legends

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 2024. Between December 31 and January 29, 2025, the rainfall pattern remains below climatology in the western part of the monitored area, with a precipitation deficit in the Guaporé, Japurá, Mamoré, Napo, Purus and Teles Pires river basins, and rainfall above climatology in the Abacaxis, Aripuanã, Branco, Iriri, Ji-Paraná, Madeira and Marañon river basins, Aripuanã, Branco, Iriri, Ji-Paraná, Jutaí, Madeira, Marañon, basins on the left bank of the Amazon River in the northeast of the state of Amazonas and in the northeast and northwest of the state of Pará, Negro, Tapajós, Tefé and Xingu. With behavior close to that of the climatology over the main course of the Amazon River in Brazilian and Peruvian territory, the basins of the Beni, Coari, Curuá Una, Içá, Javari, Juruá, Juruena, the main course of the Solimões and Ucayali rivers. The multi-model forecast indicates rainfall above the climatology for a large part of the region, concentrated in the basins on the left bank of the monitored area. Rainfall below the climatology is only forecast for the basins of the Aripuanã, Beni, Guaporé, Ji-Paraná, Juruena, Mamoré and Teles Pires rivers next week.

Sections