The polar wave that hits Brazil has the largest cold anomaly in the world

Published on 06/29/2021 1:35 PM / Updated on 06/29/2021 1:36 PM

The low temperatures that hit southern Brazil and caused snow in some areas of Santa Catarina were the result of a polar wave that brought the world’s largest negative cold anomaly outside the poles, according to MetSul. According to the institute, there are no lower-than-average temperatures anywhere else on the planet as in central South America.

Low temperatures also affect Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. This Tuesday (6/29) Bom Jardim da Serra recorded -7.5 °C, the lowest temperature of the year in Brazil.

The Northern Hemisphere also recorded temperatures outside the mean. While in the Arctic the temperature is 0.5°C above average, in Antarctica the temperature is 3.2°C below average. This contributes to the Northern Hemisphere being 0.5°C above average, while the Southern Hemisphere records 0.5°C below average. Canada recorded the second highest temperature in its history with 46 degrees Celsius.

time | Freezing rain now in São Jose dos Ausentis (Republika Srpska). Alexandre Pereira’s video in the Pico Monte Negro region. There are reports of freezing rain in the São Joaquim (SC) region and in the Pato Branco (PR) region. pic.twitter.com/48Ga8JFr5H

– MetSul.com (@metsul) June 28, 2021

??? It also snowed in Canela, in Serra Gacha, this morning. Minutes for the reader Ane Darlise da Rosa. Tweet embed pic.twitter.com/1XpPL3kECc

– Journal de Gramado (@jornaldegramado) June 29, 2021